Last time I was in Portland I didn't get to come here. I made sure it was the first dinner spot I…read morehad this time around - What fantastic fried chicken and the chewy chive triangles (basically scallion pancake in a triangle form). Lets start with the Chive cakes. Unassuming at first, I got them and said "how good could these be?" - one bite put that thought to rest. There is some kind of seasoning they dust these with that makes them pop - its salty, a little bright, makes your mouth water. Pair it with the dipping sauce and that whole experience gets jacked up a couple notches. Scallion pancake type dishes don't excite me much, but this one was my favorite to date. Just know going in - a scallion pancake (or chive in this case) is still just that - its not going to knock you onto the floor, they are just very good. Now the chicken, how the heck did they get the skin so crisp and feel so light? I preferred the leg over the thigh, it stayed a little more moist. The thigh wasn't dry by any means, but it didn't stay as juicy as I expected. That said the dipping sauce I got, Nam Jim Jaew helped pull it all together. It was salty, full of umami, had good acidity, nice freshness from the aromatics mixed in - all in all, this was a great meal and I'd definitely recommend making it a stop. Food came out quick, and if you're solo like I was, there is single-seating along the wall which really maximizes the space in here.

Delicious on all levels…read more It's a dark and moody spot with pops of color and whimsy. Service was friendly and prompt. Cocktails were unique and so tasty! But the WINGS. I'm a wing snob. I want crispy, juicy and flavorful wings that pack real heat and that fall off the bone. I want an assortment of homemade dipping sauces so every bite is different. Crispy Gai delivered. The crispy mushroom salad was a wonderful palette cleanser - fresh herbs and spice with wonderful textures.

This is my second visit to Junction Bowl…read more I just popped in after a full day at work for Apps and a Brew. I was able to get a spot out front, plenty of street parking with no fees, and walked right in. Staff is friendly and prompt. I was able to just mozy up to the bar. Bar tender was prompt, took my order and I had a frosty drink in less than a minute. Ordered fried pickles and they were out in about three sips of my Pumpkinhead. They have a huge variety of draft, cans and plenty of alcohol to choose from. This includes, cider and GF options from lucky pigeon. The fried pickles are crispy, and the dip enhances the taste of the fried pickles. The full bar has seating on three sides and there are TVs everywhere you look. We are in the same room as the bowling lanes and there are twelve of them. There is seating in a separate room if you want. All in all a friendly, comfortable place to sit and rest your feet. Come on down

First visit- the waitress too forever to tend to us, almost felt on purpose because we were sitting…read moreat a bowling lane and we get charged by the hour for that. Kind of annoying. She didn't seem thrilled to be there and every other worker we interacted with sucked too. Everyone seemed snobby which is the opposite of what I want to experience on a first visit somewhere. We were told which late to go to the booth and table was dirty. We looked around to make sure we went to the right lane, almost all of the tables were dirty. We were at the right lane. An hour ish in, we finally got waited on and we finally got our food which was just a buffalo tender basket for us to share and we planned on getting more food. The tenders were good! We waited around for someone to come over so we could order more and it took so long we ended up just leaving and going somewhere else. But the tenders were good. Whole place extremely pricey though. Wouldn't recommend. I feel like my 2 star rating is pretty generous lol.

Man, this place is great. Every time I go here I'm more than happy with the food. The list of…read morehomemade sauces is incredible (try the spicy redneck if you like some heat), the chicken is perfectly breaded. I frequent this location for lunch at least once or twice a month, and it's never let me down. The crew is always friendly and sociable, the beer selection is huge. Great atmosphere here.

A bar with a wing menu ( a few other things besides wings) and an extensive page of sauces with fun…read morenames. Dark lighting, good music and lively chatter fill the place. We found seating and were attended to quickly for drinks and a menu. (A full order of wings gives you twelve large wings , we had lots of leftovers) buffalo was standard with mild heat, valley girl sauce had sweet notes with just mild heat. Garlic bbq was heavy on garlic and quite sweet and chicken fingers were nicely crispy and sauced to your liking. Hand cut fries were well done and malt vinegar was a plus. Kind of pricey but delicious. Our server was friendly and helpful. Give them a try.

The last time I ate here was 43 years ago. In a world with constant change it's miraculous that The…read moreGreat Lost Bear has remained about the same. Small, quiet tables with partitions between rooms make it a quaint/romantic place to eat. The menu contains lots of comfort food and pub fare. The waitress was friendly and efficient. The burger is thick and juicy enough that you need extra napkins. The French fries are fried, sliced potatoes and are excellent. Parking during peak times I would imagine would be a challenge, especially with huge snow piles in the neighboring parking lot.

I will start by saying best wings ever, but for a manager escalate a simple "dissatisfied with the…read moreservice" to accusing us of embarrassing our server in front of other customers" to "well if you would like I will fire her for you" back to how we embarrassed her!" I have never been so humiliated in my life! I nicely asked if someone could check on our order, and was told, sorry i am not going to step on your servers toes, I will ask her to stop over. 12 minutes later our servers brought us our food. And, As I said, as always the food was amazing! All I wanted was a sorry you were disappointed with service and I would have walked away happy! Instead I walked away feeling like a criminal.

Had lunch at the bar with a friend. Always a fun time! Of course I had to order the turkey dinner…read moreplate. It was delicious. My friend had a chicken wrap with cole slaw. Everything was great. Fun bartenders.

I went there last night and got the haddock sandwich, I then spent the rest of my night into this…read moremorning violently puking my brains out. I had to go to the ER and get IV fluids and meds. I spent the ENTIRE day at the hospital. So would I recommend them? No I wouldn't. Also little advice to the restaurant, maybe check the dates of your food before cooking it and sending it out to people!!

Stopped in recently while visiting town. I ordered the Bleu Ridge burger and really liked it. The…read moreburger options are really interesting--an elevated take on a classic burger without being over the top. The onion rings were crispy, and the Irish cream shake was solid. Service was friendly, and everything came out fresh. A great place to come back to when you're in the mood for a good burger.

Out for a weekend ride and we were hangry. The sign spoke to us so we pulled into the lot. The…read moreburgers did not disappoint and the shoestring fries were amazing too! So delish!

Didn't even know this was here before a few days ago. Stopped in on a Thursday night for a drink…read moreand to watch football. They had Bingo which was free and fun to play. It is a local sports bar with a fun vibe. I didn't get any food but it looked great. I'll be back to try some food!

Great atmosphere, food, & drinks. Highly recommend!! Staff are always friendly & welcomingread more

We've lived up in this area for a year now and driven by this place daily. Not sure why we never…read morestopped in. Let me tell me you... won't be making that bad choice again. This is a new FAVORITE!!!!!!! I was surprised there's actually room for sit down dining as that was one of the reasons we didn't stop in to be honest. So for anyone wondering. Yes come sit! The prices are wonderful. The portions are HUGE! I ate some, and had enough for dinner the next night. They have a chicken was the best fried chicken pieces that I have ever had! It was cut how perfectly I would in my own home, super tender and the breading was SOOOOO good! The flavor has me craving it right now They have a ton of options for everyone, and a whole cooler of drink choices They're active on social media, and post specials daily, so watch there! Always some yummy surprises

I really only ordered chicken wings, but they are so good. I just can't stand how good they are the…read morebiggest problem this place has is they never have enough wings to end the night in my opinion but anyways they're awesome and everybody's nice.

Went in for dinner with my husband and daughter - let's start off with a couple highlights:…read more 1-waitress was friendly ! 2-drinks were good.hubs has MAINE BEER CO LUNCH & I had Punch drunk rum. Now on to the very super unfortunate things that happened tonight ... $138.00 Bill (which by the way I'm 100% ok with when it's good or even decent. I got dinner sized Cesar salad add shrimp (additional 8 dollars and I maybe had 3?) The salad was swimming in dressing to the point where my fork couldn't even stab the lettuce !! And almost slimy. Husband got the "Oh my pad Thai" this teeny tiny bowl of peanut butter slathered noodles left his tongue sticking to the roof of his mouth - literally tasted like a jar of natural peanut butter was opened and poured on. Daughter got chicken tender plate - mediocre at best lacked and only really lacked salt . So sad ... don't think what we ordered was hard to nail unfortunately we will never come back .

food is good, service kinda hit and miss, depends on the wait staff. Place needs better…read moremanagement. And don't clean tables with a rag you dtopped on the floor. nowhere but good things to come if they shape up the place. good beer and drink choices. some motorcycle tables can be loud and noisy.

Omg the Mac and cheese and beans where amazing. Did pulled pork, pork belly and chicken and it was…read moredelicious. 3 different sauces to try. Yellow was more mustardy, red was a sweet/vinegar chilly but the Texas brown was great! My favorite. Bourbon, brown sugar, molasses hands down my favorite... this one wins! Great service, food came out quick. Highly recommend!!

I had been hearing about this place so when our original plan fell though we popped in here. Easy…read moreparking right out front. Was not terribly busy inside a bit dark and music a bit loud but the food was so good we could block that out. The brisket was amazing ! I love that there are 3 choices of BBQ sauce at the table so you can choose. The chicken was also very tender and flavorful but next time definitely getting the brisket. Large portions, fries and coleslaw both above average . Service was very good all and all everything was great will definitely return .