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Central Oregon eateries, at a glance

Food critic John Gottberg Anderson’s reviews of Central Oregon eateries, at a glance

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Small bite

No more burgers — The Bend Burger Company closed its original Franklin Avenue restaurant in downtown Bend on…

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Happy hour specials

Drinks and nibbles that are easy on your wallet

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Restaurant review: Sandbagger Saloon and Dinner House

Crooked River Ranch isn’t a place you’d pass through driving from here to there. You’ve got to want…

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Make a date with a Blonde Bombshell

With all the fanfare that surrounds new and unusual beer releases, it’s easy to overlook the “regular” beers,…

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Restaurant review: Kokanee Café

One of the challenges of operating a seasonal restaurant is in maintaining consistency from year to year. Although…

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Restaurant review: Fat Tuesdays Cajun & Blues

When Fat Tuesdays Cajun & Blues closed its south-side Bend location last fall, I thought a new location…

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Restaurant review: Sip Wine Bar

When the kitchen is the size of a broom closet — literally! — there are only so many…

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Restaurant review: Baltazar’s Seafood Restorante & Spirits

There aren’t many good seafood restaurants in Central Oregon. This, of course, is partly because Bend is no…

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Restaurant review: Parrilla Grill Midtown

For more than 16 years, since it opened in late 2000, the Parrilla Grill on Bend’s west side…

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