Mad Greek - Really far west in NW Portland, OR

This is one of those magical places from my childhood. When I was a kid, we used to go here all the time and get the most amazing sandwiches. Then we moved to Arizona for a while and then moved back Oregon, but to Salem. When I got a job in Portland, I made a trip out there to get one of those delicious sandwiches. They weren't bad, but not nearly as amazing as what I remembered. Not even good enough to make another trip out there from downtown. I think that the thing that made it disappointing was the bread, which, I admit, can change from day to day and hour to hour. The Gyro that my brother got looked a lot better.

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Falafel King Food Cart - On Yeon in the Industrial NW area of Portland, OR

The Sultan Cafe - Near the corner of NW 18th and Quimby in Portland, OR

This place is a few blocks from my office, so I go here regularly, and I have always had a really great dinning experience. I have recommended it to a few friends and they have all really liked it. The employees are really warm, happy people and the food is delicious. I love that all the walls are windows because I love to watch the world go round as I eat. I have never been here later that about 3 p.m., but this place gets a good amount of business everyday at lunch time, which tells you something.

To be honest, The Sultan Café is Mediterranean food, but it seems a bit Americanised to me. That’s not necessarily a bad thing though. It’s still really good food and it’s great if you want to turn someone on to Mediterranean food that generally eats exclusively American/European food.

Go here and enjoy, I do!

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