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Portland Based Restaurant Chains

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Restaurant Chains Anchored In Portland and/or The Pacific Northwest
  • Burgerville USA 39 locations.
    Drive-though and Sit-down restaurants.

  • Elmer's Restaurants 25 locations.
    Started as a Pancake House in 1960.

  • McCormick & Schmick's 87 locations.
    Listed on NASDAQ. Downtown: Harborside at the Marina is on public transportation.

  • McMenamin's 57 locations.
    Microbreweries, Theater Pubs, Hstoric Hotels & Dance-Halls.

  • Orignal Pancake House 124 locations.
    Flagship restaurant is on SW Barbur Blvd. No reservations, no seating without full party present. Plan on waiting 20+ minutes even midweek. #12 Bus southbound.

  • The Old Spaghetti Factory 51 locations USA & Canada.
    Flagship restaurant: 0715 S.W. Bancroft St. On Streetcar.

  • Shari's 104 locations.
    24-hour pie house.

  • Busters BBQ 3 outlets, all in the PDX 'burbs.

  • Swagat 5 outlets. May be the best Tandoori Chicken in town. Moderate prices. Lunch Buffet $9.

  • Moonstruck Chocolate
    Chocolate to die for? Oprah thinks so. There's an outlet in the Pioneer Square Fashion Mall right downtown.

  • Pho Van 3 local outlets. Thai.

  • Typhoon 6 outlets. Thai.

  • Hot Lips 5 outlets. Pizza.
  • R.I.P.
    Baja Fresh, Chipotle, and Qdoba probably owe their existence to a pioneering "healthy fast-food" chain called Machismo Mouse that grew to over 100 restaurants, then collapsed after the death of its founder in a floatplane accident.

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Portland loves good food. When you're in town, you should try some. Here are a few of our best. It is by no means comprehensive.







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