Hi there, @sallyt! I too would have wanted to go to East Ender if that were an option.
So though I haven’t yet been to these next two spots, these are places I really want to check out (outdoor seating is important to me). Terlingua on Washington Avenue. Looks like they take reservations as well as walk ins.
Another spot on my want-to-go list is Mai Pen Miyake, Masa Miyake’s more casual spot up on State Street. A few outdoor tables and all seating is walk-in. We’ve loved going to his sister restaurant Miyake for fabulous sushi and Japanese cuisine over the years, but that restaurant has been on hiatus with plans to reopen this fall.
I would’ve also put Cong Tu Bot on Washington Ave. among my want-to-gos but they’re closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Not going to work for your schedule.
For even more, I remembered this thread on thread from earlier this year about additional Portland lunch spots.
