Escape Bar & Grill
| Address: | 9004 NE Sandy Blvd, Portland, OR 97220, USA |
| Phone: | +1 503-255-4300 |
| Site: | escapebarandgrillpdx.com |
| Rating: | 4.4 |
| Working: | 9AM–2:30AM 9AM–2:30AM 9AM–2:30AM 9AM–2:30AM 9AM–2:30AM 9AM–2:30AM 9AM–2:30AM |
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Apocalypse Ragnarok
Consistently excellent food for a dive bar that is openly LGBT friendly. Nice private group sitting area with couch, comfy chairs games and reading materials. Pricey for the area, which is seedy, but overall an excellent value. Big screen TVs, one video game, 6 Oregon Video Lottery machines, a large area perfect for large or small groups, clean and comfortable restrooms with giant chalk boards to leave your art or thoughts. Friendly staff, quick service and excellent build your own Mac and Cheese. Good local following, reasonable but small parking lot shared with a mini-mart that surprisingly offers a huge selection of glass pipes, chillums, bongs and hookahs at extremely competitive prices. Outdoor seating area is seasonal and is not covered - used primarily by smokers. Quiet and comfortable. ATM.
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brandi wilson
The atmosphere is quite amazing.. the food is beyond delicious!! Fried pickles are my favorite!! A must try if you havent yet! So weve been here like 4 times and each time weve had really slow service with the bartenders. Atleast 2 of the times our tabs were incorrect and we were charged for drinks we never ordered. Its frustrating to stand at the bar waiting for a single drink for 15 mins (when its not busy) because the bartenders are too busy laughing and joking around with other customers that they dont feel youre business is important enough. This place would definitely benefit in a positive way if you had people behind the bar who can get drinks out quicker and actually check up on existing customers. I wont stop coming here because I believe they can get it right eventually... fingers crossed.
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Missy Ann Taylor
Im a transgurl. I first heard of the Escape from another trans person at a trans event. She told me they were owned by a lesbian married couple and the club welcomes transgurl. She was 100 percent right. First day the bartender and the head cook. Mama k. Welcomed me with welcome arms. Sence on past few months Ive had countless awesome great times there. Many many new friends. New years eve I brought another transgender with me as my date. She said I dont know anyone. I said within five min youll have about thirty new friends. And she did arriving right after you enter we both received hugs. At the Escape if you not receiving hugs its because your not giving or wanting them
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Joel Smith
Super-tasty gem near the airport Looking for a place to grab a bite after the bar exam, we found this place on Google Maps. Almost drove past it - a hole-in-the-wall bar sharing a little corner strip mall with a quickie mart. The other reviewers were correct in that it takes a little while to get your food - though not an inordinately long time. And, as the barkeep explained to us, its because everything is made by hand. Everything each of us had was delish! Great French dip, yummy pulled pork, and quite possibly the best tots I have ever had! Prices are reasonable, too. Five stars all the way!
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Tami Keller-Sheets
Escape Bar & Grill is a wonderful and inclusive space. The atmosphere and decor definitely announces that their client focus is the LGBT community, but everyone is welcome. They seem to have a very strong local following - regardless of orientation. Their menu is very diverse - everything from Breakfast to Dinner. They also server a build your one Mac and Cheese - which was delicious.
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Staci Lutes Patterson
Laid back and inclusive, this bar is much more than I had expected. The staff is friendly, attentive, and witty. The décor is modern and classy. The prices are beyond reasonable. The food is truly delicious. Weekends have a rousing tone that any fun-loving person will enjoy. I highly recommend checking it out for yourself.
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Brandon Dsouza
Came here for dinner. Food is really great and I can easily tell everything is handmade (even the fries). Only downside was the slow service. This is understandable since its a neighborhood bar + restaurant. Only downside to the food is that it wasnt super flavorful. However, the quality made up for the lack of flavor.
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Deborah Centofanti
Awesome ambiance...very welcoming for everyone! Great drinks...food very good..diverse and homemade swings on everything but a bit inconsistent at times..but it wont stop us from coming back... Owners and their mom are always working hard to improve on everything!!!
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David Dukes
Food was decent, bartender engaged in convo, price a bit high, but it is Portland...sooooo considering the entire State runs on "hobbies". The taquitos are wrapped in spring rolls, nice idea. The Philly had chedder...meh.
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Kimberly Rhoten
Love this place. Perfect for a drink, game and conversation. Food was not bad either. We will be adding this to our list of "Our Bars"! Staff was great and other customers were welcoming and friendly. Had a great time!
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Cedric Nash
Escape is a very nice bar! Customer service is great as well. Good food safety place. They have good music and awesome customers! Most of all the bartenders are very professional and very fast taking care of you!
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Jacob Fischer
Extremely friendly staff. Great drinks and delicious food. Stop in for Happy Hour they have great drink specials and food. Youll be glad you gave it a try. It was a great find!
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Carolann Murray
Loads of fun w great drink specials, friendly & attentive bartenders, pool & darts, outdoor seating & loads of event nights w a solid DJ later in the eve a couple times a month!!!
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nad Refeik
Hi my name is Danyel and tonight Was my first time go out as Danyel. I found escape on line and I can glad I did. I meet some good people and I look forward to going back.
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Mike Bitton
One of the few stops on the outer Sandy Blvd bar crawl that accepts debit cards (nearby Ace Tavern and Rocky Butte Pub are cash-only). Crowds are rare, so service is great.
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KC Rowland
Great little bar. Good food and drinks. The staff is nice. Great little game room away from the dance floor for quite conversations. Had the Ruben, it was amazing.
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Jay Jackson
Great neighborhood bar for the Parkrose/Sumner area. Great waitstaff. Best food. They live up to their slogan: Open minds - Happy Times. Neighborhood playground.
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Adam Nolen
The owners are very sweet as well as the staff. They make good drinks and have great food and the atmosphere is super positive. I love it.
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Sherry Wellwood
As Toby Keith sings I LOVE THIS BAR I love the people, my people. I love the food and drinks. I love the atmosphere. I just love my bar
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Linda Stevens
Atmosphere is sort of different for the area yet comforted and relaxing I sure would hope to come back and freinds in
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Austin Beck
Ambient lighting and open space gives this spot a big bar feel on a small corner. Great eats for under twenty bucks!
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Chris Bertholf
Total dive bar with lots of seating. Good place for gay people to meet up. Good food. High priced for the locale.
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Christina Bordeaux
Nice friendly atmosphere, trendy crowd, good location, not to busy, great customer service-easy on the eyes too!
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Pamala Jensen
Awesome food, burger and fries were perfect. Mom had French dip, and loved it. Pool tables, couches, fun place.
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Elana Brazile
The love of my life and I had our first date here. Good food; good service; and fabulous memories!
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Adrian Black
Really friendly and nice to have LGBTQ friendly bar in outer NE. Close to a MAX stop as well
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shawnda pulley
Good music, friendly workers, great atmosphere and almost always an available poker machine
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Samantha Barnes
AMAZING! Service was great. Atmosphere was great. Food was grrrrrreat! Two thumbs up!
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Vince Parravano
Friendly and attentive staff and a great hot pastrami sandwich. Parking is lacking.
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Coy Williams
Great eclipse party. Love the staff and the food is some of the best in Portland!
