Portland Kettle

A friend and I were in Portland for a concert and ended up eating at Portland Kettle. Best decision ever! The owner and the other worker there were so friendly and went out of their way to make us feel welcome. I had never had a pastrami sandwich before and wanted to try it since that is one of their specialties. It was to die for! Great prices. Great food.

As a Former New Yorker the search for the ultimate and authentic pastrami and corned beef sandwich is a challenge. Well not anymore. OMG we got 1 of each delivered last night. I need to search no more. This was perfect- especially the pastrami! Large tasty sandwiches. Only drawback was it came on a roll instead of rye bread. I can’t complain ! And the cole slaw was perfect. We also ordered the tots. I don’t know what was on them but they were so very delicious! Yeah !!

Well while I love to support mom and pop places, this unfortunately doesn’t get positive points. First off the sandwiches are way overpriced. I’d rather pay less for less meat. Most fell out when I took a bite. And if you want to charge $12.95 for a round sandwich you should include bread options, more veggie options, more cheese than just Swiss or American and maybe chips as a side instead of just slaw. But two more upsetting matters- I found a fly in the sandwich about half way thru it fell out with some of the meat and cheese and the male making my food appeared to have dried blood around the cuticle of his thumb and had no gloves on while making the food. So I’d advise against getting food here, sadly disappointed.