The Cooler 20 Centennial Loop Eugene, OR 97401 (541) 484-4355 See this location on a map The Cooler. It’s got a cool name. The entire building looks like a big walk-in refrigerator (hence the name) including the big wooden cooler-ish front door. It’s also got a bunch of neon beer signs, a real live moosehead [...]
Maple Garden Restaurant 1275 Alder St Eugene, OR 97401 (541) 683-8128 See this location on a map Yes, to the naked eye, this place looks like a dive. Guess what? It is.
Barnes & Noble Booksellers Valley River Center 1163 Valley River Center Eugene, OR (541) 687-0356 See this location on a map OK, so maybe you’ve already read the Border’s review on Eugenified, and you are still searching for that perfect megabookstore to take advantage of, i.e. read their books for free while drinking a tall [...]
Ye Olde Pancake House 2421 W 11th Ave Eugene, OR 97402 (541) 344-7830 See this location on a map I am trying to think of something to say about Ye Olde Pancake House, but my mind keeps drifting before I can get anything on paper. It’s hard to describe. It’s just so…so so. There’s nothing [...]
Borders Books Music Movies & Cafe 5 Oakway Ctr Eugene, OR (541) 345-6072 See this location on a map I really like Borders. First of all, I appreciate that they seem to have started the whole megabookstore thing (Or maybe Fox Books was the first?). I really enjoy having a giant put-Meg-Ryan-out-of-business-bookstore AND a nice [...]
Howling Coyote BBQ Co. 3264 Gateway St Springfield, OR 97477 (541) 746-8043 See this location on a map Update Feb 13, 2010: Howling Coyote BBQ appears to be out of business. I drove by yesterday, and it looks completely shut down, and the phone number is disconnected also. If you are still desperate for great [...]
Tom’s Tea House 1333 Hilyard St Eugene, OR 97401 (541) 344-1175 See this location on a map You know how sometimes you find a really bad restaurant that’s so bad it actually becomes good in a way? Well, Tom’s Tea House is not one of those. No, the dial gauge pointer for Tom’s has spun [...]
Brail’s Restaurant 1689 Willamette St Eugene, OR 97401 (541) 343-1542 See this location on a map What more could you ask for in a breakfast place?! Brail’s has the feel of a well-worn diner. It’s located in a funky student rental area of Eugene. It pretty much specializes in breakfast food, although they do have [...]
Ta Ra Rin Thai Cuisine 1200 Oak St Eugene, OR 97401 (541) 343-1230 See this location on a map Reviews of Thai food in Eugene are a funny thing. Not ha-ha funny, but funny in the sense that reviewers can rave about a certain restaurant, yet upon patronage of said raved-about restaurant, you will be [...]
Evergreen Indian Cuisine 1525 Franklin Boulevard Eugene, OR 97403 (541) 343-7944 See this location on a map I am really steamed! I just finished eating a lunch buffet at Evergreen Indian Cuisine, and now my body is completely drenched from the steamy interior of this restaurant. Now, I know some of you are reading this [...]
