Find Foie Gras and Steamed Burger Nirvana at This Portland Mainstay Canard | Eater Portland

"Tucked next door to Chef Gabriel Rucker’s much-loved tasting-menu restaurant Le Pigeon, this cozy casual wine bar debuted in January 2018 to much anticipation and local-and-national praise, and seven years on it’s become a burgeoning chain with outposts in Beaverton and Oregon City—even as the original remains an easy choice for Buckman travelers looking to dip into Portland’s energetic dining scene. As someone who lacks nostalgia for White Castle sliders, I can say the steamed hams here are leagues better—simple, bite-sized burgers with melty American cheese, pickles, onions, and mustard, and a steal at $4 during happy hour. If you like foie gras, this is your ticket: it shows up all over the menu, from dumplings to a slab atop a duck “Spam” musubi, and you can add it seared to mains like the Duck Stack and steak frites. Oeufs en mayonnaise is the ideal little bite, its soft-boiled egg and sauce’s creaminess cut by salty pops of trout roe and smoky bacon. For the best experience I grab a seat at the curved bar, where the full menu and drinks are available; show up early on a Wednesday and the bass from a Talking Heads track inside might compete with the thumping beat of House Wednesday at neighboring Nova—just go with it." - Brenna Houck