Best Restaurants, Food Carts, and Bars in Salem, Oregon | Eater Portland

"Three Louisiana transplants opened Noble Wave in 2019, an aqua pool of a retro-futuristic restaurant, now a brewpub, in downtown Salem. It became an instant favorite for Cajun flavors—catfish (or cauliflower) po’ boys, fried chicken beignet sliders, gumbo-smothered Louisiana poutine, and maple butter chicken and bread pudding waffles at Sunday brunch. The Hot Bird sandwich, the restaurant’s take on Nashville hot chicken, has inspired the most loyalty: Crystal hot sauce-drenched fried chicken lands on a sweet bun with pickles and coleslaw." - Emily Teel