The Florida Room

Fun place to meet with friends! Great food and drinks.

Just our favorite dive. Located in an old flower shop and always just teeming with energy and good vibes. One of the best places on the north east side to grab a drink, see old friends, play cards, listen to a dj set, whatever is happening. The food is always surprisingly great and still very cheap. Happy hour pricing is extremely great.

Great atmosphere! Lots of tables and places to sit indoors and outdoors. This place has a lot of cool history and things to look at. Can you guess what this place was originally?? Has a foto booth, pinball, pool table and a really cool vending machine. I had a burger and tots, couldn't have been more satisfied for a happy hour snack..

My brothers and I took a trip from SoCal all the way to Portland. We didn't know what to expect. We hadn't been in Oregon since '06. Needless to say, the Florida room was the perfect end to our trip. The bartenders? Awesome, knowledgeable, and made strong drinks. The atmosphere? Smooth, suave, perfecto. And the people of Portland? Amazing! The Florida Room has definitely earned its 5 stars! Oh and the beer was super inexpensive!

Classic Portland dive bar with awesome vibe, great quirky decorations and various rooms and outside space. Food is solid for a dive bar. Prices very reasonable

Drinks were special but not the greatest tasting. However the place itself is very cool with a good vibe. Only had drinks, can’t comment on food but their happy hour stuff is cheap

Came here after a UFC fight. Drinks were great. Had the BLT and the wings. Awesome

Unassuming watering hole. Very good happy hour prices. Great bar food and beer selection. Nice atmosphere and friendly bartenders.

Best bar in town hands down if you know whats good. DJs twice a week, cheap strong drinks, hot and sweet employees. Great vibes.

If I could give no stars I would. The two guy bar tenders were so fucking rude and so inexpensive. They didn't know how to make any drinks, and would only offer shots. They were also really rude to the other customers, and when I said never mind they told us we weren't welcome.

Great drinks! Fun vibe from staff and love the decor! Ordered chicken strips for a snack and they have a spicy ranch that hits the spot!

Wings were hot and crispy definitely recommend. The street tacos were okay I got chicken and in my opinion the chicken was a little dry and not seasoned. So the salsa verde helps. The tacos aren't bad but I've had better. No shade I would recommend this place

I use to love going to here when the bartender with brown hair she was always so warm and accommodating! The red/brown hair bartender with tattoos and was so rude... I can't lie she made me a wonderful drink but to feel like I'm a nuisance. I mean I work in the industry too and I know how it is when someone comes near close but I spent money and still tipped generously. She rolled her eyes when we ordered two cocktails they were advertising.... I mean I tried to ignore it but I just don't get it I'll never be back

god i cannot say enough abt how much i love this neighborhood spot - and if you get it you get it, if you don't you don't. the best dive bar in town with stellar prices, a cozy patio for all smokers to converge happily, yummy snacks, and lovely staff ~~~~ truly a treasure in my heart all these years, a neighborhood staple that i hope lasts forever

love coming here! great dis and happy hour. its been a staple in the neighborhood for many years and i really like how its going still!

Wretched place. $9 for 6.5 mini corn dogs and only cold water hooked up to all bathroom sinks. Smells like a fart.

Love this place. If you're in the industry and you're starving and thirsty late at night. It's THIS place I recommend.

After an experience of a female friend I would never recommend going here for any women. Especially with nights in which it is an all male staff. They handled everything in the worst possible manner.

I came in here for drinks on a date and we opted for some tacos. The drinks were strong and the tacos were some of the best I've had. It was $9 for three tacos. On the way back to the restroom, I noticed that they had ping-pong and pool in the back room. I wouldn't of even noticed it was there if I hadn't gone to the restroom. I definitely go back. Fun place. The only thing that was a little annoying was the area where we were sitting at there was a red and green laser light that kept landing in strange patterns on my date's face. It made it really hard to pay attention to what he was saying. Maybe I'm part cat?

So much more than a dive bar! I have passed by a thousand times and just stopped by today for happy hour. I am in love. -Fresh squeezed citrus makes my gin and juice better than ever - Straws by request only shows they care about the environment AND are not ableist. - veg, vegan options Only complaint is NO DESSSERT but I love this place.

This place is wild. It's one of those dive joints that has a dark setting with loud rock music going on and people smoking and talking loud. It's definitely not my scene but it's a great place to grab some late night food for that buzz. It's all basically drunk food! I had their famous tatchos which is well worth the buy. I had a huge plate of basically a pound of tots topped with cheese, guac, olives, salsa, etc. for $12 this was legit. I actually finished 90% of it because it was too damn much.

oh man oh man oh man. *taking a big breath because i'm huge* i have loved and frequented florida room for 8 and half years to be exact, but tonight marks the last night here. I ordered a hummus plate - one hour later, I checked in because I hadn't gotten it yet (not in a pressing way - in a gentle way because they were busy ) to see the status of it - because i was running late to see my favorite butt rock band - and the bartender responded with "we got a bunch of orders at once, that's just how it is" and stormed off. i'm having a hard time describing how rude this big tall boy was, but he truly made me feel like a horrendous human for asking where the hummus was after waiting for it for an hour. I get being busy, but for context - my friend who ordered at the same time as me got his soup 30 minutes prior to me checking in. i would definitely recommend this place to my enemies. 5 stars and a 25% tip so these idiots can pay their bills.

Drinks were good, great ambiance and a huge patio. Unfortunately things are SUPER expensive for pretty average quality, and the service was abysmal.

So this may not be a big deal to whoever is reading this but they charged me .50 cents for mayo! I ordered their vegan burger and chips with salsa it was delicious Their ginger bourbon with coke was ok but when my burger came out with an array of condiments(for free) that didn't include mayo I politely asked for mayo and they charged me 50 cents I have never heard of anyone charging for such a basic condiment

What I like best about the Florida Room is the sign and the window display - funny funny funny. The bathrooms are dark and dirty with chalk board walls for folks to leave there messages. Pinball - can't go wrong there. Drinks are cheap and well made, good number of options on tap. Plenty of bike parking and nice outside seating. There is a younger hipsterie crowd, not too diverse. We had chips, quac, and salsa. The chips were crisp and warm - nice.

My Mom, sister, brother and I were visiting from out of town for my brothers birthday and we decided to stop in to check out this fun little bar and we really enjoyed ourselves. Even though we were older than everyone in there, all the people were friendly and the staff was amazing! We had a really nice hipster guy Max that served us and he was a hoot! Even when he was busy, he went out of his way to make sure we were doing okay. He always had a smile on his face and made us laugh! I highly recommend this fun college bar and ask for Max! You won't be disappointed

I guess I just don't get the hype about this place, but after talking to a few people I got the vibe it's more of a local spot. The outside balcony is cool and all but the inside needs some updating. The food also wasn't great, it was mediocre at best, same with the drinks. Probably won't go back, there are plenty of other better places.

DO NOT GO. Awful experience given inconsistency in actions. Multiple buddies [all in late 20's/30's] order multiple drinks without being stopped nor questioned/harassed while I was asked who the second drink is for? Fine if you can't order more than one drink, but I just saw my friends order multiple. Regardless, I respond that the other drink is for my buddy. Bartender: Show me your ID Me: [Showed Bartender my ID] Bartender: Where is your friend's ID? Me: Okay... I'll go get it. [Walk into pool/game room, received friend's ID, showed bartender] Bartender: No, your friend needs to come up to the bar to show his own ID and order a drink Me: I was trying to be efficient and order two. If that's the case, may I please just get 1 beer? Bartender: He still needs to come up and show us his ID. Me: All right, not interested in either drink. [Take my cash back as bartender looked incredulous ----- walk back to pool/game room Bartender's Coworker: [Walks back to the room and demands to see friend's ID] Blah, blah, blah... it's the law... blah, blah, blah... we could get fined $5,000 Me: I get you are doing your job My mind: This place is inconsistent! Not sure why I was singled out amongst many folks. They deserve to be mismanaged and to receive fine.

As a Florida man I was excited to be brought to this bar. The teal in the front really caught my attention and got my dolphin blood pumping. Bartenders were cool and the drinks were good. The infused spirits really made you feel like you could modify your drinks. Two hours in I was tickled pink. There were two songs in que and then my song was on. I was going to hit the sweet spot when the booze is right and the song is tight.... Enter the buzz kill. My song gets stopped short by the bartender 2 lines in :/ Fine, I admit it was Limp Bizkit but Rollin' is actually not that bad of a song when anaylized from a rhythmic view point . That coupled with the fact that it's a Florida band really made me feel out of place and unwanted. What's next? I can't play Jimmy Buffet? (We just call him Jimmy back at home) The bar is cool... You just pulled a not cool move. I wasn't trying to be a pest, I'm just digging that song right now, I'm not happy about it either, it's just a fact

This is one of my favorite neighborhood bars. I'm not really sure what more one could ask for in a bar. This place has a covered front patio (as I am no longer a smoker I tend to not sit out there unless it is summer time). There are plenty of tables between the front room and the back. Most tables contain fun/interesting art work painted on them. The drinks here are reasonably priced, especially if you swing by for happy hour. They have several hard ciders to choose from which always makes me happy because I'm not a beer drinker. When I am in need of something stronger than cider the Florida Room has many specialty drinks and a solid bloody mary. I believe they also infuse their own alcohol as well. If you are in need of some activity to go along with your drinks this bar has a few pinball machines and even a photo booth for some super silly memories. I've never been disappointed with any of the food I have ordered here, but I know what to expect....bar food. The happy hour menu is great and the nachos are gigantic. They have options for both the meat eaters and the vegetarians. Definitely does the trick to satisfy any case of the munchies one may get while knocking back a few tasty adult beverages.

I've been to this spot occasionally since it opened 10 (?) years ago. It's an A-OK place, but after tonight, no more. Why? A pitcher of beer costs $24 effing dollars. Huh? Yes, pints cost $6 which is pretty standard, but they now seem to charge by the pint and there are 4 of them in a pitcher, hence $24! Wow. I've never seen any place fleece their customers in PDX like this and it's not even clearly advertised this way. Many more options out there in NePo/NoPo.

I'd been here a few times since it was next door to the Cascade PCC campus when I was going to school there. It seemed like a fairly normal neighborhood beer bar, mayhap a bit overdecorated and too loud. Then they started pushing this SIN and Church of the Bloody Mary thing. Oh, blasphemy, how Marilyn Manson. *yawn* Thanks for playing, whatevs. But in the neighborhood and incredibly hungry, had to give it a shot. And the brunch they offer is pretty dang good. And cheap. And they use tater tots instead of hash browns, which at least is interesting. They name their menu items (grrr), so "The Basic" was only $4.50, no meat but a side is only $2 so no complaints there. I got "The Breakfast Trough" which was a bowl of tater tots, scrambled eggs and sausage gravy. There's some other interesting things on the menu, but you can still get bacon & eggs, biscuits & gravy. For some reason I thought you'd have to go to the bar, but there was table service to be had. The waitress was also the bartender so it wasn't zippy but I think I was here after their rush so I'm okay with that. She was friendly and competent, I'm happy. I can only give three stars because of the irritating decor. Just trying WAY too hard, like a hipster Applebee's on the walls. And I hope they don't turn the music up that loud before noon. It's supposed to be the Hangover Brunch.

Best drinks. Love it Yummy eats and Drinks!!! Staff is wonderful, heated patio and board games

The Florida Room is best for recovering Catholics like myself who want to worship on Sunday mornings. Thankfully the FR provides The Church of the Bloody Mary on Sundays and throughout the week. The food is hit or miss but mostly hit. They have a deep-fried avocado which is de-lish but sometimes the tots are a little under-done. Overall, good fried bar food and good service. And what other bar in Portland has corn dogs with mustard listed on a menu featuring a picture of the Virgin Mary? The best part is the people-watching...one evening I saw folks paying homage to Buddy Holly, Elvira and Ward Cleaver all at the same table. Good God Almighty.

Florida Room is my go-to local spot. The inside is spacious with a covered patio out front. The back room has pool, pinball and a photo-booth. Decent food. Overall, it's a great neighborhood dive bar.

As a college student who goes to school at PCC next door, this is a great place to stop after class for a beer and food. They have an awesome happy hour between 3 and 7 with a variety of different plates for only four dollars, and they even have Olympia cans for only a dollar. When you are a college student and trying to get the most bang for your buck, this place will do the trick. I usually get the chicken tender or slider plate, which comes with french fries (and ranch for the tenders). The food is very average, but considering the price it's a good deal nonetheless. The french fries had a nice seasoning on them, and I could eat a large order of them alone. They also have a large heated seating area outside if you smoke, and it's covered so you don't get wet when it rains. The crowd is mostly students and blue collar workers, and it's much less pretentious than other nearby bars. The staff were also friendly and I was served immediately. The Florida Room is becoming my new regular spot, and for good reason.

I'll come here just for the ginger bourbon alone. "Can't even taste the old crow"-J Shepski

Definitely my favorite dive bar on the east side. Never been too loud, they have a couple good pinball tables and a really goofy vending machine. Foods good and reliable. Really reasonably priced for the late night bar scene, I hate spending good money on frozen Sysco trash. Good spot to take the old lady out for a drink if your on that side of town!

Flew in from Minneapolis and my friend took me here for a late night drink. Great atmosphere, friendly bartenders, really great infused cocktails. Was a great first start to Portland! I don't think I'd recommend coming out of the way to go here, but if you're in the neighborhood and want a drink, definitely worth stopping by.

Perfectly divey. Nice outdoor patio. Pinball. Decent drinks. Fair prices. Photobooth. Nice staff. Pool table. Neat artwork on tables. Need I say more?

I liked this place. It has very unique interior and there are usually quite festive crowds outside, at all kinds of hours.

Went here for a friend's birthday, so glad that I did. Super awesome wait staff, great food, especially the happy hour menu, and they have a venting machine that is beyond fun!

The Florida Room is my go to neighborhood dive bar, been going for several years now. It's got a pretty friendly enough atmosphere and great folks coming in and out. The front patio is sunny and pleasant in the summer and the booths inside are cozy in the winter and it has a back room area i often forget about that can accommodate larger parties when needed. The food isn't my thing, but I never really wind up going for food. A valuable Portland asset for sure.

This is a bit much of a hipster dive for my taste. Fair prices, at least. Apparently their tacos are pretty good (says my friend) The bartender was not friendly, either. Meh!

Visited during happy hour and had a good experience. The older gentleman that took our order was very friendly and helpful. The younger man that delivered my fries was not very nice to me (Although he was nice to the next customer so maybe he just didn't like me?) Cheap drinks. Lighting is low but didn't bother me. Outdoor seating is full of smokers which was disappointing when you're a nonsmoker and you can still smell the smoke from inside the building. Will return and sit further from the smoking patio. Worth checking out.

Though the drinks tend to be well made and it does have a great patio, the Florida Room manages to disappoint. The owner is a friendly and gregarious guy that greets us with a smile and a pat on the back each time we see him. The friendliness pretty much ends there. The bar tenders always seem annoyed that they have customers and even when there is a line to the door - they never hustle. Ever. It's order at the bar only. So on a recent visit we decided to sit at the bar with hopes of just a lil' bit of service. Nope! No one was placing orders at the bar - but the bartenders just weren't capable of asking if we needed anything or getting us another drink. At one point (my husbands drink had been empty and waiting for close to 10 minutes) the female bartender came over to us, picked up her phone and started messing with the music! We're not asking for a lot here. You're in customer service. Please, try to be nice to us. We will tip!

I wouldn't call this a dive bar exactly - I didn't see any unsavory types at all, and certainly it was mostly clean inside, if a bit run-down. It's more just kitschy table art and decor, combined with low-rent vibe. I have to say the happy hour is a hard-working deal. We got 2 beers, a cider, a champagne, and some tots for $22...nothing wrong with that. So, we had fun washing down fried potato product with some good beer and enjoying the afternoon. We'll definitely come back if we are in the neighborhood.

Unless you are a smoker this isn't the place for you. I've gone here three times , once with my son and twice with my husband and every time the cigarette smell was nauseating. I wish smokers weren't allowed to take up the entire patio or that there was a separate section to allow others to dine in the sunshine as well. I don't think we will be back for a 4th time, we know the veggie strips are just frozen Gardein strips ...so disappointing

Every single time I come here I end up tanked and cutting through sexual tension with the great metaphorical knife of PBR or Terminal Gravity IPA. It might be the concentration of hipsters, the monkey anus table, or the sweet strains of the Smiths in the background. I'm never sure. But thanks, FloRo! You taste like shame and early morning migraines.

I love you, Florida Room. Sexy burgers. Booze. Pool. Kick ass bartenders. Don't forget to take a photo in the photo booth to add to your drunkard collection. MmmmmMMMrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

The FloRo doesn't need any more friends. Why don't you take a hike. There's about twenty other bars to choose from on Mississippi and Alberta. All right okay. The real of it is, my friends and I have been getting our bromance on at this bar a few times a week since about 2008. And I know it sounds corny but this place is such a fucking hub for the OG PDX queer community. More so than any other bar in town. It's the only legit queer bar in the hood. Probably partly because they never label themselves as such, it's just the way it's been for a long time, and a large tight-knit group of regulars is always in and out of there. Because it's a really good bar; it's roomy and they have good drinks. There are so many other bars really close but all of them have something wrong with them, I feel like. I suppose there are also hella PCC kids that go there since it's so close (you could call that its one fallback) but I purposefully block them out so I don't really know. I've always appreciated its diveyness. The heated patio is one of my favorite places to hang out. They will always have $1 beers, legit happy hour, familiar faces, and trivia nights. There's pool, pinball, and a photobooth. Get the cheesy tots, and join in on the chalk conversations in the bathrooms. Tip them well, and be appreciative while it is what it is, because who knows how long it'll be before Portlandia fucks up another good thing.

For a brief spell in the mid-90s, I was a driver/delivery man for this place... at the time, it was a floral shop, you see. You can still tell, but what they chose to name the place, thereby necessitating as little change in the original marquee lettering as possible. El Cheapo strikes again! Worked there just long enough to finance a trip to the sunny South-Pacific w/my GF at the time. Those pukes still owe me my final check, come to think of it. You don't s'pose the Florida Room would be willing to comp the difference, do ya? Nah. Me neither. The folks at FR have the ambiance of ghetto-gangsta handed to them on a silver platter, considering the surrounding terrain. It would be so easy to transmogrify this place into an unbelievably cool dive bar. As it is...... it's not yet reaching "ghetto fabulous." Not quite yet. Can we still consider it "growing pains", 4-5 years into the operation? By all means, come experience this place for ownself. I remain mystified at the 3.5 cume rating. No Po is awash in watering holes, it's not as though sufficient competition and basis for comparison for The Florida Room oughta be lacking for anyone. Just make sure to go during HH, the rest of the time you are paying through the nose for wares by no means fit for the top shelf... Non-sequitir bonus: Florida was my favorite-most character on "Good Times" ... could this be the real reason it's now called the Florida Room? Guaranteed Good Times for all?...... Why, that'd be...... DYNO MITE!

Ooooooh, counterculture, you crack me up. The Florida Room is pretty great. A crowded front room full hip-hip kiddies, an often emptier back room with pool and such, fresh-squeezed cocktails, and if Guided by Voices comes on the jukebox after being there 5 minutes, gaining my affection is a shoe-in. It's definitely kitschy and totally reminds me of the (old) Cha Cha in Seattle, (and LA, i guess) it IS super sceney, and perhaps it's a little harder to endear yourself to the bartenders (but once you win em over, it's so satisfying...work on them people skills!) but i like it and i totally only have one tattoo! good heavens!

Bacon-infused vodka? You had me at hello. This place offers an array of Bloody Marys--surely there is one to satisfy your quirky desire. Personally, I prefer a BM (stands for Bloody Mary, not bowel movement) as a morning brunch hangover drink. But I couldn't resist the lure of the bacon vodka last night... The verdict? It tasted like beef jerky! But then I smelled it...don't do that. It smelled like wet dog, and NOT in a good way. So yes, lots of fun "infused" drinks hovering around the $6 mark. I found the bartender to be most friendly. In fact, when a guy out of his gourd on drugs wandered over and sat down with us on the picnic tables, she came out to check on us and make sure he didn't need to be gently escorted out. (We let him stay.) There is pinball and pool available if you so oblige, and the crowd was lowkey for a Saturday night. I will probably be back for their happy hour or hangover breakfast special. Or just to get effed at the F room, y'all!

It's all because of Lisa S. that I gave this place a shot in the dark. I really like it. Yeah, the hipsters can be a bit overwhelming at times, and the food can be a bit underwhelming at times...but somewhere in between there I am just pleasantly whelmed. That deep fried avocado is craaaazy good. they put salsa on top of it and serve it with tortilla chips which I thought was interesting and yummy. The atmosphere is fun. I like. It's sort of what i imagine if George Jetson and Johnny Cash were doing a bunch of coke together and decided to create a bar. Is it 50's? is it futuristic? is it divey? Who knows. And honestly who the hell cares. All I know is it makes me want a beer, a tattoo, and to play pinball all at the same time. magic.

Been here many of times, but today was my first unlucky encounter with the "boss", whom I'm assuming is the owner due to his cockiness. Every bartender employed pours a decent drink. I ordered a shot of Old Crow from "the boss" today and was shocked... where's the rest? I considered leaving after that, but a 2nd bartender came on. Shot from them was legit and on par with EVERY other employee there, and EVERY other decent bar in town. I politely mentioned that as I closed out. Even prefaced it with "may I make a comment?" Dude immediately got rude, defensive, and offensive. If you can't train yourself to properly pour, and you can't train your staff to, according to you, properly pour, I don't know how you're in biz. Learning some basic customer service, and complaint resolution would really help. Had "the boss" made any attempt to apologize or make things right I wouldn't be writing this review. Never going back.

No, it's not the rapper who brought you that one song that Tom Cruise gets down with at the end of Tropic Thunder. And no, it's not the state where dreams and the elderly go to live out their days until the Great Golf Game in the Sky claims them both. It's a bar on N (somewhat in keeping) Killingsworth. That's really the only affiliation with the state that some refer to as America's wang that I can see. It's not full of dicks, serves brunch on the weekends, has heat lamps all over its patio, and boasts great discounts for people employed in the service industry. Even the writing in the bathroom is pretty friendly. I just wish I could see while waiting in the usually prodigious line to the bar. It's darkness turned up to 11 and my eyes are bad. It's cold and there are wolves after me. I suspect the reason I keep ordering Bloody Marys from this bar is because they are one of the most colorful cocktails, and that way, I always know which drink is mine. Lord knows my mind isn't helping.

We tried this place after I read about it in "Eat.Shop.Portland". A word of warning: they no longer have the slushy cocktails described in the book. So I tried one of their signature Bloody Marys instead...and it was, I swear, saltier than seawater. The waitress did take it back and replace it with the questionably named Titty Fairy, which was delicious. The nibbly type food that we ordered was all good, and all fun too. Spicy tots, lil' smokies wrapped in crescent dough and served with barbeque sauce, and a deep fried avocado! I would definitely come back here the next time I'm in Portland.