Paper Hat Inc

09/04/07

best bar

by jimmyjamesjohn

this place is the jam, by far the best bar in portland,,,,,i love this place

this place is the jam, by far the best bar in portland,,,,i love this place

this place is the jam, by far the best bar in portland,,,,,i love this place

this place is the jam, by far the best bar in portland,,,,,seriously

this place is the jam, by far the best bar in portland,,,,,i do

this place is the jam, by far the best bar in portland,,,,,its good

06/29/07

quite nice

by glem

This place is excellent. I have gone to Tiga three times, always with the intention of grabbing a quick drink and saying high to a friend who lives in the neighborhood. Each time I ended up killing the night there. Very friendly staff (operated owners and their friends), great drinks (infusions) and even better food, and a nice sociable clientele.

• Pros: People, food, and music
• Cons: funny shape

03/26/07

I wish it were better...

by tlmurphy216

Tiga is so close to my house that I want to love it. On the first visit, my food was great and the service was fine. The food for my friends was OK. On my second visit (with my wife), the food was below average and service was lousy. Chicken skewers on roasted root vegetables were OK, but the fried cauliflower with romesco was dull and greasy and the "green salad with shallots and croutons" was literally nothing but a pile of red leaf lettuce. When I asked our server about the shallots and croutons, she seemed irritated and said the kitchen was out of croutons. Well that's too bad for the kitchen, but shouldn't they toast up some more bread or perhaps offer a substitute? Who wants to pay $7 for a plate of red leaf lettuce? And if one more hipster server acts like the customer should consider himself luckly to be served by her, I'm gonna go postal. Why on earth should a person wait five minutes for first contact with a server when there isn't another soul in the bar?

• Pros: Cozy bar
• Cons: Inattentive service, mediocre food