Jake's Famous Crawfish
Portland, OR 97205-2397
Phone: (503) 226-1419
- Price:
- $$$
- Best of Citysearch:
- Seafood 2006, Seafood 2006, Power Lunch 2004
- Hours:
- Mon-Thu 11am-11pm, Fri 11am-12am, Sat 12pm-12am, Sun 3pm-11pm
Editorial Review for Jake's Famous Crawfish – by Rachel Bellacera
In Short
Every night buzzes with well-dressed locals and seafood-seeking tourists in the pleasantly understated dining room. The tiled bar, usually standing room only, is full of loud, lively conversation and the scent of cigars. The daily menu features more than 30 fresh, flown in delicacies including oysters and razor clams. Don't miss the popular creamy clam chowder or the seared ahi. For dessert, the dense bittersweet-chocolate truffle cake seems to be the preferred choice.
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Insider Tips
Happy HourA $1.95 menu is featured from 3:30pm to 6pm and from 10pm to midnight Monday through Thursday; from 3:30pm to 6pm and from 10pm to 12:30am Friday and Saturday; and 4pm to 6pm and 9pm to 11pm Sundays.
The ExtrasPrivate and semi-private rooms can accommodate parties large and small.
Know Before You GoJake's Famous Crawfish has a sister restaurant, Jake's Grill, just a few blocks away. Make sure you know which to attend.
User Reviews for Jake's Famous Crawfish
05/10/2008 Posted by ALLCAJUN
WE ARE FROM LOUISIANA, BEEN LOOKING FOR A "GOOD PLACE" TO EAT CRAWFISH. WE SEEN THIS RESTURANT ONLINE, AND DECIDED WE WOULD GO. WE WALKED IN THE RESTURANT IT WAS REALLY DARK, (BUT IT WAS VERY NICE) WE WAS SEATED AT A NICE TABLE AND LOOKED AROUND WITH ONE QUESTION IN OUR MINDS... DO WE WANT TO EAT CRAWFISH HERE? WE ORDERED OUR DRINKS AND OUR 6 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER LOOKED AT US AND SAID, "WE CANT EAT CRAWFISH HERE!!!" SO WE JUST DECIDED TO JUST PAY FOR THE DRINKS AND GO SOMEWHERE ELSE BECAUSE WE FELT THAT IT WAS NOT "A CRAWFISH EATING TYPE OF ENVIRONMENT." NOT SAYING THAT THEY DONT HAVE GREAT FOOD & SERVICE, BUT IT WAS NOT OUR TYPE OF ENVIRONMENT. WE PROBABLY WOULD HAVE STAYED IF WE WAS IN THE MOOD FOR SOMETHING ELSE. WE ARE STILL TRYING TO GET USED TO THE WAY PEOPLE EAT AND COOK UP HERE. ITS NOTHING LIKE LOUISIANA BABY!! SO IF YALL WANT SOME GOOD CAJUN FOOD IN THE RIGHT ENVIRONMENT, THERE IS NO PLACE LIKE LOUISIANA.!!!! SORRY!
Pros: CANT REALLY SAY...
Cons: PARKING IS A PAIN
03/30/2008 Posted by maij
My friends and I heard about the happy hour and so we decided to check this place out. We went on a Saturday night and it was really crowded. I really liked the atmosphere of the bar, but the happy hour menu was pretty bad. Besides the cheese burgers, everything else that we ordered wasn't very good. The oysters in the oyster shooters were the size of miniature clams and the buffalo wings were super salty. Although the pricing was really cheap and the atmosphere was nice, the food wasn't so great. I was disappointed.
Pros: Easy to find, fast service, cheap happy hour menu
Cons: Not so tasty food (on the happy hour menu)
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