Dining Out

Scenes and tastes from the Vancouver Farmer's Market, including a tradition gyro from Getta Gyro and beet n' apple salad from Herb N’ Roots.

Food & Drink: Eat up at the Vancouver Farmers Market

May 19, 2017, 6:15am Clark County Life

It was a sunny Sunday afternoon and families with children in and out of strollers, couples with dogs on leashes, women holding vibrant bouquets of flowers and equally vivid bunches of farm fresh asparagus were all streaming to and from one place. The sound of acoustic musicians and dreadlocked drummers… Read story

It’s hard to go wrong at Smitty’s in Camas if you’re looking for tasty diner food. No two bites of the Super Melt, left, are the same, and the California Burger is juicy and appetizing.

Smitty’s excels in homestyle favorites

May 19, 2017, 6:00am Clark County Life

Smitty Family Dining restaurant has been serving food since the 1960s. Not much has cropped up immediately around it since then so it is easy to spot on the stretch of Third Avenue between Camas and Washougal. Smitty’s offers a full home-style menu and serves breakfast all day, seven days… Read story

Grab a quick lunch in a box with a large salad from Low Bar.

Food & Drink: Box lunches ace taste test

May 12, 2017, 6:05am Clark County Life

It’s noon and the thought of eating the Tupperware-encased leftovers on your desk is unbearable. By 12:45 p.m., your stomach is growling like a space creature from “Alien.” Can you get a quick, cheap, and healthy lunch in downtown Vancouver? I recently noticed a couple of restaurants offering online box… Read story

At Golden Tent Mongolian Grill, you can essentially order up exactly what you want, choosing your own meat and veggies that get quickly stir-fried. Then, you add sauces if you want. Here you can see a bowl with chicken, left, and another with lamb.

Golden Tent stirs up traditional fare

May 12, 2017, 6:00am Clark County Life

Golden Tent Mongolian BBQ Grill is a standalone restaurant that offers the traditional Mongolian grill experience for the whole family seven days a week. Read story

Food & Drink: Mt. Tabor brews up food-friendly menu

May 5, 2017, 6:06am Clark County Life

Eric Surface, of Mt. Tabor Brewing Company, loves to talk about his passions: family, friends, food and, of course, beer. Read story

Food & Drink: Hazy IPA clearly part of Fortside Brewery’s cool vibe

Fortside Brewing offers up a new hazy IPA, dubbed the Orange Whip.

You don’t need to know that its name is a reference to “The Blues Brothers” or order three of them like John Candy’s character in that movie to enjoy the new hazy IPA, Orange Whip, at Fortside Brewing Company’s Tasting Room. Read story

Dig into tasty meal with A Beer at a Time

The herbivore pizza, front, is pictured next to the Sweet Baby pizza at A Beer at a Time in Camas.

A Beer at a Time in historic downtown Camas has 51 taps with a rotating selection of offerings from breweries in the Pacific Northwest to around the globe. Wine and cider round out the beverage offerings, and pizza and salad ensure a complete sit-down meal if you so choose. The… Read story