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Showerthought: The new 'budget' food hall in Portland is missing the point
They charge $14 for a basic bean and rice bowl, which feels like the opposite of affordable eating. Has anyone found a spot there that's actually cheap?
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the_mary4d ago
What's even the point of a budget food hall if nothing's cheap? Blair990 is right, that bean bowl price is a joke, and it shows they just slapped a trendy label on regular overpriced food. The whole place feels like a scam for people who don't know what real budget eats are.
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blair9904d ago
I used to defend that place until I saw the $14 bean bowl.
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cora_west54d ago
The new food hall on Market Street calls itself a budget spot, but their prices tell a different story. Fourteen dollars for a bowl of beans feels like a personal insult. It's like they think putting it in a concrete bowl and calling it "heritage beans" justifies the cost. You can get a full meal at three other places on the same block for that price.
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