West Coast Grocery

WCGCo is my favorite new Portland spot! I LOVE the fried chicken sandwich and the nacho cheese with wonton chips are super tasty too. From delicious locally brewed beer to shuffleboard and outdoor seating, this is a great local place and I highly recommend it!

This week was my second visit to West Coast Grocery Company, to try their Sweet and Spicy Pho Wings, featured for Portland Mercury's Wing Week 2021. These wings are supposedly many people's favorite, this year, and I can see why - they are definitely one of the most interesting and different, especially when you combine the crispy-fried, pho-seasoning-dry-rubbed, chili-ginger-sauced wings (which are really good, on their own) with the thick, creamy "whisky chili garlic crisp" ranch. It was intriguing (in a good way). Despite the name, I didn't think they were very spicy, at all, which is fine, and even less so, with the ranch, but maybe after so many wings, my spice calibration is off. For me, I would say these landed as my second favorite, overall, after trying *ALL 24* of this year's Wing Week participants. The one that I like just slightly better, I think, comes down to my specific preferences. To each, their own. My first visit to WCGC, was for Burger Week 2021, for the Beer Cheese Pretzel Burger. They were, unfortunately, out of pretzel buns, by the time I got around to them, but the substitute bun was reasonably similar to a pretzel flavor, just lighter colored, and presumably less chewy. I feel like my photo turned out well, but unfortunately, I don't think I can attach it to this review after-the-fact (without deleting or duplicating it, and my poor, fragile ego won't allow that). ...but you can probably find the picture, fairly easily, here, or on my Instagram, listed down below. I do still intend to try their normal menu, as I have been impressed by both of these experiences. If you like my photograph(s), feel free to follow my foodie Instagram, for more (casual, and almost exclusively small / local) greater-Portland-area foodventures! Instagram: jonathan.grubb

Great brew pub! Tasty brews and a friendly staff to boot! Justin and Katelyn were awesome bartenders. The food was also great especially the pork cracklin. A nice new addition to my neighborhood. I love what they've done with this space too. Great place to enjoy food and brews.

Food was tasty. Really nice atmosphere with good distance. The staff is nice and the beers are *chef's kiss*.