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    Kelso Theater Pub

    3.7 (53 reviews)
    ModerateDinner Theater
    Closed • 5:30 pm - 8:00 PM

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    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    Kyra S.

    My family and I came here to watch wolverine and Deadpool. The theater definitely looks older historically speaking, but not necessarily updated. However, that is not what's important. What's important is the food was really good. I love being able to have a table in front of me at my seats and having them bring pizza and pitcher of beer to us. The staff is super nice and I love the food.

    Let the Virgin games begin.
    Daniel C M.

    I was there last night for the annual showing of the Rocky Horror Picture Show. It was a blast. This is the first time in decades I have seen this movie at a venue where it was allowed for all the props. Kind feel sorry for the staff as I'm sure they had a mess to clean up. The seating was comfortable, I had slice of some great tasting pizza. They have quite an array to choose from. Staff was over the top friendly and it was a great experience. About a hour before the show they had " the Virgins" get up on stage and do some adult themed stunts. I'm really glad that I decided to check it out. I will be back to see movies there in the future. I do enjoy supporting the old style theaters.

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    K. David M.

    Came here from Vancouver to watch a locally produced movie & give some community support. Kelso isn't Portland & vis-a-vis, so comparing the theater to one in a city with some of the best in the world when so many micro brews are there as well is pretty silly, in my opinion. Keeping this in mind is how I'm approaching this. Judging the seats by their looks would be a mistake. They are the old metal backed chairs with wooden arm rests, however they must have been restuffed as they are comfy & the row I was in leaned back. As far as the arm rests they are extra wide; maybe made out of 1x4's, so the person next to you can use the rest as well. Almost all of the rows had tables in front of them, so you can order pizza, sandwiches or salad to eat while watching. I had the Cowboy which was pulled pork with waffle fries...I mean awful fries. The pork with pineapple was fine, but the fries were limp & rather tasteless. I'm gonna dock 'em for that, because the smallest greasy spoon should be able to make fires not just the brew pubs in Portland...Fries are a staple at a theater pub! They had a selection of soda, beer, water & wine available but I went safe with a Thomas Kemper Root Beer. The diner next door, which I'm assuming is connected in someway as it's called Backstage Cafe looked interesting & the next time I'm in town if I remember I shall give it a try. I really don't know what other options are available to the local Kelso area for anything like this, but it's pretty good.

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    So much fun!!!! If you get the chance to go to an event do it! Rocky Horror was amazing.

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    Flies/bugs of some sort and I'm talking of about 10-15 in the center when you walk into the place near the snack bar!

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    Great Pizza, love the artichoke hearts. Friendly staff, and reasonable prices. Can't beat it. Plus I love the couches.

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    “Comedy shows, rocky horror picture show, first run movies, low ticket prices and great people working here!”

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    Studio One Theaters - Studio One Theaters New York Penthouse Auditorium view from the Library.

    Studio One Theaters

    3.5(498 reviews)
    46.7 mi•Richmond, Southeast Portland
    Locally owned & operated
    Live music

    I have been to this theater over a dozen times throughout the years, with many different people…read more First off... to all you whiney complainers that feel the need to complain about EVERYTHING (food, staff, parking, the sound of the speakers being too loud, seating, not being noticed fast enough at the bar, people getting food during the movie etc.) GET A LIFE. You are the reason that people hate customer service jobs. The customer is not always right. Yes, the tickets and the food are on the pricier side. YOU CAN SEE THAT ONLINE... where you order your tickets? Some of the comments on here complain about the food options, prices and menu, then order food still...? Only to complain more... Parking is not horrible or bad. I do not know why there were comments about that? Maybe people want front row parking? Get over it. I have NEVER had a problem with parking. Have you been downtown? where you actually have to pay for parking, and where there is literally nowhere close by to your destination to park? If you are a picky eater, cheap, or both, learn how to cook, and take the time to make yourself something to eat prior to heading to this, or any theater. The seats are comfortable; the staff has been great (at least from the many experiences I've had). The popcorn has always been good; I order it almost every time. (I like the Herbs De Provence). Mindset is everything. If you enter a building mad about the money that you spent on the tickets, and/or about the prices of the food (LEAVE). If you are the type of person who needs attention right away and they are busy (LEAVE). If you need front row parking and you get bent out of shape over having to walk a few feet (LEAVE). You, this establishment, as well as the staff, will be better off.

    Honestly, this place sucks…read more Walk in for a movie. The vibe is immediately off. Is this place even open? Are we supposed to be here? I ask the bartender if I can order a drink. "No, go over there." She gestures vaguely in a direction... I guess I'm meant to walk down the hall? As I wander down the hallway, lost like it's my first day at a new school, I notice the decor. Koi pond screens in the floor. It sort of feels like this place was designed by ChatGPT. Or maybe some guy who went to Las Vegas once and took every idea home with him. (More on that later, but let's just say it's absolute chaos in there. I'm surprised there isn't a McDonalds ball pit in the entrance) Anyway, I walk toward a small gathering near the door of one of the theaters, where a man is physically blocking the entrance and giving people an extremely thorough sales pitch about the menu. When he sees me, he sends me back to the bar. What da hayl? After a few minutes, he returns, walks me back to the theater, and gives me the whole spiel on his iPad. Can I unsubscribe from this part? It feels like sitting through a timeshare presentation to get a free vacation, except the vacation is just entrance to the theater you bought overpriced tickets for. Okay, finally in the man cave, er, theater. Every room feels like a man cave with a different random theme. Man cave, but vaguely Japan? Man cave, but, dunno... log cabin? Man cave, but what if the floor was also a television? It feels like every idea anyone had during construction made it into the final draft. (I'm not sure if there is a log cabin room but there probably is) 15 minutes into the movie, a waiter comes in to take orders. Not during the previews for some reason (remember, you can't order for yourself at the bar before the movie). The waiter is talking as if we're having a conversation at a bar, and for some reason, he's printing paper receipts and tearing them at a decibel so extreme an erupting volcano would've given him a side-eye. Oh, the movie has subtitles? Yeah, he's also standing in front of you. I can literally hear every part of every conversation he's having with the other patrons. "DO YOU WANT POPCORN AS WELL?!" Overall the experience feels like a psychological experiment. I'm convinced that somewhere in Studio One a lab coat-clad scientist is asking: 'What if every single aspect of this experience was bizarre and awkward?' Or maybe a prank show. Is someone secretly filming us? Did I just drop money to be pranked? This is the only local theater I've ever been to that made me want to go to a corporate theater instead.

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    Eddie May Murder Mystery Dinner - Another fun night at an Eddie May Murder Mystery Dinner Party in 2012!

    Eddie May Murder Mystery Dinner

    3.7(13 reviews)
    47.8 mi•Southwest Portland

    My hubby took me to the mystery dinner for our 2nd month anniversary date. It was an amazing…read moreexperience and he ended up being the murderer! We went to the Old Spaghetti Factory on South Waterfront. The location was beautiful for date night. Loved about it: It was nice to get into the character and be on the set of a real life clue game. Loved how we everyone was dressed for the Masquerade Billionaire Club Ball. It really added to the whole ambience. People actually got into character! Loved to see how everyone acted and showed emotions. Drawbacks: The people on our table were a little shy (on their 2nd/3rd date) and weren't participating as much so that was a drawback for us. Food was so/so but again we were there for the experience and not the food and that is where I took away a star. They were a little loose with the directions with what to do with money or who should respond how. Now we are looking forward to next time because we know what to do. They took mugshots in the beginning and during the event and promised to send us the link to the pictures via email. We never got them :( take your own pictures! Tips: Its all about the guests! Be involved in it and have fun. Going in a group would be fun. Its fun to see how your friends/other couples act/react in different situations. Talk and mingle with other.

    Our first dinner murder mystery experience and we had a blast. The characters were fun and…read moreengaging and the food was delicious. The only down fall was the lack of all the clues, as well as short amount of time to solve the mystery. After the killer was revelaed and the reason why it was evident that the evidence we would have needed to come to that solution was in the killer's hand most the night. We are definitly going to go again once there is a new "show".

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    PORTLAND'S Best Murder Mystery Dinner Parties!

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    Another fun night at an Eddie May Murder Mystery Dinner Party in 2012!

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    Venetian Hillsboro

    Venetian Hillsboro

    2.8(5 reviews)
    43.0 mi

    How many times do you think the restaurant portion of this business has closed and reopened since…read morethe new owners took over the Venetian? The answer? A surprising number, even this year alone. The narrative around Downtown Hillsboro business has several villains. There's the city itself, which does absolutely nothing to help businesses half a block off of Main Street and considers simple implements like A-frame signage an affront to aesthetics--though city officials have publicly voiced their aspiration to have Main Street be more like NW 23rd Street in Portland, which is littered with said signs. And when it does intervene, it's often to do something outlandish like hand control of an entire arcade complex it owns to one business person and drive a dozen others out of the building. Speaking of landlords, the private owners do a fine job of spiking rents whenever there's a slight whiff of economic upturn and squashing any growth by pummeling margins and rendering storefronts regularly empty. Then there's the "Downtown Hillsboro Demographic"--not the Pacific students, young professionals, and parents who flock like dehydrated desert travelers to any new Oasis, but the doddering fossils who complain about any parking more than eight feet from their destination, any menu item with a slightly "ethnic" lilt to it, and any noise, temperature, or light reading that is a hair too high or too low for their liking. They wonder why downtown can't just be the pharmacy, a hardware store, a mortuary, nine dying barbers, and roughly 18 antique shops. But there there are the business owners, who are far more difficult to generalize because no one is like the other. You have a famed baker propping up a bakery, bagel shop, cooking school, seasonal cart pod, and winery space and adapting to every foolhardy left turn this town throws at her, market owners who've turned tables of local offerings and a little coffee counter into a small community of their own, a pub owner who's basically transformed a tweaked-out lottery bar into a gastropub with $95 bone-in ribeye and $18 seasonal cocktails, a theater company that's holding down a full schedule as well as event space and a film festival, a wine shop owner we basically stole from Downtown Portland who's tailored his knowledge and whole life to this town, and a pizzeria owner who provides not only downtown's most stable source of live music by a headquarters for its run club Then there are the businesses that close, and all for different reasons: 1. Sometimes, your pet store owner's family is going to move out of town. 2. Sometimes, your arcade owner has a very distinct vision of an 80s-only place that's generally 21+ with limited hours despite soaring rents and no pandemic aid. 3. Sometimes, your food cart owners want to help a landlord launch a local pod, but don't have the resources to hang around until the pub opens and the foot traffic follows. 4. Sometimes, you're a giant holding company bringing a heavy-metal pizza slice shop to a town still actively listening to Southern Rock on cassettes. 5. Sometimes, your cocktail menu, regional Mexican cuisine, signage, and portion of the upstairs seating just baffle the locals. But that isn't the case at the Venetian. No, The Venetian still likes to trot out a menu straight out of Oswego Grill and price the thing like a night out at Janken. It genuinely thinks that all of those Intel deep pockets want to come downtown and overspend on uninspired dishes and poorly curated tap and wine lists. Oh, and then you're going to argue to anyone who'll listen that nobody goes to Portland anymore. Well you know those Intel folks? Well, if they haven't been laid off, most of them actually live in Portland. Their homes in Irvington and the Pearl are featured in Oregonian articles. And those who live here? Well, I can say from experience that they have their car or their driver pull out of Fishback Creek or up in Helvetia, jump on 26 through the tunnel at around 5 and are home by 11. Pandemic's over, chuckles, and a table at Kann or Republica's not so easy to get to get anymore. That you've had to close the restaurant multiple times after nobody bit on $16 gin-and-cucumber and $40 steak frites tells me you haven't been reading up lately. So let me put it in terms you'll understand: Magna in Beaverton? Gone. Pip's Donuts? Gone. Big's Chicken? Gone. At least one of the Cedar Mill breweries from Portland? Also about to be gone. Unless you're a ChefsTable offering, nobody's bringing Portland out to the 'burbs anymore. It's frankly unsurprising that the one transplant that worked here, Backwoods, made a pub more akin to its Carson location that the one in the Pearl... because that's essentially who's here. The Venetian's continued failure to read the room with its restaurant isn't on Downtown Hillboro's leaders, landlords (in this case, the same folks), or patrons: It's on one owner who's absolutely refused to adapt the model.

    A friend and I were shopping in downtown Hillsboro and wanted just a small bite. We stumbled across…read morethe Venetian for some ice tea and an appetizer. You guys - this is a hidden gem. It's not only a restaurant but offers two venues for events. We were the only ones in the restaurant as it just opened. We asked to tour the spaces which were gorgeous. The staff was so accommodating and informative. Our dip and hand made chips were super yummy too!

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    Living Room Theaters - Animal House Pizza, A Real Cheeseburger, Small Popcorn, Cucumber lemonade

    Living Room Theaters

    3.9(647 reviews)
    44.3 mi•Downtown
    •$$

    Recently I've been attending a few more shows here. They tend to have movies that no one else is…read moreshowing on occasion. It's such a variety also. I was drawn back because they were the only theater showing the Rocky Horror Documentary. I am so glad I stumbled on it and was able to squeeze in a showing! It was such a great movie. Then, just the other night I saw The Samurai and The Prisoner. I am ADA and usually have no issue getting into an accessible seat. I did show up, purchased a ticket on the way in for ADA - the whole row was marked empty... when I walked in, imagine my surprise that it was full of people who were supposed to be seated elsewhere. Being honest, people are so crazy these days - I am already exhausted so I just crawled up the stairs to the seats empty above. My food gets delivered and the guy was confused trying to deliver it to the guy manspread over three seats of ADA with his girlfriend and his coat and all his stuff thrown over chairs. I waved saying I had to move because they were in my seat. Suddenly manspread guy - it was exhausting seriously. He kept getting up and sitting back down and getting up and sitting back down while apologizing and saying I'll move all my things... at this point I'm already seated dude. I really just want to eat my flatbread pizza in peace and watch the previews. I genuinely had to ask him to please stop and sit down. So, hay - usually, us disabled people are already tired and broken and in pain - I really don't have it in me to deal with you. I get an ADA spot because walking up even one stair is painful but asking you to move and standing around while you do so - it's easier just pole vaulting up the stair. Being able bodied is temporary and I encourage you to please just be mindful of how your actions affect other people.

    The food is amazing, the burger was delicious, pizza was really good, popcorn was addicting…read more Workers are very kind and helpful. Sometimes there's live music in the bar area, seats are comfy, might bring a blanket next time.

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    10/8/2025 - What a great movie! Strange Journey documentary about Rocky Horror.

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    McMenamins Mission Theater

    McMenamins Mission Theater

    4.0(179 reviews)
    44.0 mi•Alphabet District, Northwest
    •$$

    I was recently invited to attend a live music performance at the Mission Theater…read more McMenamins is of course known for converting historic buildings into venues and restaurants, and this location is no different. It used to be the Swedish Evangelical Mission Covenant Church. There's some cool millwork, antique light fixtures, and large curved staircases, but overall this is on the tamer side for McMenamins properties. The venue had standing room and high-tops on the same level as the stage. Upstairs is theater style seating that was decently comfortable and had a counter spot to put your drink. There weren't any bad views, and the sound system was better than I expected. I think there are two bars, one on each floor, but the upstairs one was closed for the small event I attended. They serve drinks and small bites, not full meals. Parking is challenging nearby.

    Fantastic experience! Was here 20 years ago when it was still a movie theater. Now it's a concert…read morevenue and so much fun. Lined up outside about 1.25 hours before the concert. The doors opened up and hour before and we were able to get a seat in the balcony on the first row. The venue was small so every seat was great. The later people came had to stand up on the floor but they came to dance. Listened to Petty Theif...a Tom Petty cover band and had a lot of fun. Pizza, hotdogs, popcorn was the food offering and beer, cider and wine you can eat in your seats with the tables. Got the Mission Theatre stamp for our passport.

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