The Local Cow

Empanada 7/10 the chimichurri made it an 8.5/10 The tinga…read morechicken and cheese were the best out of all the empanada flavors they had to choose from. Their cashew soup was great 10/10 Ruby smoothie was yummy but very small cup for $7. Would definitely come back for a quick bite to eat. Tony was very nice and staff had food out very quick!

Service was wonderful. We dropped into town while on a road trip and were given a wonderful…read moresurprise. Food was made fresh with clean ingredients. Perfect pick me up to set us off for the rest of our road trip. Thanks Tony!

Dinning area

We make our bread in house, and dough for our empanadas!

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Vegan Lovers Empanada

The Good Burger Shack

4.6(57 reviews)

3.3 mi

This truck burger was great taste, I recommend it to all that is near. I was visiting and was…read morehungry for some food, and they had about 20 food trucks, we picked the good burger and it was very delicious.

I've had the Chicago Dog several times. Pretty authentic components except for the hot dog itself…read more They really should go full authentic and at least offer the Vienna Beef natural casing Franks as an option and to make it TRULY authentic. They would have a true draw and monopoly on that one and sell many more.its not expensive to get them by the case. They could even sell small quantities on the side so folks could cook them at home as they are only obtainable on Amazon in quantities too big for a family or the average freezer.

Kraut Dog with Stone Ground Mustard and Fresh Cut Fries

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Seattle Dog with 1/4# all beef hot dog with Cream cheese, fresh jalapeno and grilled onion with fresh cut fries

Blue Pine Grill

4.3(116 reviews)

3.0 mi

I'm typically not a fan of pub food, and I've tried this place before when it was new and wasn't…read moreimpressed. My wife met a friend there tonight and I asked her to grab me a burger and fries, ordered the mushroom and garlic burger. It was absolutely incredible. Brought me back to when I first tried a mushroom burger, fresh ingredients and perfect fluffy bun. Fries were perfectly cooked, not over salted. I had a burger over the weekend at a diner in a nearby city, loaded with salt. This one was perfect. If they can keep that consistency with a to go order, I'll take it any day over a chain restaurant! Nice job, appreciate when a business cares about their product, will definitely eat there again.

First time visit! What brought me in was a fundraiser for local Non-profit Echo-Ranch (THANK YOU…read morefor your support!). The restaurant had a decent amount of indoor seating with a few more table outside as well. Our server was friendly and attentive. I had the halibut fish and chips. The fish and fries were both delicious, but for the price the fish portions felt on the small side. With the amount of fries that came with it, I wasn't left hungry. My husband ordered the A1 burger, which he struggles to take bites of due to the height. He thought it was delicious and cleaned the whole plate. Our kids had the grilled cheese with fruit and the chicken strips with fries. Both enjoyed their meals very much (and dug in before I could snap pictures). I was impressed by the size of the chicken strips. Overall a great experience, thanks Blue Pine!

Halibut fish and chips

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Stingy honey garlic wings

Sammy's Smash Burgers

4.0(41 reviews)

2.4 mi

So while visiting I was craving something but I just knew I didn't want anything from a chain place…read more- the search did not fail me. I will say initially thought this was a store. I didn't look too hard and come to find out. It's pretty much like a food truck area. I ordered a bacon Blue Burger. Oh my God it was so good and the Cajun fries were awesome. If you're in town, I highly recommend this one if you're craving a burger. Happy eating!!!!

Stopped at Sami's today for lunch. It was actually somebody working the cart which is very rare…read more It's always empty. Today my wife ordered a semi American burger. She ordered it without pickles because she absolutely hates pickles. Do you think they left it off, nope. Not only did they have a pickle on there there were two pickles. And that was to keep the Third pickle company. Fourth was getting lonely, so why not put that on there too along with the fifth one. Number six couldn't be left off gotta leave even Number. She had six pickles on a no pickle burger. They were sloppy as shit and they give you one napkin. The fries, however, were delicious.

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I'm a pavilion stationed cart From the rainy days protected

Low Road

4.2(83 reviews)

0.1 mi

After 9 and tryna get some grub with a sud in dt Gresham?! Look no further. Wow! Where tf have I…read morebeen? This is a dope spot. SpotOn and M&M have deep fried at this time but it's a not rememberable late night menu.......Jade is an absolute dime to boot. I'm not asking if she's single cause good fish are caught but are let to swim.

Great service, good food Sat at the bar and enjoyed chatting…read morewith the bartender. He was friendly and helpful

Charcuterie Board

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Can you believe we are sitting outside in October...

Dea's In & Out

3.4(216 reviews)

0.6 mi

Sad Day,first started eating at Deas 45 years ago. Walked in and it looks so different, I asked…read morewhat happened. They said the restaurant had been sold. I wanted to leave, but they were telling me oh the burgers are the same. They said tbe burgers are the same...one bite , I put the burger down and never picked it back up again, I looked over at my wife. She had done the same thing.. we ate our fries ,paid the bill and I am very sorry and sad to say,we will never be back, this is NOT Deas in and out . The burger was bad. The atmosphere was horrible, but we did have good service. It's a sad day to see somebody come in and ruined such a good thing.

Used to be 4.8 stars. The milkshake machine has been down…read morefor a month. How good can a Stumpy burger and tots be without a chocolate shake? Hope they get their act together soon. Wendy's is across the street. No adult drinks but they have milkshakes FFS.

The New Front Bar !!

BLT on freshly baked bread

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Bandits Bar And Grill

4.7(234 reviews)

3.5 mi

I ordered take out, it was an additional 50 cents for take out. I ordered the dirty boat with pork…read moreon top and cheese. It was delicious. The rice was perfectly cooked and flavored. When you take a bite you get andouille sausage, bell peppers, onions, pork, and cheese. It was delicious!

Stopped in for the BBQ. Great service. Friendly & prompt. Typical bar atmosphere; tv, regulars…read more Had the Dirty Rice Pulled Pork Boat...super good. Could have used a little side of sauce but overall was tasty and a perfect portion size. No complaints.

7.2 mi•Parkrose, Northeast Portland

Cuban Sandwich

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Fun tchotchkes on the wall

Sandy O's

4.5(241 reviews)

Free parking

Free WiFi

Delicious as always; consistency…read more Here having lunch while in the area. Service friendly and quick. Ambiance is chill. Photos attached

Yes !!!! Yummmm and the young lady who helped me was so kind …read more I was there close to closing and they made me a fantastic Sammie to go . Go for the food and service

Chili Fries

Brisket Chili Cheese Burger

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Tender Lovin' Chicken Sandwich

Killer Burger

3.1(206 reviews)

0.7 mi

Wonderful service, friendly cashier/order taker. Great…read moreburgers, my favorite is the PBPBB (peanut butter, bacon, Pickle burger), a great combo of sweet and savory. Today, though, I tried the Mötley Que, it too was excellent. Quick, friendly service and great food at affordable prices- what's not to like? And beer and cider

Over priced for a regular burger. It's good but for a regular burger to be $9 with no bacon and…read moresingle patty then they want you to pay another $1 for any sauces is a rip off. Save your money and goto 5 guys you'll fill up more on a better burger

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Killer Burger - We usually love Killer Burger but not tonight. Burger was under cooked to the point of being inedible. Glad they gave me plenty of fries.

We usually love Killer Burger but not tonight. Burger was under cooked to the point of being inedible. Glad they gave me plenty of fries.

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Nanna's Place

4.5(173 reviews)

0.3 mi

Absolutely delicious breakfast options! We are TOTAL snobs and we LOVED being here. Wonderful…read moreservice from the staff, the setting is SO cute with an outdoor seating and even a kids play area! Highly recommend!! (PLEASE! Get the avocado toast I am blown away:)))

We ended up here, because the restaurant I wanted to try out, had a 45 mins. wait! I'm not doing…read morethat, so we search on YELP for restaurants with 4 stars in Gresham. Here we are, trying Nanna's, withh an outdoor seating, got in line to order, found the seats where I wanted to seat outside patio, and in exactly 20 mins. (I timed them), our food was delivered! I picked the Grilled Spinach & Artichokes. "Grilled spinach, mozzarela, artichokes, parmessan, Greek yogurt with Swiss Cheese." Top of the Lunch Menu says: "Sandwiches, Burgers & Wraps all include choice of: Fries, Housemade Chips, Macaroni salad, fruit, soup or side salad". I asked if I could have mine in a WRAP. Which they did. I ordered the soup, Broccoii & Potato Chowder or something like that. Which was too filling. We shared. In my wrap, I noticed something RED. I wasn't sure what it was. It blend in together with the cheese, maybe yogurt? (I messaged their FB site, and was told, it's probably red pepper. With the soup, I was full, but I saved half of my wrap, but ate the crackers & part of hubby's chips. Hubby ordered Steak Burger, with added cheese & bacon extra. It was good, he ate every bite. He saved some chips for me, to have for my lunch with my wrap. (What a cool guy!) The restroom was unique and very well decorated. Customer service was good and asked us several times how our meals were. The outside is covered with hanging, very healthy pothos and fresh cut flowers on each tables. I like that a lot. BTW: What is the name of those little tiny sunflowers? I might bring my church group here, if only they come & take our orders, let me know for 2027. Some of the ladies, don't like standing in line, if you know what I mean? They're older than me.

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JD W.

8 years ago

I called ahead to make sure that they had gluten free options. I was told they did. I was disappointed as theGF bun cost more (not told this by the person on the phone) and contained eggs which I can't eat. The has another option, "lettuce wrap" which turned out to be a hamburger patty with a small piece of lettuce on top of the patty, definitely NOT a wrap or even close. There was no substitution offered since we could not have the french fries due to a common frier (not GF) nor was there a discount in price. I asked about substituting a salad and was told we could pay an additional $2.50 for the salad (the same thing anyone would pay who got a meal with the fries). My guest was charged $1 for a tiny slice of avocado (about 1/4 inch thick which as turning brown and hard as a rock). The bill for a thin, greasy, hamburger patty and a piece of lettuce was $8.75 each, plus the $1 for the avocado. Highway robbery! Prior to ordering, we had a conversation with the waitress about the food restrictions due to severe food allergies. She said she understood because her brother had celiac disease and that the restaurant was able to accommodate our needs, which they didn't. Both of us were later VERY ill with symptoms conducive to being exposed to gluten. The "clean" napkins on the table in the caddy had what appeared to be ketchup spots on them. There were fruit flies flying around us during our meal and I found a dead one on my plate next to my "lettuce wrap burger." I do NOT recommend this establishment as a safe place for those with celiac disease or gluten intolerance, or any other food allergies. They really are NOT gluten-free and the options they offer touting "gluten-free" fall short of the descriptions. Do not take the risk. It is NOT worth it. read more

Harry B.

9 years ago

Zero stars if I could. Finally made an account after years of lurking yelp* for others reviews because of this business. Why let multiple other websites list you as dog friendly, with no notation of seasonality mentioned, when you are not always dog friendly? Why have tables set up on the sidewalk in front of your establishment only to tell people on a rare warm and sunny spring day that you are not serving the outside tables? Want to have outside dining seasonally only? Okay. No problem. A lot of places do that. But then REMOVE the tables from in front of your business during the months when you are not serving them. You know...like every other restaurant does. And tell all those websites you are listed with as a dog friendly establishment that you are friendly only part of the time. And which part of the time that may be. Went across the street to Nick's, who happily served us at their outside tables. Dogs and all despite not even being listed on those websites. Won't be back. No second chances for a business whose employee wasn't even apologetic and physically shrugged when told they were losing actual business. Won't recommend, either. Will tell anyone who will listen this story. And don't let my location fool you; I am no random out-of-towner who will never be back anyways. I routinely work in the area in a customer service heavy occupation. The vast majority of people I will be sharing my story with in person *will* be your friends and neighbors, TLC. read more

Mark S.

132

11 years ago

This is by far my favorite restaurant in Gresham, heck we moved to Beaverton for a year, I even told my wife I couldn't wait to move to Troutdale so I'd be closer to the Local Cow. If you like a black and bleu burger (bleu cheese for those of you who aren't addicts YET), they have the BEST bleu cheese burger called the Fort Stevens. You need to get "Local Cow Fries" - don't play around with the regular ones, they're no where close to the Local Cow Fries, which is basically like going animal style at In-&-Out. They have an awesome outdoor seating area and access to adult beverages from the bar next door, so take a date or your buddies and enjoy! Just make sure you plan some gym time afterwards because you're going to leave fat and happy! PS. There's a huge parking lot just west of main street off 5th. The walk is about 2 mins. read more

Sean B.

10 years ago

My family was looking for someplace new and we heard this was a good place. We came in on Sunday night. The burgers were overcooked and dry. The service was good but the main issue was how loud the kitchen cooks were. My 10 year old daughter had to go to the bathroom during dinner and comes back and asks us what a pedophile was. My wife and I were flabbergasted and asked where she heard that. She said the small redhead cook. We asked what did he say and she said that if he could get away with being a pedophile his life would be great. He also added he would love for his girlfriend to tape it. To say the least we will never be coming back and won't be recommending it to anybody we know. read more

Shane G.

14 years ago

I have now eaten here a few times but the last visit was the best. The place was packed and the staff was very friendly. I was with a group of 4, and 2 of them we're boys from the local little league baseball. We all ordered a table full of food and it looked amazing! I ordered the Pendleton and was not disappointed. Mouth watering, juicy and craving another. The onion rings on it were cooked perfect and I was stuffed....with the rosemary fries, and extra sliders that the chef himself brought to the table. The beer selection is great, the staff is wonderful and the place comfortable. I will be bringing my staff, friends and family all here to check it out! Thanks guys! Cheers read more

Julie L.

15 years ago

Our kids LOVE this place!!! Unfortunately for me I had given up Meat right before they opened, however I have yet to be disappointed. They have simply AMAZING Rosemary, Garlic, Parmesan Truffle Oil fries, their Portlandia (Black Bean/QuiNoa Burger) is DELICIOUS! Guacamole & Salsa is Freshly made and soooo Good! The atmosphere is friendly and I love that I have a place to come and enjoy great food with my kids. I have a child with special needs and they are great at accommodating us even when she pulls my beer over and spills it everywhere. Look forward to spending many more meals at The Local Cow! read more

Ted L.

14 years ago

My first impression was that this is not a very big burger for 9$ My second impression was Holy Crap! That's one of the best hamburgers I have ever tasted in my life. I had the teriyaki burger with fries as a special for less than 10$ and left feeling full and very pleased. As a meat-a-terian, I have grown to understand that where your meat comes from and how it is prepared are very important. The local cow gets that and I am glad to have them in Gresham. The prices are very comparable toa burger you would get at red robin or applebys and the food is SO MUCH BETTER! read more

Jackson H.

290

10 years ago

Good food, but terrible management. My brother worked his ass off, came in early, stayed late, actually did all his work, covered shifts, and rarely asked for time off. His co-workers couldn't work for shit and he constantly had to pick up their slack, while getting in trouble for other peoples lack of effort. He walked into work the other day and he was told to leave and not come back, for no reason. These dudes need to stop smoking so much weed at work and actually recognize when they have a valuable employee...shit hole managers read more

Scott O.

9 years ago

Best freaking burgers anywhere in town. I don't say that lightly... I'm like a hamburger nazi. It better be fantastic or I won't be back. This place KILLS IT! and for a special treat, try the Salchichas Y Papas! a HUGE bowl of fries with fried peppers and sausage slices... drizzled with a chipotle mayo sauce. They might as well just call them heaven! Mmmm!! read more

Justin W.

12 years ago

I've tried pretty much every burger there and thought they were all very good. I finally got around to trying the Hawaii 503 burger one day. Since then, I have been back for the same burger at least once a week for the last few months. I don't know how but I swear it gets better each and every time I get it. Thank you local cow for serving quality meat! read more

Kaci R.

254

3 years ago

Wouldn't let us dine inside or outside despite spending over $30 on their food because my 6 year old daughter was holding a Burgerville bag.....so the nice joint next door let us purchase a drink to sit on their patio set instead‍ The food was delicious but what a silly ridiculous rule to apply to paying customers. read more

Chet W.

14 years ago

I had given up on this place ever being open when they say they are. I just happened to be walking by when I saw it was open. The food tasted good. I have some complaints but im pretty picky and it would be petty for me to list them. I would go back if I was in the area but I wouldnt make a special trip. read more

Diamond J.

14 years ago

The service is wonderful and the burgers and fries are hand patted and cut for sure!! Flavors were really nice. Ive been a few times now and only once was I a lil dissappointed (surprized me), I will go back!!! Prices are a bit spendy but the quality of the product is very nice!!! read more

Linda H.

12 years ago

My server was nice but she definitely didn't go out of way, anyways the burgers are okay, they are nicely seasoned and the basil parm fries were way too much. But the ice tea was amazing and it was very fresh. So would i go back? Maybe if i wanted a nice ice tea. read more

Dan B.

4 years ago

Been going here for amazing burgers for over a year. Each time the ambiance has been relaxing and enjoyable. The one time the food was not as good (due to new cooks) the customer service was outstanding and the manager went out of her way to make things right. read more

Sky O.

9 years ago

excellent service! and food! walked in the restaurant and the servers were smiling the whole time. gave us a great seat and the decor and other customers didnt take from the scenery. Ordered a bbq hamburger and it was really good. definitely going back. read more

R L.

11 years ago

My family recommended that I see Cheri S. at Honda for great service and help to get a car. They were right, I got the suv I was wanting at a great price. The staff there is wonderful. I will go there first when I'm ready for my next car. Thank you! read more

Jim S.

6 years ago

The meat is good. But I wish they knew how to season the burgers and cook them correctly. The burgers were well done and kind of dry. Plus I got bored of the taste quickly. I guess it's the best burgers in the area but that's not saying much. read more

Amber L.

5 years ago

i'm sorry but y'all so rudely and where your respect other people you decide to picky who fancy people. if i'm in your shoes i'll do willing help people make sure they need know communication. do NOT YELL AT Deaf people. you look make this bad. read more

Erin C.

7 years ago

Every bite is delicious. The Rockwood burger is my go-to, but I've had a few others and they are flawless. The Mexican Salad is great. If you're a fry lover, order the Cow Fries. Garlic & Parmesan goodness! The Local Cow is burger paradise. read more

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