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Edeske Patisserie Sweetens Hood River with New Desserts, Coffee, and Extended Hours     Hood River’s beloved Edeske Patisserie, located at 512 Cascade Ave., is sweeter than ever with exciting new updates. Owners James and Tamara have been hard at work elevating the pastry shop’s offerings, making it an even more irresistible stop for locals

Bendiciones Mexican Food Truck: July 3, 2025   Location:  Bendiciones Mexican Food Truck in Hood River is located in the Napa Auto Parts parking lot here in Hood River, at 2002 12th St, Hood River Phone: +1-541-399-9856   DIrections (If you are not local). Go up on what we call “the Heights”, or head to

Eat 14 in Bingen Menu What is Eat 14?  Eat 14 is a Korean Restaurant located in Bingen, WA in which case you must cross the toll bridge to get to Bingen if you are coming from the Hood River side of the river. I love Korean food and saw this post and wanted to

T Quito El Hambre   Food truck in Hood River, located right next to the old Hood River news is T Quito El Hambre.  Open all week except Tuesdays!   Monday 11am to 9pm Tuesday Closed Wed:  11am to 9pm Thursday: 11am to 9pm Friday: 11am to 9pm Saturday: 11am to 9pm Sunday: 10am to

Big Jims In Hood River is Now Open! Went to Big Jims twice already and they have been open for a few days now. I have been really impressed with the burgers and am glad to see they are now in Hood River.   Location and Hours They are open everyday 11am to 9pm 7

I just wanted to do a quick post on the amazing job they do up on the heights here in Hood River. For those that don’t know….the heights is up top further away from the river most often going up a hill that runs by the hospital going south. Up on the heights is a

Kimberly’s Cauldron Slow Simmered Success I, Kimberly Gibson (Nelson), was born in Hood River and grew up in Hood River, The Dalles, Dufur, and Mosier. I have loved cooking since a young age but never imagined it would lead to anything significant. My primary focus was always on feeding my family—my three amazing kids and

Breakfast Burrito At Mugs Coffee In Bingen, WA I wanted to write a quick article on the amazing breakfast burrito here at Mugs Coffee here in Bingen, WA.  Mugs Coffee is located here in Bingen, WA which is across the river on the WA side across from Hood River.  You’ll have to pay (currently) about

About Remedy Cafe Hood River Remedy in Hood River is an excellent choice for healthy living and eating here in Hood River and has a great menu of fresh made to order juices, smoothies, and food fresh made to order.  It is conveniently located in downtown Hood River and they have a great breakfast such

Kobe Sushi Menu Gallery Just wanted to share the menu of Kobe Sushi here in Hood River, since looking online I found several menus but was a bit confusing, so wanted to share it here. Kobe Sushi is an Asian restaurant here in Hood River located right next to the local Hampton Inn and Suites

Chick Fill-A Hood River Chick Fill-A is now in Hood River, and has been for a while, yes we now have a Chick Fill-A usually they park outside of Ashley Furniture here in Hood River.  You pretty much have to keep an eye on their Facebook Page for hours they may be in Hood River.

Twin Peaks Hood River Twin Peaks Drive In near the airport in Hood River is an amazing place and a sought after place as well.  I highly recommend this place if you wish to get a great burger.  They have good old fashioned burgers and fries and currently as of this writing this is my

Country Coffee In Hood River Now Open! Country Coffee is Hood River’s newest coffee drive through and is located at the entrance of The Build It Center. Country Coffee has several locations throughout Oregon including Bend, Beavercreak, and Sisters Oregon.  Hood River is glad to have such a growing coffee stand up just past the

Tropicali Fruit Bar Hood River Up on the heights here in Hood River there is a fruit bar that serves boba tea.  What is boba tea?  Its a drink generally I think more popular with the kids and high school students that has this jelly type bean in it.  Usually served with milk, its a

About The Mesquitery In Hood River The Mesquitery is another restaurant here in Hood River that is located on “The Heights” as it is known here locally, next to or right across the street from Puerto De Angeles here in Hood River.  What makes The Mesquitery so unique? Its one of the best restaurants here

Chicken and Teriyaki Hood River Chicken and Teriyaki Hood River is located up on “the heights” here in Hood River.  They do have a great menu which includes tacos, tamales, soups, and more!  Of course as the name says, they of course have the chicken teriyaki available also.  Indoor seating is great, very spacious and

About Pfriem Family Brewers Pfriem is a great brewery on the waterfront here in Hood River along a strip of buildings along the Columbia River.  The location is great!  Next to Pfriem you have a few other places to eat such as Solstice, Camp 1805, and Stoked Coffee.  They have a great menu selection of

About Lake Taco in Hood River Lake Taco is a great place and as the name suggests, they have great tacos! I absolutely loved the indoor seating area, the location is great and convenient.  I also loved the salsa options available that comes with the tacos and I very much enjoyed my experience my first

About Golden Goods Sandwich and Bake Shop Golden Goods Bakery is a vegan bakery open for breakfast and lunch here in Hood River, located right across from Love and Hominy Tacos here in Hood River, they offer items such as avocado toast and salads.  They are located in downtown Hood River and they do have

About Love and Hominy Tacos Love and Hominy Tacos is a great place to eat in downtown Hood River that features very exotic tacos such as Vietnamese or Korean Tacos among other choices.  They have an open air space with artistic decorum in the restaurant and is a casual place but the tacos are very

About Fish People If you are looking for a place to get some high quality seafood in Hood River, check out Fish People here in Hood River.  This fish market has fresh fish and oysters as well as housemade items and high quality imported items such as soy sauce, sushi grade rice and other items

Crab Boil From Fish People Hood River There will be a Crab Boil from Fish People in Hood River and also with Dustin Nielson and Elona Trugub from Treebird Family Market.   I realize this post is short and sweet but come check it out at The Ruins on April 26, 2023.   See below

Pelinti Pizza Hood River Pelintis is a great place for pizza, they do deliver and they also have indoor and outdoor seating available.  They have lunch specials as well as happy hour from 3 to 5pm.  Everything in here has always been amazing and I highly recommend Pelinti’s ! Location and Directions Pelinti is located

About Monas Kitchen Monas kitchen is located on “the heights” here in Hood River, right next to a few other food trucks such as Orange Chicken and La Esquina Del Gorge.  The address is:  1503 12th St, Hood River, OR 97031   Website: https://monas-kitchen.business.site/ Phone number: +15414906575 Menu and Hours: Hours are 7 days a

Location and About Mugen Noodle Hood River Mugen Noodle is mainly a Ramen Noodle place, however, this restaurant while I believe it is mostly of Japanese inspiration for its dishes is more like a fusion of all things Asian, so they do have dishes such as the chili wonton which I had on this particular

Indian Food Truck The Dalles India Ka Indian food truck is located at “The Station”  located at “The Dalles locals: the old Wendy’s building in the middle of the Sixth Street Station food pod located at 2638 W 6th St.”   Phone: 503-935-9650   Hours and Menu The hours currently are 11am to 9pm Wednesday through Monday.

About Votum Restaurant Hood River Votum is a fine dining venue here in Hood River and located in downtown Hood River.  They specialize in seafood using the absolute best ingredients available. Location: 210 2nd St Hood River     View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Votum Restaurant ✨ (@votumrestaurant) Hours: Thursday

About La Esquina Del Gorge I stopped in (21 March 2023) to check out La Esquina Del Gorge on my way into town and I knew they were relatively new and wanted to stop in and check it out. I pulled in up here on “The Heights” and looked over the menu and tried the

Short Post here but I wanted to add yet another place to catch a breakfast burrito here in Hood River and that is something that caught my eye the other day as I was going in for a burger.  El Cuate here in Hood River has breakfast burritos available and wanted to post as I

Indian Food Truck Biggs Junction Please note, I am aware this is in Biggs Junction, however, since this was such a great place to eat and since we don’t have much in terms of Indian Food in Hood River I wanted to post this for anyone interested in some great Indian Food. I was traveling

Treebird Family Farm Juice Bar Menu Note**  Hours of the Market are 10am to 7pm everyday however, the juice bar may close early so the workers can have the time to clean so check with them for hours! I walked into Treebird Family Farm yesterday and wanted to snap a few photos of the juice

    Weekly Meal Plan Options Small –3 portions of 4 dishes — 82 Dollars Medium — 6 portions of 4 dishes $154 Large — 9 portions of of 4 dishes $202 Xlarge — 12 portions of 4 dishes $267 Website: Tim Saur Instagram: Tim M. Saur (@coachtimshealthymeals) • Instagram photos and videos  

Local Food Expert I just wanted to share a local blogger, nutritionish, and kitchen adventurer here in Hood River she has some very nutritious and delicious looking dishes to help you here in Hood River! Looking for some local recipes? Check out her Instagram profile:       View this post on Instagram   A

About Lilos Hawaiian BBQ Hood River Lilos Hawaiian BBQ in Hood River is an awesome place especially if you are in the mood for some great smoked meat such as either chicken or beef.  They do have a location in The Dalles as well, but I love coming to Lilos for the quality of food

Stoked Coffee Roasters Stoked is an awesome coffee shop located here in Hood River, especially if you are able to get to the waterfront park check out this awesome place to sit and have some fresh coffee roasted right in house! Location and Directions:   Hours: Open 7 days a week Opens 7:30 AM every

Mt Hood BBQ Hood River Mt Hood BBQ is located up on the heights at 1301 Belmont next to the both Click on the below link for the Google map to Mt Hood BBQ! https://goo.gl/maps/cWmKbYNjCJogvbbRA     Menu and Hours of Mt Hood BBQ         Contact Info Mike and Chris Bosse (651)

Freshies Bagels and Juice Hood River Freshies is a local juice and bagel shop with amazing breakfast sandwiches and located in the heart of Hood River it is well within walking distance if you are in town and in the mood for a nice sit down breakfast as well as either fresh juice or coffee.

Fresh Fish Stand Hood River   Fresh Fish in Hood River!  Be sure to stop in and see this wild caught naturally smoked food stand here in Hood River.  The fish is native caught and also keep in mind this food stand is seasonal, however, they have a Stevenson, WA location that is open year

Orange Fine Chinese Food Hood River Up on the “heights” here in Hood River you can find several food trucks at 1503 12th St, Hood River, OR 97031 Directions:  So, you go up “Hospital Hill” going towards what we call the “heights” here in Hood River and once you see a Shell Gas station on

About Treebird Family Market Treebird Family Market is an organic and natural market here in Hood River.  I love going here, they have all sorts of locally grown and farm raised products on top of fresh made juice and soups they make right there in store.  They have all sorts of organic products that you

About Lampoei’s Thai Food In Hood River Lampoei’s is a local food hut or cart here in Hood River, located right next to the Tum a Lum Lumber company you can find it at 108 OR-35 here in Hood River. It is located right next to another place called Treebird Family Farm and next to

Mikes Ice Cream Hood River Mikes Ice Cream in Hood River is a well known local and visitor place to hang out and get some of the best ice cream here in The Gorge.  This is a great place to take your family for a night out especially during the summer and spring months when

About Fish People Food Truck Fish People is a market here in Hood River that offers some awesome fish and seafood products including to go orders like the crab rolls, which I recommend, as well as ready made dips, sauces, and other seafood items.  They are a high quality place to get many items for

Bestie Bowl Hood River Bestie Bowl in Hood River is now open and I just wanted to share the basic information about this new food truck in Hood River.  It is located next to NAPA Auto parts in the parking lot on “the heights”. If you need to plug it into your GPS just search

El Cuate Mexican Restaurant I highly recommend this Mexican restaurant because not only is it located in a very convenient location next to the local UPS and Papa Murphy’s here in Hood River but inside you will find everything is very neat and clean and they have a very nice selection of your favorite Mexican

El Monte Taqueria in Hood River is a great place to stop and grab some tacos or anything that hits the spot on this destination along the Hood River Fruit Loop. El Monte Taqueria Hood River: June 2022 El Monte Taqueria here in Hood River is a great food truck to visit for lunch or

Romeo Gelato Hood River Is Open! If you happen to be near the waterfront just outside of downtown Hood River during the summertime you may want to check out Romeo Gelato open during June through September here in Hood River. Menu The first picture here has under the Gelato Menu:  Super Chocolate, Salted Caramel, Italian

 Location: Randonne Coffee Company is located in Mosier, OR.  Not far away from Hood River if you are traveling from Portland to Hood River it is about 10 minutes or so past Hood River to get to Mosier, just take exit 69 either before coming to Hood River from the East or going Westbound take

10 Speed Coffee in Hood River is a great coffee shop on a convenient location and located right across the street from Local Rhoots where you can get all sorts of great to go meals with high quality local ingredients.  Adding to spending time here at 10 Speed you don’t have to pay parking up

Looking for a great BBQ place?  I have been to Grasslands BBQ many times and every time, with every dish I am impressed with their dishes.  As of this writing ( June 2022)  they are open on Saturday and Sunday 11:30am till sold out so get there early!   Location:  Usually at the Hood River

This is a quick post here about the breakfast burritos on the heights in Hood River. I wanted to quickly mention this place because you can get some great breakfast burritos at the Shell Station there starting around 6am I believe is when they open they have some of the best breakfast burritos in town. 

About Taqueria Mi Lindo Jalisco Contact Info: As you can see to order for take out:  541-806-3557   Just wanted to share the menu and basic business hours of this food truck/cart located just by NOBI’s gas station here in Hood River. The food truck is located just to the left of Nobi’s gas station

El Rincon Taqueria Hood River I just wanted to get some basic info on the El Rincon here in Hood River.  They are located across from Subway on Cascade Ave. Location:  1833 Cascade Ave  Hood River, OR Directions:  Cascade Avenue is a main road here in Hood River and to give directions if you are

Pesco Hood River If you are in the mood for some great Italian food, I suggest looking up Pesco here in Hood River, located next to Treebird Family Farm in the same parking lot look for Pesco. Address: 108 HWY 35 Hood River Further directional information:  Next to Tum A Lum and in the same

Just wanted to post this menu from Ground Coffee Shop here in Hood River as of May 2022.  They have a Boba Tea menu in here but off the top of my head not sure if this is permanent or not. About Ground: Ground is open daily from 6am to 5pm everyday.  I have visited

Just wanted to post this quick update on a local happy hour here in Hood River.  Outside of the China Gorge Restaurant they are advertising a Happy Hour from 3 to 5pm. I didn’t get a chance to check out exactly what discount you get from 3 to 5pm but I do recommend this restaurant

Just wanted to share a quick update on the new food truck up on the heights next to Napa Auto parts, I took a few pictures of the menu and hours of Loncheria San Juan and just wanted to post it here. Hours: The hours are 10 to 4 Wed through Sunday, they are closed

Dominos Pizza is another place that delivers here in Hood River.  I just wanted to post their times available and took a quick snapshot of the times available for delivery.

Just wanted to make a quick post about places I know that Door Dash delivers for currently.  The two places that I know they deliver for as of May 2022 here in Hood River is MacDonalds Taco Bell Subway El Puerto De Angeles ( I haven’t verified it but I’ll take their word for it,

Previously I wrote a short article about the coffee stand located right across from Windmaster Market here in Hood River and wanted to update this info to reflect that the stand has been taken over by Moby Coffee Roasters from Parkdale. Weekday Hours are:   Open at 6am Weekends:  Opens at 7am   I will link

Looking for someone to share stories of foraging in the Northwest?  Check out the below Instagram post for this entrepreneur who also owns Blue Bus Foods.  He is a forager and wanted to share some of these interesting posts here! Forage Farm Ferment, an entrepreneur and owner of Blue Bus Foods which you can find

**** This food truck has closed permanently sadly!!!  ****** I am sorry to break the news but as of 2/3/2023 I did see a post that they are closing for good and will not be returning to Hood River.  I am so sorry to see them go!!! I do wish them the best!!!    

Cindy’s Espresso and More Food Truck in Hood River IMPORTANT UPDATE:: Cindy’s Espresso and More is now Moby’s Roasters:  You can see the new article here: https://restaurantshd.wpengine.com/moby-coffee-roasters-stand/       Cindy’s Espresso and More is a nice espresso stand located on the Hood River Fruit Loop here in Hood River and they do offer teas, breakfast,

Taqueria Ayala Food Truck in Hood River The Taqueria Ayala Food Truck in Hood River is located at: 13th and, Taylor Ave, Hood River, OR 97031 and is located up on what locals call “the heights” up on Hood River. Phone Number: +15414902587   Food and Drink Menu of Taqueria Ayala Food Truck The following

Food Trucks in Hood River: Taco Poncitlan I wanted to give a quick article and show some information about a local food truck here in Hood River. This truck is pretty amazing, I have loved everything I have had so far and I must say the salsa is pretty amazing for what I want at

Chicken Tikka Masala offered by Local Rhoots Next Week I just wanted to let everyone know that as of February 23, 2021 Local Rhoots here in Hood River will be offering chicken tikka masala for its delivery and healthy meal prep service. Local Rhoots is a local healthy meal prep service here in Hood River

About No 9 Smok-Hous BBQ Hood River No 9 Smokehouse here in Hood River is definitely a place to go for some great BBQ. Located right next to Tum A Lum lumber which is at 408 OR-35, Hood River, OR 97031, this BBQ truck is great. I had the beef brisket sandwhich which came with

El Cuate Taquaria Food Truck in Hood River **** Special Notice**** As of this writing they are indeed located next to the Hood River News building but they will/may soon be located up on the heights at the old “Pita Pit” location in Hood River. If you are unfamiliar with the location it is in

About Riverside Grill and Cebu Lounge in Hood River Riverside Grill is located at the Best Western Hotel in Hood River and just wanted to put out there that every Thursday night is Indian Night at the Riverside Grill and Cebu Lounge. I thought I’d share a quick menu of what Thursday night brings here

Hood River Farmers Market Vendors February 20, 2021 For more information please follow them at: https://www.instagram.com/hoodriverfarmersmarket/ See Also: https://linktr.ee/hoodriverfarmersmarket

About Andrews Pizza in Hood River Andrews Pizza in Hood River is a great place to visit and check out when you come to Hood River. Not only is there indoor dining available with great pizza and other specialty items but it is home to the Skylight Theater in Hood River, an upscale dining and

About Stoked Coffee Stoked Coffee is one of Hood River’s premier coffee shops located next to the Columbia River on the Hood River Waterfront. Stoked Coffee is great, and I highly recommend stopping in here if you happen to be in Hood River. I thought I’d mention on this day (February 13, 2021) that you

Deal from Grateful Vineyard for Valentines Day If you don’t have a reservation but you have the grit to get here, we will happily set a table for you. Come enjoy our winterale, cherry stout, strawberry cider and the NEW 2018 release Sparkling Rose’ at Grateful today 541.399.6665 give us a call and let us

Just wanted to share this quick post from Solstice Pizza in Hood River. Looks like they have Smores on through this cold weather! S’more alert! With the uncertainty of the weather, we have made the call to condense our Pizza truck operations to 4-7pm, thru Sunday. So, we’ve got your dinner essentials covered! Pro-tip: order

North Shore Cafe has a great gluten free red velvet cake out this Valentines Day weekend! We’ve got Gluten-free Red Velvet Loaf Cake with house-made Cream Cheese frosting to start off the Valentine’s weekend ❤️ We plan on staying open normal hours 8am-2pm during these snow storms, come by and see us at the cafe!

Just in from Mountain View Orchards: mtvieworchards The easiest way to make a reservation is to head to our tasting rooms website www.gratefulvineyards.com Next click Make an Online Reservation then pick outdoor or standard(inside) seating for a table up to 6 guests. We love you guys year round but especially this weekend. #valentinesspecial The roads are plowed to

The Riverside Grill is open today despite the snow conditions, and I do highly recommend this grill. Awesome place with lots of variety and excellent service. I have always had a great experience here. From Riverside: O P E N ! We can’t wait to see you!We’re committed to keeping you and our staff safe

There is a bakery here in the Gorge that is Gluten Free, specifically for the diet of gluten free and I just wanted to share a quick Instagram of their menu for October 2, 2020. Check out their website here: https://columbiagorgeglutenfree.com/

I just wanted to put out that Andrews Pizza now has a happy hour!!! Check out their Instagram page for updates and information!

Just wanted to share my experience of breakfast at Bettes Place in Hood River. I snapped a few pictures and wanted to show the great oatmeal breakfast I had during the month of September of 2020. Have a look at my oatmeal breakfast at Bettes. Before I go further, a little bit about Bettes Place.

For this recommendation on cafes in Hood River I highly recommend Dog River Cafe in Hood River. They not only serve a great selection coffees and teas, but they can personalize your drink, the baristas are great and just wanted to share a few photos I took on the 23rd of September 2020. I also

Just wanted to share a few photos of the new Pescatarian Cafe in Hood River which is now open. So far, I have had the smoked salmon with capers and cream cheese. It was great! The bagels I am told come from a bakery in Seattle, the ingredients are all so far high quality and

I just wanted to share this small bit of great news about the amazing breakfast burritos at Stoked Coffee Roasters in Hood River. As of today, Sept, 23, 2020 they have some amazing breakfast burritos, which come in sausage, bacon, or vegetarian. Today I had an oatmeal and black tea to go with it. I

Stoked Coffee Roasters in Hood River is amongst the best coffee shops you will find on I-84 going East from Portland. I just wanted to share some of the great things you will find here. They have some awesome smoothies like the "Sasquatch" and other interesting items. The baristas are great and I highly recommend this as one of the best coffee shops in Hood River.