"Tasty N Alder... That's ALDER is to it!"

Oh, Tasty N Alder, you need your own parking lot.

After struggling to find a spot in downtown Portland to park on a Friday, we finally stumbled into this small, modern restaurant.

We were offered a ready now spot at the bar, or we could wait for an open table. We chose the bar seating because, well, we were hangry. And being hangry means you don't want to wait on anything.

Seth decided on the Steak Tartare, a first for him. And I went with the classic Alder Burger.

Steak Tartare Caribenã

When we first glanced at the tartare on the menu we weren't too sure because of the simple fact that meat is raw and we have never tasted anything quite like it. It ended up being amazing no matter how odd it may seem. It was delcious quality beef that was seasoned perfectly, plantain chips and an egg yolk on top.

Te beef had a rich saltiness that was such a great flavor base for everything on the dish.

The plantain chips were crispy and delcious, especially when you load up one chip with a little bit of everything on the plate. The mild flavor of the egg yolk balanced well with the saltiness of the beef and just magnified the flavors of each component of the dish.

So delcious!

Alder Burger

This burger is a beauty, served with a shoestring style fry, and some kind of awesome dipping sauce.

The burger was great.

They hooked up the bacon, pickles, lettuce and pickled onions. I also really enjoyed the toasted bun, they burn it to a slight crisp on the edges and it created a nice flavor. I did order mine well done, and it was slightly under. But it didn't make a big difference. The burger also had its own sauce, we weren't sure of what it had in it, but it was delicious.

We enjoyed dipping the fries they served with the burger in their own sauce as well. Every aspect of this simple plate was on point.

After getting our belly's full we were happy to say we enjoyed our experience at the ever so wonderful Tasty N Alder.

See ya soooon! Tasty

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