Slim's Restaurant & Lounge

My favorite dive in Portland. Solid spot with affordable food and wacky, but still straightforward vibes. Dog friendly and rainy-day staple.

Still has very cheap and strong drinks. Used to have the best fries in the neighborhood and a really good turkey club but the food quality has gone way down. Same wonderful menu but all the ingredients seem to have been replaced with horrible bottom of the barrel products.

Slim's is big ups

Great bar/restaurant/lounge. Apparently, pet friendly too; hung out with a big friendly dog while I waited for my to go order.

This little hole in the wall is excellent. The food is good, the atmosphere is rustic and warm, the staff are all kind and the bar tender know how to pour a good drink. Prices are on point! My co workers and I enjoy going here just for the food and for drinks on weekends or after work.

I was told to go here for breakfast and it did not disappoint. I went here on New Year's Day, and it was busy. Service was slow (almost an hour for food that should have taken maybe 20 minutes) but I'll let it slide this time since there was only 1 guy in the kitchen cooking for the entire place. Potatoes were under seasoned, but the ham and eggs were cooked perfectly. We also had the omelette which was delicious. The atmosphere was great - think dive bar meets diner, with a billiards room off to the side. Bonus: if you have the Portland Dive Bar Passport, this is the first stop in North Portland!

[Been a minute since my review. The food is still delicious and top notch bar food. Super great, helpful, always compassionate service. But they're savvy, so don't try to scam them unless you need to end in custody.] Really great dive bar, maybe the best. Good food, good people, I like, really. I came here, originally, because the bartender at another bar told me he really could make me a late night burger, but that he'd give me a tip, and I should rather go to Slim's and get one there. Really, sent me elsewhere, The Overeasy/Four Points place said to go to Slim's (and that's a good breakfast/brunch bar, for sure, not upscale, but very solid). And, hey -- they were right! Old school food-counter bar, here, actually very, very old, by local standards. And, fyi, they were building the cook up while I was there -- didn't catch his name. When I mentioned how good the burger was last weekend they made sure to point out the compliment to him. I don't think he realizes how good his food is. Sounded like he was wanting to move on, empty-hearted. Kinda shy guy, he was, seemed like, into his work. Twice dipped fries, you can tell. The burger is really good, so I bet he adjusts his ground meat. It's a dive bar and he's making burgers as good as you'll find anywhere, cheap. It reminds me of the old Skyline burgers before they got trendy. I came back to make sure I wasn't just drunk last week, but it's true. I mean, get 'em while they last, right? As soon as he finds out what he's worth, it may not last. Never does. But hey, check it out while you can. Top marks for pub grill, maybe bonus points. Good beer for a dive, too, but don't take me for an indication of what's hip. Good people, that's what I can tell.

Amazing steak dinner worth the stop... and the staff are so friendly