Oregon Culinary Institute

My husband and I celebrated our anniversary this year at the Oregon Culinary Institute's restaurant in Portland. It is a really modern and unique place, where students cook and serve food.

They offer 3 course meals for lunch ($9) and 4 course meals for dinner ($18.) Their menu is always changing. We like going there, because they serve good food and we always have a new experience.

They've become more popular overtime and require a reservation. I noticed that they've added more tables and that the noise level was a little higher this time too. 

I ordered...
1.) Battered fennel with dipping sauce
2.) Salad with bacon, cheese, nuts, balsamic
3.) Braised pork shoulder, cauliflower puree, apricot, beans
4.) Chocolate brownie, ice cream, raspberry sauce

My husband ordered...
1.) cucumber soup
2.) Salad with creamy dressing, croutons, cucumber
3.) Salmon with veggies
4.) Chocolate brownie, ice cream, raspberry sauce
When they first brought out my main dish, we both thought there was an egg on it, but it turned out to be a warmed apricot. The fruit was a little out of place, but I still enjoyed it.

You'll notice that we both ordered the brownies with ice cream for dessert. Who could say no to that? We thought there was a frozen leaf on our plate at first, but it turned out to be a candied mint leaf! Cool, huh? Only one of us liked it's bold flavor though.

Overall, we both really enjoyed our meals and left feeling full. I would definitely recommend this place. It's a lot of fun.