There are certain meals in Oregon that stay with you long after the plates have been cleared. Not because the tablecloth was fancy, or because the chef used words you had to quietly Google under the table, but because the setting made the whole thing feel like a memory while it was still happening.
Maybe it was clam chowder on a stormy day at the coast. Maybe it was a burger after a long hike, eaten with tired legs and a mountain view. Maybe it was fish and chips on a dock, with gulls watching closely and the smell of salt in the air.
At The Deck in Portland, the memory begins before the food ever arrives.
That is because this seasonal restaurant does not simply sit beside the Columbia River. It floats on it…