There are opinions, there are expert opinions, and then there’s James Beard pointing at a plate of onion rings at RingSide Steakhouse in Portland, Oregon, and declaring them the finest he’d ever eaten in America.
That’s not a Yelp review, that’s culinary history.
Let’s start with the building itself, because first impressions matter and RingSide makes a very good one.
The exterior is all dark brick and attitude, sitting on West Burnside Street like it’s been there forever and fully intends to stay…