Name: Anthony Effinger

Job title: Reporter

The meal: My wife: tostada de atún ($21), Oregon albacore tuna with Three Sisters tostada, guacamole and salsa macha. Me: churrasco ($34), marinated flat iron steak with sautéed onions, salsa roja and Three Sisters corn tortillas, at Palomar.

What was so good about it: If you put a salad fork to my head, I’d be hard-pressed to say what’s best about Palomar: the food, the room, the service or the vibe. They are all outstanding. I’m fine with eating, say, terrific pho in a restaurant lined with bad paneling, or stellar burgers in a place with dusty taxidermy on the wall. But, given the choice, I really like a nice room with good lighting.

Palomar, the Cuban cocktail lounge and restaurant that moved to Northwest 23rd Avenue from East Portland

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