Pok Pok is great. If you are into craft beer I LOVE Great Notion. They also have fantastic food.
I will totally look up Great Notion! I ideally would like to get into Tasty 'N Alder (or one of the brother spots) or Le Canard to see what all of the fuss is about, but am not sure it is doable. If I can eat great food at Great Notion without having to wait in line for 3 hours, that's AWESOME!
@Angie all your takes on Portland are spot on.
Minneapolis - Hai Hai and Hola Arepa. Two of my favorite restaurants. Just some amazing flavors and I believed owned by the same person.
Let me know if you have any other Portland suggestions! I have some fun stuff we did last time that I wouldn't mind revisiting (we're for sure going to Paxton Gate for souvenirs again, so I wouldn't mind going back to Rimsey-Korsakofee for the "haunted coffee house" experience again). But I want to do some new stuff, too!
I'll add those to our to-do in Minneapolis!