Ci's Grill - Tualatin

I have been coming to this restaurant for months and have always been served by the same bartender, Jamie. She is always quick to take our orders and is able to remember our group's preferences.

After a round at the nearby golf course, we decided to get takeout from this restaurant. The atmosphere was lively and casual, with a blue collar vibe. They even had karaoke set up.

The food is good when consumed on-site, but it tends to get soggy quickly when taken to-go. This restaurant is a small hole-in-the-wall type bar with no billiard tables.

We would frequent a business next door to the CI bar and had never stopped by, my friend and I decided to give it a try. It has a dive bar feel, they do have lots of seating and looks like they host Karaoke, they also offer pokers and a good size menu of food. We had some beers but decided that a particular oder kept us from staying and trying their food. They do offer sandwiches, burgers and your typical bar food. The staff was not very friendly, we sat ourselves and eventually went to the bar to order our drinks. I know this bar has been open for many many years, when I lived in Tualatin almost 25 years ago they already were open. Ideal for local crowd.

Dive is the vibe here, outside and then inside. The usual crowd gathers around the bar for their usuals. They exchange the usual insider gossip and boisterous camaraderie. And while you're not part of the clique, you'll not feel unwelcome or uncomfortable and you won't be neglected either. Here you will find simply the best clam chowder I've had in a long time. They make it in-house from scratch and it simply is amazing. Whatever else you get, have some chowder. The rest of the food is all good, solid renditions of classic pub sorts of food, good burgers, sandwiches, etc. The kitchen here is on-point. The tap selection is short, but good beers as you'd expect in Portland. This place is known for frequently serving having live music in the evenings, one of the few places in the area that still does. They're also known for keeping late hours, so a good place to know about about midnight. They have a private parking lot... with about eight or ten spaces, but there's parking around the area. There's no children's menu and this isn't a place for children. When you come, don't forget to order the clam chowder.