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Alessandros Italian, Fast Food 120 Commercial Street Northeast, Salem (503) 370-9951  this restaurant is excellent!! the service and the food are wonderful and the live music is probably the best part if you can make it on saturday nights to see the alessandro's quartet, led by salem-area guitarist bill hughes. trombonist keller coker...

#2

Lanxang Lao Thai Cusine Thai 5080 Commercial Street Southeast, Salem (503) 588-2220  It's hard to find authentic thai food, but when I came upon Lanxang I was extremely excited. The food is fresh, the waiter is definitely a hard worker, and the owners are so friendly. Although it's a small place that unfortunately sits next to the ...

#3

Super Pho Beef Noodle Soup Vietnamese Vietnamese 1630 Lancaster Dr Ne, Salem (503) 391-4250  I love Super Pho. I am Vietnamese and it's been really difficult for me to find a Vietnamese restaurant that would live up to my standards of Viet food. This is by far the best Vietnamese restaurant you will find in Salem. There are about three other...

#4

Amadeus Cafe Eclectic, Mediterranean, Brewery/Pub/Tavern, Organic 5121 Skyline Village Loop, Salem (503) 362-8830  was in for dinner 7-31-10, brought along 13 friends (most first time dners here) to share this lovely experience because I think A. is one of the best places around. Still do, but my faith is a bit shaken in that when I mentioned several of us found...

#5

Davinci's Ristorante Romantic 180 High ST., S.E., Salem (503) 399-1413  Love the food. The bar is one of the nicest in Salem (though I miss the old bartender, Carl). HOWEVER..... the reason I don't eat at this restaurant more often is that it is thunderingly noisy!!!! This restaurant has the food and ambience that woul...

#6

Caruso's Italian Cafe Italian 4907 River Road North, Salem (503) 393-8272  Caruso's is awesome! My husband and I go there as often as possible! The Caruso's Table (5-6 courses for $42 each) is fabulous if you are up for trying anything (never disappoints but you have no idea what you will get!). The service never disappoint...

#7

Golden Tent Mongolian BBQ Chinese, Barbecue 4250 Commercial Street Southeast, Salem (503) 588-1978  I absolutely love this place! You grab the ingredients of the food that you want to make (Meats- Chicken, Beef, Pork, Shrimp, Turkey; Vegetables- Onions, Mushrooms, Tomatoes etc.; and then an large selection of oils/sauces to go on top of your noodl...

#8	Kim Huong Vietnamese 2950 Silverton Road Northeast, Salem (503) 581-0884  Fantastic menu offering a variety of Vietnamese food. Affordable. Lunch is crowded and often a wait is in store but worth every minute.