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The first floor is Emporio, a Meatball joint. I thought the same thing. I went with my judgement in hand and I left with a belly full of Poutine. My friend and I shared this the first time - we now always get our own.
$7 gets you a heafty portion of poutine - You can choose between fries and tater tots - you do what you want, but the tots are the only way to go in my mind. Served with a hearty mound of melted cheese curds and slathered in hot, delicious gravy. (Thanks, Canada!) I've gotten it with and without a meatball, with and without an egg (ask for it dippy!) and with and without pancetta (they also have bacon). My favorite way is tots and mushroom gravy, no add-ons. And I'm normally a fan of add-ons. The chicken gravy is good too, but just a tad oily/fatty tasting. The pancetta is made in-house and, in my opinion, it's FAR too salty.
The easy, relaxed atmosphere has a trendy enough vibe to support it's focus on ye ol' meatballs and yet not so trendy that you raise a fist in the air and curse Portland. The servers are all nice and very helpful. The service is FAST!
Emporio has a great selection of beer - my favorite is Lagunitas Cappuccino Porter. Additionally, they have loveable little water glasses at the tables made of recycled water bottles and they leave a large glass bottle of water at the start of service. It's a simple but nice touch.
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