Are you looking for something unique to give your sweetheart for Valentine’s Day? Give him or her the gift of a great dinner with wine and beautiful desserts, while supporting the Dallas FFA Alumni’s Scholarship Fund. Give tickets to the alumni association’s 6th Annual Hearts and Wines Tri-Tip Dinner, following an au

It's been rumored that the best sushi in the area is tucked away in Albany, a 20-minute drive from Salem. I have seen the outside of this place and I was skeptical, I went in and sat down, and I was still skeptical. Then I had my first bite and all my doubts faded away. I eat sushi at least three times a week and I've had

Happy February to all of you! Be sure to keep checking this post throughout the month, as we will continue to add events as we receive information. A quick way to find this list is to click the "Events" tab on the toolbar up above. If you don't see your event listed, please send us an email with all the details

I'd love to go into great detail about the gift of "Venti's Gilgamesh Beer Pairing Dinner" for which I received tickets in my stocking from dear old St. Nick at Christmas.  I'd love to share the details, I really would. But a picture is worth a thousand words.  And by my calculation, 16 pictures are worth 16,000

1/26/12 MRose said... Buffalo Wild Wings sports bar will open at old Party Depot site on 3892 Center NE in Salem Ore. by June, company says 1/05/12 Anonymous asked & KandN answered... "Is rockin rogers moving into the Eola Inn space on hwy 22 in west salem?"  Yes, as mentioned below on 12/20/11, they have

I love Greek food. And since my husband is not the biggest fan, I always try to convince my girlfriends to meet at Macedonia. I was successful last week and met fellow Eat Salem contributor, Rebekah for dinner. While Macedonia also serves Italian food, I have only ever eaten off their Greek menu. My "usual" at M

My girlfriend was visiting from out of town and we have a great appetite for sushi. I wanted to treat her to something delicious yet affordable, so I brought her to one of my favorite places for sushi, Momiji Crepes and Sushi (the one on Silverton Rd., not to be confused with the one on Commercial). It was great because

Congratulations to Word of Mouth for winning the Eat Salem Top Pick  2012 as voted on by the readers of this site. This is the second time this restaurant has been favorited by Salemites. Back in 09'/10' they won with a similar percentage of the vote. The owner's Becky and Steve Mucha work very hard at keeping their custom

I'll admit it, I was slightly intrigued when I heard the new owners of Salem's Rockin' Rogers were going to open a new location in the old Eola Inn building. Weren't you? When they revealed they would open in a few weeks, I knew little would be changed as far as interior decor goes. Fresh paint and carpet was about all ther

Do you have your tickets yet for the Oregon Wine, Food and Brew Festival? You can get them online right here, just click this link. The Eat Salem crew will be hanging out at our booth/lounge this year, talking local eats. We'll also be talking about and maybe drinking some of the locally made refreshments, including Gilgame

When you get a text at six in the morning from your mother, you do not expect it to be an invitation to go sparkling wine tasting. Except, that's exactly what it was. Certainly could not pass up on this opportunity. On a soggy, cold Friday night, about 20 of us met at the West Side Wine Store at closing time. We were greet

Voting has started for the Eat Salem Top Pick 2012. Look to the blue rectangle on the right column of this site to vote. The poll will count one vote per IP address. Voting will continue until midnight on Sunday, January 15th. The winner will be named the Eat Salem Top Pick 2012 and we will have our first meet up at there a

Here's the list of restaurants nominated to be in the Eat Salem Top Pick 2012 poll: Wild Pear Word of Mouth Andaluz Crooked House Bistro DaVinci's La Capitale Stay tuned to Eat Salem to vote for your Top Pick.

Happy New Year! Here's to a year full of new experiences, good food and good friends! I'm ready to welcome the new year with all the events January has to offer, how about you? Be sure to keep checking this post throughout the month, as we will continue to add events as we receive information. A quick way to find this list

I went to Lucky Fortune again this week, and I'll just admit it, I go there at least once a week. The food there is pretty good, and the prices are very inexpensive... especially for adult beverages. They also have two pool tables and a bunch of televisions playing different types of shows. I went again for my favorite th

The historic main street in Independence, Oregon has always charmed me; in the six years I've lived in these parts, it's changed, grown, and from my eyes improved with renovations and the like. As a result, I try almost every restaurant that opens its doors along that strip... and there's been quite a few in this time. (We

I had takeout from Willamette Burger Company for lunch today. I ordered the Aunt Jenny's Mushroom Burger, medium, and the iceberg wedge salad. The burger was flavorful, but it was well done and a little dry for my taste. The mushrooms were thick-sliced and fresh though. My iceberg salad was huge, but it barely had baco

This is the time of year that we nominate our favorite Salem area restaurant for our Restaurant of the Year poll. This year, we have decided to change it up a bit. Instead of it being the Restaurant of the Year 2011, we are going to call it the Top Pick 2012. How it works will be the same. Nominate your favorite restaurants

This Wednesday 12/21 is the big day!!!!!  We open our doors for you Wed., Dec. 21st 11:00am—6:00pmfor last minute food and gift items.  You will find one of a kind original photographs and paintings, quilts, scarves, emu products, specialty foods, artisan breads, meats, eggs, cheeses, candy, nuts, produce, dried &a

It was my friend's birthdays the next day so I thought that we could have an early celebration with one of my favorite Salem food items, the DaVinci's Presidential Salad. I've had it a few times before, but this time was no less amazing than before. The salmon is blackened and it melts in your mouth; it's served on a bed

Another birthday lunch in the office and the birthday girl picked Orupa. The six of us showed up at 12:30 and they were able to seat us immediately. Our server was very attentive, quick to fill our water glasses and share the specials. He was patient when we asked him to repeat all of the specials and the entire dessert men

It was Sunday morning, and what could be better to do than to go out for breakfast with friends? We decided to go to Word of Mouth. I've heard all sorts of amazing things (and not so amazing) about it for a long time, and I was happy to finally get a chance to judge for myself. Of course, the place was packed, I had hear

this just in via email:"Come on in to Adams Rib Smokehouse Friday December 16th for a night of Christmas music performed by Ron Diller. Ron Diller will be playing classic Christmas music from his acoustic Christmas album. Music begins at 6pm and will continue through the night. Bring in a can of food for the Marion

According to WOM's Facebook page, many of you have read, commented on and shared the following, but I wanted to give more people an opportunity to read this sweet story. Enjoy your day and I hope you stumble upon a way to "pay it forward". Happy Birthday, WOM! ~KandN "Happy Birthday to Us!! Three years ago

I'm in love. It's not a crush, not a passing phase, it's full on love. If I could, I would spend all of my time with Plaza Morelia, woo-ing it, eventually getting it to marry me. I'm sure my husband wouldn't mind, he's in just as deep as I am. You see, after losing our favorite taco truck almost a decade ago (we literally

We just visited Venti's at their Court Street location and they were doing their New Belgium beer night. We ordered their pumpkin curry with tofu, falafel platter, falafel pita, and I had the veggie black bean burger with spicy tots. There was yummy food, and New Belgium beer samplers with one of their representatives

~Review by Chuck Bradley Tuesday was my second lunch at Roxxy Northwest. On my first visit, I had their "Strait Outta Philly Cheese Steak" (Their spellings) Sandwich. If I may digress for a moment; I rarely order Philly Cheese Steak Sandwiches because they are usually made with lots of Green Bell Peppers, which

Maybe I'm quirky, but I'm glad Broken Bread opened up in Morton's old digs. I love that location's unique speakeasy type entrance (kudos to Chad/Vegan's Nightmare for that description). I'm also glad they have brightened the place up with a lighter color of paint on the walls. Now if only they could remedy that slight winte

Venti’s Basement Bar at the Cafe and New Belgium Beer Ranger Mat Robertson will be hosting a New Belgium Brewing Party this Wednesday December 7th from 6PM to close featuring six rare New Belgium Beers:  New Belgium Lips of Faith Fresh Hop IPA,  Lips of Faith Super Cru Belgian Strong,  Lips of Faith Prickly Passion

I've found another place in town for those of you out there that like excellent food and excellent value. When I first drove by I was a little nervous about going in. I wondered if this was a nightclub? A bar? I wasn't really sure and it looked a little dark, so I would just keep driving. I am so happy that I finally dec