The vaguely Germanic Slide Inn (2348 SE Ankeny St., 236-4997, slideinnpdx.com) is an ambitious restaurant. It's also an abject failure: Fried polenta is a flavorless crunch coated in a discordantly ...

A dish I will call "Carbonara Alfredo." The Slide Inn has one thing right — a devoted, very present, and hard-working husband-and-wife team — but there are many fundamental issues that need sorting ...

THE SLIDE INN was formerly the longstanding Italian restaurant Il Piatto. It is in the same location, it has the same owners, and despite reopening four months ago with a new theme and new look, it is ...

Finally, Portland has filled a glaring gap in its restaurant offerings. At last we have a hipster cocktail bar featuring German food with vegan options. Il Piatto spent nearly 18 years at the corner ...