Whether green, yellow, red or Penang, the curries here are eggplant-laden bowls of heaven. Burgers and donburi share space on the menu at this cross-cultural diner. 12720 SW Walker Road, Beaverton, 643-8932. It may be located in an unlikely spot, but this is an inventive restaurant drawing skillfully from a broad palate. Friendly, efficient, old-school waiters run the dining room serving classic fare such as prawn cocktail, crab, escargot and porterhouse or New York strip.
Dinner comes with biscuits, green salad and baked potato.
Old School 9589 SW Barbur Blvd. You won't find any trendy offerings here like Philadelphia or Spider rolls. Customers tend to be Japanese-Americans or intelligent Americanos who don't require pandering. The seafood is extra fresh, and the attention to preparation is artistic and obsessive. Japanese 6334 SW Meadows Road, Lake Oswego, 684-7521.