With plum vinegar mignonette and fresh horseradish. Half dozen $18
Pepe Le Moko, Portland OR

Damn, this place is dark! And not in a good way. I could barely read the menu. Perhaps the place is scarily dirty or they’re trying to hide something…

These small oyster tasted pretty good, but I was not a fan of the plum vinegar mignonette. It paired awfully with the oysters. The oysters were also poorly shucked and I had to keep spitting out shell bits. Lame!

Bakersfield Picon Punch Royale: Torani amer, lemon, Oregon brandy, grenadine, sparkling wine. $10

Our server assured me that this was their least sweet cocktail. God damn! This cocktail literally tasted like a Hawaiian shaved ice with a shit load of berry syrup dumped all over it! Ugh, barf!