Henry’s Tavern

Not too long ago we reviewed Henry’s Tavern and it wasn’t the best review we’ve given. The burgers weren’t cooked to our liking and the experience was less than pleasant. We give high marks to Executive Chef Tom Elkins, who reached out to us and invited us back to try their burgers again. Dudesweet believes – like we all do we hope – that anybody can have a bad day, and that experiences change with a new day. So thanks, Tom, for taking the initiative. You’ll hear more from Tom in the weeks and months ahead.

AND… Henry’s has a special 25% off gift card promo valid until August 12^th. If you call (503-227-5320)and ask for Chef Tom Elkins, he’ll personally throw in 3 months of FREE billiards with the purchase of a $100 or greater gift card!

The Reviews:

With Chef Tom joining us, I had the benefit of asking him what his favorite burger was, and to my surprise he said the veggie burger. He said it took two days of preparation to make the patties given all the ingredients – from beets to beans. I rarely order a veggie burger because even with my small appetite it usually doesn’t fill me up, but I figured why not?

The veggie burger was anything but light! It was rich, full of flavor and texture and perhaps one of the best, house-made veggie burgers I’ve ever had. Complete with cheese, lettuce and onions it was a worthy competitor to any meat-based burger on the menu, and easily as filling. Three large onion rings topped off my meal. NOTE: the waitress will ask you if you want fries or a salad with your burger. Your answer should be onion rings.

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4 out of 5.
Heading  down to Henry’s Tavern I was glad to have another burger to review and hoping my experience with the SPANISH MADEIRA MUSHROOM BURGER with mozzarella, crispy onions, lettuce, tomato (actually MINUS tomato) was as good and hopefully better than the previous burger I reviewed a couple months ago.  I gave the Henry’s Black Butte Porter BBQ burger a 3.5 out of 5, so the mushroom burger would have to be good to get into the 4’s.  

The bun was the same on all our burgers, cheesy bun loaded with flavorful goodness.  The patty was cooked “medium” as I requested and was juicy juicy (yah, two juicies).  The best part about this burger was the sautéed mushrooms infused with Spanish Madeira, a wine named after the island where it’s made which carries a sweet, rich flavor perfect for cooking mushrooms.  I’m telling you, the mushrooms were insane.  You have to try this burger. 

We decided against the appetizer of onion rings, so I ordered my burger with onion rings as a side instead of fries, because their rings are just too good to not get when you’re there.  Dipped in ranch or BBQ sauce, they are just yummy.  

As usual, we had a great server, and as not-so-usual we had a warm welcome from Executive Chef Tom Elkins.  He sat with us and talked food, burgers, Portland, and family for the hour we had there.  Chef Tom ordered the Housemade Veggie Burger with Provolone cheese, roasted garlic mayo, avocado, with all the veggies.  A very nice looking burger for not being meaty (Read Chuck’s review for his take on the veggie burger). 

It’s hard for me to compare my last burger with this one, since they were so different, but I will say that if I had a choice between the two I would get the mushroom burger every time.  It was that good!  The only thing that may have made it better would have been to get the rest of the bottle of wine with it.

4.5 out of 5
Not  sure what to say after my disappointing visit last time. I must say I’m so glad for second chances. I ordered the same burger as before, but this time the results were unbelievable. Burger cooked spot on, moist with no Moo, just the way I like it. I would have to say I would recommend that burger anyday. Henrys gave me a great reminder that you need to give people and food a second chance.

4.5 out of 5.

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