PDX Sandwich Week 2022 - Day 5

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I ended up with ambitious Sandwich Week plans for Day 5, to head out to the Foster-Powell neighborhood (over 4 miles away) and try the offering at Bar Maven.  My Portland State U friend was to join me and we were also going to check out nearby Assembly Brewing, then head back toward my neighborhood and hit Ecliptic Brewing Moon Room.

However, plans went awry once I actually got out to my truck to leave for said adventure.  Turns out somewhere in the past 24 hours, someone had broken into my truck by completely smashing the driver's door window.

 

 

 

So... ended up cleaning that up as best I could for the evening, and plan to try to get window fixed the next day, as well as go vacuum out vehicle somewhere.  I park in an open city lot across the street (and down 3 flights of stairs) from where I actually live, so not practical to do detailed clean out in the open lot.

Friend ended up ubering over and helped out, and we cleared out most stuff from the truck (as far I could tell, only two power cords were stolen), and got the window taped up with trash bags and painters tape for the night.

And with the truck out of commission and Sandwich Week ambitions a bit defeated, we ended up just heading out on foot over to Ecliptic Moon Room, as was originally part two of the plan.  Ecliptic had announced same day after the overturning Roe v Wade announcement was made that Ecliptic would be donating 10% of all sales to Planned Parenthood as a fundraiser, and women would get their first beer for $1.  

I ended up having a sandwich for dinner after all, though -- had their Turkey, Bacon & Avocado Sandwich with some fries.


I was starving so it hit the spot, was little too heavy on the mayo (tomato aioli) and kinda greasy (maybe from the bacon).  

At any rate, a sandwich was consumed on this Day 5 of Sandwich Week, albeit not at a place that was participating in Sandwich Week.  I think it still counts though.

The sandwich did sit well for the further beers ultimately consumed at two different places I hadn't been to before (Hungry Tiger and The Wurst Bar), and was fun night overall despite crappy start to the evening.

Also, I am a jerk for covertly snapping a pic, but couldn't help but ruminate on a possible future tattoo (spotted at Hungry Tiger, while in line for last call...)


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