2430 SE Division St, Portland, OR 97202, USA
- Mon · Today11 AM – 2:30 AM
- Tue11 AM – 2:30 AM
- Wed11 AM – 2:30 AM
- Thu11 AM – 2:30 AM
- Fri11 AM – 2:30 AM
- Sat11 AM – 2:30 AM
- Sun11 AM – 2:30 AM
- Southern
A classic dive bar fried chicken joint turning out bone in pieces with what Portland Monthly describes as bubbly, rippled waves of tawny batter. It is the unpretentious, bar stool version of Southern fried chicken, cheap and consistent rather than composed or plated for a photo.
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- Fried Chicken
Reel M Inn is a dive bar first, but its fried chicken, cooked in a single fryer, draws long lines on its own. Portland Monthly describes the batter as bubbly and rippled, and diners regularly accept the wait as the price of the city's most old-school version of the dish.
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- Dive Bars
Reel M Inn is a dark, no-frills bar known nationally for fried chicken cooked to order from a single fryer, which can mean a long wait. Portland Monthly notes the wait is part of the ritual, and the chicken is widely considered worth it at this Southeast Division mainstay.
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