Crush

1412 SE Morrison
Portland, OR 97214
503/ 235.8150

Located in: Southeast Portland - Visit Website
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BarFly's Review of Crush

A vibe of good-humored decadence pervades this chic, yet lowkey, club. There are three distinct environments: The Vice Room (smoker's paradise), The Blue Room (dining, dancing and shows), and the Crush Lounge (big, curvy bar, plush couches and posh granite coffee tables). Check the restroom for a unique video surprise! Full vegan and vegetarian menu is served till closing. Well from $5, (high end w/all fresh squeezed juices, many exotic!). Now serving weekend brunch!

That's So Gay Trivia - Tues 7pm

Open 9am-12am Sunday, 4:30pm-12am Tuesday-Friday, 9am-2am Saturday. $2.50-5.50 menu 4:30pm-6pm Wednesday-Friday, 3pm-6pm Saturdays and Sundays, and all day Tuesdays. DJs Thursday-Saturday.

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Reader Reviews of Crush
It's aight!
Lococito

Great space, but avoid the brunch on Sunday...I waited 30 min before the power bottom waiter asked if I wanted something to drink...UH, DUH! Food was ok, nothing to write home about and drinks were even less stellar...yes, for a gay bar, it's pretty cool, but there are better options to be had...it tries really hard to be a trendy San Fran bar but falls short.

Reviewed Bravely & Awesomely by Lococito on January 23, 2008, 10:44 am
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crush

This place has the best food! You would be so surprised. Bartenders are really cool too. I wish it was a little busier when I went, but I probably pick the wrong times to go. I was really pleasantly surprised with the food though.

Reviewed Safely & Anonymously (pussy) by Definitely Not Jen on October 1, 2007, 5:19 pm
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Crush hot nights..

I'm new to the area and hear that Crush is a great place to go if you want to meet a nice lesbian woman. Which night do you recommend for this as I would love to meet one... and is it awkward to go there alone or welcoming?? Thanks!

Reviewed Safely & Anonymously (pussy) by New to the area... on August 28, 2007, 6:19 pm
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My favorite local straight-friendly bar

I cannot possibly express my love for Crush entirely. From the interactive artwork that provides us with endless hours of voyeurism and Lego fun, to the Sunday Brunch with the sweetest tunes and the best staff that Portland offers, this is one of the only bars in Portland I make a point to visit when I've been hibernating too long. Great space, good people, fantastic drinks and the beats!! Good lordy the beats!!! If Crush was a woman, I'd switch teams and marry it in a more Northern European country.

Reviewed Safely & Anonymously (pussy) by Jillian on August 15, 2007, 4:10 pm
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Tuesdays!

Crush is great - the other reviewers covered the great food and yummy cocktails, my only addition is this: if you think the drinks are expensive, go on a Tuesday night!! ALL of their specialty martinis are only $3 and oh my god are they worth it! You'd easily pay $7 for them anywhere else. Crush has fantastic drink specials every night but Tuesday is the jackpot and it lasts ALL NIGHT!!

Reviewed Safely & Anonymously (pussy) by FroT on October 11, 2006, 3:02 am
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My Favorite Bar

This place has become my new favorite hang. The 3 differentlarge rooms are beautiful and comfortable. The staff is HOT! and friendly. The drinks are stiff, and the food is reasonably priced and awesome! The music is usually goood also. This place has it all..from a big bar to longy couches to a seperate smoking bar. I cant believe the place isn't packed all the time! Its time people found out...Crush is HOT!

Reviewed Safely & Anonymously (pussy) by steve smith on April 29, 2006, 4:47 pm
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service issues

I really really wish that I could like Crush as it has several things going for it--great interior, wonderful proximity to other bars I frequent, and great drinks. However, there is a particular bartender that has ruined my experince damn near everytime I go there. I am not hard to please, I don't ask for special treatment, I tip well, etc, so I don't think I'm a problem customer. Despite this, I have had to wait waaaaay long in a nearly-empty to get service with attitude from this chick, and her drinks, well, suck. All of the other bartenders have been nice, but damnit, everytime I go she's working so I get shitty drinks with major attitude for major moolah. F*ck that.

Reviewed Safely & Anonymously (pussy) by thirsty on March 19, 2006, 10:15 pm
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Crush is lovely

Great aesthetics and atmosphere, but mercifully few yuppies, trendoids or suburbanites. Nicely queer, but not unwelcoming if you're not. Behind the bar - excellent brands, fresh ingredients and tenders who know what they're doing and do it well. I think the prices are actually amazingly low considering the quality (and size)of the drinks, and the food is noteworthy - fresh, yummy and plentiful. It's one of my favorite places in all of PDX so if you're an irritating person, please don't go there and ruin it. Thank you.

Reviewed Safely & Anonymously (pussy) by Crushed on January 5, 2006, 6:44 pm
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cocktail HQ

The cocktails are pricey, but many of them are worth it, mango margarita for sure. Their new expansion is quite ambitious, but everytime I am in there, its pretty busy and socialable. The food is unexpectably good that can expect to have a better meal there than many SE full service restaurants. Seeing as my girfriends and I wound up another patron's hot tub after close says a little bit more about it than just being a nice place to eat.

Reviewed Safely & Anonymously (pussy) by Caroline on October 26, 2005, 7:06 pm
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Nice place
Ragemanchoo

I second ChaosFlower's review, but the girls (its spelled girl, not 'grrl', and what the hell is a bwah?) dancing in underwear is news to me -- this must have started since the last time I was there. Yes, the mixed drinks are expensive. Nice place. I wonder if the hot ethnic-looking waiter with the shaved head still works there? ^_^

Reviewed Bravely & Awesomely by Ragemanchoo on August 28, 2005, 4:23 pm
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gay: the next generation

I checked out Crush on a Friday night recently. As an inveterate faghag, I loved this little joint. Big plush couches, funky lighting, laid back atmosphere, very friendly fairy staff, a giant video wall that played Duran Duran & Prince '80's classics, yummy food and wine, good service... and HOT grrls & bwahs dancing in the windows! I don't know if this was intentional or not, but having hotties dancing through (and on) your bar all night motivating patrons to get out on the dance floor was a good bar vibe in my opinion! Everybody seemed to be having a great time. The main area is nonsmoking, so you don't have to wash your hair the minute you go home like Brooke Shields. The only drawback is that you could spend a lot of $$ in this place, but what you get for it is pretty much worth it. I'll be back someday, with an entourage.

Reviewed Safely & Anonymously (pussy) by chaosflower on August 24, 2005, 11:18 pm
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