Purple Tooth (CLOSED)

938 N. Cook St. Portland, OR 97227
Phone: (503) 517.9931
Located in: North Portland
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BarFly's Review of Purple Tooth (CLOSED)

Now closed - see Liberty Glass Bar and Grill

Former review:

Located in what I like to call the "New Miss" neighborhood, the old Lovely Hula Hands has been transformed into the also intriguingly named Purple Tooth. I had assumed that "purple tooth" was a self-deprecating moniker, such as the old Blowfly Inn by the city dump, but au contraire! It is in fact a nickname for a wine drinker, and therefore an excellent indicator to the array of wines and "classic cocktails" featured within. But lest you think your only choices are the delectable but pricey house specialties such as the Purple Nurple or the Love Bite, you can order simple highballs for considerably less, especially during happy hour. Fortunately, the classy decor doesn't come with snooty attitudes: the staff served up a bunch of rowdy, nasty urban golfers with smiles and efficiency on a recent Saturday night.

Open Tue - Sun; 5:00 PM - "late"
Closed Mon

Reviewed by ShanRock

Reader Reviews of Purple Tooth (CLOSED)
Dead Zone

I like to try all of the North Portland bars and eateries because I really love my neighborhood. I was proud of Lovely Hula Hands and the loving remodel they had done to the house that Purple Tooth has now savaged. It was so ugly, the wait staff and my friend and I were the only people in there for an hour on Friday until some other saps showed up. The drink was horrible tasting and bitter, the food sucked and the waitress and bartender were SLOW even though we were the only patrons and in the same room as they were. It's an embarrassment and painful they ruined what should have been passed onto some nice homestyle restaurant or bar that would have appreciated the heritage left by the Lovely Hula Hands owners.

Reviewed Anonymously by Kristin on November 5, 2007, 5:56 pm
Give them a shot

We went there about three months ago. It was kind of dead in there, but the drinks were creative and good and there is a great spot upstairs for a group of 5 or 6.(or you can make out in the tiny booth/closet behind the bar if you have a smaller group...) The cheese dip and sausage app was very good, and so was the drink with red pepper in it that the bartender made when I asked her to be adventurous. Definitely worth the effort to find it.

Reviewed Anonymously by Happy Hour Ho on September 11, 2007, 1:03 pm
Check out PT

My friends and I enjoyed the atmosphere and wait staff here. We also had the appetizer with the cheese dip and sausage and it was awesome.

Reviewed Anonymously by Reggie on September 9, 2007, 8:26 pm
Painfully Slow and Awful

I went here because I go to every North portland eaterie. I loved the Lovely hula hands decor and food which used to be in this house. Purple Tooth has taken a gorgeous remodel and victimized it with black paint, awkward tables and snobby waitresses. We were the only people on a Friday night for 3 hours (it took forever to get water and even a 2nd drink.) The food was mediocre and the drinks were freaking horrible! The chocolate one had cocoa mix in it and the salty one had way too much salt on the rim. The waitresses just chatted and ignored us. What a misery. So not hip or cool or fun or worthwhile.

Reviewed Anonymously by Kristin on July 15, 2007, 5:15 pm
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