Station 66
6618 SE Powell Boulevard Portland, OR 97206Phone: (503) 771.0698
Located in: Southeast Portland
BarFly's Review of Station 66
In Portland, where not owning a TV is a ground for knee-jerk braggadocio—even if the reason is that you pawned it for rent money—Station 66, overlit and rather antiseptic, could be viewed as a public service. Each booth comes equipped with a small television console, just like Singapore or Korea Airlines.
Accordingly, the bar’s Asian-owned and mostly Asian-populated, aside from random Fo-Po hipsters who want to watch the Daily Show and sports fans who hate sports bars, though one wouldn’t necessarily guess origins aside from the lychee infused cosmos.
The other highlight of the “specialty” drink menu’s a $5.75 Jack and Coke, but we allow that it’s probably on the menu as a tribute to the vaunting Cubanesque mural leftover from the location’s less successful incarnations. Failed Communism has always, after all, had an inexplicable price.
Gator's
i love the place. its a little small but man are the bartenders ever so great. they check on you here and there to see if you need anything else and you dont even have to walk up there. as a regular myself they alrdy know what i want when i walk through the doors. love the food and the environment. its a mix crowd so loves it. this is the place to be if you are looking to just sit back and relax and yeah they have tvs in every booth so you can watch something else.
The location of this bar is a little odd so it took me a while to go it even though it's my area of Portland. Im glad I did as it has since become almost a second home for me and my friends! The bartenders are super nice and attentive. I have never been to a place that so easily remembers to check on their customers to see if they want another drink or water. They are really sweethearts. The burgers are really tastey and the drinks are reasonably priced.
They have Comcast and Direct TV so they have all the Blazer games and most football games on all the time. For a Blazer fan, it's a good environment to watch games because most of the customers are Blazer fans too. They also let me control the TV's during the Blazer games so I can listen at the volume I want :) They don't have high definition though, so that is one small drawback.
If your looking for a great place to watch a game, eat a burger and drink with your friends in a great environment, this is the place!
