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Kells in USA Today
Excerpt from March 12, 1999 Final Edition | Life
Section | Page 3D
Portland, Ore. ''On the one hand it's an excellent dining spot with
a killer single-malt whiskey menu. But Kells also has a terrific
40-foot-long bar with cast iron pillars, offers real darts and shows
Irish soccer and rugby on the television. Kells is also home to
the largest Irish festival on the West Coast.''
Pub Sweet Pub
Kells has a happy-hour bar menu that's well worth
sampling. The same goes for all its food, in fact, especially the
fish and chips--some of the best in town. Guinness and Harp are
staples in this spacious bar and restaurant, but the attraction
for many is the huge selection of single-malt Scotch. On cold, rainy
evenings, there are worse things than sitting in front of the fire
and listening to Cul An Ti while sipping away at a Glenlivet...
By Jonathan Morrow
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The Oregonian 'Top 100' Diner 2005
A true establishment, from its warm bar and booths to the live music
and telecasts of European football matches on the pub side. The
smaller restaurant side boasts friendly, attentive service, a comfortable
Celtic feel (you might be dining beneath a portrait of Samuel Beckett)
and solid traditional Irish cooking with contemporary twists.
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