Wildwood Executive Chef Dustin Clark will fire up his barbecue on the patio, grilling fresh ingredients from local farms for the restaurant’s new weekly happy hour – “Garden Grilling.”  The Tuesday happy hour menu celebrates seasonal Pacific Northwest ingredients at Portland prices – $5 each.   The new value-oriented happy hour menu offers three new dishes each week, depending on what the farmers deliver.

Wildwood’s happy hour beverage menu includes white and red wines ($5), a specialty cocktail ($5) and a select beer ($2-$3).

Garden Grilling happy hour will take place on Wildwood’s front patio overlooking NW 21st St. every Tuesday throughout the summer.

DRAPER VALLEY FARMS BEERCAN CHICKEN     5
bob’s red mill cornbread and harissa crème fraîshe

SLOW COOKED SWEET BRIAR FARMS PORK RIBS     5
caraway coleslaw and smoked tomato sauce

TOMATO AND BASIL PIZZETTA     5
fresh mozzarella and arbequina olive oil

HOUSE SELECTED WHITE WINE    5

HOUSE SELECTED RED WINE         5
Willamette valley

JOHN DALY 5/pint glass
bourbon, house made lemonade, iced tea

FULL SAIL, “SESSION ORIGINAL”, LAGER     2
Hood River, Oregon
FULL SAIL, “SESSION BLACK”, LAGER     2
Hood River, Oregon

DOUBLE MOUNTAIN BREWERY, KÖLSCH     3/pint
Hood River, Oregon

Each Tuesday for the past two weeks Wildwood’s new Garden Grilling happy hour has enticed this young LAD to put in a little time off the clock.

Ok, I haven’t actually been working (as demonstrated by the $2 bottle of Session Black gracing my table) …

… but regardless I’ve found it impossible to miss Wildwood’s exhibition of garden grilling at its finest.  Their menu offers delicious gourmet dishes using seasonal ingredients at prices that well, even an intern can afford.

On June 30th we enjoyed three dishes (all $5 each) from the kickoff menu including:

•    Grilled lamb ribs with red harissa
•    Grilled yogurt marinated chicken, cucumber raita and summer lettuces
•    Grilled flatbread pizzetta, mozzarella, basil, olive oil and chili flakes

I couldn't wait to take a nib

Garden Grilling happy hour takes place on Wildwood’s front patio overlooking NW 21st St. every Tuesday throughout the rest of the summer from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.  The new value-oriented happy hour menu offers three new dishes each week, depending on what the farmers deliver.  Wildwood is also now offering happy hour beverages, including white and red wines ($5), a specialty cocktail ($5) and a select draft beer ($3).

We caught them in their natural habitat!