PDX RESTAURANTS & RETAIL SHOPS AWARDED
IN 2006 POLL OF AMERICAN AIRPORTS

Rose City Café was recognized for Best Airport Restaurant Design in the small food operator category.  In January, Rose City Café unveiled its new wine bar and expanded its highly popular sushi bar.  The wine bar features wines from Oregon, Washington and California, and the adjoining sushi bar now provides more seating for an ever-changing sushi menu.  Rose City Café also offers a casual, Northwest full-dining menu and to-go items.  Rose City Café opened in PDX in 1995 as Red Lion Restaurant owned by Red Lion Hotels.  The restaurant ownership merged with Hilton Hotels Corp. in 2000 and the name was changed to Rose City Café.

September 23, 2003
Air Passengers' Carry-Ons: No, Not Bags, Dinner
By MATT RICHTEL

Those who fail to prepare at home, or are not lucky enough to sit beside a 
gourmand, can turn to a growing array of cafes that line airport 
concourses. Some offer only overpriced ordinary fare, but others provide 
increasingly high-quality food from designer brand names like Wolfgang 
Puck. Airport snacks include sushi, juice shakes and vegetarian wraps, 
letting travelers watch their weight while they digest with the Grand Canyon far below on their left. Joe Brancatelli publishes a travelers' advisory Web site that includes counsel on where to get the best food at airports. Among the 
recommendations are the Rose City Cafe in Portland, Ore., which has 'very 
fresh sushi,'