High Noon

Portland, United States

4

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20 reviews

Accepts Credit Cards
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Telephone:
+1 503-841-6411
Website:
www.highnoonpdx.com
Address:
822 Sw 2nd Ave, Portland, OR, 97204
Southwest Portland, Downtown
Nearby public transportation stops & stations:
120 ftYamhill District
240 ftSouthwest 2nd & Taylor
400 ftMorrison/Southwest 3rd Avenue
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Takes Reservations
No
Take-out
Yes
Accepts Credit Cards
Yes
Parking
Street
Bike Parking
Yes
Good for Kids
Yes
Good for Groups
Yes
Attire
Casual
Ambience
Casual
Noise Level
Average
Good For Dancing
No
Alcohol
Full Bar
Happy Hour
Yes
Best Nights
Sat
Coat Check
No
Smoking
No
Outdoor Seating
No
Wi-Fi
Free
Has TV
No
Waiter Service
Yes
Has Pool Table
No

Today

Today 11:00 am – 12:00 am
Open now
Local time (Portland) 4:46 PM Thursday, November 28, 2024

Business hours

Monday 11:00 am – 12:00 am
Tuesday 11:00 am – 12:00 am
Wednesday 11:00 am – 12:00 am
Thursday 11:00 am – 12:00 am
Friday 11:00 am – 2:00 am
Saturday 3:00 pm – 2:00 am
Sunday –

Description

Specialties

The idea for High Noon, the new quick-​serve-​with-​cocktail-​bar concept of Aaron & Jessica Grimmer (Picnic House, Barlow), developed around Jessica’s nostalgic love of Navajo frybread, a favorite memory of summer festivals during her childhood in southern Utah. Frybread, known also as a «Navajo taco», is crisp fried dough covered with chili, meats, vegetables and cheeses. Head chef Casey Gipson has created a menu that highlights the frybread with «choice-​of-​toppings» options, but also features a fresh takes on street corn (melted feta, smoked paprika), tortilla soup (slow roasted chicken, pico de gall, monterey jack), dessert scones (buttermilk caramel, seasonal compote) and flan. Every ingredient is locally-​sourced and scratch-​made.

Consultant Tom Lindstedt’s bar program aims to highlight the sweet and savory components of agave spirits and other flavors associated with the southwest, while offering a refreshing take on the Old West. Tequila, mescal and rye are mixed sensibly in accessible offerings that are creatively paired with the menu items.

History

Established in 2015.

The third concept of Portland restauranteurs Aaron & Jessica Grimmer.

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20 reviews of High Noon

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Place rating: 5
Portland, OR
This place is amazing! Stopped in for a drink before going to Luc Lac and ended up having dinner here instead. The food is incredible. Had the pork flautas and they were perfect. The staff was also very friendly. The bartender was very welcoming. He joked with everyone and made everyone have a good time. I don’t know if all bartenders from Florida are like that but if so I’m going to have to check it out sometime. Either way, I will definitely be back!
Place rating: 5
Portland, OR
Great atmosphere, food, and drinks! Staff was super cool and helpful with selecting items!
Place rating: 5
San Francisco, CA
Was a perfect spot to catch up with friends awesome staff! The michalada was on point with the mango taste to it. Food was very yummy especially the nachos very filling definitely got my money’s worth, check this place out its a must.
Place rating: 5
Portland, OR
An awesome spot. Open and comfortable ambiance. Friendly and attentive staff. The collection of tequilas is extensive. I love the flautas especially.
Place rating: 5
Hillsboro, OR
Love it! Great food, great drinks, great atmosphere.
What was the most rad treasure of this place is the Service. Staff was charismatic, welcoming, and made you feel like a guest.
Hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
Place rating: 2
Portland, OR
We went in for drinks about 5:30 after work. The place was very full, which we took as a good sign. But ordering drinks is weird. You have to wait in line at the cash register (which is an iPad) and order there. Then we got our number, found a place to sit, and waited for our drinks. Our drinks took forever. But they arrived and they were fine, but nothing special. Once we finished those, we realized we were going to have to wait in line again to order more. That’s fine in a divey sort of bar, but for a place that’s supposedly a semi-​classy restaurant, it’s confusing why they don’t have table service. Since we had already paid, we just left.
One other thing… the noise level is way too loud. I’m not being hyper sensitive, it’s just that with a concrete floor and a steel ceiling, all noise in there is amplified. So with a typical after work crowd, the noise level made conversation almost impossible. Some noise dampening padding on the ceiling would go a long way to making this place feel more comfortable.
Maybe the food is great, but I’ll likely not be back.
Place rating: 4
Portland, OR
Swing into high noon to grab a quick drink and relax.
I was greeted by extremely friendly staff who made me feel at home.
I ordered the tequila flight and a tecate for a grand total of $ 10.
The arrangement was very nice, although I would have preferred limes as opposed to cayenne dusted orange slices.
Only other complaint is that I wish it was a 16oz tecate instead of 12, but this is a cocktail bar– I shouldn’t be drinking beer here in the first place!
All-​in-​all I like this place.
Cocktails are $ 9
Beers $ 3 – 5
Margaritas $ 9
During happy hour $ 1 off drinks
Their happy hour is m-​f: 3 – 6 + 11-​close
And Saturday 3-​close!
Place rating: 2
Portland, OR
I’m really sad about the experience I had with High Noon tonight. I want to like you High Noon, but when you’re supposedly open until 2 am (which makes sense because it’s a Saturday) and I call you for a take out order at 11:10 at night, you tell me that your chef «decided to close the kitchen early, they do that sometimes.»
That’s just uncool. I need my frybread. If I cant rely on you for it, I’ll go somewhere else. Who randomly closes their kitchen three hours before closing? I asked the girl who I was speaking to if something extraordinary had happened. She replied that no, they close the kitchen whenever they decide to. Is that the best way to build a customer base? I’m not ubering over if you’ll probably be closed by the time I get there. Two stars because your food is good but your reliability is garbage.
Place rating: 5
Cypress, CA
I really enjoyed my experience at this place! The inside of this place is large and beautifully decorated with a Western theme. I can’t say anything about the quality of the food, because my boyfriend and I just ordered drinks. I have to say that the Moscow Mule I got here was the best one I have ever had in my life. It was super gingery, and the balance of alcohol was perfect.
The only thing that was kind of weird was that it was completely empty when I went. I came here at about 9PM on a Monday. I know that it isn’t necessarily a time of day and week where people are going to bars, but it still surprised me. Nevertheless, I still thought the quality of my drink and the environment was great.
Place rating: 4
Tualatin, OR
Tried this new spot based on Unilocal reviews. What a great find! Food was delicious. Drinks were mostly good. Service friendly and ambience is fun. Prices are reasonable. I’ll be back!
Place rating: 4
Portland, OR
High Noon is a bit of southwest in the NW. yes, i stole it from their website and probably marketing material.
the food is actually pretty good. the beef brisket needs more flavor, it’s quite bland.
prices are reasonable and there is a lot of combination choices.
corn sounded good but kind of not cooked enough when I tried it.
the space is big! and nice old school looking
Place rating: 4
Portland, OR
I grew up at the confluence of rivers and two Indian tribes, so I have mad respect for Fry Bread (as well as deep sorrow for what we did to Native Americans). White Washed American History aside, High Noon nails fry bread.
Ooey, doughy, salty, filling. It’s hot and delicious, plus the ingredients are fresh to def’.
Oh, pro-​tip: Get the corn, trust me. And get yourself all mezcal’d up — the tequila is top notch.
Place rating: 5
Seattle, WA
The food and atmosphere at High Noon are amazing. Reasonably priced, good portions of delicious food. Friendly staff that is happy to offer recommendations. You will not regret a trip here.
Place rating: 1
Portland, OR
Some friends and I went here for happy hour after work. Happy we were not.
While the food was tasty, the service and prices for drinks were horrible. My friend and I ordered a simple vodka/​tonic off the happy hour menu. To our surprise, the price was $ 10.00. When we approached the staff about the high price, he could not give us a straight answer (but gave plenty of attitude) as to why it was so expensive.
We were not impressed with this place and will not be going back.
Place rating: 3
Portland, OR
For only having like 3 items on the menu you have to be able to do those thing really well. Unfortunately, I was not very impressed. The chicken tortilla soup was cold and runny, the portion size seems generous until you realize 75% of it is breading. Not a lot of flavor or uniqueness to the dishes. Even the main dish was lukewarm.
Place rating: 5
Portland, OR
We stumbled in here looking for a drink and possibly a bite to eat before a show at Keller Auditorium. When we got there, the place was empty — we did get prompt service. We were informed it was happy hour, and they steered us to the smaller «Happy Hour» portions of food, which worked for us since a meal wasn’t our primary objective. The cocktails we got were delicious, very well done. The food was fantastic — and the happy hour portions were just the right amount of food. A full plate might have been too much for either of us to eat in one sitting. I got the frybread with chicken, she got the arepa (veggie) — both of us were impressed with what we had, and I’m looking forward to another visit.
More people did show up, and it got a bit more lively by the time we headed out.
Place rating: 3
Madison, WI
I feel as though once some menu kinks get worked out, this place will be so awesome. I have so missed having a South Western style eatery go-​to.
The corn is stupid expensive– $ 5 for a corn cob cut into 3 pieces. Also, it didn’t seem like very high quality corn.
My friend and I both ordered Arepas– mine as fire roasted veggies, hers with pork. We both felt as though they were ok, but didn’t have much seasoning to them. Neither of us are ‘hot’ food people, but both of us wish we had drowned ours in hot sauce to give it a bit more flavor. The menu is simple and streamlined, which is nice.
We got there seconds before the lunch rush, which was HUGE. Also, the food came out fairly quickly. The décor is lovely. I’m looking forward to trying some of the cocktails!
Place rating: 2
Portland, OR
My partner and I came here on a Friday late late night when Luk Lac was packed. The atmosphere was cute, loved the décor, and the flavors were great. My food, unfortunately, was luke warm, even chilly in some spots. I had the sweet pork.
The next day, I had food poisoning, and, saving you the messy details, spent my weekend in the bathroom.
Place rating: 5
Portland, OR
Great location in down town Portland. Friendly staff. Come for the happy hour stay for the drinks. Wonderful mixtures of flavors that dance on your taste buds.
Place rating: 5
Yamhill, OR
I had lunch here today. I tasted the pork & the beef fry bread and can’t decide which I like better.
The pickled onion was delicious & added a nice zing to the flavor.
Service was quick & I was in and out in a flash.
The décor is really appealing to me, but I love old westerns so… yeah ;)
Also it’s cute how they put a giant picture of the chef behind the cash register. Just playin’ — it’s actually a very young John Wayne in the movie The Big Trail which happens to be my favorite John Wayne movie.
I love this place. I’ll be back. I’ll bring hungry people with me.