Chill N Fill — Restaurant in Portland

I'll mention one of the cons first, since it's what inspired me to write this review. The service can be a little...lacking sometimes. I was in this week when it was pretty dead to grab a bite from the carts and a beer. They had 2 IPAs from the same brewery on tap and I wanted to get one of them. I asked for the main difference between them and the woman tending bar said that one of them is hoppy and one of them is strong, and generally seemed unaware of how to talk about beer (at a beer bar...). They were less than 1% different in ABV and were both IPAs, so this information didn't really help. That all would have been slightly amusing and mostly forgettable, but she also had an annoyed short attitude that left a bad taste in my mouth considering there was no one behind me in line and she wasn't even able to help me narrow down my choice; so I'm not sure what reason she had to have that attitude with me besides asking a question about what they were selling.

The Neutral: Be aware that it is a kid-friendly place and most times I've been there, there were kids inside. Your opinions on this being a positive or a negative will probably depend on your parental status.

The Pros: Cool spot for community events (they have weekly comedy nights with rotating comedians, for example). A lot of taps that are generally one off and frequently rotate (i.e. a different keg of beer will replace one that kicks instead of the same one). Good selection of food cart options outside that you can bring inside to eat. A good amount of outdoor seating--I've never felt like I'm fighting for a table outside except on the busiest of days.

The Cons: No small sample tastes to make sure your drink choice is a satisfactory one. Not much atmosphere or decor, feels pretty bland/plain/soulless. Your mileage may vary, but buying individual cans may give you sticker shock; one time I was there I tried to take home 3 cans once and did a double take at the $24+ total. They weren't ultra rare, barrel aged, or sour beers--just pretty standard IPAs. It's possible I may be out of touch with how much individual craft cans cost, but a quick look at Belmont Station's single can price list (which can be found on their website) indicate that I...

Local tap house that has pop up food carts, their own regular food cart(the Chill Cafe) and now pool tables, pinball, trivia tuesdays, firepits and outside space, dog friendly, and all the sports you could want. Very low key, lots of drink options including walls of fridges full of additional options if you don't like their stuff on tap. Sidenote... I think the food is just ok at the Chill Cafe, definitely nothing to write home about (or google review for that matter), but will give you something to nibble while you socialize and drink and I look forward to them expanding the options. Overall, such a perfect, non dive-y, not insanely loud, not full of desperate/drunk/dumb 20 somethings, space for us 30+'s to hang...

A taphouse that doesn't allow you to sample anything? Who came up with that idea and why? Been coming here for a long time, and this is a recent change. Is it to save $? Or is it some Covid holdever idea? (even though they did sampling during covid) Maybe they have better doctors than the Oregon health authority does, because everyone else is allowed to offer samples. But not Chill n Fill. And when asked who we could talk to about this new policy, the woman working the counter got snarky. Go to the food cart pod 1 mile west on Lombard. Their Taphouse has no hangups with sampling before you decide on a pint. And neither does any other taphouse or growler fill pretty much anywhere on the...