Comala — Restaurant in Portland

What an amazing find. We spent over 3 hours sitting at the bar talking with the bartenders and learning about all the amazing agave spirits they have. You can have an entire journey through history and delicious spirits with an amazing guide through the people and places that make this stuff. Story after story came with each flight.

The flight pours are half ounces, so you can try a lot of stuff over the course of the night.

Next, the food menu is short and dedicated to excellence. We felt like the execution and creativity were way above expectations. The sauce served with dishes were all remarkably smooth and soft, not just delicious.

The chilaquiles were so perfect, it was like each chip was individually coated in a precisionayer of delicious. Like enrobed, perfect.

We also had a scallop and strawberry aguachile. What a unique and we'll executed dish. The savory strawberry sauce was incredible. Who knew strawberries could taste like.

This place...

We were excited to try the chef’s menu at De Noche but ended up walking out because of the terrible service. When we got there, all tables were full but we were told we could go to the bar next door, Comala, and order food there. However, after 10 minutes we still didn’t have menus to order drinks. After asking about food, we were told we couldn’t order food from De Noche after all and only had a limited menu. So when a table opened up, we went back to De Noche to eat. We waited another 20 minutes and a server never came to take our order. Meanwhile other guests were getting refills and being served. This place boasts inclusivity, but as the only Latinos there besides the workers, we did not feel welcome. We ended up going to Chelo, another restaurant that serves great Mexican food and the service there was exceptional. The atmosphere was also really fun and inviting. It made our night after our bad experience at both De Noche and Comala, and I highly...

I returned to Comala and Wow! What a pleasant surprise.

Stopped in just to take a little edge off hunger, not a full meal. I ordered a “quesadilla” and a Pacifico. It looked and tasted nothing like any quesadilla I ever had. It had a thick delicious sauce smothering whatever was underneath the sauce. I could not tell you what the sauce was because I’ve never enjoyed anything like it.

The server told me that three things between the tortilla (or crepe or whatever) and the sauce were squash.

Texture and deliciousness off the charts. If someone had just served this to me, I would never have called it a quesadilla, just “Damn good.”

Comala is a hidden gem, one of those where you don't want to tell people to keep it your own. On the other hand, the people there are so nice, you want to support them.

Great atmosphere, excellent food...