Lay Low — Restaurant in Portland

So I've been to this bar a handful of times, like the atmosphere every time except this time, took my lady to get a burger and on the way ran into a friend and invited him along cause "Lay Low" is a great place to eat, so upon entering the bar noticed that the bar tender that's been there every time I had been there wasn't but ok, so we looked over the menu, decided and I placed the order and apparently rubbed Will and Grace "the bar keep & the dirty cook" the wrong way because I didn't say to go till after I paid and only gave the change from paying for the food, I wasn't tipping them for taking my order I normally tip after I'm satisfied with the service so I watched the bar keep go to the dirty cook and whisper something to it, I thought it was fishy and mentioned it to my lady who told me to relax and I went on to play some video poker and happened to win a little, I cashed out and went to collect my winnings and the bar keep informed me that he would not be cashing anymore tickets for me or anyone in my party and that if I did win again I would have to come back the next day to collect, so when the food came he just tossed it on the table and walked away well I didn't feel comfortable in "Lay Low" and said I wanted to leave and we all left the bar went out to the parking lot to eat and when I opened my to go box I was stunned (as you all will be when you see the pic) I immediately went back in to ask where the fries were and the bar keep (after negotiating with him) had the cook "drop some fries in the basket" he gave them to me and I left, well the fries were not cooked all the way, I ordered bacon and got 1 3in. piece and no blue cheese so as I was leaving with the uncooked fries the cook yelled wheres the tip and the bar keep says you get what you pay for, so while we were eating the cook came outside and was harassing us and very rudely telling us that it wasn't a hangout and to leave, so that's what we did due to embarrassment cause there was a crowd by then, I'm very much disappointed with Lay Low's help and won't be returning to be disrespected or disappointed again, so 10 thumbs down for Lay Low bar on...

I should have written this a long time ago because Lay Low is awesome and Sally is even more awesome.

Definitely a low key neighborhood bar but I prefer quality and consistency over bells and whistles. Veggie burger is okay but breakfast sandwiches are stupid cheap and AMAZING. Build your own burger is killer and so is the caesar salad.

Most importantly, I can't stress how great the staff is. Sally is the only bartender I've run into and honestly she's all I need. On top of quick, accurate service, I appreciate that Lay Low takes the time to really exemplify what inclusive service and a welcoming diverse environment really look like. Love the sign that says everyone is welcome and safe, but they really back that up. I overheard Sally tonight tell a patron in the sweetest, most respectful way that "we don't say things like that here" when he made a (hopefully unintentional) off color comment about race. There aren't enough stars in the world for how well that was handled, especially with how great...

Nice little neighborhood dive with a quality patio, quietly well known burgers, comfortable seating (who doesn't dig a circle booth?), fascinating ephemera, & occasionally shows. When Club 21 was wiped out by the vagaries of capitalism (😭) a lot of it's remnants ended up here. Basically, this is a little slice of classic Portland.

I'm a cheap beer person, so $3 a tall boy is a little high, but manageable.

Other points of note; yes, there is video poker has a jukebox (AMI) Very dog friendly... To the point where your canine companion has a menu item of their own 😁 clientele consists of locals & an alterna-crowd would have been right at home at Satyricon... if you can remember that...