Portland Kettle — Restaurant in Portland

I ordered (Grubhub) a pastrami sandwich and gumbo that was absolutely DISGUSTING.

The gumbo was thick and had the appearance of canned dog food. It had the consistency of congealed stew, even when warm. There was some type of stringy meat in it that was similar to chunks of pot roast meat. There was also a couple spoons of very dry rice on the bottom. I’m not being over critical when I say that this should NOT have been labeled as gumbo and is the single worst thing I’ve eaten in Portland. Period. I did not finish 95% of the gumbo. I literally put the lid back on it and took a step back jump shot into the garbage with no hesitation.

The pastrami sandwich was on par with something you’d expect from an Arby’s drive through 5 minutes before they close. There was a sliver of pickle in there too, as a little extra fxck you.

It’s a rare occasion when I spend almost $30 (with tip) for a meal and end up going to get a $5 McDonalds...

I so badly wanted to have a better experience here. The only reason I'm giving two stars instead of one star is because the people here are very nice. But holy cow, the food was just awful. The corned beef was the driest I have ever had in my life, the tomato soup tasted like week-old cucumber water, but that's not even the main issue that I had with my experience here. The biggest issue I had here was when the owners were making the sandwich that I ordered with their bare, unclean hands and palming and kneading the giant clump of bone-dry turkey that they put on the sandwich. Same with the cheese. We are in the middle of a global pandemic and flu season and the owners can't even put on gloves to intimately handle people's food. I will most definitely not be...

Well while I love to support mom and pop places, this unfortunately doesn’t get positive points. First off the sandwiches are way overpriced. I’d rather pay less for less meat. Most fell out when I took a bite. And if you want to charge $12.95 for a round sandwich you should include bread options, more veggie options, more cheese than just Swiss or American and maybe chips as a side instead of just slaw. But two more upsetting matters- I found a fly in the sandwich about half way thru it fell out with some of the meat and cheese and the male making my food appeared to have dried blood around the cuticle of his thumb and had no gloves on while making the food. So I’d advise against getting food here, sadly...