Wikimedia Technical Conference/2018/Small Group Dinners

On the evening of Monday October 22 we will be splitting up into small groups, ideally between 5 and 8 people. These small groups will head out to different restaurants around the city of Portland.

Tips

Try to sign up for a group full of people that you don't know very well.
If you get lost from your dinner group meet them at the restaurant, and email your group leader to let them know that you are coming.***

Notes for group leaders

Each group leader will need to submit an expense reimbursement to the WMF for the dinner. Rachel will provide the correct forms / template.
Please make sure to include an itemized receipt and write the names of everyone in attendance on the back.
There is a $35 USD per person maximum including drinks and tip and tax. If your group exceeds this amount, please have the group cover the rest on their own.
- If you expect your restaurant to exceed $35 per person and people should expect to pay more on their own, please say so below in your description so that participants can make informed decisions and bring cash.
You should take care of any reservations needed on your own, if you need help please ask and we can help.
Meetings will end at 5:30pm at the Elliot Center. You can either meet and leave from there or give people some time to return to the hotel, relax, and meet later. It is up to you!
We have public transportation tickets (each valid for one day) available to those folks that want them, in order to get to and from the small dinner locations.
- Please see Rachel for your free ticket!
You are welcome to include other optional plans along with your dinner (example: Dinner at Restaurant followed by optional walk around Downtown), but WMF can not cover the costs of any other activities.
Previous examples of this process: from 2014, from 2016, from 2017
Restaurant searches:
Restaurant suggestions (please add!)"
- Departure - menu (Asian cuisine)
- PokPok - menu (Thai; far from venue)
- Imperial - menu (America; 10min from venue)
- Dragonwell Bistro - menu (Chinese; 12min from venue, ocean view)
- East India Co Grill - menu (Indian, vegetarian/gluten-free options; 10min from venue)

Sign up here!

Von Ebert Brewing - Bryan Davis

Type of food: "We are a locally owned, independent Craft Brewpub with a goal of being an all-around World Class eatery that makes inspirational food and beer."
Menu: http://pearl.vonebertbrewing.com/food.html; http://pearl.vonebertbrewing.com/assets/von-ebert-main-menu.pdf

Meet and Transport: Meet at Hotel DeLuxe at 7:00pm (02:00 UTC) and walk to venue (~8 minutes/0.4 mile/650 meters)

Total Diners: 8 (reservation at 7:15pm)

Notes: Vegetarian options including Impossible burger

Sign up:

Bryan Davis
Nick Wilson
Zakaria Oudrhiri (Zack)
Gergő Tisza
Florian Schmidt
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Thai Peacock - Subbu Sastry

Type of food: "Thai Comfort Food - Locally Sourced × Crafted with Love × Simply Delicious"

Menu: http://www.thaipeacockpdx.com/menu/

Meet and Transport: Meet at Hotel DeLuxe at 6:30pm and walk to the venue (~9 minutes/0.5 mile/800 meters) OR meet at restaurant at 6:45pm (reservation @ 6:45 pm for 8 people for Subbu)

Total Diners: Max of 8 people

Notes: Vegan, vegetarian, and gluten free optons

Sign up:

Subbu Sastry
Santhosh Thottingal
Alex Smith
AKosiaris (WMF) (talk)
Brion Vibber
Mark Bergsma
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The St John's Beer Porch - Ian Marlier

Type of food: Food trucks! There are about 12 or so food carts, serving a variety of food, along with a bar that serves a number of Portland-area breweries. Very laid back vibe...
Menu: http://the-st-johns-beer-porch-portland.sites.tablehero.com/ and http://dehomis.com/food-carts-at-st-johns-beer-porch/ will give you a sense. It's not the most organized...

Meet and Transport: The one downside is that it's about a 15 minute Uber/Lyft from the hotel.

Meet in the hotel lobby at 6:30PM, and we'll take a rideshare over from there.

Total Diners: Effectively infinite, but let's call it 8 for ease of planning.

Notes: I was in Portland a couple of weeks ago, and had a chance to visit the beer porch. It's amazing. I loved it. I want to go back, and I think you should come too!

Sign up:

Ian Marlier
Michael Holloway
Daniel Kinzler
Sam Smith
Joaquin Oltra Hernandez
Marko
nirzar p

Grassa - Josh Minor

Type of food: "Despite the epic eagle motif on the wall, the stoner-rock on the turntable and general industrial feel of the place, you cannot get a tattoo at Grassa. You can, however, get meticulously crafted bowls of fresh pasta on the fly, paired with traditional and seasonal salads, delicious appetizers and tasty cocktails."
Menu: http://grassapdx.com/menu/

Meet and Transport: Meeting at hotel at 7, 5 min walk from there.

Total Diners: Lets say 6 for those looking for a smaller group at a smaller spot.

Notes

Sign up:

Josh Minor
—TheDJ (Not WMF) (talk • contribs)
Erik B
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Jake's Grill - Aaron Halfaker

Type of food: an impressive number of fresh seafood varieties, in addition to aged steaks, poultry, entrée salads and pasta
Menu: https://menus.mccormickandschmicks.com/JKGR/JKGR-Dinner.pdf

Meet and Transport: Meet in lobby of the deLux hotel at 7PM. We'll walk to Jake's Grill. It's a 5-10 minute walk.

Total Diners: 6

Notes

Sign up:

Halfak (WMF) (talk)
RIsler (WMF) (talk)
Ryuch (talk)
Sage Ross
Dmitry Brant (talk) 00:25, 23 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Kinara Thai - Timo Tijhof

Type of food: Thai cuisine; also has vegan, vegetarian, and gluten-free options.
Menu: http://kinarathai.com/menu/; http://kinarathai.com/Kinara_menu.pdf

Meet and Transport: Meet in the lobby of Hotel DeLuxe at 7pm, or after 7:15 pm at the restaurant.; Kinara Thai Bistro is a 10min walk from the venue, at 1126 SW 18th Ave, Portland, OR 97205.

Total Diners: 7

Sign up:

Timo Tijhof
Lydia Pintscher (WMDE) (talk)
Eran (talk) 04:59, 21 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
- Magnus Manske (talk) 19:28, 22 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
— 0x010C ^~talk~
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LucLac Vietnamese Kitchen - Andra Waagmeester

Type of food

Different types of dishes from the Vietnamese kitchen. There is a choice of small and larger dishes. The restaurant is vegan friendly.

Description

Restaurant a small walk from the hotel. The restaurant does not take reservations. All guests should anticipate a wait during these hours. Small parties of four or less can typically anticipate a 10-25 minute wait for a table after your order has been placed. Parties larger than six should anticipate a 20-40 minute wait.

Menu

https://luclackitchen.com/ (pdf)

Meet and Transport: Meet in the lobby of the hotel and stroll to the restaurant, should be a 15-20 minute walk.

Total Diners: We can't make a reservation, it is on a first show, first served base, but given the indicated waiting time let us aim for a 4 person group.

Notes: The restaurant does not take reservations, so there is a chance we need to queue or find an alternative.

Sign up:

Andrawaag (talk) 09:17, 20 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
--[[kgh]] (talk) 23:10, 22 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Restaurant Name - Organizer Name

Type of food: Description
Menu: plaintext Link

Meet and Transport: Meeting time and location, + length of walk or any transport details (taxi, or public transport, etc).

Total Diners: Maximum number of people (including yourself) that can join. Limit might be imposed by # of people that can fit in a taxi, reservation size, or group you would like. Please try not to exceed 8 people.

Notes: Anything else you want people to know

Sign up:

Put your name first
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Restaurant Name - Organizer Name

Type of food: Description
Menu: plaintext Link

Meet and Transport: Meeting time and location, + length of walk or any transport details (taxi, or public transport, etc).

Total Diners: Maximum number of people (including yourself) that can join. Limit might be imposed by # of people that can fit in a taxi, reservation size, or group you would like. Please try not to exceed 8 people.

Notes: Anything else you want people to know

Sign up:

Put your name first
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Stop at the maximum number of people that can attend.