19 — Stanich's & Sinnott's Lil' Cooperstown

History by the Glass

We're baaaack! Yep, damn near 5 months after our last episode dropped, we've decided to grace our loyal and extremely patient listeners with another one — and not just any episode, but our official return to actual bar reviews! Way back on July 28 we made a midday stop at Portland's most infamous, mercurial, and legendary burger bar, Stanich's (09:12), followed by an abbreviated nightcap at mysterious Sinnott's Lil' Cooperstown (58:08) six days later. A series of mini-calamities later, we recorded the episode in late September and now, after marinating in its own juices for another two months, here it is fresh out of the oven on Thanksgiving weekend! But as it turns out, this might be the eulogy we never intended. As of this episode's release, Stanich's is listed as "temporarily closed" by Google and, more disconcerting, its phone — usually an entertaining window into the maddeningly unpredictable Stanichverse — appears to be disconnected. Nobody's rooting harder than us for Stanich's to find a way to survive and get the grill sizzling once more. But whether it does or does not (well, especially if it does not), we at HBTG have re-committed ourselves to our regular, drunkenly professional production schedule to salute these fine places that make up the fabric of our collective Portland history and culture. Cheers, pour out a little liquor, and we'll see you next month! SHOW NOTES: Kevin Alexander's Follow Up Article