Really?

I hate to say it, but to me it just looks like cheap plywood, and isn't that attractive. I do love the street signs though.

I ate there when visiting Portland this spring and the food is great. The decor is barebones and doesn't show up well in photos, but in person it has a certain charm.

boooring

Straight out of Ready Made.

it is more flattering in person.

Looks like it would snag stockings and possibly give you splinters in unmentionable places.

Don't like the plywood look at all. Looks unfinished.

These look like those study stalls you have in your college library. Makes me want to get a backpack and take a nap, just like old times.

It definitely does look better in person, though I think it's more that the booths somehow add to the cozy/diy/hippie vibe (which I personally really like). But their food is so good I'd still go there if it was a giant mud pit.

I agree, the photos do no justice to the restaurant's atmosphere and space. It really does look much nicer and more creative in person.

They used to have some Bali-esque, Indonesian artifacts on the walls that contrasted with the sign art and plywood.

I really liked the contrast between old and asian and new and PacNW.

The wood is really gorgeous in person. Orange and glossy and beautiful.

Looks like cheap plywood?

It IS cheap plywood. We make our basement shelves out of that. Yuck.

Yep, looks cheap. Reminds me of a Mexican restaurant I visited a couple of months ago -- every booth was built out of cheap plywood. The food was great, but atmosphere sucked.

I've been here once and I liked it. It's not a fine dining place and it meant to be a bit rough. Awesome food.

The booths look cold, uninviting, and uncomfortable. Maybe they don't want people to sit for too long, so they can turn more tables. I'll have to take the word of those who have been there that it looks better in person, because this photo apparently is not doing it justice.

it's utilitarian