Portland Kettle

1344 SW 3rd Ave, Portland - 97201
164 reviews
Soup Salad Comfort Food
(503) 227-1344

New favorite joint. Best clam chowder ever. Don't tell the restaurants I've had it in in Boston. Great owners. 1950s Blues Music. Highly suggest. Off of 3rd between Columbia and Jefferson. Downtown on SW side.

Went for the first time craving some comfort food and a good bowl of soup, glad to say those cravings were more than satiated. Really reminds me of the local deli you go to growing up for a friendly atmosphere and delicious, affordable bite. Portions are generous and the food is great. Highly recommend the chili and corn beef sandwich.

Best clam chowder I ever had! The cornbread was delicious and though a turkey sandwich is basic it was amazing! The best oven roasted turkey! My granny would love these sandwiches; they're packed with meat and the bun is lit. The customer service was spectacular! Thanks to the mature gentleman and lady who greeted me, as well as the cheese specialist and cashier! I'm here for a hiking trip and I'm sad I can't grab any food to go! The chowder is life!

The ingredients were high quality and fresh and the portions were perfect BUT the Chicken soup was nearly flavorless. The broth was like water, it barely tasted of anything and on top of that it was like there was zero salt used.It was a combination of a very underdeveloped broth with no flavor AND very little salt. I understand not over salting BUT a broth should have some depth without salt.The cornbread was amazing. I would order that again.

I never post reviews, but I am a huge sandwich and soup person and this place is awesome! I had the Thanksgiving pocket and it is now my favorite sandwich. I have tried this so many places and it never lived up, but this was way different. The turkey was juicy, the stuffing perfect, and I got a side of the cranberry sauce and used it all.

Delicious and hearty soups. The cornbread is delicious. The chicken salad pita pocket is also great. Have been there a dozen times or so and no complaints at all. Favorite place to go during the cold months.

I truly truly love this place. Working next door, work can be rough, but then I come here, get treated with absolute love. The woman who runs the joint is the sweetest, and the food lifts my spirits. On a rainy day, getting a bowl of soup makes my heart sing. This is a must to check out when in town.

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 coming back here.

Traveling from Seattle and was directed to this really delightful soup and sandwich shop downtown by hotel staff. I had the chicken and white bean soup and a turkey half sandwich with coleslaw and a pickle. It was fantastic! And it only cost $14 and change. This is a screaming deal folks. If you like homemade, tasty food you must visit this shop!

What a great lunch spot! I had a lunch special of hobo stew with mashed potato, which was probably a little too hearty for lunch but it really hit that comfort food spot on a dreary day. The staff was really friendly and even though I just opted for take out, the seating area looked really inviting.