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Portion of the sea brings unique dining experience at Dan and Louis

Caleb Barrett
February 8, 2013

If you are in Portland, and enjoy galley-type food, the Dan and Louis Oyster Bar is the place for you. The dining room is set up to resemble the hull of an Albatross ship, and the food is just as authentic.

Bland colors and uninviting flavors are a trend at D&L’s. It is inviting from the outside, encouraging tourists to eat at the “Oldest Family Owned Restaurant in Town.” It is a place to go if you want to tour the rooms that are filled with everything from anchors to rigging and deserves to be tried once, but I wouldn’t go back a second time.

The service was not particularly fast or slow, but it took awhile to attract someone’s attention. There was not a host or hostess present and the entrance is out of view from the kitchen and host station. The dining room was clean with an aroma of cooking and reheating food, with a slight redolence of wood smoke. The prices are fair, but the food lacked flavoring. There wasn’t much variety in the meal choices.

I ordered the Bay Shrimp Stew, for $9.50, which consisted of shrimp, a cream sauce, and light seasoning, but when it came, they forgot to bring me a spoon.

I left with an empty stomach (because of the small portions and banal flavors) and a longing for the last hour of my life back. I give this restaurant a C. Overall, it was a fairly good experience, but I don’t recommend Dan and Louis Oyster Bar.

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Caleb Barrett, Reporter

When he isn’t listening to classical music, Caleb Barrett, freshman, is out surfing the beautiful ocean. Barrett moved into the district from Lincoln City, Ore. and used to love surfing in his free time, which he is unable to do in West Linn. He didn’t pick up surfing on his own, but instead was encouraged by his dad.

“My dad really wanted us all to learn how to surf, to carry on the tradition, and I was kind of dreading it at first,” Barrett said, “It’s a lot of fun, though, and I enjoy surfing with all of my friends.”

Instead of surfing while in West Linn, he focuses on his other sport— soccer. He currently plays on one of the coed soccer teams. However, Barrett hopes that one day he is able to start a Surfing Club and head down to the beach again.

Barrett’s family consists of two older brothers, a younger sister, a dog and two cats. He works better with silence, finding he has difficulty focusing with noise, but with so many siblings it is a wonder how anyone could find peace and quiet. When that silence is unattainable, Barrett prefers to listen to classical music.

Barrett takes school very seriously and considers himself loving in nature. He went to Athey Creek Middle School, but is not nervous about the change from middle school to high school; instead, he is finding that he is excited about the freedom he will experience.

“I think [high school] will be harder but better. I have always just glided through my classes, and since this is such a top notch school, I want to be able to challenge myself,” Barrett said.

Barrett chose Amplifier as one of his electives because he loves reading and writing, but more importantly, it gives him a chance to publish his work. He hopes that he becomes a better writer through the class and is able to accomplish his goal of becoming an editor.