El Gaucho

Well here I am in Portland Oregon. I got here last night and the first thing I did was to scope out a few locations. That was a bust! I have yet to find a shop that I can sit and smoke in. Needless to say I was a little disappointed. Thankfully the girl who was working at the counter at one of the shops had some info for me.



So here I am at El Gaucho Restaurant at 319 SW Broadway in Portland. They have a really nice smoking room. The cigar selection is ok but overpriced. $18 for a Fuente short story is a tad overpriced for me. It is a good sized room with plenty of seating and plenty of options for drinks. You can order food and eat in the room, I haven’t done that yet but the steak a gentleman I was talking to last night looked really good. I’ll have to try it while I am here, I have plenty of time for that.
Anyway, I’m smoking one of my favorites the El Rey Del Mundo Robusto Larga and so far they don’t seem to care that I am bringing my own cigars to smoke. I am drinking a couple of beers while I am sitting here so I guess as long as I am buying something they don’t care.



Last night while I was sitting here and I got into a really good conversation with a gentleman about several different topics from cigars, traveling to Vegas. Once people find out I’m from Vegas the conversation always seems to go that way. It’s okay though, since I love living there and I can offer plenty of suggestions on where to smoke I really don’t mind it. I did suggest that he try Casa Fuente and Rhumbar while he is there. They are both really nice places to sit and enjoy a cigar and a cocktail. But that is a different topic for another time.



There is a shop that I found that you can sit and smoke in so I will have to try it. It’s a little ways out of downtown so I have to take the lightrail to it. Hopefully it is worth the trip. I will let you know tomorrow when I go check it out. Stay tuned for more.

Later

Sean