Eric and I have our old standbys...restaurants and bars we love to go to and know we'll always feel at home and the food and drinks are guarnanteed to be great. Every once in awhile we try a new place out. Very few ever make it to our "good old standby" list...but we The Secret Society Lounge did. Located on NE Russell in Portland, it's housed on the second floor an old Prince Hall Mason's Lodge. The walls of the staircase leading to the lounge are lined with photos of former Masons...greats such as Duke Ellington, Nat King Cole, and Booker T. Washington. The lounge is small and clubby with dark wood paneling and rich red walls. Bookshelves are lined with Mason memorbilia and classical tomes. The service was friendly, but not cloying, and the crowd was eclectic, but skewed to the 30+ range. Comfortable, cozy, and just a bit naughty, we'll be making The Secret Society Lounge a regular stop.
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| The Secret Society doesn't serve a full menu, but their heavy hors d'ourves are plenty enough to satisfy. We ordered a cheese board (great!), steak bites (not so great) and parmesean and black pepper popcorn (spectacular)! |
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| With a large list of formerly outlawed absinthe drinks and pages of other cocktail options, choosing your spirit for the evening can be daunting. |
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