Okay, so not an inspiring view. But we were staying at the Jantzen Beach RV park. And while it is SO convenient to the Island Cafe it is also perhaps the noisiest spot on earth. We spent the night listening to Planes, Trains and Automobiles and...Boats! Yes, this lovely spot with two+ swimming pools and access to every big box store you could ask for within walking distance is on the take off/landing pattern of Portland International Airport. There is also a railroad track close enough to threaten the mildly depressed, you can hear the interstate highway AND boats apparently have to blow their horns to open a bridge or something. THAT BEING SAID it is so close to the Island Cafe that it's really not a question. You WILL want to stop here. For one, they not only let Simon, the Doggi-Lama, sit at our table they brought him a bowl of water. And they play Radio Margaritaville. And the clam strips aren"t strips at all. They are clam morsels. No, that's not really adequate. They are clam TREASURES. As a frame of reference I'm a gal who loves clams in many costumes. I am just as happy with a well breaded rubberband version as a luscious steamer. But the Island Cafe does clam strips that are are on the top end of luscious. They are not rubbery. They are well breaded. They are fried to perfection. They come with a good sauce. AND you are sitting on a dock on the Columbia River eating them. Did I mention they brought Simon his own bowl of water? Seriously, I can go to bed with earplugs.
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