[maxawaytoolong]

It's not so bad to hit the Pearl and NW 23/21. Portland isn't that big, so it's easy to stay a few minutes then leave if you don't like it. Plus, the Pearl is adjacent to Powell's books, anyway.

If you really want a hard core Portland experience, go check out the dudes skating the skatepark under the Burnside bridge, then go to a strip club.

[jbr]

Yeah, many of my friends liked union jack's a lot. I avoid strip clubs, so I can't personally recommend.