Trebol Mexican Restaurant » Review

Oregon Live’s Best Restaurants in North Portland

admin — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 22:26:29 +0000

With a recent nod from Bon Appetit magazine as one of the country’s most exciting Mexican restaurants, Trebol is exuding confidence and playfulness. Chef-owner Kenny Hill uses local, seasonal foods, enlivening regional Mexican fare with prime asparagus, beets and spinach. Hill updates the menu every three to four weeks, but he wisely preserves perennial favorites — roughly mashed guacamole with caramelized garlic and enormously satisfying chilaquiles with braised beef.

Recommended: Spot prawns in chipotle adobo, a sweet-and-sizzling sauce offset by ethereal fried onions; house guacamole; grilled pork loin; homemade flatbread topped with braised chicken, black beans and avocado salsa; chocolate-walnut tart and the kitchen’s ice creams. The gorgeous backlit bar holds 70 fine tequilas, which are best enjoyed straight and sipped slowly.
OCTOBER, 2008

Trebol Review from Humboldt Neighborhood Notes

admin — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 05:15:19 +0000

“Chef Hill is a chile pepper ninja—his dishes are textured with smoldering, but well-balanced, spice. It’s the kind of spice that warms you from your head to your toes, but isn’t all about temperature. We’re talking serious flavor!”

-Read the Article

Trebol in the Weekly

admin — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 08:16:38 +0000

Head Chef Kenny Hill puts the finishing touches on some sopas

“Northwest Mex” article on Trebol in The Willamette Weekly from January 2008