Decoy

This place is so adorable. Good food, good fun, and super inexpensive. The Chinese food is amazing, the burgers were great, and the drinks were strong (in a good way). There's pool, a juke box and some arcade games. The people were friendly and we ended up staying until closing. 10/10 would recommend.

Must eat here! If want to walk into a different happier time, go to the Decoy! Because it is like the TV show CHEERS, guaranteed a great time, good food and friendly people. The bar also does generous pours, so you get the most bang for your buck! Peter the owner is the unofficial mayor of Linton as he has lived there forever and knows the name of most his customers. For a great meal with friends or family this place can’t be beat. Amazing to go MENU as they bring in a different cook most nights for specials. Of Chicago, Seattle, SF and PDX, best chowmein or garlic chicken I had this year. I travel a lot on the road for work as a consultant and skip eating in Portland to just drive a few minutes west along the river to the Decoy. They bring in a Mexican cook for Taco Tuesdays, master pizza maker for Thursdays and so forth, so you can have something fantastic at a good price every night that uses quality fresh ingredients, like the hand made noodles for the chowmein. If you want that Portlandia one of a kind place to tell your friends about that has funky decor and is a time warp to a time when people cared about what they cooked, this is the perfect place to have a fun night with friends or family. Why the best Chinese food! On the road most of the teriyaki chicken I find at restaurants is thin thingy strips and only average quality. At the Decoy, they make fresh teriyaki sauce for each order and something I have not viewed any other restaurant do. Also the teriyaki meals at the Decoy are thick juicy pieces of fresh chicken and more than twice the meat I get at other places. At a Hilton Hotel in LA, I paid a fortune for teriyaki chicken dinner that had less flavor and a fraction of the chicken, so I can tell you from being on the road all time you get better flavor and great value at the Decoy. They also have a side parking lot for easy access for people on the go like myself. Great for a family dinner and I go there with my best friend to relax, while enjoying great food.

I have been going to the Decoy for many years. Had great waitresses who were fun, smiling, great service, loved them. Now have hired only one waitress to handle the bar and all the tables...!! She is a "speed" demon. Goes so fast constantly!! doing everything, causing poor service. At first thought, Wow she's great. Not!! She shows favoritism towards "her" favorite regulars and ignors the other customers. We waited very patiently to order a pizza to go and drinks at the bar. She ignored us for half an hour or more (truely), while her favorites got help. When I asked as she zoomed by, can we get our bill, she "RUDLEY SNAPPED" at us! Like how dare we interrupt her "speedy" flow!! Seems maybe she doesn't want another waitress working with her,, as should be, because would interupt her SPEEDY flow!! and /or wants all the tips for herself. Benefit for establishment financially, but effects service poorly in many ways!! It should be what is best for the customers and they get good service, RIGHT??!! Not at this place. Used to love going there, but she makes it not fun. So sad... Won't be going back until she's gone.

Nice place with dive bar vibes. I am gluten free and while they don't formally offer GF items on the menu, there are adequate options. My gluten eating friend has enjoyed the Chinese food options which she said was very good! The chicken breast dinner I had recently was tasty and of good quality. Best "bar food " around. Servers are efficient and pleasant Reasonable prices.