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The suburbs are not exactly the first place one goes
for a good drink or good night noises or much of anything really. But
Watson Hall is not too shabby—for the first part anyway. This gin joint
sits just off highway 217 in the heart of downtown Beaverton on the same
block as a midcentury modern consignment store and its sister
restaurant, Decarli. The cocktail menu is respectable and the happy-hour
snacks delightful (especially the $3 grilled Gruyere). For those
happy-hour fiends reading this, be sure to ask your server what the $6
specialty drink is: Only one on the cocktail menu qualifies. Between the
tattooed servers, the haute bar food and aging yuppie patronage, Watson
Hall wouldn't be out of place in the Pearl or downtown. It currently
stands as the best place to stop for drinks on day trips to Beaverton.
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