Trigger

From the brains and brawn that brought us Bunk Sandwiches and Bunk Bar (Tommy Habertz, Matt Brown and Nick Wood) comes a brand-spanking-new restaurant in the space just beneath the Wonder Ballroom. At Trigger, Portland's aspiring cowboys and rodeo queens can get their fill of tequila and Tex-Mex cuisine, and according to the multiple-hat-wearing Heather McManis (manager on duty, server, slinger of drinks), Trigger was designed to offer diners a casual atmosphere where they can meet to dip tortilla chips in American cheese queso and share small plates (savory tacos and housemade choco tacos). Expect Mexican beer, signature margaritas on the rocks, and other inspired cocktails, like the Sidetype—a sort of reverse-boilermaker in which a full Coronita bottle is dropped into a tall, cold, slushy margarita. Chad Walsh, 11/6/2012