Saucebox

Saucebox is divided in two sections, one with a darker bar/dining atmosphere with music and the next with a nice quieter dining room. The decorations and atmosphere were really nice and the food was fantastic as well. It may be a little pricey for sinner but they have excellent happy hour specials. I got the sampler plate which was the perfect amount of food for dinner. The tapioca dumplings were the best out of the plate. Such an interesting texture and such delicious filling!

Visited for Portland Restaurant Month and had the $33 per person menu. It was great and had a wonderful time with my wife there. Our waiter was great and the service was spot on. We went there on the early side, around 5pm since we had to get home by 7pm for the kids. We had the whole dining room to ourselves until around 6:20p. Will definitely be on my go to list again.

Great place for late night food and cocktails. The tiki drinks pair surprisingly well with the food menu. The bar manager Reese (I think was his name) was very personable and attentive to all our needs and created a delicious virgin cocktail for my girlfriend who doesn't drink. The ambiance was great, the music selection was very good, and the bathrooms were clean. These are all things I pay close attention to being someone who also works in the service industry.

We went on a Friday night in early September at 5 ish. The bar side of the saucebox and the sidewalk seating was nearly full when we started and the restaurant side filled as we ordered our appetizers. They were a little understaffed for the amount of business on a Friday night. We weren’t in any hurry until the street people started putting on a show and the bar patrons across the street started egging them on. The street people escalated and their unruly conduct and no one at the restaurant called the police. We enjoyed the food we ordered. The spicy char siu pork bao bun and the soft shell crab bao bun appetizer. The bao buns were perfect and the pickled veggies were spot on. The pork seasoning was more soy flavored and not as smooth as char siu bbq should be. The soft shell crab bao bun was good. The sauce was good but not spectacular as it looked. Both were served in steamer baskets and has a great presentation. I will be back to try other food hopefully with less street people interactions

Very good service and extensive menu with options for all types of diets. I was in the mood for sushi today, it was pretty good but not amazing. Not sure how fresh the fish was and the cuts of meat were too thin. My dinning partners ordered the dimsum, spicy green beans, tomato curry and udon noodles and said they were very good. I would suggest sticking to the main menu. The happy hour was very good, the SBX daiquiri was very refreshing and delicious.

Came here for a friend’s Birthday on a Thursday night. There weren’t many people here it is actually quite empty at 7:30 PM. We ordered the Pupu platter and the salmon and the tofu. Food: The food is amazing! The platter was a great way to get a nice sampling of a lot of stuff and the salmon had a great dresssing. Ambiance: Very intimate and quirky place! Service: Our guy Tim was amazing! He gave us dessert on the house and a candle for my friend’s birthday so we really really had a great time. Thanks Tim! Would come again!