Candlelight Restaurant and Lounge

Listen, I’m from Southern California where we’ve got some of the best Chinese food around. Believe me when I tell you, I was blown away by how good this stuff was! Everything was flavorful and the drinks were great! During the day, a great little spot for a cheap breakfast! They’ve been the only place I know, who’ve gotten my sunny side up fried eggs right. We always stop when ever we visit family up in Portland! — also, a fun drunken night for karaōke!

The restaurant has no business but instead the bar and video lotto in the back keep this divebar/​restaurant going.
The food is perhaps the worst of any restaurant in the area but that doesn’t matter since nobody goes here for food.
If your looking for a stiff well drink on the cheap while gambling away your paycheck the the Candlelight is the place to go.

Stopped in for a drink. It was good and the service was good. Had to knock off a star, however, because there was nary a candle to be seen.

Perfect place for an economy breakfast. It’s simple cheap delicious food with great service. Definitely my go to breakfast joint in this hood

1 star for the cheap breakfast food.
1 star for the really nice old ladies.
1 star for being the place to go to avoid any lines on a Saturday.
The place itself is old and when we sat down some of our silver wear had stains on it but weren’t too picky considering this was like a «dive.» I did enjoy my food but my soda was flat, can’t knock them on that. I’m sure it’ll be fixed.
Overall, I’ll come back if I really need to.

I came here with suuuuuuuuper low expectations. We usually go to Gateway Breakfast House when we want chicken fried steak or anything else that is chicken fried and/​or soused in gravy in the morning. However, Gateway is a bit of a schlep from our house, and it is usually crawling with humans anytime after 10:30am. So we decided to give this place a whirl. The food is totally edible — borderline enjoyable. The servers are old timey Portland ladies who know when to crack a joke and when to leave you to your pile of food. Everything is pretty cheap, and I will probably go back next time I’m too hungover to legally operate a vehicle long enough to drive to my usual gravy hole.

Bartender at candlelight has got an attitude problem. Yelling at customers. Angry at life

The menu is revamped! I used come here years ago! amazing service! Lovely atmosphere! Wonderful food! I only come here for breakfast!

This is our go to spot for parties, quick breakfast and a stiff, cheap after work drink. The weekend karaōke has rotated KJ’s a lot! The one hosting last night was talented, friendly and fun.
Atmosphere– divey and dark in the lounge with elbow room, a handful of tvs and 2 pool tables. The diner is small and well lit.
Patrons– every walk of life rotates through here through out the day.
Staff– mostly veteran experience from kitchen to service and friendly. These people know what they’re doing.
Drinks– stiff and cheap
Food– breakfast is great, greasy spoon. No wait on the lounge side on the weekends. Lunch/​dinner has a few solid items from the American and Chinese choices. The club sammy, all the lo meins and the noodle soup are always good. Everything else is hit or miss or just so-​so. The portions are large and they serve food right up to closing.

I give four stars based drinks, karaōke, and queer friendly atmosphere. Seen a lot if lbgt staff and customers. The food is… not good.

Had a good time here with my girlfriend. Affordable and delicious food. Price is ridiculously cheap. Waitress is talkative

Great food. Great service. Went here with my boyfriend on Valentine’s Day for brunch, and this restaurant didn’t disappoint me at all!
The atmosphere was what we were looking for: not too noisy, very calm. This is a great place to hang out in Northeast Portland area.

Great Place!!! Sing your heart with KJ Evie D., Best Karaōke DJ in town!!! Check it out! Great song selection, system and staff!!!
They do Karaōke on Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 9 pm — 2 am
So, What I am really saying is… Come and sing with me!!! I’m the new KJ and looking to get a great crowd of singers… Karaōke fun, fun, fun!!!

Terrible service. I walked in this morning, I was asked to seat myself, then I sat there while two waitstaff wiped down three empty booths, and then brought menus and coffee to a table that sat down well after I did. Both staff members glanced at me several times but never wiped down my booth or brought me a menu. I walked out once they took the other table’s order without acknowledging me. To he11 with this place.

I really love this place! They have $ 1.50 Jell-​O shots and AMAZING egg rolls! Cheap late night menu, Chinese food after 4pm, decent for breakfast too! This place isn’t super nice but I enjoy it very much! I like the bartenders, even when it’s super busy they still seem to have decent service.
Warning: don’t get the orange chicken, it’s literally made with orange juice gravy. The general Taos is way better :)

I love this dive bar. Not too far from home. I love the bartenders. The drinks are great too. Rascal and John really know how to make mean drink! Thanks… I find myself always ordering a plate or seasoned curly fries. YUM!

This dive is seedier than the worst weed you’ve ever bought. The drinks are also cheaper than anywhere else I’ve been to in Portland. You know what, though? Sometimes you can only afford shitty weed and dare I say even crave the company it entails. I like magical weirdo creatures and offbeat bar dwellers; people who may have been centaurs or unicorns in their past lives. The Candlelight is their barn stall. Hint: best wonton soup I’ve ever had! You’re gonna have to wait until after 4:30 to order it, though, as there’s only your standard bar fare during the day and the badass Asian cuisine comes out when the freaks do– at night!

I always feel safe here, I always feel like the staff would have my back and the regulars would not take kindly to rude or mean interactions.
Johnny and Mark, the bouncers will help you if you ever felt uncomfortable with anyone. Johnny makes a nice drink when bar tending and always has a joke to throw at you. It make take a moment but he cares about his customers more then he shows. He always checks on the back smoking area and often catches me when I drive away to make sure things are cool. Johnny also checks if your doing good on drinks or need your cups taken away… I think he teleports around the bar to be honest. he also LOVES sports
Mark is just a fun loving guy who make make you smile in an instant. He sings well and brings a softer tone to being a bouncer, he makes it feel like a home away from home. hes just a friendly guy whos there to protect people or a customer! his family joins him from time to time and they are just the nicest people.
Rascal is the beauty of the bar tenders. Shes very sweet and well spoken, makes yummy drinks and works hard on the busy days… Everyone wants her attention but she’ll bust out drinks even when everyone wants to chat!
Susie is a bartender that makes good drinks, remembers your face and asks how you are right as you walk in. She’s kind, experienced, and trust worthy. Easy to talk too and watching her talk to other people makes you think she knows everyone. Friendly experience every time. She also knows when your uncomfortable with someone… and has always asked me if I was okay or if someone or something was bothering me. Good senses for emotion.
Lance, Good guy! Awesome drinks and makes you feel safe. Easy to talk to, and greets me every time I come in with my Friends. has no problem looking up or learning new drinks or dealing with me when i take a life time to decide what the hell i want. Never gets upset when i beg him to turn my quarters into a buck for the latto… Hes friends with so many different people there.
All and all… If i went here one time, I would not have all this lovely stuff to say…
But i kept going and these people are awesome.
For the bartenders I dont know well I am sorry, but i’ll assume your awesome too.
This place has regular customers if you go more then once… More friendly then you would think… and I feel safe as a woman. I know the people who work here want you to go home safe and have a good night.

I dig this place for Karaōke. A Friday night, and not too many people there, fairly cheap drinks, parking not a problem, service at the bar. KJ was perfectly cool, although they had no slips to actually fill out. But in no time at all, your song was up and the crowd (my party being the biggest of the groups) was relatively enthusiastic — esp us. Obviously a couple regulars got up to do their thing and sounded pretty good. Two pool tables, they have food it seems, but I didn’t try any this time. But I will be back here for more karaōke!

Stopped in here when I first got to Portland and was immediately frightened by how grungy it was and decided to go somewhere else. I love a dive just as much as the next hipster, but this was too much for me. However, my drunk mind decided it wanted Chinese a few weeks after that and alas, it was off to Candlelight I went!
Seriously cheap food, cooked surprisingly fast (or I was too drunk to understand the passage of time) and actually pretty tasty. I think I’ll stick to take-​out after my roommate told me about someone overdosing in their parking lot.