Superbite Happy Hour

Have you heard that Superbite recently announced they will offer a happy hour a couple weeks ago? I was able to visit it and with friends try every item on the menu. Having so loved the Metrovino burger (which is when I first experienced the awesomeness of the Dentons) I practically ran there days after the announcement even though it was during our Snowpacalypse with multiple inches of snow. It being mid-January and their happy hour being from 5 – 6 PM daily in the bar area it’s already dark, and I am definitely invested in returning when I can get in some better lighting. But, here’s a first look anyway. Updated in April when I went to happy hour and because of the time change, had sunshine/light!

The happy hour drinks include a red or white wine selection, $3 Rainier or $1 off other drafts, and a cocktail called Arts & Leisure that is refreshing with vodka, lemon, bonal, aperol and prosecco.

The happy hour is a huge bargain, offering $2 “bites” and $5–10 “plates”. The bites are really for an individual, not shareable since they are literally only 1-2 bites that include options like

• Salmon Crudo bite with hibiscus ponzu, pickled jalapeno, and shiso
  
• Dungeness Crab with celery root tortilla, sesame mayo, citrus, and tobiko
  
• Grilled Shitake with miso porcini marshmallow and sauternes glaze. That miso porcini marshmellow is really fun in terms of the texture but savory instead of sweet flavor.
  
• Beef Tongue Spam Musubi with cucumber and chinese hot mustard – I really liked the addition of the chinese hot mustard for a little extra heat on the usual musubi flavors made mini here.
  
• Duck Croquette a L’Orange with crispy duck rillette and tangerine aioli is the biggest of the bites, you might be able to in theory share this one with a really close dining companion since it borders 3-4 small bites out of this “bite”.
    

The plates are significant enough to definitely be a filling entree, with the exception of the smaller side order of fries ($2), Little T Baker’s Baguette with irish butter and sea salt ($3), and the Nashville Hot Fried Cauliflower plate ($5) which are more snack size. I definitely recommend the Nashville Hot Fried Cauliflower plate with cucumber ranch, grandma agnes pickles because it is huge with flavor and nice heat – it will make anyone a cauliflower lover.
 

But you do have the options of three main plates, including what I think is one of the new top 3 best burgers in Portland, the Superbite $10 happy hour double stack cheeseburger with grilled ground beef and mushrooms, cheddar and fontina cheeses on the two patties, and garnished with fancy sauce remiscent almost of a Big Mac, and also dill pickle, onion, and sesame seed bun. Now you know why there’s an additional dish for $3 of side of fries to make this a meal for $13.
 

Of the two other dishes (both $15), the Pork Shoulder Confit plate with hazelnut chimichurri, grilled escarole, maitake, and potato puree seems more like a whole meal since it includes meat as well as vegetables and potato, but I was more in love with the flavors of the BBQ Beef Shortrib plate with baby gem lettuce salad with blue cheese and radish, even though I think you will want to add some bites or the Nashville cauliflower onto the plate.

Which of these items do you think you would order at Superbite Happy Hour? Where is your favorite place to get a cheeseburger, whether it be happy hour or not?