The Brown Owl
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Brown Owl Expanding

The popular food-cart-meets-bar in The Box Factory is making more room for its growing base of customers
Avatar photo Nicole Vulcan

The Brown Owl, the popular food-cart-meets-bar in The Box Factory, is making more room for its growing base of customers. Owner Lisandro Ramon has leased the space just west of the Brown Owl’s current location to expand, adding 1,400 square feet to the current footprint. “Capacity is an issue,” Ramon said of the current space. […]

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Drinking Local? Drink Here

by Kevin Gifford

Sure, there’s lots to see and do around Central Oregon, but what about after all the hiking and biking and SUP’ing is done? The answer (for the over-21 crowd, that is) is to head out for a beer. Here are 10 places that evoke everything that makes up one of the coolest small-town brew scenes […]

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Drinking Local? Drink Here

10 breweries and beer bars to make the most of Bend (and beyond)
Kevin Gifford

Sure, there’s lots to see and do around Central Oregon, but what about after all the hiking and biking and SUP’ing is done? The answer (for the over-21 crowd, that is) is to head out for a beer. Here are 10 places that evoke everything that makes up one of the coolest small-town brew scenes […]

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Tune In to CBS

Founders’ massive maple stout hits home
Kevin Gifford

It’s not often that one of the most sought-after beers in the eastern United States gets an official release in Bend, a place all about keeping it local with food and drink. Founders Brewing Company, however, is shattering that mold with its current release of CBS, which (until now) was the sort of rare bottle […]

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You, Your Dog & A Beer

Where to drink with man’s best drinking friend
Kevin Gifford

It’s July, summer’s in full force, and for many locals stuck in workplaces while every vacationer in the world’s hitting the river with their kids, there’s only one thing in mind: When can I get out of this joint and IPA it up on someone’s lawn with my dog? Much like the history of human […]

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2017 Best Food Cart

The Brown Owl offers delights in its food cart, but its owners are also wise to the benefits of an adjacent cozy bar
Caitlin Richmond

Let’s just be up front: If you haven’t been to The Brown Owl, you’re missing out. The food is tasty, the drinks are satisfying, the staff is awesome, and the atmosphere will keep you there for hours—which is exactly what owner Lisandro Ramon wants. You might be wondering why we’ve named this spot best food […]

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What’s your Blizzard Bar?

The snow is starting to fly. Before the next blizzard, identify your nearest watering hole.
The Source Staff

Ah, winter…that time of year when we’re often stuck inside waaayy more than we’d like. Sure, those studded tires are going to get you around when the snow and ice comes around, but once in a while the weather gets so bad that there’s nothing else to do besides hole up at home. But wait! […]

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Inside the Box

The Box Factory celebrates 100 years of pride
Angela Moore

The people of Bend have much to celebrate in a town with rich history and a unique melding of things old and new. This month, Bendites will have just one more reason to raise their glasses, as the Box Factory, formally known as the Old Mill Marketplace, blows out the candles marking 100 years of […]

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