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New York Times
By CHRISTOPHER SOLOMON

November 6, 2005

On a recent Sunday evening, locals packed Lauro Kitchen, 3377 Southeast Division Street No. 106 (503) 239-7000, to taste its Mediterranean-inspired cuisine. If some dishes don't live up to Lauro's abundant hype -wedges of bitter radicchio in the roasted pancetta-wrapped radicchio with basil vinaigrette ($8) overwhelmed that dish - Lauro's bustle and its warm orange glow are a antidote to the season's gray skies. The owners' most recent opening is likely to attract crowds, too: Vindalho, with its "Spice Route cuisine" and Tandoor oven centerpiece, opened Oct. 18 at 2038 Southeast Clinton Street, (503) 467-4550.