no one goes to Chiang Mai, or Thailand for the matter anymore unless they're on a super budget trip or on their way to Burma.

it's great that you have a few restaurants, but they're all imported, which is what you're missing. bringing good food is OK, not having the culture that developed it is kinda sad.

mediocre variety is the not the spice of any sensible person's life.

edit: i don't hate PDX or the pacific northwest at all. by US standards it's quite interesting. however comparing it to a Munich (with it's beer history) or Stuttgart (with it's automotive prowess and current political strife) is kind of naïve, at best. those are two southern German examples similar in size to PDX.