Nathan

Having been to many a Waffle House in my time, when I saw [Biggest restaurant size that nevertheless is often topped?] I confidently entered TRIPLE HASHBROWN. Still a bit disappointed that wasn't the answer, but a fun puzzle nonetheless.

Theme answers were very fun but the crosses were very much not. As others have noted, the PEKOE/AIKIDO area felt simply unfair. A bizarre amount of the trivia was music-related too. Overall this one was not a good experience.

Ironically, as a Portlander who frequents Powell's, I didn't think it was the answer at first because I didn't realize it was an entire city block. It doesn't feel that big when you're in it. It's about the same size atls a typical big box store (shout-out to last Thursday!), but downtown Portland has some pretty small blocks.