The restaurant opened on New Years Eve in 2018, and in an Instagram closing announcement, the team alluded to returning to the industry after a much-needed break. That space has so many memories for me because (as most people know) prior to Ripe, it was Beast. The lease ended, and owner Lisa Herlinger nudged Katelyn Williams, the owner of Kates Ice Cream, toward taking over the space. Restaurateur Bruce Careys downtown cocktail bar Saucebox has closed after 25 years of service. Read more about the closure here. This Sellwood neighborhood coffee shop closed on February 19. The cafe, a neighborhood favorite, used to be a casual and quaint haunt for bowls of grits and eggs Benedict. The restaurants phone has been disconnected, as well as its website; the Instagram account for the restaurant doesnt note the closure. After 12 years in the business, the brothers are relocating to Nicaragua to farm coffee beans. I am so very grateful to have created a community in the Roseway neighborhood and I am happy that I got to share my craft with you.. by Brenna Houck Dec 29, 2020, 8:45am EST. I have many memories of nacho and cocktail happy hours with friends, and it was one of the first restaurants where I attended a vegan meetup not long after moving here. Its goodbye for now but we will be doing kits, pop-ups, and much more cool stuff in the future. Each December, Eater Portland ends the year by reflecting on the last twelve months of dining in a series we call Year in Eater. When I started Sunshine Noodles, I was passionate about bringing Cambodian cuisine to the Portland community. Those experiences helped me fall in love with this field and this city; they pulled me back here after I moved across the country. Tea Bar owner Erica Indira Swanson signed an NDA that prohibits her from commenting on the details of the closure. For a longer list of 2020 closures, check out this piece. newsletter, Oregon Moves Toward Scrapping Styrofoam Containers by 2025, Sakura Brings Chicken Heart Yakitori and Season-Themed Sushi to Happy Valley, A Guide to Portlands Bar, Restaurant, and Food Cart Openings, Portland Leads the Pack at the 2023 U.S. Coffee Championships, Here Are the 2023 James Beard Media Award Nominees From Portland. The staff was always super kind and ready to serve the neighborhood. -Katrina Yentch, Eater Portland contributor, For me it was Holy Trinity Barbecue which I had always wanted to try but never got around to. I know many would have wanted to support No Bones through takeout and delivery too. -Waz Wu, Eater Portland contributor, While Pok Pok was pretty sad, Bar King may have been the toughest pill to swallow a spot with so much thought, talent and drive behind it never really got a chance to get off the ground and get going. -Nick Woo, Eater Portland contributor, Seeing Pok Pok close was definitely shocking to me, as Im sure it was to other Portlanders. -Ron Scott, Eater Portland contributor, Oui at Southeast Wine Collective was a huge bummer. In September, the rest of Ruby Jewels in-person locations closed, sticking exclusively to retail ice cream sandwiches. The brewery was known for its Belgian-style ales. The decision doesnt seem to be related to the pandemic; the post says the closure was due to internal issues. Co-owner Andy Kou says he should be working on something else soon, and said those interested in his next move should follow his personal Instagram account, @dobiedaddy. True iconic Portland restaurant with an exceptional happy hour and an incredible regular menu including a spectacular beef tartare. Eater Portland homepage Portland, OR. -Janey Wong, reporter for Eater Portland "For me, the closure of Baby Blue was a sad start to the new year. Welcome to Year in Eater 2022, Eater's annual tradition of celebrating the past 12 months with help from some of the Bay Area's top food and restaurant industry experts. Losing Lapellah Restaurant left a huge gap in the Vancouver dining scene. While the restaurant intended to close after weekend service, a COVID-19 exposure forced Acadia to close early. We will miss the hell out of everyone, the caption to the post reads. It appears this Yunnanese restaurant, specializing in crossing-the-bridge noodles, has closed though the restaurant has not noted the closure on Instagram or the website. Shady Pines is sad, as well its a great concept that never fully came to fruition, and the closure of that pod left several carts in a tough spot. Chef and owner Maya Lovelace has closed the three-year-old Southern restaurant specializing in fried chicken and angel biscuits to transition the space into Hissyfit, a restaurant which will have roots in Southern cuisine, but with less adherence to tradition. The restaurant announced its closure in early June; its last day was June 26. closing announcement on the website reads, the Instagram post announcing the closure reads, Its owners announced in late March via Instagram, Read more about the impending closure here, Mocking Bird is taking over Homegrown Smoker, Read more about the closure via the Instagram post, Read this story for a full rundown of the closure, pizzeria in the Killingsworth neighborhood last year, operating its tasting room out of the facility since June 2019, restaurants and food carts to visit in St. Johns, social media post from the restaurant reads, This longstanding Mediterranean restaurant on NE Alberta has closed in its current location, Instagram announcement, posted January 9, reads, Jojo will move in sometime this spring or summer. Eater Portland has reached out to Straight From New York for more information. Fatsquatch closed way back in October, Dirty Lettuce has opened its own restaurant, and Avocadamama has found a new location in North Portland. I feel like Ive just been making other bigger corporations richer.. ).-Gary Okazaki (@garythefoodie), renowned globe-trotting eater. Vegan and vegetarian eatery Picnic is trading for the final time on Sunday, April 30. 2020 has inflicted a series of gut-wrenching closures on L.A., so it's hard to know where to begin. But Ristretto announced that it would fold altogether in December 2020, roasting its last batch December 15. The Northwest Portland butcher counter turned St. Johns deli closed for good on December 24, for so many reasons, according to an Instagram post. The state now requires food cart owners to either use the tanks on their cart or connect to a sewer line, which can be prohibitively expensive for cart owners. We feel incredibly fortunate to have had such a wonderfully supportive community of friends share our space, honestly it feels more like youve all become family, the closure announcement reads. A seafood restaurant in Mall 205, Portland Seafood Company has permanently closed due to unforeseen business downturn related to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a statement on the website. Considering its brief tenure in Portland, I have so many fond memories of eating Holy Trinity beef ribs, those green chile grits, that *banana pudding. Downtown wine bar Park Avenue Fine Wines has moved out of the venerable location at the end of April. With such leaping changes in the service industry regarding expectations and burn out over the past few years, it was important to us that what we do never outweighed the health and happiness of ourselves and those around us, an Instagram post reads. Bark City is selling its Portland operation turnkey, complete with the cart, smoker, everything included to run a bbq cart, and its lease at the Lot at Johns Marketplace. The two-story-house-turned-bar first opened in 2011, and felt like one of those truly Portland-y spaces, where regulars would drink cocktails and eat chile verde on the porch. Grabbing a cinnamon roll from RosyCakes and washing it down with a cup of coffee from Paper Tiger was a breakfast favorite. -Rachel Pinsky, Eater Portland and Columbian contributor, There are too many to list. The taproom went on hiatus in the fall, and owner Geoff Phillips put the building on the market. Owner and pitmaster Michael Keskin plans to reopen Bark City in Arizona, where hes moving to be closer to family. With our lease at an end, we felt this presented an opportunity for change: time for more focus on well-being and family; time to consider new and inspiring projects. Read more about the closure here. The doughnut brand is known for its brioche base doughnuts and posh flavors like passionfruit cacao nib. Foursquare. Vegan sushi cart Mitate has closed at the end of April. We are talking to some old friends about an exciting collaboration that will take over the space. This DJ-centric bar in Old Town has closed after the owners years of legal battles with their landlord. Cafe Reina remains open as a pop-up space. Little did we know that we were staring down a 2-year long global pandemic! The decade-old juice bar and cafe is closing both of its locations: Lake Oswego closed September 28, and the Southeast Stark Street location will close on September 30. The space is too small for social distancing rules, and takeout just doesnt work for its food, owner Gina Helvie told Eater. Read more about the closure here. The Oregonians Michael Russell has reported that Henry Higgins Boiled Bagels will take over the space. An understated sushi bar in the Foster-Powell neighborhood, Sushi Ichidai had been open for more than a decade when it closed its doors due to the coronavirus outbreak. This has proven to not be a temporary situation and it is not a situation we can manage. This Hawthorne poke restaurant closed after service on November 25, according to executive chef Steven Woerdehoff. I was also sad to see RosyCakes bakery, next to Paper Tiger Coffee Roasters, close. A taco shop lauded for its Austin-style tacos and its margaritas, Stella Taco closed shop for good on July 19. The slow rebound from the pandemic and the current economic conditions have led us to make this difficult decision, the closing announcement reads. I put a lot of heart and soul into the place, especially after the last year, it was really taking an emotional toll on my body, owner Brian Steadham told Eater Portland. We make this decision with full hearts and exhausted spirits. Its owner, Jeff Ridabock, opted to retire after years of service. That style of dining in general, I have no idea when that will come back Who knows when people will be sitting for 2 hours dining again, you know? Read more about that closure here. It appears the team may be revamping the business into something new; stay tuned for updates. Dishes at the now-closed Paley's Place. Sadly, we now join them.. Portland Food Writers' Saddest Restaurant and Food Cart Closures of 2021. Watching them dissolve off the map is surreal, like watching the path behind you disappear as you walk forward. Read more about the closure here. We love ya, we just cant keep doing this, the September Instagram post reads. But it seems Biga has closed just a few weeks past its first anniversary. In February, Hair of the Dog owner and founder Alan Sprints posted a video on Facebook announcing his plans to retire, which would mean the 29-year-old brewery and taproom would close in Southeast Portland. This brewery has closed its North Williams pub, its second location. The under-the-Hawthorne Bridge ramen shop Menya Hokusei, which made its noodles with Oregon wheat and barley, has closed. We need to do better. -Alex Frane, Eater Portland guest editor and contributor, I was really bummed when LUnico Alimentari closed so suddenlythey made some of the best pasta Ive ever had. -Katherine Chew Hamilton, Portland Monthly food editor, Homegrown Smokers news is bittersweet as it marks the end of an era in the vegan scene. Legrottaglie said he did not come to an agreement with his landlord after the lease expired, which instigated the closure. Its owners announced in late March via Instagram that they had sold the business and that another concept would be moving in, but offered no other details. Owner Akihiro Hirakiuchi wrote on the restaurants website that it would permanently close, but may return in another form or location sometime in the future. Random Order has not responded to multiple requests for comment. We were so lucky to have had the opportunity to serve Portland and got to meet some amazing people.. Co-owners Taslim Jamal and chef Clint Elmore want to reopen somewhere eventually, but, at this point, "We feel the business has outgrown the building," explains Jamal in a statement. However, theres now a sandwich shop open in the former Toro Bravo space, so it seems extremely likely that the restaurant will not reopen; at the very least, Toro Bravo will not reopen in that location. That means that the Pearl and Hawthorne locations of DarSalam have closed permanently. After a move from Northeast Portland to North Portland, Blind Ox Taphouse is throwing in the towel. Also, not a physical restaurant, but floral dessert maven Sweetheart St. Johns retired this month and Im going to miss seeing and eating her gorgeous creations.-Janey Wong, Eater Portland reporter, For me, Baby Blues closing was a sad start to the new year. The taproom and bar was decently short-lived, taking over the former Lompoc Tavern space in late 2018. The NE Alberta food cart Grilled Cheese Grill, which once operated three carts around Portland, has announced its permanent closure after a year-long hiatus. Read more about the transition here. I feel like Portland could always use more dessert options beyond ice cream and doughnuts, much as I love those two foods. -Janey Wong, Portland Mercury food and drink columnist, This is such a tricky one. After a tumultuous year, the future of the Toro Bravo restaurant group namely, Tasty n Alder, Toro Bravo, and Tasty n Daughters was up in the air. The team behind Foxy Coffee closed both of its locations March 31, according to an Instagram post. Owner Alexandra Yost wrote an announcement on Instagram, saying that the restaurant would be taking a bow (with no encore) on Halloween. Breakfast and lunch spot OurBar is one of Washougals finest dining options, Kara Stokes wrote in Eaters guide to the Columbia River Gorge. Being a part of this great neighborhood and community has been incredible.. The Spanish-Mediterranean restaurant that sits at the corner of Northwest 23rd Avenue and Northwest Hoyt Street has shut its doors after 15 years. They all added something distinct to the narrative of the city: The impact of Beast on communal dining culture in Portland, the casual hominess of Liberty Glass, the long history of Wongs King as a dim sum destination. We are deeply saddened and sorry to sayCrackerjacks is no more. a Facebook post reads. The fairly new pizza cart at the Barley Pod closed March 31 after less than a year open though, according to an Instagram post, the brief tenure was intentional. Ed Sablans food channels the distinct culinary traditions of Guam, serving consistently delicious barbecue, coconut flatbread, shrimp fritters, kelaguen chicken salad, and particularly excellent pickles and kimchi. Owner Matt Breslow attributes the closure to COVID-19, but also to a number of factors, including work-life balance and the potential development on that land. Of course, 2020 was a historic and catastrophic year for the restaurant industry, so our questions this year hinge on that reality. (Yes, I realize Gustavs lives on in Vancouver. Chef Naomi Pomeroy having to close Ripe Cooperative meant the closure of the place that was also Beast. Portland food writers, influencers, and personalities on the closures that hit them hardest this year. However, the website still says that the bar is just closed during COVID restrictions.. Closing a restaurant is always a somber occasion and, unfortunately, Seattle saw plenty of places shutter permanently over the past 12 months. Read more about the closure here. Read more about the closure here. It is little comfort that we are not alone in these hardships; we are also not alone in the drastic changes that must be put into place in order to carry on. Sustaining jobs through the entire pandemic by retooling to keep our staff and customers safe, but the ongoing economic effects hurt us profoundly, as with so many other businesses. This was a very difficult decision, but unfortunately challenges from the pandemic and rising costs have made it apparent that our only option is to close the Pearl Public House, the public statement announcing the closure reads. After 40 years on Southeast Morrison Street, Zell's Cafe will close on May 2, according to a sign posted at the restaurant. Its unclear when, exactly, Straight From New York Pizza closed its Burnside location, and if the closure is temporary; the website has removed references to the Burnside locale, but the restaurants Instagram still lists it as a location. About 100,000 restaurants nationwide, nearly one in six, closed as a result of the pandemic, according to the National Restaurant Association. The chill vibe and comforting food made me happy that I had moved to the Portland area. I have memories of giggly meals of crispy pig ears, cocktails, and clay pot chicken at Aviary. The restaurants Facebook page has not reported its closure, but the phone line has been disconnected. During the first few months of opening we started making our own chai. In June, Ruby Jewel, the ice cream sandwich and former scoop shop, closed its Mississippi location after more than 10 years on Mississippi. By submitting your email, you agree to our, The freshest news from the local food world, The Saddest Portland Restaurant Closures of 2020, Sign up for the Hillsdale bakery Baker and Spices sister cake shop The Cakery is closing its doors on May 14. We gave it our all, writes co-owner David Yudkin. Celebrated Cajun-Creole restaurant Acadia, often considered the citys finest restaurant in the genre, closed permanently January 14. Read more about the closure and Lovelaces decision to leave the restaurant industry here. Industry hangout and beloved cocktail bar Shift Drinks will not reopen after the coronavirus crisis ends. One of Portlands finest Texas barbecue carts closed this month after a brief-but-mighty tenure in Southeast Portland. Both Google and Yelp are reporting the business as permanently closed, the website is down, the phone number has been disconnected, and the last Facebook post is from January 2020. The Northeast Portland location of this beer bar closed March 19, according to a Facebook post. The first was seeing Shift Drinks close. Chefs Jessie Aron and Colin McArthur, who previously owned the food cart Carte Blanche, attributed the closure to the financial and emotional strain of running a restaurant right now. Personally, Im bummed that Crackerjacks closed since its getting harder and harder to find friendly no-frills local joints as every prime Portland neighborhood has become more of the same. -Krista Garcia, Eater Portland contributor, Stella Taco (a great neighborhood joint), Imperial (best fried chicken I ever ate in Portland), and Tasty & Daughters. -Bill Oakley, television writer and Instagram influencer, No Bones Beach Club. The Pix-O-Matic, the shops 24-hour vending machines, will remain open onsite. European-inspired rotisserie chicken restaurant and market Rotigo closed on October 22. newsletter, customers think they should be paying less, Many restaurants are currently hibernating, Oregon Moves Toward Scrapping Styrofoam Containers by 2025, Sakura Brings Chicken Heart Yakitori and Season-Themed Sushi to Happy Valley, A Guide to Portlands Bar, Restaurant, and Food Cart Openings, Portland Leads the Pack at the 2023 U.S. Coffee Championships, Here Are the 2023 James Beard Media Award Nominees From Portland. Tina Dunbar confirmed that the closure was brought on by the financial hardship imposed . Hawthorne, Multnomah, and Quimby will hopefully serve our loyal customers for many years to come.. It opened at such an unfortunate time and never got a chance to show off what it could really do. Owner Jon Abrahamson stated that the general poor condition of downtown played a major part in the closure of the 38-year-old restaurant, in addition to a lack of workers returning to the industry. Freelands Northwest Portland tasting room will remain open. Please enter a valid email and try again. That was so, so important to me, especially before I came out.-Brooke Jackson-Glidden, Eater Portland editor, One of the stars of 82nds CORE food cart pod, all-vegan sushi cart Mitate, was just starting to build citywide word of mouth when it closed in April. From December 16 to 18, the restaurant will throw a farewell tour of prix fixe seven-course dinners called Sunshine Forever, which will include dishes such as chili tamarind prawns and Khmer red fried rice. It was casual and celebratory at the same time. Well, its been a radical journey but after a truly amazing decade, were turning off the juicers, reads the closing announcement on Instagram. Kimuras sister restaurant, Kayos Ramen Bar, will remain open and take over selling Japanese-style Basque cheesecakes. There are/were many factors involved in determining which direction to go in. Its sibling, Ankeny Tap & Table, seems to be running smoothly in its corner of the city. In the words of the websites closing announcement, the bar was eaten by the COVID monster after more than 20 years open. The restaurant was known for its pastas. But the closing that affected me the most will hopefully be a temporary one, and that is Alley Mezza. Liberty Glass, a North Portland fixture of a bar in a converted, multi-story Victorian home, announced its closure on April 16 via Instagram. Lucky Lab closed its Northeast Killingsworth Street location on December 23. Chef and owner Johnny Nunn is leaving Portland, and has sold his celebrated French restaurant Verdigris in the process. It got very popular really fast and other cafes started asking us to wholesale it, which turned into our beverage brand @tanglewoodbevco. Read more about the closure here. If you buy something from an Eater link, Vox Media may earn a commission. The bar had been temporarily closed for months; Bowler also closed Revelry, the restaurant and bar he co-owned with Seattles prominent Relay restaurant group. Gene's Po-Boys. Read more about the closure here. After announcing the closures of Imperial and The Crown, Paley went on to close his seafood restaurant Headwaters and his most recent opening, a Mediterranean restaurant called Rosa Rosa. The cart will return in the form of pop-ups and farmers market stands in the near future. The bar had been open for more than a decade, focusing on homey comfort food and affordable cocktails, and was a regular haunt for neighborhood residents. Part of Eater SF's Year in Review, 2020. Portlanders will be able to find Mocking Birds vegan fried chicken sandwiches at the St. Johns restaurant, as well as the Homegrown Smoker standbys. Read more about the closure here. The restaurant did not supply the reason for the closure. Heres hoping were wrong. Pseudo-modernist, pop-up-turned-fine-dining-spot Holdfast Dining will not reopen in its SE 11th digs. Learn more about the closure here. Portland, OR San Diego San Francisco . We tried our best to stick it out but just couldnt hold our breath long enough to catch up with the momentum we had before COVID hit us all.. Read more about the closure here. For more than a decade, it has been our joy and honor to bring sweetness to your celebrations, milestones, and cravings, a closing announcement reads. Its been a wonderful experience to serve everyone throughout the years and Im filled with gratitude to have had the opportunity to live a dream I had years ago, the closing announcement reads. Google is now indicating the restaurant has officially closed. I think we more than succeeded, even as we retreat. One of the citys best beer bars, Baileys Taproom and The Upper Lip will not reopen after the coronavirus pandemic ends, Brewpublic reports. Southeast Portland breakfast stalwart Zells will close on May 2 after 40 years of business. The last few years have been very hard. In 2020, the Portland Mercury 's Suzette Smith described the Alise Moffatt's Physically Forgotten as "a standard and favorite". Co-owner Renee Gorham told the Oregonian that the three restaurants would not reopen in early July, and then told Willamette Week that she was actually unsure of her plans the next day. This city shines a little less brightly without Althea Grey Potters food in it. -Daniel Barnett, Eater Portland contributor, Giraffe for sure. Read more about the closure here. Pearl District cafe Fullers Coffee Shop has temporarily closed as of February 21. Thank you to everyone who has been part of the Lucky Horseshoe, an Instagram closing announcement reads. Bittersweet to say goodbye to the last 13 years of wood fired fun, farm driven fare and all the culinary adventures this little space on MLK brought me, owner and chef Jason French wrote in an Instagram post. The restaurants third-generation owner, Cindy Louis, temporarily closed the restaurant in March, and after six months, decided to call it quits altogether. Vegan friendly cafe Pixie Retreat, known for its travel-sized bowls and desserts, has closed its front-facing cafe in favor of wholesale business. Instead, Papi Sals will be hosting pop-ups in 2023. A restaurant self-described as the first Chinese restaurant on 82nd, Canton Grill closed in August after more than 75 years open. Still, six losses hurt more than others: Bco Mercat, Bon .
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