A reason was not given for the closure. We had a good run. Read more about the closure here. The owners have decided to close this influential chocolate shop in downtown Portland, specializing in ethical and methodically sourced chocolate from around the world. The restaurant was known for its pastas. So far, the Killingsworth and Madison locations have both closed, and the Pearl District restaurant will close before the month ends. Paley's Place: Closed Friday and Saturday Firehouse: Closed through the weekend MF Tasty: Closed through the weekend Rose + Lincoln: Closed Friday through Sunday Thai Champa:. Pascuzzi attributed the decision to close to rising meat costs and supply chain issues, though his other restaurants chicken spot Mama Bird and bowl cafe Feel Good remain open. The vegan cart serving jackfruit sandwiches and shrimp tacos closed permanently on November 14, so the owner could focus on her two other carts (the two Mocking Bird locations). The Portland outpost of celebrated Seattle restaurant group Relay, Revelry will not reopen after the coronavirus crisis ends. The Glisan location has also closed, taken over by the new cocktail bar Tropicale. The team has not responded to requests for comment. The restaurant has switched over to shipping their vegan dim sum and signature bowls locally and nationwide for the foreseeable future. After over a year, I feel that we earned a place in your heart and I thank you for being our supporters. Lam is planning to move to San Francisco. A neighborhood restaurant, featuring food and drink menus that continually evolve with the seasons, . Read more about it here. I feel there are very few female owners in this hospitality space.. The Hainanese chicken cart Jas Kitchen has closed, according to an Instagram post. Pearl District cafe Fullers Coffee Shop has temporarily closed as of February 21. This is also true of the Hawthorne Fish House. Root left the businesses in 2012, but Lapellahs wood-fired cooking made it a destination for Portlanders and others throughout Southwestern Washington. The bleak devastation wrought when the area was cleared out to make way for highway onramps and Legacy Emanuel Medical Center and its vast parking lots, Sloans was left utterly unmoored for a time but somehow never lost its following.. Owner and pitmaster Michael Keskin plans to reopen Bark City in Arizona, where hes moving to be closer to family. In early August, owners Annie Moss, Katia Bezerra-Clark, and Will Fain made a joint announcement on the businesss Instagram. To say the least, we are exhausted. The beer bars SE Division location will remain open. Soon, Helioterra will take over the tasting room space entirely. However, its likely that Biba will return to Portland in some form. The Scandinavian restaurant within the Kex hotel in Portland closed after its New Years Eve party so, officially, New Years Day 2022. 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. Blizzard Snow Storm Opening List of Bars and Restaurants in Portland, Maine. After a move from Northeast Portland to North Portland, Blind Ox Taphouse is throwing in the towel. "There's a lot of theft," local man Steve Goodwin told KGW. You may be surprised to hear it, but it was just the right time for us and whats next in our lives. Celebrated Italian restaurant Renata announced its closure on October 23, citing struggles due to the pandemic. Its unclear when the downtown Cajun-Creole restaurant owned by former Oregon Ducks football player Randall Willhite closed, but the restaurants signage has been removed, the windows are covered with paper, and its phone line has been disconnected. Read more about the closure here. These individuals received a variety of false promises regarding their income. Thank you to all of you who graced us with your business over the years, and to all of you that made our catering business thrive (back in the days when that was possible), the closing announcement reads. We are devastated to see it go, but also extremely grateful for the connections and experiences it has brought us as a family business.. This NE 28th bar closed quietly, making way for the soon-to-open Nightingale, a Mexican restaurant and cocktail bar. Wongs King has been open for about 15 years. The fast casual Indian spot, which serves tandoor-cooked chicken, naan, and vegetarian dishes, has permanently closed its North Williams restaurant, but it appears that it will reopen in another North Portland location. A Portland Cracker Barrel abruptly shut down this week, with employees reporting that the closure is due to security issues in the area. Being a part of this great neighborhood and community has been incredible.. In June, Ruby Jewel, the ice cream sandwich and former scoop shop, closed its Mississippi location after more than 10 years on Mississippi. -- Grant Butler. It appears the team may be revamping the business into something new; stay tuned for updates. The brewery was known for its Belgian-style ales. The shop offered weekly baked goods through the month before its departure, while pastry chef Rebecca Powazek slowly moved in. On top of COVID19, recent serious personal health complications made us take the toughest decision of closing permanently our doors, a social media post from the restaurant reads. As first reported by the Oregonian, this Westmoreland cafe announced it would close on Facebook on April 14. At some point emotions need to be put aside and one must look at situations with a logical mind. Its possible the space will reopen with a new concept under new ownership, however, according to a follow-up social media post: We hope that the Grant House will open again for someone with a new vision and a new dream that respects the history of the beautiful building and the stories it holds secret to its heart.. After almost 20 years in the Pearl District, restaurateur Bruce Carey has announced the closure of Bluehour, one of his celebration restaurants. Pok Pok owner Andy Ricker opened the original location in 2005, garnering national attention for his take on Northern Thai food and menu standouts like Ikes Vietnamese Fish Sauce Wings. Founder Sara Hart sold the company to Moonstruck Chocolate in 2018, moving the main candy-making production to Moonstrucks St. Johns facility. 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. Buckman brewery West Coast Grocery Co. will close this summer, according to owner Charlie Hyde IV. Desi PDX owner Deepak Saxena closed this Indian street food spot inside 503 Distilling on June 12, due to slow sales and wanting to focus resources on Desi PDX and upcoming restaurant Masala Lab. This groundbreaking vegan pizza cart closed January 30. Its unclear when the decade-old Nob Hill Southern restaurant known for its extensive bourbon selection closed, but its phone line and website are no longer active. The brewery attributed the downsizing to the financial impact of the pandemic. The cafe opened in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, and, in the perspective of the team, never got the financial footing to keep things sustainable. It is with sadden [sic] that we say that run has come to its end. The Northwest Portland cocktail bar Muu-Muus has shut down for good. Hissyfit was our hail mary, a chance to intentionally do everything our ideal way and see if it worked, a post on the restaurants Instagram reads. The New Orleans-inspired pastry shop NOLA Doughnuts closed all of its Portland-area locations on January 5. Sadly our industry has become all too familiar with this story, but opening during Covid and managing all that comes along with it as a brand new business, we did all we could, for as long as we could, the closing announcement reads. The Guamanian restaurant within Oakshire Beer Hall closed October 2 after two years. Its cafe near the Tram continues to operate. We cannot say Thank You enough for all the years, memories, & sharing our love of food, an Instagram announcement reads. Owners Sarah Schafer and Anna Caporael shut the doors to their Italian market and restaurant Cooperativa on September 3. The restaurants locations in Seattle and Chicago will remain open. I spent every penny i had on this setup & just sold my car to pay my rent so i could make it through to spring, but the universe had different plans, the closing announcement reads. Portland restaurants weigh decision to open, close for snow day. Steve and Michelle Corry, who in January were named 2020 Restaurateurs of the Year by HospitalityMaine, said in a . Co-owner Becky Atkins said the minimal amount of seating outside just wasnt sustainable in the long term, and they wanted to make room for other restaurants to survive the pandemic. PORTLAND, Ore. Persian House is closing its doors at the end of the month after 30 years in downtown Portland. Its unclear when exactly the restaurant closed; the last Yelp review for the restaurant was posted in December. Volz said that the layout of the bar didnt allow for easy social distancing, between Neats long bar and the pool table. A taco shop lauded for its Austin-style tacos and its margaritas, Stella Taco closed shop for good on July 19. 2020 was not only an interesting year, it was devastating to many businesses large and small, the post reads. The Kruse Way location of Flying Elephants closed February 18 after a whopping 17 years in that location. Oops. This was a very hard decision for us to come to and we hope that you understand that we are heartbroken to be leaving, the post reads. Delores, the Polish restaurant from chef BJ Smith, has turned into a vegetable-centric cafe and smoothie bar called Dirty Habit. The press team at Tea Bar has confirmed that the Southwest Portland location of Tea Bar, on the corner of Park Avenue and Yamhill, has closed permanently. If you buy something from an Eater link, Vox Media may earn a commission. Owner Kathleen Hagberg told the O that the lack of tourist traffic downtown, combined with a lingering desire to retire and the fact many breakfast foods dont translate particularly well as takeout, made it so she felt she needed to close the cafe. The taproom and bar was decently short-lived, taking over the former Lompoc Tavern space in late 2018. Beloved football pub Toffee Club shut its doors after its run of World Cup match viewings. The reality is that the damage done to restaurants continues to be part of our daily life. The restaurant will continue to host private events and its frozen pizzas are available at New Seasons Markets. The SE Clinton pizzeria, known for its cheeseburger pies and 4 a.m. delivery cutoff, never officially announced its closure on Instagram or its website, but a post on Reddit indicated that the location was about to close. However, some. The team should be reopening a new business within the same space in the future, according to the Instagram post. "It is with mixed emotion that we share the news that we have sold our Rivalries Portland . In a January 10 social media post, the owners explained that the events of 2020 made it untenable to remain open on Officers Row at Fort Vancouver. Its hard to pay lawyers when you havent made any money in 7 months, the closing announcement reads. Readers have noticed that Fillss downtown Portland location has quietly closed a for lease sign has even popped up in the Fills window. Sister restaurants St. Jack and La Moule remain open. Onwards. The Bunk Sandwiches location on Alberta Street has closed permanently, though it was never really announced; however, Hawaiian food cart GrindWitTryz just announced it will be opening a restaurant where the Bunk Alberta location is located. Tea Bar closed its Killingsworth location of the tea shop in 2020, but the brand still operates two locations around Portland: one on Division, and another in the Pearl District. The vegan breakfast cart at Rose City Food Park has closed as of January 21. Instead of just moving to Europe, where cafe culture is alive and well, and people gather around small tables at all hours with friends and family, we tried bringing that spirit here instead. Bijou known for its omelets, egg-topped hashes, and hardcore biscuits and gravy first opened in 1978. The Oregon Weedery moved into the former Waiting Room in September, and Google is reporting the Waiting Room is permanently closed. Bar owner Eric Bowler has slowly closed several of his bars, including this club in the Old Town district. Hawthorne, Multnomah, and Quimby will hopefully serve our loyal customers for many years to come.. Read more on the closure here. As we all know, the last several months have been challenging and unpredictable, Biga says. 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. The restaurant closed one hour early, but an employee who stayed in Portland until midnight in hopes of waiting out the traffic didn't arrive home until 5 a.m., she said. Nine years ago we opened a food cart on Mississippi Ave. Five and a half years ago we turned it into a restaurant in St Johns. Pastry chef Cheryl Wakerhauser closed Portlands preeminent French pastry destination on August 22. Ten years is a long time to do anything in one place, but weve worked hard and have been lucky to weather all kinds of changes. Read more about the closure here. In the closing announcement, Escalante says she decided to move to Los Angeles to be closer to family. The cafe had recently rebranded from its original name, the Arrow, and went through a new remodel. PORTLAND, Ore. Black Restaurant Week in Portland got off to a slow start this year due to last week's record-breaking winter storm. That means that the Pearl and Hawthorne locations of DarSalam have closed permanently. The bar chose to skip the big closing announcement post, simply writing Going soon in the bio of its Instagram and Closed on the website. The restaurant was last active on Instagram in early July; owner Johnny Huff Jr. has not responded to requests for comment. Well, its been a radical journey but after a truly amazing decade, were turning off the juicers, reads the closing announcement on Instagram. The team behind Foxy Coffee closed both of its locations March 31, according to an Instagram post. Read more about the closure here. The company organized a GoFundMe to pay off its final debts and payroll, and the cafes Facebook page is now listed as permanently closed. 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