The carts owners are looking to find someone who will buy the business, and are offering to teach the buyer about ice cream production and bequeath their ice cream recipes. Unfortunately, the couple at the heart of the business has decided to take two different paths, and the cart closed without warning after service on February 27. The owners attributed the closure to drifting interests: Jeremy Garb is pursuing a PhD in molecular microbiology, and owner Tanna TenHoopen Dolinsky is now a practicing social worker. Cafe Reina remains open as a pop-up space. Its unclear when Cruzroom announced its closure, but the Alberta Street bar has packed up its things and left the neighborhood. We will miss the hell out of everyone, the caption to the post reads. In fact, it was many weeks of deliberation. We have always considered ourselves part of what makes Portland special. The New Orleans-inspired pastry shop NOLA Doughnuts closed all of its Portland-area locations on January 5. 2019 and . This local Thai chains downtown location closed in early 2021. 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. The team should be reopening a new business within the same space in the future, according to the Instagram post. Cooking is part of what makes us who we are but we might reserve it for our homes & friends for a while, an Instagram post announcing the closure reads. 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. The chef will vacate the space home to Ripe, which was previously home to her groundbreaking restaurant Beast. It was a wild ride, Portland! the bio reads. Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant. Posted: Jan 24, 2023 / 02:25 PM PST. 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. The team at Masia own Ataula. 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. 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. It is with much gratitude and a heavy heart to share that Sunshine Noodles will be closing its doors, owner and chef Diane Lam announced in an Instagram post. It seems very likely that longstanding dim sum restaurant Wongs King has closed for good: The restaurants Facebook page and website have both disappeared, and a family friend of chef Fulai Wong told the Oregonian that the restaurant would not reopen. During the first few months of opening we started making our own chai. 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. Hawthorne, Multnomah, and Quimby will hopefully serve our loyal customers for many years to come.. Owner Tal Caspi has decided to close all three Aviv locations by the end of the month. Jones Bar was a female owned nightclub, says owner Nikki Jones. Lucky Lab closed its Northeast Killingsworth Street location on December 23. This beloved Alberta vegan cafe has closed its restaurant and bakery after 13 years. Sign In. Eater has been unable to get in contact with the owners. Yousef's restaurants have added a 15% surcharge on all receipts at his two restaurantshe used to own three, but one closed permanently during the pandemicin attempts of counteracting the. The Northwest Portland cocktail bar Muu-Muus has shut down for good. Tickets are available via Eventbrite. The restaurants phone has been disconnected, as well as its website; the Instagram account for the restaurant doesnt note the closure. The Spanish-Mediterranean restaurant that sits at the corner of Northwest 23rd Avenue and Northwest Hoyt Street has shut its doors after 15 years. Thank you for being part of the show.. 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 Northeast Portland location of this beer bar closed March 19, according to a Facebook post. Sarah Minnick is the auteur of Portland's most iconic pizza deeply connected to Oregon's most adventurous farmers and in its own flavor land. 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. 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. This prix fixe seafood restaurant closed indefinitely on March 2020, but now, the former kitchen team has taken over the restaurant, turning it into the new, less-seafood-specific Tercet. When it introduced its pastas, however, it began to turn the heads of diners across the city. The team has not responded to requests for comment. The taproom went on hiatus in the fall, and owner Geoff Phillips put the building on the market. Since its opening in 2016, the Toffee Club has been the place to be for full English breakfasts, pies, beer, and soccer games. A group of owners from Victoria, Hey Love, and Villa Royale, a Palm Springs resort, will open a new bar in the space. Good luck and stay safe.. Portland Restaurants Closing Due to the Heat Friday During the late July heat wave, many Portland restaurants and food carts have fought hard to stay open, at least partially. 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. As 2020 grinds on, there is no way for us to re-open, the closing announcement reads. We are hoping this is temporary, the team at Burger Cult wrote in a message to Eater. The slow rebound from the pandemic and the current economic conditions have led us to make this difficult decision, the closing announcement reads. This Williams neighborhood deli closed on December 17. The restaurant group had announced the closure of its sibling restaurant, Masia, the month before. 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. The Doug Fir Lounge on East Burnside Street in Portland, February 24, 2023. Craig Mitchelldyer/Associated Press Nostrana, an Italian restaurant in Portland, had to close its doors. To say the least, we are exhausted. The beer bars SE Division location will remain open. Rocky Butte Coffee Roasters cafe location closed on December 31. Pseudo-modernist, pop-up-turned-fine-dining-spot Holdfast Dining will not reopen in its SE 11th digs. The Portland outpost of this North-Carolina-based brewery has closed. King says that the closure has to do with frustrations with the space, especially related to the potential guidelines associated with phase one reopening. Closed in 2021: Favorite Portland restaurants that closed for good this year. We are focusing all our energy on our 2 brewpubs and growing our wholesale business., A neighborhood standby tucked off MLK, Beech Street Parlor closed in late September. After almost 20 years in the Pearl District, restaurateur Bruce Carey has announced the closure of Bluehour, one of his celebration restaurants. I hope you all stick around for whats next., Sellwood Italian restaurant Portofino closed on September 24, after 30 years of business. This North Williams ice cream shop closed for good on August 28 after 10 years in business. A taco shop lauded for its Austin-style tacos and its margaritas, Stella Taco closed shop for good on July 19. Owner Robbie Wilson says that the events of the last two years weather events, pandemic-related capacity restrictions and health crises caused a level of financial stress and burnout that made it impossible to stay open. Alter Ego Cider closed its tasting room Saturday, September 4, just three years after moving in to the production facility. Read more about the closure here. For people who havent worked in restaurants, I think it must be impossible to imagine the relentless toll of food service. Beloved football pub Toffee Club shut its doors after its run of World Cup match viewings. The Northwest Portland butcher counter turned St. Johns deli closed for good on December 24, for so many reasons, according to an Instagram post. Homegrown Smoker developed a loyal following for its vegan take on classic Southern dishes and soul food, but owner, Jeff Ridabock, opted to retire after years of service. With the omicron variant thriving in Oregon, small businesses just don't have the staff to safely stay open, so many . The Cantonese barbecue spot on Alberta Street closed after a final dinner service on August 28. New COVID-19 distancing restrictions will be burdensome or costly for some small restaurants, or simply impossible to achieve for others, as is the case for Arleta Library, reads a press release from the restaurant. For those who want to help out the cafes staff as it prepares to close, the cafe has a GoFundMe page for its employees and owner. New Mexican restaurant La Panza closed for good in 2020 with little to no announcement. ChefStable, the restaurant group behind some of Portland's best-known restaurants, will close all 20 of its bars and restaurants for at least four weeks, owner Kurt Huffman said Sunday.. gbutler . Read more about the closure here. Read the full story here. We have enjoyed serving everyone our delicious New Orleans inspired treats over the years and we want to thank our amazing team members and our customers for being a part of this journey. Read more about the closure. This groundbreaking vegan pizza cart closed January 30. It appears the team may be revamping the business into something new; stay tuned for updates. However, its likely that Biba will return to Portland in some form. Known for its drinking chocolate, Cacao was a leader in the local chocolate movement before bean-to-bar chocolatiers started to gain ground in Portland. Industry hangout and beloved cocktail bar Shift Drinks will not reopen after the coronavirus crisis ends. An institution on SE Belmont Street for more than a decade, Rocking Frog was well loved for its library-like space and house-made doughnuts. Read more about the closure here. Its sibling, Ankeny Tap & Table, seems to be running smoothly in its corner of the city. Its still listed on Google as temporarily closed. Owners Alan Maniscalco and Shan Wickham attributed the closure to the ongoing economic burden impacting the restaurant industry. Im afraid Im even beginning to doubt that there is space for me in this town, owner Khaled Alshehab wrote in an Instagram post. This Jewish deli one of the citys only Jewish delis opened in 2019, and was one of the first to temporarily close to dine-in customers when COVID-19 appeared in Oregon. The doughnut brand is known for its brioche base doughnuts and posh flavors like passionfruit cacao nib. This is also true of the Hawthorne Fish House. The taproom and bar was decently short-lived, taking over the former Lompoc Tavern space in late 2018. The restaurant was known for its crispy pig ears and lobster rolls, as well as its bar program. An inventive and eccentrically named restaurant, the Hairy Lobster has served its last themed dinner. Restaurateur Bruce Careys downtown cocktail bar Saucebox has closed after 25 years of service. The cost of goods to run a business have gotten a bit out of control, the post reads. At a time when restaurants were moving out of Portland and moving to the suburbs, KATU is getting word that four restaurants in Lake Oswego are closing its doors. There are/were many factors involved in determining which direction to go in. Read more about the closure here. Alter Ego shares the space with Helioterra, and has been operating its tasting room out of the facility since June 2019. Pearl District cafe Fullers Coffee Shop has temporarily closed as of February 21. 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. Portland restaurants weigh decision to open, close for snow day. 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. The restaurants last social media post, from December 2020, said that it would temporarily close in January, but didnt make a clear permanent closing announcement. Owners Sarah Schafer and Anna Caporael shut the doors to their Italian market and restaurant Cooperativa on September 3. After opening in 2017 and then a 2+ year-long battle with cancer, we really thought we would be able to get back on our feet in 2020, the closure announcement reads. For some Portland restaurants, closing would have meant throwing away already-prepared food. We are happy to maintain full employment for all 23Hoyt staff at our sister restaurant, Clarklewis.. It is with a sad heart that we will be permanently closing the Lucky Lab on Killingsworth, the closing announcement reads. In that statement, the business says that the team attempted to pay full rent including a rent increase during the pandemic. Updated: 7:57 AM EST February 23, 2023. Trinket opened in 2013. Both brands are owned by Micah Camden, who is known for his chickpea-centric dessert brand Little Chickpea and his fast food chain Super Deluxe. A new restaurant will open in Dottirs place in 2022, and Kex will remain open as a hotel. The restaurant has been a favorite among chefs in Portland like Cathy Whims, who found the restaurant reminiscent of old-school trattorias in Italy. Owners John Pickett and Doug Weiler attributed the closure to burnout, related to working through the pandemic. Open since 1979 in the Eliot neighborhood, Sloans Tavern closed on December 30, after owner Shirley Sloan sold the property to a developer; she plans to retire. The bars lease ended at the end of September, and restaurant group Independent Restaurant Concepts chose not to renew. 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