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Food news about Beaverton, one of Portland‘s western suburbs, located in the Tualatin Valley. Beaverton is a popular place to live, work, eat, and play.

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Tap Season 2026 Has Started in the Tualatin Valley

Beer flight for Tap Season 2026.
Photo credit: Explore Tualatin Valley.

Tap Season 2026, a two month celebration of Tualatin Valley breweries, cideries, and taprooms, launched last Thursday, January 15. This is a great opportunity to get to know the Valley’s craft beer and cider scene, thanks in part to the organizing efforts of Explore Tualatin Valley, the local DMO/tourism group. They’ve created a digital passport, planned a launch party, helped bring a collaborative brew to life, and gathered some alpacas.

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Summary: Portland Restaurant Openings and Closings, 2025

The dining room at ZabPinto Thai PDX. Portland Restaurant Openings and Closings, 2025
The dining room at Zabpinto Thai PDX.

Welcome to the summary of our coverage of Portland restaurant openings and closings, 2025. Our Portland Restaurant Openings and Closings List is the source (here is the 2025 archive), which we update throughout the year. It’s fun and interesting to look back and get that broader view of just exactly what restaurants did open and close. Here are our thoughts and observations.

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Small Bites: Deadstock, Honorable Mention, Singacoustic, and More

Horchata at Taco Pedaler, not Deadstock.
I’ll miss u, Taco Pedaler horchata.

Deadstock Coffee is closing it NW Portland shop at the end of the month. This was another big piece of news from last week that got to me late on Friday 12/19. Deadstock, which has been in Old Town-Chinatown since 2015, will have its last day of service on Wednesday, December 31. Their Beaverton location is doing well and experiencing growth, but as they say, “Sometimes, real good things come to an end.”

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Taste of Sichuan Has Re-Opened in Beaverton

Fu Qi Beef, a cold appetizer at Taste of Sichuan.
Fu Qi (or Chi) Beef, the first item on the Wild Side menu: Thinly sliced marinated beef in a chili sauce with flakes of beef tendon. Photo credit: Taste of Sichuan.

Back in March of this year we published an article called Taste of Sichuan Will Re-Open in Beaverton. Originally the plan sounded like they’d re-open in April, but delays happened. In the end, they re-opened on Sunday, November 2. Co-owner Dietmar Schimmel and I agreed to chat about Taste of Sichuan after they re-opened, and here is part of our conversation.

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