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News, analysis, and current topics in the world of food.
The other day I was perusing Instagram and came across this new account called @eatfaceplant. Turn out Face Plant is a new fast food restaurant that will offer a 100% plant-based fast food menu in what used to be a 1990’s-era McDonald’s on Swan Island. There is just something poetic about that.
Continue reading “Face Plant Wants To Take Down McDonald’s in Portland”The Paladins League is in their soft opening phase. Back in August I wrote about The Paladins League, opening in the old Alameda Hop/Alameda Brewing space. There you can enjoy “analog games of all kinds … a warm community space, tasty food and drink, and a family-friendly atmosphere.” And they are now open—soft open, that is! Limited hours for now, as they work on their final menu and service offering.
The hours between Friday, November 22 and Wednesday, November 27 are Friday, Tuesday, and Wednesday 5pm to 9pm; Saturday and Sunday 11am to 10pm. Closed Monday. They have a 500-game library and food: sliders, fries, milkshakes and adult beverages. 4765 NE Fremont Street, Portland
Bánh Mì Nam Lộc has closed. Over in Montavilla, a neighbor reports that Vietnamese deli Bánh Mì Nam Lộc on 82nd Avenue has ended their run. The reason? The owners retired. The place was known and loved for their bánh mì, seafood pancakes, beef soup, iced Vietnamese coffee, among other things. They will be missed. 328 SE 82nd Avenue, Portland
The Rip City Bar Network. The Portland Trailblazers launched the Rip City Bar Network this week. 25 bars and restaurants, mostly around Portland—but also Beaverton, Hillsboro, Fairview, Happy Valley, Oregon City, Springfield, Sherwood, Salem, Newport, and Astoria. will show the Blazers’ games. Also “Trail Blazers-related events, discounts for season ticket holders and be a place where fans can enjoy away games.” Check out the full roster on the Trailblazers NBA website. Various locations
PUSH X PULL has opened a new cafe location. And that would be inside of their roastery in SE Portland! “We’re excited to be able to drink coffee with you around our roaster once again, in a new space with some new gear.” Check it out, but only on weekdays from 7am to 2pm, as they are closed on weekends. 1700 SE 6th Avenue, Portland
Stories you may have missed this week on Bridgetown Bites:
Learn To Cook Burmese Cuisine This Weekend
Eat Chimney Cakes at Devilishly Delicious Delights in Roseway
An Early Site Visit at the James Beard Public Market
The Scandinavian Christmas Goat Market is happening next weekend, too.
This is news I’ve been meaning to write about since early November: Domingo’s, a new restaurant from the Santo Domingo Taqueria folks, is arriving on NE Glisan in the space previously occupied by Pollo Norte.
Continue reading “Domingo’s Will Open in the Old Pollo Norte Space in Portland”
This morning the Portland City Council addressed the issue of odors in Portland—the off-site odor impacts regulations, and how to change them to work better for businesses in this city. This process started in March 2024 and the code changes were passed today, November 13, by Carmen Rubio, Dan Ryan, Rene Gonzalez, and Ted Wheeler; Mingus Mapps was absent. This all started with the situation earlier this year regarding Phở Gabo.
Continue reading “Updates To Off-Site Odor Impacts Regulations in Portland”
In the words of the band that shares the same name, “I’m here without you, baby, but you’re still on my lonely mind”: the 3 Doors Down Cafe has closed. Active since the 1990s, this is another instance of “old Portland” leaving—and yet another restaurant closure in these strange economic times.
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