Dodo Dumpling Is Coming to NW Portland

The Dodo Dumpling logo in Portland, OR.

A new dumping shop is coming to Northwest Portland: Dodo Dumpling. Looks like it’s opening in the former Black Star Grill location, which has relocated to the Pearl District. This dumpling shop seems to focus on the health and nutrition that the dumplings offer, due to the quality of their ingredients, natural flavors, and balanced nutrition. Their Instagram bio states they are “too good to be true.”

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Top 5 Posts on Bridgetown Bites, July 2024

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Another month, another list of top 5 posts on Bridgetown Bites. It was another good month as far as traffic goes, with over 16,000 unique visitors generating close to 21,000 page views. Attention was on an interesting mix of things in July—openings, closings; new and old-ish posts; plus supermarkets.

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5. Sweet & Salty PDX Opening in SE Portland

Sweet and Salty PDX logo

A new snack shop is coming to Portland’s Central Eastside district of the Buckman neighborhood in SE Portland: Sweet & Salty PDX. Their soft opening in pop-up form will take place tomorrow, Friday July 26. As their name indicates, they will be offering sweet and salty things to snack on, as well as a few more substantial items. Note: New hours are Tuesday to Thursday 10am to 6pm and Friday to Saturday 10am to 8pm. Their Instagram has more photos of the treats.

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Portland’s Wooden Chicken Pub Returns

Wooden Chicken Pub sign in Portland, Oregon.
Photo credit: Jason V on Yelp

As we reported in June, Argay favorite the Wooden Chicken Pub closed after over 40 years in business. But recent paperwork filed with the City of Portland gives indication that this popular watering hole could come back from the dead. In answer to that speculation, I heard confirmation on August 1 that this is indeed true—The Wooden Chicken is returning! Note: This article has major updates.

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Capitol Is Closed + Historic Buildings on Broadway

The Albers Broadway Building in Portland, OR
Photo credit: Loopnet

I’m often down along NE Broadway and the adjacent neighborhoods, whether I’m getting coffee, buying kitchen products, walking through gorgeous tree-heavy Irvington, or traveling through to get to NW Portland. For whatever reason, I hadn’t walked by Capitol in a while, and now I realized it has closed. This also means that the space is ready for a new tenant.

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