Portland food news and views
Last month I was invited by Jacob Loeb, publisher of the Montavilla News, to do a tasting at Thang Long Cuisine, a Vietnamese restaurant on SE Division in Montavilla. It’s in good company there at the bottom edge of the neighborhood, what with Master Kong and the very popular Mojo Crepes as its neighbors. The space that holds Thang Long Cuisine used to be home to Thai Fresh.
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Wonderlove is open (partially). This is good news—the SE Portland food cart/bar/entertainment venue Wonderlove is open! A post on Instagram about a week ago goes like this:
“So excited to partially open! 11am-7pm. The first stage of our amazing journey starts now with opening (a few )of our fantastic food carts! And that’s not all—we’re also serving adult beverages out of the Wondercat Pizza Cart! Stay tuned because the Wonderlove Bar is the second act, and it’s coming soon!” 262 SE Main Street, Portland
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Earlier this week there was a devastating fire at the Shin Shin Foods Building on 400 N Thompson Street, which took out Shin Shin Food’s operation—and that of Umi Organic, which has been in business for eight years. I suggested this was the case, and indeed it’s true—Umi Organic shared the news yesterday as to how they have been affected by the fire.
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Yesterday afternoon I learned that the Wooden Chicken Pub in Parkrose is closing. Sunday, June 30 will be their final day of service.
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As I was driving west along NE Broadway yesterday evening, I noticed plumes of smoke rising in the distance. I remember saying out loud to myself, “Well, that’s not good.” Turns out that was a fire at Shin Shin Foods (one of three commercial fires yesterday in Portland) at 400 N Thompson Street in North Portland. They make noodles and dumpling wraps, among other things. As of the writing of this article, the fire is still hot, with reports of it glowing this morning.
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