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Four Things I Learned This Week (January 27)

 Ki’ikibáa Mexican Restaurant makes delicious food. I met up with my friend Keri last night for dinner at  Ki’ikibáa and boy was it good. We had the panuchos—best I’ve had in Portland so far—and the Poc Chuc, a platter of pork, cabbage, tomatoes, and pickled onions. It was a satisfying and flavorful meal. I loved how crisp the panuchos were (not greasy, as can be the case sometimes) and how tender the pork was along with fresh vegetables on the plate of Poc Chuc. Really nice staff, too, and great to see so many people enjoying their food. I look forward to my next meal there. 3244 NE 82nd Avenue, Portland

Get yer $150 cup of coffee next month. The Oregonian reports, “Starting Monday, Feb. 6, the menu at [Proud Mary] will feature a $150 cup of coffee.” It’s award-winning coffee—Black Jaguar Geisha coffee from Hartmann Estate in Panama. Apparently only 22 cups of this coffee will be available at each U.S. location of Proud Mary: 11 cups in Portland and 11 cups in Austin, TX. But, there will be a twelfth cup for whoever wins a “Golden Ticket” (here’s how to vye for one). 2012 NE Alberta Street, Portland

Cafe Zamora re-opens tomorrow. On their Instagram, the folks behind Cafe Zamora announced their much anticipated re-opening. They will be open from 7am to 3pm this Saturday and Sunday, but “will start with adjustable schedules for the next two weeks while we get our rhythm back.” Find them by The Original pod off SE Powell. 3602 SE Powell Blvd, Portland

Kitchen Culture had their grand opening this past week. A new kitchen store has opened on the edge of FoPo, offering kitchenware, cooking classes, and food preservation instruction. Traci Hildner is behind it, an educator who has also run the company Lucky Larder, which aligns closely with Kitchen Culture in at least one way: it teaches people about food preservation. You can get a better idea of who she is and her work on the What the Foster podcast from last April. 6300A SE Foster Road, Portland

Late afternoon addition: Junior’s is having their soft opening tomorrow. Earlier this afternoon Junior’s Roasted Coffee (sometimes known as Guilder) announced on Instagram that they are doing their soft opening tomorrow, Saturday January 28 from 7am to 3pm at the location on NE Prescott and 72nd Avenue. On the blog I’ve mostly talked about this location as home to the Upright Brewing space, but Junior’s—and Chaat Wallah plus another food cart TBD—is there, too. Look for coffee, pastries (Jen’s Pastries PDX and Shoofly Vegan Pastries) and Guilder packaged goods.

Upright and the food carts will be joining the opening fun very soon. Best wishes to Junior’s on their soft opening day tomorrow!

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Four Things I Learned This Week (October 21)

Jerry found a new home for Jerry’s Tavern, he but needs your help. After searching for months, Jerry Benedetto of what was known as Jerry’s Pizza, has found a location for his new pizza tavern (offering Midwest thin crust pizza). It is the old Night Light Lounge on 21st and Clinton in SE Portland (the neighborhood where Jerry’s Pizza began) but as you might know, it can be rather competitive when it comes to vying for commercial restaurant space in Portland. If you like what Jerry does and want to support him, you can sign his petition to help him nab this space.

In his words, “Your signature will help strengthen our letter of intent to the landlord and hopefully give our small, family-owned business a chance of bringing cracker crust to Portland. Thank you!”

Prescott Cafe has potentially sold. According to a recent OPB article, the Prescott Cafe, which closed for good at the end of September, got itself a buyer. From the article: “There’s a chance [it] could undergo another change. Owner Rose Funk says shortly after she closed the cafe’s doors for good, someone made a cash offer, seemingly with the intention of keeping it as a restaurant.” A Coldwell Banker sale page says “sale pending,” too. It will be interesting to see what happens.

Viking Soul Food is opening a brick & mortar. Good news for Viking Soul Food fans, past, present, and future. Their announcement on social media this week indicates they’ll be expanding (meaning the original truck will remain where it is on Belmont) into the Woodstock neighborhood:

“We are so excited to officially announce a new brick and mortar location coming to the Woodstock neighborhood in November! From an expanded menu, to potential deli offerings, to all the VSF classics, we can’t wait to welcome you in to our new space that’s filled with the love, warmth, values and flavors that have brought this community together for 12 beautiful years. We’re so thankful for your support and hope you’ll come see us!”

Café Zamora has a new location. I’ve always enjoyed my time spent at Café Zamora, which serves coffee from beans grown in Guatemala, and was sorry to learn they had to close. Good news, though: they have a new space on Powell near SE 36th, just three blocks away from the original location on Gladstone. They started a GoFundMe campaign and it met its goal within a few weeks, so the necessary work that needs to be done can start. In his words:

“We are waiting on plumbing permits for the landlord to start working on the water lines and sewer system, and as soon as that is done I will be able to install the sinks, grease trap, counter and do the set up for the working area to get an inspection for our licenses to operate.”

Good luck to the Café Zamora folks and I look forward to stopping by when they are back open.