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Four Things I Learned This Week (May 17)

OG Phat is over. Back in March a Bridgetown Bites tipster directed me to this post on Guerrilla Development’s Instagram page about a project called “OG Phat” on NE Sandy Blvd and 68th. I reached out to Kevin at Guerrilla, who was happy to chat about it on the phone this week to clarify what’s up with the project. The bottom line: OG Phat is no longer in process. It was an adaptive reuse project by Mekha, the Vietnamese grocer Nam Phuong Market, and the old Yen Ha space, which was going to be a taproom.

Kevin bought the property during the pandemic and is probably going to sell it. He wishes it was a different reality, but it is what it is. I’m bummed because of the potential it held but am glad to know what’s up. For now, case closed. 6834-6838 NE Sandy Blvd, Portland

Pronto Gelato opens Memorial Day weekend. This is great news and I can’t want to check it out. The details: “We are opening our doors Saturday May 25 and will be open through Sunday 5/26 and Monday 5/27 from 3-9 PM each night! Come on over and stop by for some gelato, espresso, and fun! See you SOON” 4205 NE Alberta Street, Portland

Cornet Custard to open in their own space. Cornet Custard, which currently operates out of the Colibri Florist, will be moving to their own location. A tipster sent me a note about it, after having heard these details from Mika Paredes, one the owners of Cornet. A little research led me to the old Woodsman Tavern as a very possible location of this new location, as Naomi Pomeroy (the other Cornet owner) is mentioned in ORSOS docs for that corner of SE Division and 46th Avenue. I reached out to them earlier this week and hope to confirm this location sooner than later. Update 5/21/24: Turns out the new Cornet Custard location is going to be in the old Woodsman Market space next door (same address). Looks like they chose to speak with The Oregonian first (paywall) on the details. Additional tidbit: Pomeroy is opening a bistro in the old Woodsman Tavern. 4537 SE Division Street, Portland

New food cart pod coming to SE Hawthorne Blvd. The Hawthorne Street Food & Bar is coming to SE Hawthorne where 42nd Avenue meets it from the south. The buildings on it have been bulldozed and new electrical, plumbing, and gas permits have been filed. Along with 14 carts and seating, there will be a full bar. Projected opening: Summer 2024. 4225 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland

Stories you may have missed this week on Bridgetown Bites:

Are You the Next Assistant Market Manager for the Rocky Butte Farmers Market?
Lux Coffee Lounge Is Open in the Hazelwood Neighborhood
NA/AF-Focused Ever AFter Will Open in Portland

Updated May 21. 2024.

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Four Things I Learned This Week (February 23)

Fermenter is closing, then reimagining. Despite the O’s clickable headline, “Award-winning Portland vegan restaurant to close,” that’s only half the story. Sure, they are (get ready for some shouting) “CLOSING THE DING DANG FERMENTER DOWN ON MARCH 31st” but “OPENING UP SOMETHING ELSE IN APRIL BUT IT’S TOP SECRET BUT ONE RAD THING IS WE DON’T HAVE TO BREAK UP THE CREW. YAY JOBS!” So head to Fermenter to enjoy their current work until the end of March, and get excited for whatever comes next. More on their Instagram post. 1403 SE Belmont Street, Portland

Kure Superfoods Cafe moves into old Hopscotch space. No, not that Hopscotch, but the shuttered place on SE Hawthorne that offered, among other things, New Jersey-style bar pies. I actually passed the empty storefront earlier this month when I was checking out the new location of Michael’s Italian Beer and Sausage and wondered if anything would move in soon. A Bridgetown Bites reader told me about Kure taking up the SE Hawthorne space and it turns out that, despite them being a local chain opening up another location, this is the transition that the OG Kure cart is making—leaving it behind and moving into a real deal brick & mortar, right across the street.

An additional element that crossed my desk this morning was the story of the woman who owns the house in whose front yard the Kure cart was born. She wants to sell her home, but only to “the right buyer.” Is it you? 4380 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland

Frozen custard in a flower shop. I only recently became aware of this setup in NE Portland’s Colibri florist on NE Prescott just west of 15th Ave, across from that little cluster of eateries that includes VilleVello Bakery (home of amazing quiche) and CereusPDX. Now about this frozen custard biz:

“Cornet Custard is the wild, inspired child of Mika Paredes and Naomi Pomeroy of Beast restaurant fame. After working together on and off since 2004, the pair came back together post-pandemic at the short-lived (but much adored) Ripe Cooperative. There at Ripe, Mika got to work creating the RICHEST, MOST LUXURIOUS Frozen Custard ever known — with 12 egg yolks in every quart— inspired by CLASSIC FLAVORS using old fashioned methods and the VERY BEST INGREDIENTS.”

Along with flowers and plants at Colibri, you’ll find “a secret espresso counter and a freezer full of Cornet Custard.” They scoop in real time, too: Saturdays and Sundays, noon to 4pm. 1454 NE Prescott Street, Portland

Sebastiano’s timeline. Dan and Elise over at Sebastiano’s “tell it like it is” when it comes to transitions, over on their Instagram—a big ball of mixed feelings and memories. They also provided a timeline for their work and locations:

February 21 – 24 – Final Full Week in Montavilla
February 28 – 29 – Last Two Days in Montavilla
March 2 – Come see us @thewildbunchpdx
March 7-9 Opening Weekend in Sellwood
March 11 – Open 6 Days a Week in Sellwood

I’m sad to see them leave Montavilla but at the same time happy for them as they grow and change. Looking forward to hitting them up in Sellwood! 411 SE 81st Avenue (Montavilla) and 8235 SE 13th Avenue (Sellwood), Portland