Top 5 Posts on Bridgetown Bites, September 2022

Data Analytics Chart

In the “better late than never” category, here are the most-read posts on Bridgetown Bites in September 2022. My editorial clients captured my attention over the past month or so, hence the tardy “top 5 posts” post (and the why behind the intermittent posting lately).

September’s top posts are an interesting mix of older and newer items, all about restaurants. Regarding Entre Compas from the República folks, the O has an update (the taproom/restaurant will open in St. Johns); and as far as the La Parilla space, it looks like something is moving in! I’ll see what I can find out.

Thanks, as always, for reading.

5. La Parilla Kitchen on NE 82nd Avenue Has Closed

enchiladas-la-parilla-portland-oregon

Over on Nextdoor there have been some recent posts by people worried that La Parilla Kitchen, a local Mexican restaurant and neighborhood favorite, has closed. Well, I’m here to be the bearer of bad news: they have indeed officially closed this location.

Continue reading “Top 5 Posts on Bridgetown Bites, September 2022”

Goodbye Giant Gyros, Hello Fortune BBQ Noodle House

Perhaps we’ll see some great noodle soups at Fortune BBQ Noodle House. This is pork noodles from long lost Biang! in Flushing, Queens, where I would enjoy delicious noodles and dumplings. Photo credit: Bradley Hawks

While perusing the list of new businesses on the city’s website, I noticed a new restaurant, Fortune BBQ Noodle House. It had been registered with the OR SOS (Secretary of State), incorporated in June of this year. The address turns out to the be the same as Giant Gyros, which closed earlier this year. So, Montavilla is getting a new Chinese restaurant.

Continue reading “Goodbye Giant Gyros, Hello Fortune BBQ Noodle House”