Grits N’ Gravy Reopens in Downtown Portland

Grits N' Gravy reopens, with great signage.
Photo credit: Grits N’ Gravy.

Great news! Grits N’ Gravy reopens today in their previous space in downtown Portland; currently, they are in soft opening mode as of this morning. And, they are under new management—Jesús Alejandro Chipres is now the owner; he was employed at Grits N’ Gravy under the previous management.

Here’s what we know.

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Small Bites: Grits N’ Gravy, Farag’s, Sure Shot, and More

Breakfast at Grits and Gravy.
Breakfast at Grits N’ Gravy is no more. Photo credit: Grits N’ Gravy.

Grits N’ Gravy has closed. (Not to be confused with Gravy on N Mississippi.) This was a breakfast spot downtown next door to Souvlaki Queen. At first they thought they could do one more breakfast but they “have been given no leeway.” In their words, “Times have gotten hard and business has been declining since last August. We held on for as long as we could but we can’t keep going.”

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