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Benditos Latin Fusion Has Opened in the Old Blossoming Lotus Space

Benditos Latin Fusion has opened in the old Blossoming Lotus space -- here is the exterior.
Exterior of Benditos Latin Fusion restaurant in Irvington. Photo credit: Benditos Latin Fusion

I gotta tell you—I regret not eating at the vegan restaurant Blossoming Lotus while it was open in Irvington; it closed on Wednesday, April 3. I’d often drive by and wonder about it, but that is a moot point now (and a good reminder not to wait on these things). The news I’m sharing with you is that about two weeks after Blossoming Lotus closed, another restaurant opened at that location: Benditos Latin Fusion (“bendito” means “blessing” in Spanish).

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A New Location for Rocky Butte Farmers Market in 2024

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Fun times at the old location of the Rocky Butte Farmers Market, with even more enjoyment coming to their new location. Photo credit: Rocky Butte Farmers Market

After a pop-up (2018), a monthly market (2019), a COVID break (2020), and three years of weekly markets (2021 to 2023), the Rocky Butte Farmers Market returns in 2024 with another season of weekly markets—at a new location.

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The Sad Story of the Closing of Pho Gabo

Vietnamese beef pho with spring rolls—some of the food you used to be able to get at Pho Gabo on NE Fremont. Photo credit: Pho Gabo

Over the weekend I learned about the closing of Pho Gabo via an article in Willamette Week. This modest, unassuming-looking Vietnamese restaurant has been there for the past six and a half years; the location has been home to restaurants serving Asian food for over 30 years. It’s a beloved spot in Roseway (a neighborhood restaurant, you might say), and there is much dismay among many neighbors.

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Follow-Up: Teote Tavern Is Open

Note: Teote Tavern has closed.

Back in October I wrote that Teote Tavern—the last remaining representative of the Teote family of establishments—was going to open on NE 30th Ave just north of Killingsworth. Good news: They opened last month! I got some details from the folks behind Teote Tavern, who were kind enough to answer some of my questions about the new place and how it’s going.

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