Four Things I Learned This Week (April 8)

Briskets & Gravy’s grand opening in Cully. The new Briskets & Gravy truck will join the outdoor space at Cully Central with a grand opening tomorrow, Saturday, April 9. Check out some of the things they offer, here, from a brisket burger to brisket tacos, smoked chicken wings to brisket & gravy over buttermilk biscuits. Yum. 4579 NE Cully Blvd, Portland

Easter pre-orders at Bee’s Cakes are open. Take a look at the menu, choose your favorites, place your order and pick up on Saturday, April 16 from 9am to 3pm. Bonus: they’ll be open that day for coffee and pastries. 7137 NE Fremont Street, Portland

Cloudforest Chocolate to close Morrison Street shop. However, it won’t be forever—they do plan to relocate and reopen. You can still enjoy their chocolates and other things on Morrison Street until the end of April. 727 SE Morrison Street, Portland

Pho Van’s whole roast fish meal gets PoMo love. Katherine Chew Hamilton and her pals headed to Pho Van recently to enjoy, among other things, the whole roast fish meal there. It really sounds good and I love the “roll your own” rice paper rolls element—it’s the fish and a bunch of accompaniments: “lettuce, mint, basil, cucumbers, sliced tart green apple, a bowl of cooked noodles, rice paper, and a warm bowl of water for dipping the paper.” A neighbor mentioned this online a while back and warns that you have to call ahead for this dish. Also, you can ask your server to help you understand how to roll a salad roll if you need a tutorial. The whole thing sounds fantastic. 1919 SE 82nd Avenue, Portland

Top 5 Posts on Bridgetown Bites, March 2022

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Openings and closings continue to be of interest to Bridgetown Bites readers. Thanks, as always, for reading!

5. Trela, a Greek Taverna & Bar, to Open in Former O’Neill Public House Space

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Ever since I heard about a new Greek restaurant opening up in the North Tabor neighborhood, I’ve been keeping an eye out for any news confirming the word-of-mouth details I encountered last year. Earlier this month a neighbor posted online a picture of the OLCC Public Notice affixed to the exterior of 6000 NE Glisan, and I knew this was it. The new restaurant is called Trela (or “tréla” on the logo), and I’m eagerly anticipating its opening.

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A Second Location for Saint Simon Coffee Co.

While driving to dinner tonight (we had an excellent meal at Pocket Pub), I spied out of my peripheral vision the words “Saint Simon Coffee Co.” on a storefront along NE 15th Avenue. I pulled over, walked back to the building and was pretty excited by what I saw—but what I didn’t know is whether it was a new location or a second location (the current location is on NE Broadway). My hope was for the latter.

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The Sports Bra Sports Bar Opens Friday

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The Sports Bra, a new sports bar in the old Carne space on NE Broadway, is opening this Friday—and they will play only women’s sports on their TVs. In fact, The Sports Bra is the first and only sports bar in the world that will focus completely on televising women’s sports. No doubt it will become known as “the Bra” over time, and it’s a pretty exciting idea to showcase women’s sports in the sports bar format, which appeals to me both as a woman, recreational athlete, and sports fan.

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