Portland food news and views
I’m happy to write here about the East Side Dining Guide (full disclosure: I work on the committee that has put the East Side Dining Guide together). A project of the 82nd Avenue Business Association, it’s a guide and map that focuses on the restaurants, bars, cafes, and food carts along 82nd Avenue: from Cully in the north to Brentwood-Darlington in the south.
Continue reading “Portland’s East Side Dining Guide Is Here”Posted in multiple social media outlets over the past couple of days, a video of some epic flooding of Pho Oregon is pretty intense. There’s what looks like a couple feet of water pouring out from the front doors onto the sidewalk from the ground floor. Community observation indicated it might be flooding from fire sprinkler pipes; and because we’ve had all this frigid weather, frozen pipes could be part of the story (fun fact: freezing rain is coming down as I write this).
Thankfully, the dining area is higher up inside, so it may not be affected as badly, but overall it looks like a mess. Unfortunately, all that water running out will no doubt doubly ice up the sidewalk, so if you walk by, be careful. I wish the Pho Oregon folks good fortune in cleaning things up, and look forward to eating their delicious food when things get back to normal.
You can watch the short video here. Thanks to a Bridgetown Bites tipster for telling me about the Reddit post. 2518 NE 82nd Avenue, Portland
Happy Friday the 13th! So far the spookiest things I’ve seen today have been a strange wintry mix was falling from the sky this morning, and that all the garnet yams were gone from the Safeway. Aside from that, here are some of the things I learned about this week in Portland food.
House Accounts at Bhuna. Local restaurants are looking to alternate ways to keep the cashflow going during this virus crisis, and Bhuna has chosen a kind of pay ahead model. More about these accounts:
“Our community of guests is really important to us. We wanted to get you involved in the continued growth of our restaurant, so we partnered with inKind to introduce House Accounts. House Accounts allow us to reward loyal guests for pre-purchasing their next few meals. You get bonus dining credit to spend at Bhuna, and we get the funds to continue spreading the joy our food brings.”
The credit never expires and they are selling a limited number of accounts. You can participate here.
Inexpensive Eats. The Oregonian put together a list of 40 Best Inexpensive Restaurants this week. Here are some that are located further east:
Salt & Straw’s March 2020 Flavors. I can attest that the Cinnatopia Cinnamon Bun and Salted Caramel Cupcake flavors this month are particularly good. I also hear the Wild Foraged Berry Pie is a major seller right now, too.
How Coronavirus Is Impacting the Portland Restaurant World. Eater has the staff, time and resources to keep track of the broad spectrum of ways COVID-19 is affecting Portland restaurants, so head on over for updates.
A quiet street in the neighborhood.
Last time I stopped in here it was spring and I was living in the Hollywood District, looking forward to changes coming to my neighborhood (e.g. Gado Gado, Black Rock Coffee). Fast forward after a very intense and distracting few months, to life a new neighborhood: we bought a house! Continue reading “Hello, Summer (and Sumner) in Portland”
