Small Bites: Update on Arrowood, Flock Food Hall, Cassoulet, and More

It’s a Bon Bánh Mì mystery.

Update on Arrowood. After I was asked if I had heard any updates from Arrowood (my emails remain unanswered), a neighbor indicated that they had seen a listing online for the Arrowood space. I checked it out, and found a listing on Crexi entitled, “For Lease: Turnkey Restaurant & Bar for Lease.” So, looks like we have the answer: They are done. Truly unfortunate for the neighborhood. 5846 NE Sandy Blvd, Portland

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Pleasure Mountain To Offer Indian Cocktails and More in NE Portland

The exterior of 5513 NE 30th Avenue, future home to Pleasure Mountain in Portland, Oregon.
The future home of Pleasure Mountain. Photo credit: Jim French

Pleasure Mountain, a new bar focusing on Indian cocktails and food, will open on NE 30th Avenue just north of Killingsworth. This is the space that most recently was home to Teote Tavern, which closed this past July. I had a chance to speak with Jim French, Pleasure Mountain’s owner, last week. Here’s what I’ve learned.

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