Portland food news and views
The Jim & Patty’s return. It’s true, they posted the news this week on their socials: “BIG NEWS, PORTLAND!!! Jim & Patty’s Coffee is BACK!! (under new ownership).” From what I can tell, Paul Ceserani, owner of Spielman Bagels & Coffee, is the new Jim & Patty’s owner. They opened yesterday, August 14, at their previous location on NE Fremont. 4951 NE Fremont Street, Portland
Continue reading “Small Bites: Jim & Patty’s Return, Kolaches, Bonta Gelato, and More”Teote Tavern has closed. A Bridgetown Bites tipster emailed me with the message, “Looks like teote closed again.” Google confirms it; the website for Teote Tavern also says “Closed.” Disappointing news, for real. 5513 NE 30th Avenue, Portland
All hail the return of Nathan the Watermelon Man! I heard the good news from friends in Roseway about Nathan‘s return. While I was driving along NE Prescott yesterday, I saw his signs out. Looks like he’s set up on NE Prescott and 68th Ave.
Hummus Vitality has closed. Hummus Vitality has left the building. Well, they left Argay. A sign on the door says, “We’ve moved to 3223 NE Broadway St. as Nicholas Restaurant. We’re sorry for the inconvenience.” I was just over there recently and had some really good tzatziki (the hummus was less interesting). Sorry to see them leave. Thanks to my honorary Montavillans for sharing this update. 13816 NE Sandy Blvd, Portland
Get your ful at Yigebe Coffee. This little Ethiopian cafe on NE Sandy in the Rose City Park neighborhood is now serving Ful for breakfast. Ful, or Ful Medames, is a traditional Ethiopian breakfast dish with a base of spiced beans, often favas (I’ve seen it made with black beans). It’s topped with a white cheese, tomato, onions, jalapeño, and avocado. 5730 NE Sandy Blvd, Portland
Stories you may have missed this week on Bridgetown Bites:
DesiPDX Will Open in the Upright Beer Station Poda
First Tastes: Northport (Review)
Supermarket Alternatives in Portland
weet & Salty PDX Opening in SE Portland
Also, hit up the Peruvian Cultural Festival this weekend!
Yigebe Coffee’s grand opening this weekend. I stopped into Yigebe Coffee this week—this is the location formerly occupied by Sandino Brothers, which closed earlier this month. Yigebe is currently in soft-opening mode with no set menu but that will change this Saturday when they have their grand opening. Their coffee is made with beans from Ethiopia, baked goods are from La Provence. They plan to open the upstairs to the public, too, as a place to hang out. All the former Sandino’s staff has stayed on with Yigebe, too. Stop on by and give them some love. 5730 NE Sandy Blvd, Portland
Kornblatt’s Delicatessan is closing. Sorry to see the news this week on social media: “After 32 years, Kornblatt’s will be closing at the end of March. We truly appreciate all of our customers and we are sad about closing. Please come visit us before our last day.” 628 NW 23rd Avenue, Portland
Sayler’s Old Country Kitchen gets some love from the O. People around town have a variety of feelings about the closing of Cracker Barrel, a chain that I never could get very excited about (Lambert’s Cafe, however, with their thrown rolls and pass-arounds, is another story). It spawned a great article in The Oregonian about local country-style restaurants in the area, and it’s worth a read. Sayler’s Old Country Kitchen (“arguably more of a steakhouse than a diner or a country dinner eatery”), an east Portland stalwart for decades, is included in the roundup. 10519 SE Stark Street, Portland
Could the Cully Farmers Market return? The seasonal Thursday farmers market in Cully stopped operating summer 2022 for a variety of reasons, including “the actions of a few people have created an unsafe environment for the staff engaged with the market.” But this week on Instagram they posted that they have a big announcement coming soon with the hashtag, #startinginjune. I’m taking that as an indication that they will return for the 2023 season. I’ll keep an eye on it.
