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Old Town Restaurant Park Kitchen is Discontinuing its Dinner Service

The restaurant will continue to host private parties and pop ups

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Cozy bistro Park Kitchen will end its regular dinner service after this weekend, according to a Facebook post. The restaurant’s final night will be Saturday, October 27, though the restaurant will remain open as an event space for private dinners and pop-ups.

The move isn’t surprising—the restaurant owes about $1 million to previous employees, thanks to a wage theft and wrongful termination lawsuit; since then, Park Kitchen’s future had been uncertain. Outside of its recent legal trouble, the 15-year-old restaurant will be remembered as the one-time home of several prominent Portland chefs, including Joel Stocks (Holdfast Dining) and Kevin Ludwig (Wildwood). The casual bistro and cocktail bar’s closure is sure to be disappointing to the many fans of its innovative American cuisine.

Park Kitchen will be discontinuing regular dinner service in its main dining room on Saturday, October 27th. We would...

Posted by Park Kitchen on Monday, October 22, 2018

Correction: This story has been corrected to show that Jason Barwikowski did not work at Park Kitchen.

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