For more than a year, Maya Lovelace’s restaurant Yonder has been highly anticipated among Portland’s Southern-fried food community. The restaurant, a casual fried chicken spot with dishes like pimento macaroni and cheese and spicy catfish, will also serve as a permanent home for her pop-up series Mae, which will have its own space separate from the main restaurant.
After several months of permit woes and delays, Yonder’s opening is just around the corner: The restaurant opens on March 30 at 11 a.m. Below, find a year’s worth of news regarding the soon-to-open restaurant, from the details on its beverage director to the restaurant’s menu.