Eater Portland: All Posts by Danielle CentoniThe Portland Restaurant, Bar, and Nightlife Bloghttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/52682/favicon-32x32.png2015-06-12T15:00:02-07:00https://pdx.eater.com/authors/daniellecentoni/rss2015-06-12T15:00:02-07:002015-06-12T15:00:02-07:00Rhein Haus Opening in Tacoma; Herb & Bitter Pub Opening on Capitol Hill
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<p>Welcome to <a href="http://pdx.eater.com/tags/cascadiawire" target="new">CascadiaWire</a>, a weekly collection of restaurant news from up-and-down the Pacific Northwest corridor.</p> <p><i>TACOMA<b> </b></i><i>— </i><b>Rhein Haus</b> is at it again. Capitol Hill's busy bier hall (formerly known as <b>Von Trapp's</b>) announced last year that it was setting up a second outpost in Denver, and now comes word that a third will <a target="_blank" href="http://seattle.eater.com/2015/6/9/8747999/rhein-haus-is-expanding-to-tacoma-and-so-are-two-other-seattle-chefs">root in Tacoma next year</a>. Executive chef Pete Fjosne will remain at the helm and the cuisine will be familiar (housemade sausages, pretzels, etc.), but the Tacoma branch hopes to add its own brewery. In addition to Rhein Haus' own brews, it would serve other local beers and Bavarian ones, both bottled and on draft.<br><br><i>CAPITOL HILL<b> </b></i><i>— </i>The team behind Belltown's <b>Rocco's</b> has quietly set up shop with a <a target="_blank" href="http://seattle.eater.com/2015/6/8/8747717/herb-bitter-public-house-opening-this-week-on-capitol-hill">new project on Capitol Hill:</a> <b>Herb & Bitter Public House.</b> Owner <b>Jesus Escobar</b> will focus on Spanish-style plates and amaro-filled cocktails at 516 Broadway E (formerly a Than Brothers pho shop).<br><br><i>PIONEER SQUARE </i><i>— </i>In December, Eater reported that a new Indian outfit, <b>Nirmal's</b>, was in the cards for Pioneer Square, and now comes news that owners <b>Gita and Oliver Bangera</b> hope to open by the end of this month. The new restaurant in the old Soup Daddy Soups space (106 Occidental Ave. S.) will feature the cuisine of its namesake Mumbai chef <b>Nirmal Monteiro</b>, who has been cooking all over the world for three decades, from prominent hotels in Bombay, to Disney in Japan, to Iraq during the war (where Monteiro set up the main kitchen for US Armed Forces).</p>
https://pdx.eater.com/2015/6/12/8774139/rhein-haus-opening-tacoma-herb-bitter-pub-capitol-hillDanielle Centoni2015-06-12T13:00:02-07:002015-06-12T13:00:02-07:00Former Cocotte Chef and Bartender Forced to Put Ballena Plans on the Back Burner
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<p>Thanks to landlord issues, Zoe and Levi Hackett won't be opening their Baja-inspired Mexican joint any time soon. </p> <p>Although <b>Ballena</b> just landed on The Oregonian's Diner 2015 round-up of restaurants they <a href="http://www.oregonlive.com/diner/2015/06/10_too_new_to_review_restauran.html#incart_river" target="_blank">can't wait to try</a>, they're going to have to wait quite a bit longer.</p>
<p>The Baja-inspired Mexican joint that former <a href="http://www.cocottepdx.com/" target="_blank">Cocotte</a> chef <b>Zoe</b> <b>Hackett</b> and her husband, bar manager<b> Levi</b> <b>Hackett, </b>planned to open this summer at 7901 NE Glisan hit a major snag over the spring. When we checked in with them in late May, Zoe explained their build-out uncovered a host of <b>major building repair issues that the landlord refused to fix</b>, so they were forced to abandon their plans and regroup.</p>
<p>"W<span>e are not going to be able to operate our concept in that location," she wrote via an email on May 21. She said they are recovering from the financial loss before attempting to pursue opening Ballena in a new location. </span></p>
<p><span>Zoe is currently training as a bakery manager at </span><a href="http://www.sweedeedee.com/" target="_blank">Sweedeedee</a><span> and continues to offer catering through her company </span><a href="http://cococateringpdx.com/" target="_blank">Coco Catering</a><span>, while Levi is creating an as-yet-unnamed line of wooden bar and kitchen products. "</span><span>He is still experimenting with his different product ideas and types of wood to focus on," she says. "It's just a passion of his that developed while working in good bars and restaurants. We have been collecting wares for years so we are playing around with the idea of curating an online storefront."</span></p>
https://pdx.eater.com/2015/6/12/8773693/zoe-hackett-levi-hackett-postpone-ballena-restaurant-plansDanielle Centoni2015-06-12T11:00:03-07:002015-06-12T11:00:03-07:00Dustin Knox Launches New Food Cart Called Chicken & Guns
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<p>Latin American-style chicken slow roasted over white oak.</p> <p>This week, <b>Dustin Knox </b>of Perierra Creperie (and the shuttered Old Town bar Central), along with partner Todd Radcliffe opened a new food cart in the <b>Cartopia</b> cart pod, adding another option to Portland's burgeoning Latin American-style grilled-chicken craze.</p>
<p>Called <a href="http://www.chickenandguns.com/" target="_blank"><b>Chicken and Guns</b></a>, the cart focuses on locally raised chickens from Scratch Farms in Canby, grilled over white oak and served by the quarter, half or whole bird. On the side there are<b> crispy potatoes doused in spicy Peruvian aji sauce</b>, or a grain and vegetable <b>salad topped with chimichurri sauce</b>. For those who don't eat chicken, you can opt for a farm egg or just the salad and potatoes.</p>
<p>The inspiration, says Radcliffe via email, comes from frequent trips south of the border. <span>"Dustin and I have both taken bike/surf trips down to Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean. </span><span>In all of these places you would find people on roadsides cooking chickens on makeshift wood-fired grills, so we wanted to create a cart where we could capture the smoke and fire and flavors we enjoyed on these expeditions."</span></p>
<p>To recreate that make-shift look, they built the cart using wood salvaged from a 200-year-old barn and added an old corrugated metal overhang. Hours are still in flux as they get staff hired and trained, but Radcliffe says they're aiming for<b> Tuesdays through Sundays, with late night hours on the weekends</b>. Sunday night is movie night at Cartopia, after all.</p>
<p><i>Chicken & Guns: 1207 SE Hawthorne, Portland. </i></p>
https://pdx.eater.com/2015/6/12/8772893/dustin-knox-launches-new-food-cart-called-chicken-gunsDanielle Centoni2015-06-12T10:00:03-07:002015-06-12T10:00:03-07:00New American and Harvest at the Bindery Add Breakfast; Remedy Wine Bar's Bubbles and Bagels
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<p>Breakfast news you can use.</p>
<p><i>REMEDY WINE BAR </i>— If you're heading to the Portland Pride Parade in the NW Park Blocks on Sunday, June 14, you can kick things off with bagels and bubbly at <a href="http://remedywinebar.com/" style="background-color: #ffffff;">Remedy Wine Bar</a>. Usually only open in the evenings, the wine bar will offer special hours from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and serve up bagels and schmears from Bowery Bagels and a lineup of <b>seven different mimosas</b>: Orange, Grapefruit, Mango, Guava, Peach, Jalapeno-Pineapple, and Lychee. There's also a Kir Royal cocktail with housemade elderflower cordial. The cocktail and bagel deal is $10, and you can purchase additional cocktails for $8. (733 NW Everett St., Portland)</p>
<p><i style="line-height: 1.5;"><a target="_blank" href="http://newamericanpdx.com/home.php" style="line-height: 1.24; background-color: #ffffff;">NEW AMERICAN</a> —</i><span> Starting on Monday June 15, North Portland's New American restaurant is <b>adding breakfast hours</b>. They'll open at 8 a.m. and serve</span><span> classics like huevos rancheros, mushroom omelettes, griddled bread pudding French toast with berries, from-scratch pastries, and breakfast cocktails.</span><span> And you can enjoy it all from the sunny patio. To kick off the first week, they'll offer free coffee from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. </span><span>June 15-19. (</span><span>2103 N. Killingsworth St, Portland)</span></p>
<p><a style="line-height: 1.24; background-color: #ffffff;" href="http://harvestatthebindery.com" target="_blank"><i>HARVEST AT THE BINDERY</i></a> — The new plant-based (don't call it vegan) restaurant on NE Sandy is adding <b>weekend brunch</b> from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. starting Saturday June 27, according to <a href="http://www.portlandmonthlymag.com/eat-and-drink/eat-beat/articles/harvest-at-the-bindery-brunch-june-2015" target="_blank">Eat Beat</a>. Expect a menu with Southern and Texas influences, like charred sweet potatoes, and vegan tamales, plus <span>cocktails and juices.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a target="_blank" href="http://www.silvermooncreperie.com/" style="line-height: 1.24; background-color: #ffffff;"><i>SILVER MOON CREPERIE</i></a> — The N. Mississippi creperie is adding Monday hours to its schedule, in an effort to cater to food industry workers who usually have that day off. They cafe will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and will offer <b>15 percent discount</b> every Monday to anyone with an OLCC or food handlers card. (<span>4220 N Mississippi Ave., Portland) </span></p>
https://pdx.eater.com/2015/6/12/8772329/new-american-portland-breakfast-remedy-wine-barDanielle Centoni2015-06-11T17:00:03-07:002015-06-11T17:00:03-07:00Le Pigeon Turns Into a Hawaiian-Inspired Southern Pop-Up on June 18
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<p>All from scratch, and all under $10.</p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://lepigeon.com/">Le Pigeon</a> is taking a summer break the week of June 13 through 19, and while chef Gabe Rucker's away, he's handing over the keys to the kingdom to two cooks and a bartender from the Le Pigeon/Little Bird flock.</p>
<p>On <b>Thursday June 18 </b>from 6 p.m. to midnight, Le Pigeon pastry assistant Jaclyn Nakashima, Little Bird sous chef Andrew Gordon, and former Little Bird bartender Tom Lindstedt are putting on a casual, locally sourced, comfort-food pop-up at the East Burnside restaurant. Dubbed "South Broke Da Mouth," the pop-up's a la carte menu is a mix of Southern barbecue with a Hawaiian bent. All items will be $10 and under, and all will be made from scratch, including the Hawaiian buns for the pulled pork sandwiches with Memphis-style smoked pork shoulder, grilled pineapple, coleslaw and barbecue sauce.</p>
<p>Lindstedt will be making cocktails, including a "Hawaiian Punch." There will also be a canned beer and a non alcoholic option. No reservations required. Get more info <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/492152034275258/" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>
https://pdx.eater.com/2015/6/11/8769113/le-pigeon-southern-hawaiian-pop-up-june-18Danielle Centoni2015-06-11T15:00:02-07:002015-06-11T15:00:02-07:00Freebie Alert: Snag Free Pizza, Coffee, Burritos and Breakfast
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<p>Some of the best things in life can be free, sometimes.</p> <p><i>FREE PIZZA</i> — The first Oregon outpost of the Southern California-based <a href="http://www.blazepizza.com/" target="_blank">Blaze Fast Fire'd Pizza </a>chain opens in Cedar Hills Crossing today, June 11. And to kick things off with a bang, they're giving away <b>free pizza all day tomorrow</b>, June 12. From 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. you can stop by and build your own 11-inch thin-crust pizza (a la MOD Pizza and Pieology). The only caveat is you have to follow <span>Blaze Pizza on Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook to get it. </span><span><i>(Blaze Pizza: 3260 SW Cedar Hills Boulevard)</i></span></p>
<p><i>FREE CHIPOTLE</i> — Help clean up the Willamette River's three downtown beaches on <b>June 27 </b>and you'll be rewarded with an after party at Portland Sports Bar and Grill plus a gift card for a free Chipotle burrito. T<span>he first annual Portland Beach Bash and Cleanup is open to all ages. Work includes weeding, trash pickup and "</span>unrocking" the beach. For more information and to register, visit <a href="http://www.solveoregon.org/get-involved/events/portland-beach-bash-and-cleanup" target="_blank">SOLVE Oregon</a>. <span> </span></p>
<p><i>FREE COFFEE</i> — Five years ago, <span>Christine Herman-Russell and her husband, Wes Russell, opened </span><a href="http://casestudycoffee.com/" target="_blank">Case Study Coffee</a><span> on NE Sandy. Since then, they added two more cafes to their lineup and developed a strong contingent of loyal fans. So to celebrate their five-year anniversary and say thank you to their community of customers, they're giving away <b>free cappuccinos</b> on Sunday, June 14. Stop by any of the three cafes during business hours to get one. </span></p>
<p><i>FREE BREAKFAST</i> — Take dad out for <b>Father's Day brunch</b> at<a href="http://punchbowlsocial.com" target="_blank"> Punch Bowl Social </a>on June 21, and he just might win a free breakfast or burger. Each dad can take a shot at bowling a strike or hitting a bullseye. If he makes it, his Bacon Monkey French Toast or Bacon Burger is free.</p>
https://pdx.eater.com/2015/6/11/8768333/free-blaze-pizza-case-study-coffee-chipotle-burritosDanielle Centoni2015-06-11T13:00:02-07:002015-06-11T13:00:02-07:00Look Inside The Bird + Bear, Now Open on SE Holgate
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<p>Donald Kotler's lunch and dinner spot offers family friendly plates and a sunny patio.</p> <p>The man behind Woodstock's popular brunch cafe <a target="_blank" href="http://www.toastpdx.com/" data-ref-index="0" style="background-color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.5;">Toast</a><span> and its </span><a target="_blank" href="https://www.facebook.com/yolkpdx" data-ref-index="1" style="background-color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.5;">Yolk </a><span>food cart spinoff opens the doors to his lunch and dinner restaurant today. </span><strong style="line-height: 1.5;">Donald Kotler's </strong><a target="_blank" href="http://www.birdbearpdx.com/" style="background-color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.5;"><strong style="background-color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.5;">Bird + Bear</strong></a> brings a new casual eatery, complete with a sunny patio, to a neighborhood <span>that could use a few more dining options. </span></p>
<p><span>Running the kitchen is chef </span><strong style="line-height: 1.5;">Lawrence Gable </strong><span>(</span><a target="_blank" href="http://thecountrycat.net/" style="line-height: 1.5; background-color: #ffffff;">The Country Cat</a><span> </span><span>and </span><a target="_blank" href="http://www.avagenes.com/" style="line-height: 1.5; background-color: #ffffff;">Ava Genes</a><span>)</span><span>, who has loaded the</span><span> menu with family friendly dishes like arancini, calzones, salads, and chicken or eggplant parmesan served with polenta. But hearty hot and cold sandwiches make up the core of the menu, including meatball subs and burgers, plus more chef-y options like duck with a strawberry-rhubarb spread.</span></p>
<p>To drink, the small bar offers eight wines by the glass or bottle, three local beers on draft (plus a few in cans that can be taken home by the six-pack), and eight cocktails including a house margarita</p>
<p><a href="http://www.birdbearpdx.com/"><em>Bird + Bear:</em></a><em> 2801 SE Holgate Blvd., Portland, 503-954-2801. Hours: Sunday, and Wednesday through Thursday 11:30am - 9 pm; Fri - Sat 11:30am - 10 pm. Closed Monday and Tuesday.</em></p>
https://pdx.eater.com/2015/6/11/8767127/bird-bear-se-holgate-now-open-photosDanielle Centoni2015-06-11T11:00:02-07:002015-06-11T11:00:02-07:00Upcoming Brunch Spot The Feisty Lamb Has Moved to Goose Hollow
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<p>The former Tributes space will become a quirky cafe.</p> <p>Back in March we got word that <span>Miami chef </span><b style="line-height: 1.5;"><a data-ref-index="2" href="http://miami.eater.com/tags/micah-edelstein" target="_blank">Micah Edelstein</a></b><span>, a Top Chef Miami contestant (season 3) and native of South Africa, was moving to Portland and opening an eclectic brunch spot called <b>The</b> </span><b style="line-height: 1.5;">Feisty Lamb</b><span>. That's still the plan, but the </span>place has changed. Instead of taking over the former <span>Sok Sab Bai space off SE Clinton, she has taken </span>over<span> the former Tributes pizza and subs spot on West Burnside. </span></p>
<p><span>"The concept is still the same," writes Edelstein via email. </span><span>"Brunch, brunch, and more brunch!"</span><span> W</span><span>ith help from local artists </span><span>Carlos Alejandro and </span><span>Justin Riede, she's transforming t</span><span>he interior into a vibrant, colorful space as eclectic as her globe-trotting cooking style, and outfitting it with vintage tables, chairs and even suitcases repurposed into shelves. "</span><span>I raided places like the Monticello Antique Marketplace and Village Merchants," she says. There will also be outdoor seating on the patio, complete with a </span><span>vertical herb garden. Edelstein plans to open The Feisty Lamb in July, "albeit the exact day is still fluxing."</span></p>
https://pdx.eater.com/2015/6/11/8766577/feisty-lamb-brunch-portland-micah-edelstein-goose-hollowDanielle Centoni2015-06-10T09:02:05-07:002015-06-10T09:02:05-07:00Screen Door Adds Daily Brunch and Southern Sandwiches
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<p>Is this the end of the lines?</p> <p id="docs-internal-guid-758c4d58-dadc-def6-28a4-cc23e883fa4e" dir="ltr"><a target="_blank" href="http://screendoorrestaurant.com/">Screen Door </a>has come to represent all that is insane in Portland's brunch scene: The epic lines, the over-laden plates, the sheer volume of Southern-fried decadence. But there was one way in which the restaurant wasn't keeping up with the city's appetites — its brunch was only available on weekends. In this day and age and city, weekend-only brunch is downright old-school. We want breakfast for lunch every day, and as of Thursday, June 11, Eat Beat <a target="_blank" href="http://www.portlandmonthlymag.com/eat-and-drink/eat-beat/articles/screen-door-will-open-for-brunch-seven-days-a-week-jun-2015">reports</a> that Screen Door will comply.</p>
<p>The restaurant, which hits its 10th anniversary in August, is adding daily daytime hours starting tomorrow. In addition to the brunch menu you know and love, they're adding a lunch menu centered around more than a dozen Southern-influenced sandwiches, like muffalettas and po'boys, plus salads and vegetable-centric dishes.</p>
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<p><i><b><a href="http://www.screendoorrestaurant.com/" target="_blank">Screen Door</a></b>: 2337 E Burnside St., Portland, 503-542-0880</i></p>
https://pdx.eater.com/2015/6/10/8759861/screen-door-adds-daily-brunch-southern-sandwichesDanielle Centoni2015-06-09T15:00:02-07:002015-06-09T15:00:02-07:00Laughing Planet to Open New Location in Hollywood District
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<p>The chain's latest outpost will open in October.</p> <p><b><a href="http://laughingplanetcafe.com/home/">Laughing Planet </a></b>will soon add another Portland location to its growing empire. The Hollywood Star neighborhood newspaper <a target="_blank" href="http://star-news.info/2015/06/04/i-heart-retro-moves-to-foster-powell-laughing-planet-cafe-will-fill-space-in-hollywood/">reports</a> that health-oriented burrito-and-bowl chain is opening a new cafe in the Hollywood neighborhood this fall. It will be the locally owned company's 10th Portland location out of 15 total cafes.</p>
<p>The new outpost will take the place of <a href="http://www.iheartretro.com/">I Heart Retro</a> antiques store, which will move to the Foster-Powell neighborhood. The 3,000-square-foot spot is on NE 42nd Avenue, across the plaza from the iconic Hollywood Burger Bar, and just a few blocks from the Hollywood Theater.<b> </b>Laughing Planet owner and CEO <b> </b>Franz Spielvogel says the target opening date is October 2015.</p>
<p><i>Laughing Planet Cafe Hollywood: 1914 N.E. 42nd Ave., Portland </i></p>
https://pdx.eater.com/2015/6/9/8754305/laughing-planet-new-location-hollywood-districtDanielle Centoni