With the end of the commercial eviction moratorium and inaction in DC, we have no other choice. His only remaining bar, Century, is still open with outdoor seating. This North Williams ice cream shop closed for good on August 28 after 10 years in business. Physically and emotionally, we just need to look after ourselves a little bit more. Read more about the closure here. We dont expect any of those customers to return until this pandemic is over., Southeast Portland breakfast holdout Sanborns will not reopen, after 15 years serving German pancakes and corned beef hash. The Southwestern-inspired food cart complete with a dining room inside a shipping container ended its seven-year run on August 5. Real talk: most people think life is back to normal, a post on the restaurants Instagram reads. Kana Hinohara Hanson and Gabe Rosen have said goodbye to their tiny Japanese convenience store, Giraffe. 24. Read more about the closure here. The Spanish-Mediterranean restaurant that sits at the corner of Northwest 23rd Avenue and Northwest Hoyt Street has shut its doors after 15 years. The restaurant closed January 25, but the business plans to bring its Lil Puddins to markets around Portland in the near future. The lease ended, and owner Lisa Herlinger nudged Katelyn Williams, the owner of Kates Ice Cream, toward taking over the space. Read more about the closure here. Now, a new restaurant is preparing to open in that space. The company organized a GoFundMe to pay off its final debts and payroll, and the cafes Facebook page is now listed as permanently closed. The restaurant, known for its inventive brunch and date night vibes, opened in 2012, named for the father of co-owner Lily Tollefsen. Vegan friendly cafe Pixie Retreat, known for its travel-sized bowls and desserts, has closed its front-facing cafe in favor of wholesale business. This was not an easy decision to come to, but it is the prudent thing to do at this juncture for our company, a newsletter read. The brewery had made a major expansion push directly before the pandemic began, and the combination of pandemic-related financial strain and the industry-wide decline of beer sales forced the brewery to scale back. Chef de cuisine Diane Lam has moved to Mississippi cocktail bar Psychic, where she will revive her pop-up Sunshine Noodles through the end of the year. Erica Escalantes exciting Alberta cafe, home to several pop-ups and a menu of cheekily named coffee drinks, closed in late September. However, Chicken & Guns is closing its second spot, citing hiring difficulties. We hope you remember us as such.. Its unclear if Beast will reopen in some other form or location down the line, but chef and owner Naomi Pomeroy has confirmed that the legendary fine dining restaurant will not reopen in its current space. We created the space with an acute attention to detail, from our intimate booths which are perfect for date night, to our custom stained glass sconces which create a warm and inviting space to share a drink. As 2020 grinds on, there is no way for us to re-open, the closing announcement reads. In May, Tiffin Ashas Instagram account posted an anniversary post, saying that the Tiffin Asha you have come to know will no longer be, and that owners Sheila Bommakanti and Elizabeth Golay would be beginning a new chapter with their business. And incredibly sad that we cant continue. newsletter, newly implemented regulations related to wastewater disposal for food carts, Eater Portlands 2018 Food Cart of the Year, plans a brick-and-mortar called Juke Joint. The Oregonian first reported that the bar announced on Instagram on March 17 that it would not be reopening. This Jewish deli one of the citys only Jewish delis opened in 2019, and was one of the first to temporarily close to dine-in customers when COVID-19 appeared in Oregon. Cooking is part of what makes us who we are but we might reserve it for our homes & friends for a while, an Instagram post announcing the closure reads. Having the privilege to cook and serve the Woodstock Community for the past 13 years has been an honor.. This is also true of the Hawthorne Fish House. Although things did not work out as planned, we will treasure our time making pizza for you all.. Liberty Glass, a North Portland fixture of a bar in a converted, multi-story Victorian home, announced its closure on April 16 via Instagram. To all our Jinx family, we regret to inform you that we just have to stop, the closing announcement reads. Theres no foreseeable future where we make it through the winter, he wrote in an Instagram post. Read more about the closure here. Consider this one new-to-us: After relative silence over the fate of its Northwest Portland cafe, another restaurant has claimed the space: Jojo will move in sometime this spring or summer. Ramblin Rose has closed for the season, but may reopen in the spring in a new location. Nine years ago we opened a food cart on Mississippi Ave. Five and a half years ago we turned it into a restaurant in St Johns. Initially, when Montesacro shuttered earlier this year, owner Gianluca Legrottaglie intended to reopen in a new location; however, in April, he confirmed the restaurants permanent closure in Portland. PORTLAND, Ore. The longer the COVID-19 crisis continues, the smaller Portland's restaurant scene becomes. The closure is one of a list of high-profile restaurant shut down in 2020. Most recently, city stalwart The Back Bay Grill announced it was closing after 35 years in business. Downtown Jewish deli Kenny and Zukes closed its flagship location on December 18 and reopened a smaller shop on North Williams Avenue on New Years Day. The 1905, a restaurant and. The restaurant has switched over to shipping their vegan dim sum and signature bowls locally and nationwide for the foreseeable future. The fairly new pizza cart at the Barley Pod closed March 31 after less than a year open though, according to an Instagram post, the brief tenure was intentional. This groundbreaking vegan pizza cart closed January 30. The shop offered weekly baked goods through the month before its departure, while pastry chef Rebecca Powazek slowly moved in. It appears that the COVID-19 pandemic and mounting conflicts between the owner of the bar and its staff are the impetus for the bars shuttering. The iconic Spanish restaurant from chefs Jos Chesa and Cristina Baez has permanently closed after a lengthy hiatus. We have reached a point where we can no longer be certain of our ability to pay our staff and vendors, a closing announcement reads. Chefs Jessie Aron and Colin McArthur, who previously owned the food cart Carte Blanche, attribute the closure to the financial and emotional strain of running a restaurant right now. That style of dining in general, I have no idea when that will come back Who knows when people will be sitting for 2 hours dining again, you know? Read more about that closure here. This local Thai chains downtown location closed in early 2021. Staffing is hard enough these days, (for everyone) but with the building rehab looming, its nearly impossible. Read more about the impending closure here. The Cantonese barbecue spot on Alberta Street closed after a final dinner service on August 28. Updated: 7:57 AM EST February 23, 2023. Bittersweet to say goodbye to the last 13 years of wood fired fun, farm driven fare and all the culinary adventures this little space on MLK brought me, owner and chef Jason French wrote in an Instagram post. Celebrated Cajun-Creole restaurant Acadia, often considered the citys finest restaurant in the genre, closed permanently January 14. The bar chose to skip the big closing announcement post, simply writing Going soon in the bio of its Instagram and Closed on the website. The state now requires food cart owners to either use the tanks on their cart or connect to a sewer line, which can be prohibitively expensive for cart owners. Be kind to yourselves and to each other.. A popular food cart specializing in inventive takes on Nordic cuisine, Skidblanir announced via Instagram that it would be closing in late December rather than renew the lease. The taproom went on hiatus in the fall, and owner Geoff Phillips put the building on the market. It is through our great team & loyal guests that we have had such a tremendous run, a message on the restaurants website reads. At some point emotions need to be put aside and one must look at situations with a logical mind. Its possible the space will reopen with a new concept under new ownership, however, according to a follow-up social media post: We hope that the Grant House will open again for someone with a new vision and a new dream that respects the history of the beautiful building and the stories it holds secret to its heart.. Sister restaurants St. Jack and La Moule remain open. We just cant find the employees to run two locations at once at this time, an Instagram post announcing the closure reads. We are still not making enough money to comfortably take care of the needs, health, and necessary rest for all who work here, ourselves included, the closing announcement reads. The reality is that weve been struggling since the pandemic began, a statement from the restaurant reads. We are closing SXNW, (we are open to selling if anyone is interested), a closing announcement reads. After a tumultuous year, the future of the Toro Bravo restaurant group namely, Tasty n Alder, Toro Bravo, and Tasty n Daughters was up in the air. Yoshimoto left in 2018, which caused some conflict within the shop; still, the restaurants reliance on sustainable and wild fish and serious sake collection kept its devotees coming back. Nonprofit cafe Sisters of the Road has closed its Old Town-Chinatown location with plans to reopen in a new location in the neighborhood. This Belmont Thai restaurant closed October 17, according to the restaurants website. A promising Italian cart in the Williams pod Cartside, Lunico opened in March of 2020 with a menu of Italian snacks and sandwiches. The cafe opened in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, and, in the perspective of the team, never got the financial footing to keep things sustainable. Trinket opened in 2013. The casual Southern restaurant in the Pearl district has permanently closed its doors due to COVID-19 and an impasse on lease discussions with the buildings landlords. Beetroot permanently closed just a few weeks after its first birthday, finishing out some Rosh Hashanah orders and donating the rest of her inventory. Lance Killian, George Killian and Bob Lewis are the current owners. The cafe once appeared on Guy Fieris Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives. We look forward to the future and being of service to all of you once again, the post reads. With its warm color palette (think light yellow walls, wooden furniture, big windows), OurBar is a perfect pitstop for a quick coffee or a meal with friends before continuing to a secret river swimming hole.. The announcement does not name a specific reason for the closure. 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