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Kachka Spinoff Restaurant Kachinka Is Temporarily Closing Due to Rain Damage

The restaurant, located at 720 SE Grand Ave., initially closed September 8, but repair assessments made this week indicate the establishment may remain closed until November or December.

Portland Pastrami Staple Kenny & Zuke’s Is Filing For Bankruptcy

In an email sent to investors yesterday, Gordon announced that Body by Pastrami LLC, the brand’s ownership group, will be undergoing Chapter 11 reorganization in order to keep the business open

Concordia Mainstay Nonna Tavern is Ending Dinner Service, but will Transition to a Private Event Space

Nonna Tavern, the casual Italian bar and restaurant in the Concordia neighborhood, will halt its nightly dinner service, but the space won’t close completely. The team behind neighboring DOC and Yakuza Izakaya will reboot the eatery as a multi-use catering kitchen.

The Hoxton Hotel’s Ground Floor Restaurant Is Changing Concepts

Former Chalino chef and Momofuku alum Johnny Leach will remain in his executive position, but the menu has been redesigned—gone is much of the upscale Mexican fare in order to make way for Pacific Northwest-influenced bistro food, including grain bowls, a Dungeness crab sandwich and Kusshi oysters with melon mignonette.

St. Johns Institution Pattie’s Home Plate Is Closing

Pattie Deitz, owner of the restaurant for 21 years, learned just yesterday that the landlord is selling the building due to health issues. She has until mid-October to pack up, but offers to keep it alive have already poured in. Three separate businesses have contacted Deitz about moving to their properties, but she says it’s too soon to know what will happen next.

Portland-Based “Simpsons” Writer and Fast Food Critic Bill Oakley Finally Has a Sandwich Named After Him—and Yes, It Involves Steamed Hams

Decades after “steamed hams” entered the lexicon, Oakley moved from Los Angeles to Portland and started reviewing fast food on his Instagram page. And now, everything is finally coming full circle, as a local food truck is now serving a sandwich named after him

A Beloved Cully Brunch Restaurant Crowdfunded Enough Money to Stay Open. They’re Getting Evicted Anyway.

In mid-July, chefs Marissa Lorette and Ian Watson announced that Beeswing’s sole investor—who also owns the building—was planning to close the restaurant, and launched a Kickstarter campaign to buy him out. Even after losing half its donations at the last minute due to a technicality—the cafe initially offered donors dollar-for-dollar vouchers, which violates Kickstarter’s rules against offering “coupons” as perks—Lorette and Watson still managed to exceed their $70,000 goal.

A Veteran Portland Restaurateur Is Opening a Pizzeria That Will Specialize in Mexican-Inspired Pies

It’s called Zapapizza, and it comes from Nick Zukin, owner of popular Old Town taco spot Mi Mero Mole. (Full disclosure: Zukin is an occasional WW contributor.) It will specialize in thick-crust pies with a Mexican twist—think albondigas, chile relleno, even a chilaquiles pizza covered in salsa verde and melted cheese.

Soro Soro’s Adorable Pastries Are More Than Just Eye Candy

For the adoraphobic, it sounds like a dainty nightmare. But the owners put just as much care into the preparation as the presentation. The rose latte ($4.75) reaches the ideal level of floral flavor—subtle but definitely there, without tasting like a bath bomb. And those anthropomorphized cakes aren’t just Instagram fodder.

Portland Southern Dining Staple the Country Cat Is Closing

The Country Cat, the Montavilla neighborhood restaurant famed for its skillet fried chicken and nose-to-tail butchery, announced on social media today that it will close following brunch service on Aug. 4.

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