In an announcement post, Zukin says the restaurant could not survive the economic impact of COVID-19: The restaurant business has been hit especially hard by this pandemic, as everyone knows, he writes. Going forward we restaurants have to be better, do better for our staff, our team, ourselves, but also as a financial business, he says. The restaurant recently appeared as a filming location for the new, Portland-based season of Top Chef. The decade-old juice bar and cafe is closing both of its locations: Lake Oswego closed September 28, and the Southeast Stark Street location will close on September 30. This beloved Washougal spot known for its breakfasts closed on October 31 after seven years open. A Portland-style pizzeria nestled in the Foster-Powell neighborhood, Char Pizza was beloved for its various pies named for neighborhood and friends cats. As I continue to work through cancer recovery, I have concluded that it is time for me to take a different path in life, so after 34 years in the business, I will eventually be a guest rather than an operator! a closing announcement on the website reads. Something went wrong. In Portland, temperatures are expected to reach triple digits over the weekend. When we first opened Dttir in November 2019, PDX came out en masse and we were so stoked for the love and the chance to prove ourselves. Read more about it here. Celebrated Italian restaurant Renata announced its closure on October 23, citing struggles due to the pandemic. The NE Alberta food cart Grilled Cheese Grill, which once operated three carts around Portland, has announced its permanent closure after a year-long hiatus. "There's a lot of theft," local man Steve Goodwin told KGW. Owners John Pickett and Doug Weiler attributed the closure to burnout, related to working through the pandemic. Owners Alan Maniscalco and Shan Wickham attributed the closure to the ongoing economic burden impacting the restaurant industry. Indirect reasons include the extreme difficulty in finding people to work, the anemic economic support from both our local government and the federal government, and the sobering reality that its almost impossible to make a full service restaurant and bar in a high-rent district succeed without the tourism and office worker population required. Read more about the closure here. The Waiting Room never announced a formal closure, on the website or on Instagram. Two Portland-area Stanfords locations remain open: one in Clackamas, and one in Tanasbourne. This historic Milwaukie gas station and restaurant that once served as the perch for a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress Bomber has closed permanently, after more than 70 years in business. The announcement does not name a specific reason for the closure. We had a good run. Pok Pok owner Andy Ricker opened the original location in 2005, garnering national attention for his take on Northern Thai food and menu standouts like Ikes Vietnamese Fish Sauce Wings. Sunshine Noodles, one of Portland's only Cambodian restaurants, will have its final regular service Wednesday, December 14. A taco shop lauded for its Austin-style tacos and its margaritas, Stella Taco closed shop for good on July 19. We have enjoyed serving everyone our delicious New Orleans inspired treats over the years and we want to thank our amazing team members and our customers for being a part of this journey. Read more about the closure. The sports-bar-meets-nightclub Century will not reopen at its current location; Jackies, a cocktail bar and restaurant, will take over the space later this summer, according to the bars owner. The Sellwood sports bar and restaurant opened by Jen Quist and former owner and chef Doug Adams will close on February 26. At a time when restaurants were moving out of Portland and moving to the suburbs, KATU is getting word that four restaurants in Lake Oswego are closing its doors. Now, more and more business owners are coming forward, announcing that they will not be opening their doors to customers again. Michael Dorausch / Flickr This Gordon Biersch location in Tempe, Arizona, is closed now. Relaxation and trips to visit loved ones are on the horizon, as well as catering crpe events! The restaurant had been open for 12 years; a new vegan restaurant, Daily Fuel, will open in its place. One of the earlier additions to the Alberta Arts restaurant boom, Helsers opened 16 years ago serving breakfast and lunch in a bright and cheery space. Sign In. Either/Or closes its original location, Fullers Coffee Shop has temporarily closed after a fire, and more news to know. Well, its been a radical journey but after a truly amazing decade, were turning off the juicers, reads the closing announcement on Instagram. This is the third of five parts in our series on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Portland's restaurants. The taproom went on hiatus in the fall, and owner Geoff Phillips put the building on the market. Without Providence Parks sporting events, inside seating at less than half our capacity, no covered and heated patio this winter and a sky rocketing rent, our business is no longer sustainable, the post reads. close sign,cafe door. The cult-favorite fried chicken food cart closed on July 3. Two more notable restaurants recently said they are closing permanently. The Glisan location has also closed, taken over by the new cocktail bar Tropicale. The press team at Tea Bar has confirmed that the Southwest Portland location of Tea Bar, on the corner of Park Avenue and Yamhill, has closed permanently. The immigrant-owned Mediterranean restaurant . Were incredibly proud of what our team has accomplished here. The Northeast Portland location of this beer bar closed March 19, according to a Facebook post. Sisters of the Road has struggled to keep our cafe open since the start of the pandemic in 2020, writes acting executive director Kat M. Even as we continued to do advocacy work, our community sorely felt the absence of a reliable dining and community space. Restaurants all over the Portland area are closed right now due to COVID-19. Ericas Soul Food is currently doing catering and pop-ups while owner Erica Montgomery searches for a new location and plans a brick-and-mortar called Juke Joint. 24. Carey has not responded to requests for comments on the closure. 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. We make this decision with full hearts and exhausted spirits. The shop offered weekly baked goods through the month before its departure, while pastry chef Rebecca Powazek slowly moved in. We are devastated to see it go, but also extremely grateful for the connections and experiences it has brought us as a family business.. Read more about the closure here. Most recently, city stalwart The Back Bay Grill announced it was closing after 35 years in business. closing announcement on the website reads, the Instagram post announcing the closure reads, Its owners announced in late March via Instagram, Read more about the impending closure here, Mocking Bird is taking over Homegrown Smoker, Read more about the closure via the Instagram post, Read this story for a full rundown of the closure, pizzeria in the Killingsworth neighborhood last year, operating its tasting room out of the facility since June 2019, restaurants and food carts to visit in St. Johns, social media post from the restaurant reads, This longstanding Mediterranean restaurant on NE Alberta has closed in its current location, Instagram announcement, posted January 9, reads, Jojo will move in sometime this spring or summer. Read more about the closure here. The restaurant plans to reopenWillamette Week reports that they are in search of a bigger space in a different neighborhood. Portlanders will be able to find Mocking Birds vegan fried chicken sandwiches at the St. Johns restaurant, as well as the Homegrown Smoker standbys. Kana Hinohara Hanson and Gabe Rosen have said goodbye to their tiny Japanese convenience store, Giraffe. 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. Pastry chef Cheryl Wakerhauser closed Portlands preeminent French pastry destination on August 22. Read more about the closure here. Montesacro Pinseria has closed its only Oregon location, and does not intend to reopen in Portland. The hotel bar and restaurant within the Sentinel hotel has closed temporarily to re-imagine, according to its Instagram bio, but it looks like the change will likely be permanent. Restaurateur Bruce Careys downtown cocktail bar Saucebox has closed after 25 years of service. Matt and Kayoko Kaye closed their toast-centric cafe on May 29. This Pearl District Italian restaurant closed quietly, deleting its website and reporting the closure on Google. Its unclear when this North Tabor taqueria closed, but the front of the restaurant is boarded up and its phone number has been disconnected. During the first few months of opening we started making our own chai. 2020 was not only an interesting year, it was devastating to many businesses large and small, the post reads. This formerly 24-hour diner, known as a haven for LGBTQ Portlanders of all ages, closed on March 20 after 27 years in business. The cart will return in the form of pop-ups and farmers market stands in the near future. Our lease was up, the chef says, attributing the closure also to a drop in business related to the pandemic. Its with a heavy heart that we have to announce the closing of our beloved Psychic Bar, the closing announcement reads. The team behind Foxy Coffee closed both of its locations March 31, according to an Instagram post. And incredibly sad that we cant continue. Read more about the closure here. I feel there are very few female owners in this hospitality space.. The Kruse Way location of Flying Elephants closed February 18 after a whopping 17 years in that location. Its unclear when the exciting, woodsman-vibed Wild North closed officially, but the Broadway restaurants Instagram now notes itself as closed in its bio. The statement attributes the choice to the dearth of Timbers and Thorns fans at the nearby Providence Park, in addition to the difficulty running a business during the COVID-19 pandemic. Robert Volz is no longer an owner at Neat. Its unclear when exactly the restaurant closed; the last Yelp review for the restaurant was posted in December. The restaurant has set up a GoFundMe to help support its newly unemployed staff. Owners Aaron and Kelly Silverman closed their pork butcher shop and deli on July 2, citing COVID, rising costs, and other factors in their announcement. This groundbreaking vegan pizza cart closed January 30. Open since 1979 in the Eliot neighborhood, Sloans Tavern closed on December 30, after owner Shirley Sloan sold the property to a developer; she plans to retire. The restaurant was last active on Instagram in early July; owner Johnny Huff Jr. has not responded to requests for comment. The pandemic is a thing of the past and were all moving on. This quirky little cafe has always had its challenges, and as hard as weve pushed and tried to adapt, we just cant keep doing things the way weve been doing them, the closing announcement reads. Read more about the closure here. There are/were many factors involved in determining which direction to go in. Read more about the closure here. This Lake Oswego waterfront restaurant, which belonged to the same parent company as Stanfords, closed on October 19. Ever-popular Thai chain Pok Pok dramatically downsized in June, shrinking down to just the original Pok Pok location and potentially the Southeast Pok Pok Wing. Google is reporting that the taproom and bar has permanently closed, and Willamette Week reports Killer Burger will open its 13th location within the space this summer. We had already struggled mightily to get it off the ground, the timing couldnt have been worse for the business, she writes in the closing announcement. This Northwest Portland Chinese American restaurant, known for its upscale seafood dishes, has permanently closed, according to its website. Updated: Jan 24, 2023 / 02:25 PM PST. Eater has been unable to get in contact with the owners. . Recent Closings: Rivalries Sports Bar - Portland Location Closes; The Live Music Guide: February 22nd - 28th, 2023; A total of four of their Portland area stores have now permanently closed including its flagship downtown Portland location on Southwest Morrison Street, its NW 23rd Ave. store, its Multnomah. This casual Southeast Portland cafe has closed permanently, bad news for many of the communitys artists, comedians, and musicians who would perform in the Ford Building space. The SE Clinton pizzeria, known for its cheeseburger pies and 4 a.m. delivery cutoff, never officially announced its closure on Instagram or its website, but a post on Reddit indicated that the location was about to close. 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. This Mexican restaurant from internet personality Nick Zukin closed on July 3 in Old Town. The restaurant suffered from a fire and is closed until further notice while the incident is investigated and repairs can be made. Chef Paley declined speaking to the reasons at the moment. The Northwest Portland butcher counter turned St. Johns deli closed for good on December 24, for so many reasons, according to an Instagram post. Read more on the closure here. We hope we are leaving our neighborhood a little better for having been a part of it. The post does not note a reason for the closure. Our lease is up in January and after the challenges of the past three years its time for us to take a break, spend some time with our family and focus on growing @awaydaysbrewingco in the new year, co-owners Niki Diamond and Pete Hoppins say in a closing statement. Weve built some great relationships in the community, and to those friends weve made along the way were sorry to say goodbye, a closing announcement reads. While Nodoguro looks around for a new space, chef and restaurateur Ryan Roadhouse has announced that the fine dining omakase spots sibling, Tonari, will not reopen. According to a new list by Yelp, three Portland restaurants rank amongst the top 100 in the country; unfortunately, one of them will be closing its doors soon. The company still retains four locations in the Portland area. Portlands only 100 percent vegan food cart pod has permanently closed its doors, and many of its carts have similarly closed. We got off to an inauspicious start (lockdowns, forest fires, more lockdowns) and we just never managed to catch our stride. This singular Georgian restaurant on Northeast Alberta closed for good November 22. Read more about it here. PORTLAND, Maine Five Fifty-Five, one of Portland's most popular restaurants located on Congress Street, will close in mid-April, the owners announced Tuesday, the Press Herald reports. Read more about the closure here. This sandwich cart, known for its legit and heavy-duty Philly cheesesteaks, shut down for good on December 19. The restaurant was known as a place to spot celebrities, and was once considered one of the citys most-high-end dining rooms. The restaurant has served its last meal, and the bakery closed January 2. The colorful queer people that made Local Lounge what it was for the past 11 months through the ups and downs of Covid-19/closures were taken advantage of by the current (soon to be previous) owner of Local Lounge, the announcement reads. Owner Tal Caspi has decided to close all three Aviv locations by the end of the month. In September, the rest of Ruby Jewels in-person locations closed, sticking exclusively to retail ice cream sandwiches. A September Instagram post from owner Michaela McVetty indicated that she would be moving back to Maine, but was waiting to find a new tenant before announcing a closure date. Even though this is the end for Sharks Cove in Portland, I want to let you all know that the important concept of conservation behind Sharks Cove is not even close to ending, the Instagram closing announcement reads. Read more about the closure here. From absurd food & supply costs, labor, taxes, putting out fires, violence/lack of safety, robberies to never being able to bounce back from losing the outdoor tent, my hail mary I desperately need during the long, rainy months Its been quite the three years. A veteran of the food industry for 25 years, Stokes will step back to care for her mother for the time being, but teased that this is not goodbye: I will be bringing you more. Read more about the closure here. We have loved being part of this community and will be donating a portion of proceeds from the rest of this month to the schools/little league who have been HUGE supporters of ours. The restaurants next door dessert shop, Holler Treats, plans to remain open. 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