2020 has inflicted a series of gut-wrenching closures on L.A., so it's hard to know where to begin. 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. As the world has shifted and changed, so have we - both in business and personally.. Nonprofit cafe Sisters of the Road has closed its Old Town-Chinatown location with plans to reopen in a new location in the neighborhood. Beyond the lockdowns, the numerous other challenges ranging from staffing & supply chain shortages, illnesses, food & transportation costs (to name a few) have made it impossible to keep YaYa open. Read more about the closure here. This longstanding Mediterranean restaurant on NE Alberta has closed in its current location, after posting an Instagram announcement in March. The Guamanian restaurant within Oakshire Beer Hall closed October 2 after two years. The dive-bar-meets-breakfast-spot has closed its SE Belmont shop, though co-owner Justin King is looking for a new place to reopen. In May 2020, a representative from Random Order told Eater Portland that the team planned to reopen; however, there has been no public statement on the bakerys Instagram since March 2020. 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. Celebrated Italian restaurant Renata announced its closure on October 23, citing struggles due to the pandemic. This North Williams ice cream shop closed for good on August 28 after 10 years in business. Freelands Northwest Portland tasting room will remain open. This longstanding Southern-Cajun restaurant under the Morrison Bridge has permanently closed after 27 years in business. The Cantonese barbecue spot on Alberta Street closed after a final dinner service on August 28. Something went wrong. We are closing SXNW, (we are open to selling if anyone is interested), a closing announcement reads. Magnet closed in August, just shy of its one-year anniversary. New Mexican restaurant La Panza closed for good in 2020 with little to no announcement. We have been holding on by a thread since the pandemic started and have been in austerity mode since then, says Lisa Sedlar, Green Zebra founder and CEO, in a press release. ).-Gary Okazaki (@garythefoodie), renowned globe-trotting eater. We love all yall. I will forever miss stopping by for a sandwich or ochazuke. -Seiji Nanbu, Eater Portland contributor, There are just so many, it feels unfair to leave any off this list. The cart will return in the form of pop-ups and farmers market stands in the near future. Dunbar's, known as a pre-Katrina destination for Creole cuisine and soul food specialties that launched the greatest restaurant comeback of 2017, closed its doors for good in early 2022, five years after its hard-fought revival. After almost 20 years in the Pearl District, restaurateur Bruce Carey has announced the closure of Bluehour, one of his celebration restaurants. We said goodbye to so many restaurants this year. This was a very hard decision for us to come to and we hope that you understand that we are heartbroken to be leaving, the post reads. Alas, our lease is coming to an end, and we feel ready to pass our beautiful space on to someone new.. We did the math and realized weve employed 197 Portlanders, sold close to 700,000 scoops of ice cream and helped raise tens of thousands of dollars for local charities, a post on the shops Facebook page reads. The Northwest Portland cocktail bar Muu-Muus has shut down for good. Pseudo-modernist, pop-up-turned-fine-dining-spot Holdfast Dining will not reopen in its SE 11th digs. The vegan comfort food restaurant closed its doors on August 7. SushiLove is focusing on selling the business so it can stay open under new ownership, while Better Together and Saff Ramen are looking for new locations for their carts. Also, were moving into production/sales of craft ramen ingredients for other ramen shops that are interested. Southeast Portland breakfast stalwart Zells will close on May 2 after 40 years of business. We found ourselves with a cafe overrun with mold and asbestos with no avenues for restoration, our leadership destabilized, and a staff shortage. The nonprofit hopes to purchase a building in Old Town, with updated amenities and a larger organizing and community support space. Read more about the closure here. The Berliner-style doughnut shop Fills closed its Mercato Grove shop in Lake Oswego on October 30, nearly a month earlier than its previously announced closing date of November 23 due to staffing. 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. 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. This Ladds Addition sports bar closed with little announcement. We are devastated to see it go, but also extremely grateful for the connections and experiences it has brought us as a family business.. The closure was confirmed by the restaurants parent company, which also operates other landmark Portland restaurants such as Portland City Grill and Jakes Grill. A new tenant, the Bend-based Bangers and Brews, will take over the former Open Tandoor space. Its still listed on Google as temporarily closed. When were strong again well let you know where we are and we will look forward to seeing you there!, This Killingsworth juice shop closed in mid-September following a planned one-month hiatus, which turned into a four-month one. The Kenton neighborhood brunch spot, market, and bar is calling it quits. The restaurant may return as a catering company down the line. Id been wanting to try Georgian food for years, and I tried one of their bake-at-home cheese boats and was immediately enamored (and I never got to go back and try the khinkali!). But Ristretto announced that it would fold altogether in December 2020, roasting its last batch December 15. Fatsquatch closed way back in October, Dirty Lettuce has opened its own restaurant, and Avocadamama has found a new location in North Portland. A cozy, vintage cafe with duck eggs Benedict and savory waffles, Trinket decided against takeout or delivery back in March, and wont reopen its doors again. The restaurant was a neighborhood favorite, also known as the place chef Jos Chesas introduced himself to Portland. The Sellwood sports bar and restaurant opened by Jen Quist and former owner and chef Doug Adams will close on February 26. By submitting your email, you agree to our, The freshest news from the local food world, Portlands Saddest Restaurant and Food Cart Closures in 2022, According to Food Writers and Influencers, Sign up for the by Brenna Houck Dec 29, 2020, 8:45am EST. Pinterest. Utah residents have lost some of the state's most iconic eateries, including 42-year-old Italian joint, Cannella's Restaurant and Lounge in Salt Lake City. Hyde attributes the closure to a lack community trust following to a sexual harassment incident within the company soon after the brewery opened, in late 2018. A group of owners from Victoria, Hey Love, and Villa Royale, a Palm Springs resort, will open a new bar in the space. A St Johns restaurant beloved for its vegan take on classic Southern dishes and soul food, Homegrown Smoker served its last faux-mac and cheese on December 19. Im so sad to lose this excellent spot. But, bummer deal.. As is tradition at Eater, we closed out 2020 by surveying local food writers and our own staff on various restaurant-related topics, and publishing their responses throughout the week. Its no news that this year has been hard for everyone in a myriad of ways, and we at KEX are in no way immune to the difficulties of the pandemic, reads the closure announcement on the restaurants Instagram. Going forward we restaurants have to be better, do better for our staff, our team, ourselves, but also as a financial business, he says. This Hillsdale restaurant appears to have closed, according to an Eater tipster, Yelp, and Google. For now, it looks like Bunks Water Ave location is still going strong, and the brand recently opened a location in Bridgeport Village. We are hoping to re-open in a few months, so please stay tuned.. The bar had been open for more than a decade, focusing on homey comfort food and affordable cocktails, and was a regular haunt for neighborhood residents. The Cup & Saucer location on Hawthorne closed in early March, after 34 years in Southeast Portland. Callahan was stabbed in November, which necessitated the temporary closure of the restaurant he set up a GoFundMe at the time to help cover employees pay and his medical bills. When chefs Jos Chesa and Cristina Bez moved away, many (rightly) mourned Ataula, but the quieter evaporation of 180 Xurros was sadder for me since I frequented that place. We cannot continue operation here as we cannot ensure the safety of our team and customers. The first was seeing Shift Drinks close. New . We had a good run. It appears Hak, the Broadway Korean restaurant, has closed without announcement. We need to do better. -Alex Frane, Eater Portland guest editor and contributor, I was really bummed when LUnico Alimentari closed so suddenlythey made some of the best pasta Ive ever had. -Katherine Chew Hamilton, Portland Monthly food editor, Homegrown Smokers news is bittersweet as it marks the end of an era in the vegan scene. We love ya, we just cant keep doing this, the September Instagram post reads. Tollefsen and co-owner Jonathan Berube announced the impending closure on Instagram, saying they have decided to let Radar sail peacefully into the sunset. They did not note a specific reason for the closure. Read more about the closure here. Sister restaurants St. Jack and La Moule remain open. The Northeast Portland location of this beer bar closed March 19, according to a Facebook post. 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. Vegan and vegetarian eatery Picnic is trading for the final time on Sunday, April 30. For a full list of Portland restaurant and food cart closures, check out this guide. This charming, German-adjacent bakery with breakfast boxes and serious challah closed at the end of May. Verdigris was open for eight years, and had its final meal on May 1. Chefs Jessie Aron and Colin McArthur, who previously owned the food cart Carte Blanche, attributed the closure to the financial and emotional strain of running a restaurant right now. While the SE Clinton cafe is gone, however, the owners hope to reopen some sort of Portland shop elsewhere, by the end of the winter in 2021. Read more about the closure here. The cafes North Williams location will remain open. 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. * Ill admit, Im still holding out hope it returns eventually, in one form or another. -Brooke Jackson-Glidden, Eater Portland editor, Nodoguro, which was one of the finest Japanese restaurants in the country. -Gary Okazaki (Gary the Foodie), renowned globe-trotting eater, Even though I only ate there a few times, Paleys closure is significant because it seems like the end of the first-wave farm-to-table era that paved the way for the current local scene. Beaux Berry anticipates kicking off its final season on the last weekend of April. Gerard + Belevender. A seafood restaurant in Mall 205, Portland Seafood Company has permanently closed due to unforeseen business downturn related to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a statement on the website. About 100,000 restaurants nationwide, nearly one in six, closed as a result of the pandemic, according to the National Restaurant Association. This hidden away tasting menu spot in Southeast Portland closed quietly on March 8, announcing via a posted sign and a voicemail recording. 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. This is another really difficult question to answer. I only occasionally went to the Oakland restaurant, but I'd been patronizing Bissap Baobab for years, going back to the days when they only had the "little Baobob" spot in the Mission. Weve been unable to reach an agreement on a lease for our space, an Instagram closing announcement reads. newsletter, Where to Eat and Drink on the Oregon Coast, Sample fresh seafood and creative comfort food along 363 miles of coastline, James Beard Award Winner Naomi Pomeroy Will Help Quaintrelle Level Up, In the wake of chef Ryley Eckersleys departure, Quaintrelle will host the legendary Portland chef, who will consult with the team through the summer, A Guide to Portlands Most Outstanding Food Carts, Where to catch the citys tastiest meals on wheels, from hand-pulled noodles to chicken adobo, Sign up for the We plan to move forward with a smaller crew, smaller footprint, fewer moving parts and realistic, attainable goals. Read more about the closure. There are hundreds thousands of people who have their own stories and memories of these places. newsletter, Where to Eat and Drink on the Oregon Coast, Sample fresh seafood and creative comfort food along 363 miles of coastline, A Guide to Portlands Most Outstanding Food Carts, Where to catch the citys tastiest meals on wheels, from hand-pulled noodles to chicken adobo, James Beard Award Winner Naomi Pomeroy Will Help Quaintrelle Level Up, In the wake of chef Ryley Eckersleys departure, Quaintrelle will host the legendary Portland chef, who will consult with the team through the summer, Sign up for the The Vancouver waterfront location of this seafood chain has permanently closed; the COO of parent company Landrys said the inability to serve dine-in customers made it difficult to remain open. This Belmont creperie closed its restaurant space on April 30, instead focusing on mobile catering. Old Town pizzeria and pub Captain Ankenys closed on September 30, Willamette Week reports. Also caught by the Oregonian, Prosperity Pie Shoppe a cafe and financial education center has decided to close completely. Some boats just dont float, the closing announcement reads. Our lease was up, the chef says, attributing the closure also to a drop in business related to the pandemic. It is no secret that the last years looting and vandalizing, in addition to the pandemic, really took a toll on all small businesses, including us. Read more about the closure here. This Belmont Thai restaurant closed October 17, according to the restaurants website. The webstore will remain open for some time, Sprints said in his latest announcement video. To learn more or opt-out, read our Cookie Policy. To learn more or opt-out, read our Cookie Policy. The Glisan location has also closed, taken over by the new cocktail bar Tropicale. For my mental health & wellbeing and until I can carve a tiny space for me again alley mezza will be closed. Read the full story here. The restaurant has switched over to shipping their vegan dim sum and signature bowls locally and nationwide for the foreseeable future. Responses are edited and condensed for clarity. All of these restaurants were attached to hotels, and the COVID-related drop in tourism and traffic downtown impacted his business. Sloans sense of time-swept dislocation has much to do with the dcor, but its changing surroundings contribute as well, Jay Horton writes for Willamette Week. We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from. At the very least, we know this South Indian cart-turned-restaurant will not reopen at its NE Killingsworth location. The decision to close was purely financial, wrote owner Liz Davis in the restaurants newsletter. My hope is that me and my family will continue to revive ThiccBoi in creative ways moving forward! a closing announcement reads. Lac St. Jack, the Mercato Grove location of chef Aaron Barnetts French restaurant St. Jack, closed on October 29. Root left the businesses in 2012, but Lapellahs wood-fired cooking made it a destination for Portlanders and others throughout Southwestern Washington. The restaurant opened on New Years Eve in 2018, and in an Instagram closing announcement, the team alluded to returning to the industry after a much-needed break. New, 16 comments. Its final day was March 25. Chef and owner Johnny Nunn is leaving Portland, and has sold his celebrated French restaurant Verdigris in the process. Foursquare. Welcome to Year in Eater 2021, Eater's annual ritual of eulogizing the past 12 months through input from . Each December, Eater Portland ends the year by reflecting on the last twelve months of dining in a series we call Year in Eater. 2020's Saddest Restaurant Closures . Although it has been on hiatus since the fall of 2019, Bonnie and Israel Morales confirmed that this Slavic bar has permanently closed in March. Most surprising closure: Marigold at Resorts World. 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. The vegan Middle Eastern restaurants have existed in one form or another for almost 10 years. Today. As they take the time to make the space their own, we highly encourage you to follow the journey & get excited about this mouthwatering addition to Portlands pizza scene., This Woodstock taqueria, which hand-pressed its own corn tortillas and used locally sourced meats, closed on July 23. For those who want to help out the cafes staff as it prepares to close, the cafe has a GoFundMe page for its employees and owner. Buckman brewery West Coast Grocery Co. will close this summer, according to owner Charlie Hyde IV. Bob Barnes, . Shady Pines is sad, as well its a great concept that never fully came to fruition, and the closure of that pod left several carts in a tough spot. Little did we know that we were staring down a 2-year long global pandemic! Its sibling, Ankeny Tap & Table, seems to be running smoothly in its corner of the city. But it seems Biga has closed just a few weeks past its first anniversary. The face of hospitality has changed, and I dont know if I want to be a part of it anymore, Vitaly Paley says. The Cuban restaurant and bar opened in March of 2019, and closed for good in early December of 2020. Between now and the . Imjai has been open since 2014, selling dishes like yen ta fo, also known as pink noodle soup.
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