IN THE NEWS: Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc. is set to open its 17th Oregon restaurant Feb. 18 in Portland, at 10005 N.E. Cascade Parkway in the Cascade Station Center at Interstate 205 and Airport Way, the Portland Business Journal reports. portland.bizjournals.com … Willamette Week’s Heidi Yorkshire reviews Sel Gris (1852 SE Hawthorne Blvd., 517-7770, selgris.net). … The paper also reports that Kevin Hutchinson has dumped barbecue from his pizza place Wildfire (3935 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., 546-3111) and renamed it Carboni’s, after protests from Chicago-based Lettuce Entertain You, a mega-company that owns or leases more than 30 different restaurant “concepts,” including Wildfire. wweek.com … The Oregonian’s DeAnn Welker reviews Middle Eastern spot Hush Hush Cafe (433 S.W. Fourth Ave.; 503-274-1888), while Roger Porter gives a B to A Cena (7742 S.E. 13th Ave.; 503-206-3291). oregonlive.com … PDXfoodpress.com notes the scheduled Feb. 7 reopening of Good River Restaurant (goodriverrestaurant.com, 478-0199). … PortlandFoodandDrink.com details the opening of Caffe Umbria (12th and Everett St, across from Everett St. Bistro).

Compiled by Pat Embry, WhereTheLocalsEat.com

Filed under: Portland Restaurants | Tags: Caffe Umbria, Carboni's, Good River, Hush Hush Cafe, Red Robin, Sel Gris, Wildfire |