Casa del Matador Opens; Pinocchio Bar Closes

IN THE NEWS: The Oregonian post reviews of Pho Vietnam and Bamboo Sushi and reports the opening of Seattle Tex-Mex spinoff Casa del Matador’s second Portland location (2424 E. Burnside St.) and the closing of Pinocchio Bar and Restaurant in downtown Portland. www.oregonlive.com

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‘Mercury’ Critic Reviews Bunk Sandwiches

IN THE NEWS: The Mercury’s Patrick Alan Coleman reviews Bunk Sandwiches (621 SE Morrison). www.portlandmercury.com
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Closings Include Circa-1940 Pagoda, Pinocchio, Ibizu

IN THE NEWS: Willamette Week details the closing of Pagoda Restaurant, open since 1940, while Deena Schroeder reviews Firehouse (711 NE Dekum St., 954-1702, firehousepdx.com). www.wweek.com … The Oregonian’s Roger Porter review Chez Joly (135 N.W. Broadway), while Christina Melander considers Pitxi (38786 Pioneer Blvd., Sandy, www.pitxi.net. www.oregonlive.com … The Mercury’s Patrick Alan Coleman reviews […]

Reviewers Rate Taste of Jakarta, Cafe Nell, Du Kuh Bee

IN THE NEWS: The Oregonian’s Michael C. Zusman reviews Taste of Jakarta ((1239 S.W. Jefferson St.), Ngoc Han Bun Bo Hue (8230 S.E. Harrison St., No. 315) and Du Kuh Bee (12590 S.W. First St., Beaverton), while David Sarasohn considers Cafe Nell (1987 N.W. Kearney St.) www.oregonlive.com
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Reviewers Rate Mangia Pizza, Beaverton’s Sambi

IN THE NEWS: The Oregonian’s Amy Wang reviews Sambi (9230 S.W. Beaverton-Hillsdale Highway, Beaverton). www.oregonlive.com … Willamette Week’s Deeda Schroeder reviews Mangia Pizza (1937 NW 23rd Place). www.wweek.com
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Critics Consider Lincoln, Meat Cheese Bread

IN THE NEWS: Willamette Week reports the closing of La Bodega, while Deeda Schroeder reviews Lincoln (3808 N Williams Ave., lincolnpdx.com). www.wweek.com … The Oregonian reviews Arabian Breeze. www.oregonlive.com … The Mercury’s Patrick Alan Coleman reviews Meat Cheese Bread (1406 SE Stark). www.portlandmercury.com
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Lucier Closes; Kenny & Zuke’s Plans Spring Offshoot

IN THE NEWS: The Oregonian’s Teri Gelber reviews wine bars Bar Avignon (2138 S.E. Division St) and Kir (22 N.E. Seventh Ave.), while the paper details the closing of Lucier. .. Christina Melander reports that the owners of Kenny & Zuke’s Delicatessen plan in early March to open Kenny & Zuke’s Sandwich Works in the […]

Encanto Closes; Roux Plans Move in Late 2009

IN THE NEWS: Willamette Week reports the closing of Encanto and the planned late 2009 move of Roux, while reviewing Del Inti (2315 NE Alberta St., delinti.com). www.wweek.com … The Oregonian’s Karen Brooks reviews Lucier (1910 S.W. River Drive, www.lucier-portland.com). www.oregonlive.com … In the December issue, Portland Monthly reviews 50 Plates (333 NW 13th Ave). […]

Critics Consider Lucky Strike, Cafe Nell, Hash

IN THE NEWS: The Oregonian’s Roger Porter reviews Lucky Strike (12306 SE Powell Blvd, Portland). www.oregonlive.com … Willamette Week’s Deena Schroeder reviews Cafe Nell (1987 NW Kearney St., 295-6487, cafenell.com). www.wweek.com … The Mercury’s Patrick Alan Coleman reviews Hash (8728 SE 17th). www.portlandmercury.com … Lizzy Dishes Portland blog visits Billy Bang’s. lizzydishesportland.blogspot.com
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Nutshell Closes; Reviewers Rate 50 Plates, Bete-Lukas

IN THE NEWS: Willamette Week’s Brian Panganiban reviews 50 Plates (333 NW 13th Ave., 50plates.com), while Ben Waterhouse details the closing of Nutshell. www.wweek.com … The Mercury’s Patrick Alan Coleman reviews Bete-Lukas (2504 SE 50th). www.portlandmercury.com
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