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This Week In Portland Food News: Mochi Donuts, Scandinavian Hot Dogs, and Pandan Ice Cream – EverOut Portland
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NEW OPENINGS & RETURNS
Bra Hund
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Did you also crave Scandinavian-style hot dogs after watching the season two episode of The Bear where Marcus travels to Copenhagen? If so, you’re in luck: The Nordic favorite Broder Nord
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debuted a new hot dog window called Bra Hund (“good dog”) last Friday, and they’re serving up beef franks with fixings like mashed potatoes, beet relish, and bacon. (Marcus might appreciate the Danish variation, topped with dijon mustard, curried ketchup, remoulade, crunchy fried onions, white onions, and pickles.) Besides hot dogs, they also offer æbleskiver (Danish pancake) skewers, Swedish meatballs, and house-made baked goods, as well as treats for actual canines.
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Mikiko Mochi Donuts
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Married couple Emily Mikiko Strocher and Alex McGillivray’s mochi donut shop, known for flavors like passionfruit curd and horchata pudding, opened a location inside the West End District complex in Beaverton on July 2. Like the original location, all of the outpost’s offerings are free of gluten, dairy, and nuts.
Beaverton
Ox
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James Beard Award-winning chefs Gabrielle Quiñónez Denton and Greg Denton’s Argentinian-inspired restaurant, which has been on hiatus since March due to damage from a fire, reopened its doors on Wednesday.
Eliot
FUTURE OPENINGS
Burgerville
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The popular Vancouver-based burger chain plans to open its first location in eight years in Wilsonville next month.
Wilsonville
Caseus Diem
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Fromage fanciers, rejoice—this cheese shop, whose name translates to “cheese the day” in Latin, is set to open in Richmond sometime this month and will stock over 75 kinds of cheese in addition to bread, crackers, charcuterie, honey, and other snackable accoutrements.
Richmond
Harder Day Coffee
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The local family-owned and -operated coffee chain hopes to open a cafe in the Hollywood District by late August.
Hollywood District
Nam Tao Huu
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This soy milk dessert destination plans to take over the former Blue Star Donuts space on NW 23rd Avenue. An opening date has not yet been announced.
Nob Hill
CLOSURES
Apex
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The Hosford-Abernethy beer bar plans to close its doors at the end of August due to its lease not being renewed and hopes to relocate to a new home.
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Bad Habit Room
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This speakeasy-inspired brunch spot closed permanently after service last Sunday.
Humboldt
POP-UPS AND EVENTS
Remind
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The local family-owned and -operated taqueria Cha! Cha! Cha! opened the doors of its first location a whopping 23 years ago, and they’re rising to the occasion with a festive weekend-long birthday party at their North Portland location. Help them celebrate by partaking in $1 tacos and $5 margaritas and grooving the night away to live music.
Cha! Cha! Cha!
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This brand-new festival, created as a collaboration between the Yard Apartments, the Thai Royal Consulate, and Prosper Portland, aims to uplift Thai culture and cuisine and shine a light on Portland’s Thai culinary scene. The inaugural edition will feature dishes from local businesses such as Nong’s Khao Man Gai, Khao Moo Dang, Farmhouse Kitchen, Kati Thai Vegan, Somtum Thai Kitchen, BKK PadThai, and more.
Yard Apartments, 10 am-5 pm
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Channel your inner Uncle Iroh at this annual festival dedicated to tea in all of its many forms. You’ll get to connect with other connoisseurs of camellia sinensis (though you don’t have to know the technical name for tea plants to attend) and learn about tea culture, history, health benefits, varieties, brewing methods, teaware, and more. Plus, peruse booths from vendors such as Smith Teamaker, Tao of Tea, Mizuba Teahouse, Sugimoto Tea Company, Floating Leaves, Oregon Tea Traders, and Mountain Rose Herbs. Who knows—you might just go home with a new daily ritual.
World Forestry Center & Discovery Museum
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Ruse Brewing is turning six this weekend, and they’re going all out with an all-day pop-up from their Vancouver-based pizza counterpart Crust Collective, which slings Detroit-inspired pies topped with pepperoni cups, burrata, kalua pulled pork, fennel sausage, and other distinctive delights. They’ll also release special beers brewed in collaboration with BRUJOS, Nebuleus, and Living Haus. Plus, peruse platters from the Record Pub, sift through vintage threads from Vantage, and enjoy tunes from cover band Always a Hoot and DJs Pablo Ricardo and Clever Wolf.
Ruse Brewing, 12-8 pm
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The fabulous queen Boujee Cherry, who serves gag-worthy looks inspired by everything from Lisa Frank to vintage Barbie to mermaids on her Instagram, will host this Pride-themed drag brunch at Freeland Spirits, featuring performers Ry Bred, Angel Darko, and Jayla Rose (who was a finalist on Lizzo’s reality TV series Watch Out for the Big Grrrls). A percentage of ticket and bar sales from the event will benefit the nonprofit Basic Rights Oregon, which fights for equality for LGBTQIA+ individuals.
Freeland Spirits, 12-3 pm
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The specialty neighborhood grocer and restaurant P’s and Q’s Market is throwing a down-home, Louisiana-style crawfish boil. Prepare to get messy and dig into a slew of crawfish, shrimp, andouille sausage, corn, potatoes, mushrooms, and cornbread. The event will also feature drink specials and live music.
P’s & Q’s, 3-9 pm
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Haven’t gotten a chance to check out the acclaimed first-generation American food restaurant Xiao Ye, which won Eater Portland’s award for Best New Restaurant last year? Amend that posthaste with this event, the first of Winery Lane Collective’s monthly magnum party series. Your ticket includes a glass of wine or a non-alcoholic beverage, and Louis Lin and Jolyn Chen of Xiao Ye will serve a special à la carte menu. Additional beverages will be available for purchase, and you can purchase a bottle of wine to take home if you’d like.
Winery Lane Collective, 5-8 pm
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Pastry chef Cheryl Wakerhauser’s famed French dessert emporium Pix Pâtisserie closed its brick-and-mortar doors in 2022, but its legacy lives on in the form of the 24-hour Pix-O-Matic vending machine, which dispenses everything from macarons to berets to sourdough starter. And now, devotees who are nostalgic for the bakery’s heyday will have a chance to revisit it for one afternoon with the spot’s annual summer ice cream social. The business will join forces with Can Bar to host a soirée complete with banana splits, sundaes, ice cream sandwiches, and unique flavors like tawny port, coconut sorbet, and “Pixies & Cream.” I’m particularly intrigued by the beer float, featuring Pfriem Belgian Strong Dark Ale and coffee bean ice cream. In between bites, play a casual game of pétanque.
Pix Pâtisserie / Can Bar, 12-4 pm
SPECIALS
Boxcar Pizza
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The Detroit-style plant-based pizzeria has brought back its popular “Dan Flashes” pie, inspired by the I Think You Should Leave character with an expensive penchant for garish shirts. Their pizza will not cost your entire per diem and features Good Planets Food mozzarella, sausage, and squiggles of vodka sauce and pesto.
Kerns
Jojo
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The fried chicken joint’s newest employee special is “sweet and sticky and spicy and silly” strawberry habanero-dipped chicken or tofu, available only at the Pearl District restaurant location for the next four weeks.
Pearl District
Kate’s Ice Cream
The popular vegan ice cream shop is scooping up three new flavors this week—peach crisp, strawberry shortcake, and a new pandan flavor made in collaboration with Heyday
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