PDX Food Dude

A few items of note to those of you who live in the Beaverton area. First of all, the city is working with the restaurants in the downtown area to allow them to add patio dining. Decarli, Lionheart Coffee, Top Burmese, Ex Novo Brewing, and Afuri all have spaced outdoor areas with more area restaurants being added every day. Lionheart somehow took over the entire block and added … [Read more...] about Beaverton, Outdoor Dining, Chefstable and Personal Note

Alma, which was once one of the best handmade chocolate shops in the area, has closed for good. This posted on their website this morning - We Must Say Goodbye It is with a heavy heart that we must announce our permanent closure. As many in our community have struggled with the challenges facing our world, we too have felt the impacts – diminishing our ability to make and … [Read more...] about Alma Chocolate Permanently Closed

Case Study Coffee Roasters Will Not Reopen.[Updated again on 7/12/20]I was told by multiple people that Case Study Coffee has closed. The closure plan has been mentioned by multiple people in the industry over the past four weeks. But I waited until I got an email this morning from someone I trusted who said they had walked past this morning and everything had been … [Read more...] about Case Study Coffee Roasters Closing all Stores

Toro Bravo, Tasty n Daughters and Tasty n Alder, Plaza Del Toro all closing permanently.Some of the saddest news I've heard in a long time breaking from the Oregonian. Note: There seems to be some confusion as to whether the Oregonian got this story wrong. Willamette Week said this evening, Renee Gorham Says Toro Bravo Inc. Is Not Dissolving, but the Future of the … [Read more...] about Toro Bravo, Tasty N Daughters/Alder, Plaza Del Toro, Closing