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    Beaker & Flask to Expand with Rum Club

    By PDX Food Dude Last Update November 29, 2017 12 Comments

    Beaker & Flask Restaurant is expanding with a bar named “Rum Club”

    Beaker & Flask

    I’ve been sitting on this story for months, and consistently got a “no comment” from Beaker & Flask owner Kevin Ludwig, but since the lease was signed last week, I have been able to get confirmation and more information.

    Owner Kevin Ludwig has been after the space for some timeĀ and is now in the planning stages for a new, more intimate bar in the upper-half of the 720 SE Sandy building called Rum Club.

    According to Ludwig, “We often have a wait for seating on weekends, and I think a lot of people don’t come by because they fear that wait. I hope we can capitalize on the fact that other places close by also have this problem, and maybe we can hook up a good relationship with them and a few Pedi-Cab guys to make a neighborhood waiting room”.

    Beaker & Flask plans to be open until 2 a.m. to cater to the industry crowd, and are kicking around some new ideas for food. At the moment they are thinking about doing something along the lines of a limited menu classic American continental cuisine from a bar perspective, but with a fun and somewhat retro-quirky spin.

    The overall plan is to keep a focus on craft bartending with a bit of “rock and roll”. The name of the new space is “Rum Club”.

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    1. Microfoam says

      July 23, 2010 at 4:52 pm

      Breath baited.

      Reply
      • Food Dude says

        July 23, 2010 at 7:09 pm

        People have also been talking about that for quite some time. A good dentist can probably help.

        Reply
    2. grapedog says

      July 23, 2010 at 10:24 pm

      I like the 2am close time. Sure, it’s cool to visit Steve at People’s Sandwich in the wee hours of Friday and Saturday night, but having a small, comfy bar would be great too. I bet the landlord of the 720 space is anxious to get more action going in the building, it’s currently B&F and nothing else…

      Reply
    3. Matt Brown says

      July 24, 2010 at 10:08 am

      oh man, oh man, oh man. Had me at “craft bartending with a bit of rock and roll.”

      Reply
    4. Nancy Rommelmann says

      July 26, 2010 at 11:29 am

      Love the name

      Reply
    5. shawn says

      July 26, 2010 at 10:41 pm

      OT: Food Dude, do you know what’s going into the space at Division & SE 31st? I heard that there were two restaurants going in, but I haven’t heard any names.

      Reply
    6. mary says

      July 28, 2010 at 10:38 am

      I think it’s going to be Prime Meats.

      Reply
    7. wine&dine says

      July 28, 2010 at 1:07 pm

      exciting news, look forward to the opening!!

      Reply
    8. JDG says

      July 29, 2010 at 5:37 pm

      @Mary: if you are referring to the reported Frankie’s Spuntino location, it was supposed to be going in next to Stumptown at 46th and Division:

      http://pdx.eater.com/archives/2010/06/25/frank-castronovo-fesses-up-to-frankies-pdx-expansion.php

      Do you know otherwise?

      Reply
    9. mary says

      August 2, 2010 at 11:12 pm

      JDG- nope. it looks like you’re right. thanks for the link.

      Reply
    10. Jupiter Lily says

      August 18, 2010 at 12:46 pm

      So excited for B&F! Definitely one of SE’s finest. Are you attending Indulge this year? Beaker & Flask will be there, among others….

      Reply
      • Jill-O says

        August 18, 2010 at 11:21 pm

        Really looking forward to Indulge, it should be a great event!!

        Reply

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