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New Restaurants: Barista, Bunk Bar, Little Big Burger

Last Update November 27, 2017

Byron Beck says that Bruce Carey Enterprises is opening a pizza place in the Pearl District

“Word is that Via Tribunali will pop up downtown and will be a co-venture with another restaurant group that’s already started to make a splash in the Portland market. No word on when Via Tribunali will actually open, as the venture is still in the early stages.”

 

Barista Coffee
Barista Coffee almost complete

Barista downtown space delayed

Rumor has it the new Barista coffee opening date has been pushed back slightly. They hope to be serving as of March 1st, just after the one year anniversary of the Pearl District location. Sterling Coffee Roasters opens this Sunday in the tiny space next to the NW Portland Trader Joe’s, just in time for a Valentine’s day coffee outing.

 

Tommy Habetz to open Bunk Bar

Bunk Sandwiches
Bunk Meatball Sandwich

As I reported back in October, Tommy Habetz and Nick Wood of Bunk Sandwiches were negotiating to take the space at 1028 SE Water St., across from clarklewis, for a venture to be called “Bunk Bar“. This is finally a done deal. The second location will have a bigger kitchen, allowing them to expand their sandwich offerings.

 

Little Big Burger to open from Micha Camden

Micha Camden, the owner of DOC, Fat’s and Yakuza, is opening yet another restaurant. This one will be a burger joint called Little Big Burger in the old Chow space at 505 NW 14th in the Pearl District. The look and feel of the space will be more upscale than the previous tenants. I foresee success.

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        She just meant if you go to this website with an iPhone, you get an optimized, and different looking site specially designed for mobile devices. You don’t even need to get an app!

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    February 12, 2010 at 9:40 am

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  4. chaba why says

    February 12, 2010 at 9:54 am

    Let’s hope the existing “wait staff” of Cha Ba on Sandy doesn’t train the people on Alberta. That said, Cha Ba will corner the 5 Thai restaurants market when it comes to crab fried rice.

  5. ms says

    February 12, 2010 at 10:12 am

    what? more Thai food on Alberta??? I just don’t understand how Alberta could support more. I am kind of excited, as I have liked meals at Chaba Thai & never make it to their Sandy location any more. However, it just seems like the last thing Alberta needs. I really, really wish an Indian restaurant would open on Alberta. With vegan/vegetarian options, it seems like it would be a huge $ maker, since there are hardly any Indian options in NE PDX.

    Oh, and I like the Andina newsletters, too. Good stuff.

  6. Dan Welch says

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  8. DinahDavis says

    February 13, 2010 at 4:54 pm

    Hi FD;

    I tried sending a note to you, but your anti-spam validation process wasn’t happy with my answer to Is Fire Hot? (Yes.)

    Apparently fire is not hot.

    I did want to wish you well, I hope you feel better very soon, and we will all miss your reviews.

  9. livetoeat says

    February 14, 2010 at 7:11 pm

    I was out for a walk and happened upon the new Dovetail Bakery right after it opened. I tried their Pumpkin muffin and it was the best pumpkin muffin (or bread) I have had in this city. I had almost given up on muffins because they are often too dry, but I couldn’t get enough of Dovetail’s pumpkin muffin. I made a deal with myself that I could only get one if I walked there. When my brother came to town I bought him one, but I ate it in the car before I ever picked him up. They aren’t cheap at $2.75 a pop, but if you want a flavorful muffin with an excellent crumb, this is it. I tried a scone and it wasn’t my favorite. It’s hard to beat Bakery Bar for scones.

  10. Dave J. says

    February 15, 2010 at 9:43 am

    A bit of news: “It’s a Beautiful Pizza” on Belmont/34th has closed. It was faaaar from the best pizza in town, but it had been around for 15 years or so, and was a friendly part of the community. That’s a pretty nice space, though, so it’ll be interesting to see if someone puts a restaurant in there. Belmont could definitely use something interesting.

    • pdxyogi says

      February 15, 2010 at 10:17 am

      Not so sad to see “Beautiful Pizza” close. Last time I went about five years ago, found a large sharp toothpick baked into my slice. Showed it to the counter dude, he grunted and shrugged “Huh…don’t know how that got in there…” No apology, no offer of another slice or a free beer.

      • Dave J. says

        February 15, 2010 at 2:12 pm

        Agreed. I was never a fan of the pizza, really…I live literally three blocks from there, and have gone one time in 8 years of living in the ‘hood. I am really interested in seeing what happens to that space, though. (And more than a little annoyed that as businesses in the area continue to close, somehow my arch-nemesis Dixie Mattress Company remains stubbornly open.)

        • pdxyogi says

          February 15, 2010 at 3:52 pm

          Yup, hippie pizza at its worst.

          Dixie Mattress isn’t going anywhere. They own the building, and the business keeps passing to the next generation in the family.

        • CO says

          February 15, 2010 at 7:29 pm

          The angst and misplaced white guilt that has been shown towards DMC lately is hilarious. Get over yourselves….they make mattresses and employ people. I would hope that you can at least see the good in the latter!? Yeah, the name might be a little cringe inducing, but did you ever stop to think that they have spent decades building name recognition and reputation with that name, and it might hurt the business to change it? Simply so a bunch of SE hipsters can feel less guilt ridden about a past they had nothing to do with? pardon my frankness, but hobbies people…..look into it!

          • Kernel says

            February 16, 2010 at 8:04 am

            I don’t care much about the name. Sure, I think it’s antiquated and not the most socially responsible thing to fly those flags. But I don’t lose sleep over it.

            What does piss me off as a neighbor is the fact the storefront looks like something from blighted Detroit. It’s a dump, plain and simple.

          • Food Dude says

            February 17, 2010 at 3:42 pm

            I don’t want this to careen into whether Dixie Mattress belongs in the neighborhood. Back to food please

  11. NYC-PDX says

    February 15, 2010 at 2:15 pm

    Went there once in 2008 and would never return to “Beautiful Pizza” as it was anything but. Surprised they lasted as long as they did with such awful pizza and even worse service. The space is large enough, but would need some major remodeling for a more upscale (or even just mid-scale) venture.

  12. R says

    February 15, 2010 at 7:51 pm

    Was at Bakery Bar on Saturday and it appeared that they were serving cocktails.

  13. John E says

    February 19, 2010 at 3:59 pm

    We went to Nel Centro for the first time since Dave went back to the kitchen and it was both very crowded and improved.

    • Food Dude says

      February 19, 2010 at 5:30 pm

      Good to hear, thanks!

  14. Tommy says

    February 19, 2010 at 6:28 pm

    Yeah, not the best pizza in the world, but I didn’t think it was horrible or anything. Although I definitely wouldn’t be as generous if I’d found a toothpick in my pizza and wasn’t offered a replacement slice. That’s pretty bad. I was glad to have it around when I lived in that hood, though. Nowadays my nearby go-to za shop is Pizza A Go-Go. They do a pretty mean pie.

    • Mike says

      February 20, 2010 at 8:29 am

      I did Pizza A Go Go for a while, because they were the only place that delivered, but I got tired of having to re-cook the pizza because it was always undercooked. Was never sure if they meant to deliver it par cooked or they just thought that’s how pizza was meant to be . . .

  15. reflexblue says

    February 23, 2010 at 3:58 pm

    I just heard that Al Forno Ferruza on Alberta is switching to coal ovens… is there another pizza place in town that does this. They plan on using waste coal from back east which is reportedly, even more toxic than your average VOC loaded coal. Any plusses to burning coal?

  16. gal4giants says

    February 23, 2010 at 9:31 pm

    reflexblue – 13,000 BTUs per pound for coal and roughly 6,500 BTUs per pound for wood.

    I personally hope someone has been trained with coal ovens before this takes place.

  17. steve wino says

    February 24, 2010 at 5:56 am

    I don’t know about the environmental side of things but I do know that coal fired ovens are old hat in NYC and, when I was checking out where the locals got good pizza, saw them mentioned as if they were a plus.

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