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    Paulee Restaurant in Dundee R.I.P.

    By PDX Food Dude Last Update March 16, 2014 4 Comments

    closed signWe always get a group of restaurant closures in January/February, and this one is no surprise, as I wasn’t able to get any information their New Year’s Eve plans. Paulée Restaurant in Dundee Oregon has closed. Rumor has it that Babica Hen from Lake Oswego is taking over the space. A note on the Paulée website says the restaurant “will be closed for the month of January”.

    Paulée opened to great fanfare in May 2012. Original Chef Daniel Mondok said, “we want to make this the next Napa Valley… Today, people come from all over the world to the Napa Valley to eat. Now they’re going to come from all over the world to Dundee to eat.” Unfortunately, the crowds never materialized, and despite fairly high prices, the restaurant reviewed mixed reviews. The following December Mondok left to help out at Wafu, then Block & Tackle, and then on to Food in Bloom Catering.

    After Chef Mondok’s departure, co-founder Sean Temple took the helm, running both the kitchen and the restaurant farm. Ultimately, the operation seems to have been overly ambitious for the area.

    I’ve never heard of Babica Hen, so looked it up. Currently located at 15964 Boones Ferry Rd, in Lake Oswego, Babica features breakfast and lunch, made with local ingredients. The also own Lake Oswego’s  Gubanc’s Pub/Restaurant.

     

     

     

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    1. Rachel Schoening says

      January 4, 2014 at 12:19 pm

      I’ve been to Babica Hen for breakfast. Solid offerings with good service. The area needs more breakfast/lunch places so maybe it will succeed. I hope it does.

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    2. Heather Jones says

      January 5, 2014 at 6:46 pm

      I second the Babica Hen comment. It’s fabulous for breakfast, on par with Portland brunch options. Sad to see Paulee go, but glad to hear the space is going into good hands.

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    3. JimmyLikesRye says

      January 7, 2014 at 1:02 am

      Yes, Babica Hen is quite good (more so than Grubanc’s), so I’m hopeful about the change.

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    4. Guignol says

      January 8, 2014 at 10:19 am

      California is California and Oregon is Oregon, we will never be Napa, and quite frankly, us as residents are fine with that, never wanted it to be Napa. I enjoyed lunch at Paulee often after Sean took over, and will miss that turkey Rueben. Best of luck to your next venture Sean.

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