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Saucebox Closes Permanently

By PDX Food Dude Last Update September 30, 2020 Leave a Comment

Closed. R.I.PJoining Bluehour, Saucebox, the restaurant from Bruce Carey and company, has closed.

Closing first reported by Eater.

From the day it opened in 1995, Saucebox was a hit. Under the experienced eye of Chris Israel, the kitchen turned out excellent food with unusual twists for that point in time.… Read the rest

Review: Saucebox

By PDX Food Dude Last Update September 30, 2020

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Note: 2014 –  if a recent happy hour visit is any indication of what is going on in the restaurant, my rating would drop to 1 star. We tried five dishes and were served what can only be described as some of the worst food I’ve had in a Portland restaurant.… Read the rest

The Original Saucebox Review from 2005

By PDX Food Dude Last Update October 1, 2020

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Note -12/2005: There have been many changes at Saucebox over the past three months or so, starting with the departure of the chef, and the original chef, Chris Israel returning. I have gone back several times, and while the food is quickly improving, the service needs a lot of work.… Read the rest

Saucebox Restaurant Chef to “Spend more time with family.”

By PDX Food Dude Last Update September 30, 2020

Saucebox RestaurantBeleaguered Saucebox Restaurant Chef Adam Kekahuna is out.

From Johnathan Nicholas column in the Oregonian today (you didn’t think I’d miss this did you?), comes news that Chris Israel is now the permanent chef at Saucebox Restaurant, taking place of chef Adam Kekahuna who is leaving to “spend more time with his family”.… Read the rest

Saucebox Restaurant in Portland Goes Nuclear Over a Bad Review

By PDX Food Dude Last Update September 30, 2020

News IconSaucebox Restaurant owners dig a hole for themselves over a bad review. Posted in July of 2005, this is one of my most popular posts ever, and the one that put this site on the map.… Read the rest

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