The Hottest New Restaurants and Food Carts in Portland, October 2024
"Chef Kevin Jones, an alumnus of Bar Casa Vale and Yonder, is happily doing too much at this Southeast Ankeny tavern: Instead of churning out standard bar fare, the chef makes his own pasta in-house, sources Oregon purple asparagus to pair with house-pickled rhubarb, and braises pot roast to pour over Ayers Creek grits. In the dining room, couples play Scrabble at the bar’s tables, placing tiles on the board between bites of red-to-the-center Oregon strawberries in spring-y green salads. The bar’s cocktails — nonalcoholic included — are worthy accompaniments." - Eater Staff
Allison Fordham
