Rocket Empire Machine

What to Know About Rocket Empire Machine, The New Montavilla Food Hall | Eater Portland

"I noticed a new food hall on NE Glisan that operates like the Zipper and the Ocean: a cluster of tiny, plug-and-play mini-restaurant spaces with shared indoor and outdoor seating (though seating is currently on hold and the building is sticking to takeout). The hall serves an array of offerings — sambusas, tlayudas, mini key lime pies, bottles of beer — and houses a Gigantic Brewing taproom alongside four small restaurants. Developer Anna Mackay emphasized fighting gentrification by lowering overhead for tenants, prioritizing local Montavilla owners, and using a food-cart-pod model so businesses can 'plug their equipment in' without big renovation costs." - Brooke Jackson-Glidden