Javelina - Review - Cully - Portland, OR - The Infatuation

"Native dishes rarely make the leap from home to professional kitchen, which is why locals have been excited for Javelina, Portland’s first indigenous restaurant. The three sisters, a.k.a. squash, beans, and corn, play an outsized role on a menu that includes popular powwow dishes like fry bread tacos that pile bison chili, grated Tillamook cheese, and shredded lettuce atop a greaseless round of puffy dough, as well as tribal-caught salmon steamed in a cornhusk, garnished with sunflower seed pesto and served with hominy, zucchini, and black beans. The former pop-up now has a permanent home in Cully that’s polished, casual, and sprawling enough to accommodate eager crowds. Stay tuned for Inisha, a higher-end experience that incorporates North American ingredients into a six-course tasting menu." - Krista Garcia