Flock
Food court · Downtown
917 SW Alder St, Portland, OR 97205
Highlights
Eight restaurants, two bars, coffee shop, global flavors
Eight restaurants, two bars, coffee shop, global flavors
"A long-awaited food hall that has finally opened inside the Ritz-Carlton; described as a full-circle moment for the address, which was once a food cart pod before the hotel was built and is now a kind of fancy evolution of a food cart pod." - Harry Cheadle
"Set to open in late May inside the Block 216 building at 900 SW Washington Street, Flock is a downtown food hall where Moy will operate Pan Roast rather than bringing another Rollin’ Fresh; the space is presented as the site for several vendors, including Moy’s pan-roast-focused seafood bar." - Brooke Jackson-Glidden
"I've been tracking the proposed Flock food hall on Block 216's ground floor at the Ritz-Carlton—announced nearly a year ago as an olive branch to the displaced Alder Street Food Carts and designed to spotlight existing Portland food-cart businesses—but despite an anticipated November 2023 opening the project never materialized and the Flock team has been largely silent: the email listed on their website bounces and their press team has been tight-lipped. The original lineup included Birrieria la Plaza, Kim Jong Grillin', Sun Rice and several others; since then Kim Jong Grillin' pulled out and relocated its cart downtown (with plans for a Happy Valley spot), Sun Rice opened a Filipino silog stand in a different downtown hotel food hall at the Moxy, and some vendors remain signed on and optimistic (Birrieria la Plaza told me the hall should open “before summer” a few months ago, while Queen Mama’s Kitchen heard mid-May). Block 216 has not released an updated opening date, the hall isn't listed among the building's amenities, and a recent contractor lien from Howard S. Wright claiming more than $25.5 million—while the developer acknowledged the filing and the contractor said it doesn't impact building completion—adds to the uncertainty; I could still see the space unfinished when I walked past in January." - Brooke Jackson-Glidden
"A long‑awaited food hall planned for the ground floor of Block 216—associated with the project called Flock—is set to include celebrated Portland brands such as Queen Mama’s Kitchen and Birrieria la Plaza, but its opening date remains unclear as tenants shuffle and some originally announced businesses (like Kim Jong Grillin') have pulled out or repositioned; representatives from Flock did not confirm an anticipated opening date." - Janey Wong
"Expected to open on the ground floor of the Ritz-Carlton, potentially impacting the local food scene." - Eater Staff
