Flock
Food court · Downtown ·
Global food hall with Korean fried chicken, dim sum, and seafood
Global food hall with Korean fried chicken, dim sum, and seafood
"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
"I expected the Flock food hall slated for the Ritz Carlton to be open by now, but it hasn’t happened — Flock hasn’t responded to emails, doesn’t seem to be building buzz, and I know a few of the projects have dropped out because they were unable to open." - Eater Staff
"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
"Hoping to occupy the ground floor of Block 216, Flock is a planned nine-vendor food hall that has locked in eight vendors and aims for a fall opening but has faced delays, sparse communication and public skepticism — critics say it hasn't been responsive to inquiries and some projects have dropped out — while promising an eclectic lineup that ranges from robot-poured coffee to bulgogi-filled 'munchwraps' and Saudi Arabian food." - Eater Staff
