The Zipper
Food court · Kerns ·
Food court with diverse eateries, bars, and indoor/outdoor seating
Food court with diverse eateries, bars, and indoor/outdoor seating
"This food hall is perpetually popular for casual meetups — the patio is large, with covered seating available for when it rains; the food options are varied, from fried chicken to Korean ramyun to vegan pizza; and the onsite bar’s drinks are strong and interesting. Note that things can get a little busy on the weekends, though there’s usually enough space between the indoor area and the outdoor patio." - Brooke Jackson-Glidden
"Anchored by Sari’s rib-eye bibimbap with gochujang and burdock root and Basilisk’s now-legendary fried chicken sandwich, this industrial food hall also features vegan Detroit-style pizza and a bar with an extensive whiskey selection. The centrally located communal seating area is ideal for friends and family wanting to choose different dishes and gather at both indoor and outdoor tables. As a bonus, it’s also dog-friendly." - Thom Hilton
"Located at 2705 NE Sandy Blvd, the Zipper food hall is the host space for Boxcar Pizza and offers an outdoor patio with socially distanced seating that is wiped down after each use; Boxcar is initially operating via online preorders only within this food-hall setting." - Waz Wu
"In Northeast Portland I learned that the Zipper food hall's landlord, Kevin Cavenaugh (also a developer for Guerrilla Development), gave 32 restaurants and retailers a rent freeze for April so they did not have to pay, while asking other tenants to 'pay what they can,' and that he plans to continue the rent freeze into the coming months as many restaurant owners fight to stay open during the shutdown." - Brooke Jackson-Glidden
"At the NE Sandy noodle-and-rice mainstay, I learned the restaurant space is on the market as owner Johanna Ware hopes to close the casual counter-service spot so she can focus exclusively on her critically acclaimed flagship Smallwares; Ware says she's giving it up for her own mental health after finding that balancing both businesses was too stressful. The restaurant hasn't set a closing date and Ware and her tiny team are keeping it open while they look for a new tenant to inherit the equipment and the tiny counter inside NE Sandy’s Zipper building." - Brooke Jackson-Glidden
