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Hispanics And Latinos In Portland, Oregon
There were approximately 60,000 people of Hispanic or Latino origin in Portland, Oregon, as of 2020; about 10% of the city’s population. The Portland metropolitan area has Oregon's largest Latino population. In 2022, Jamie Goldberg of ''The Oregonian'' wrote, "More than half of Oregon's Latino population lives in Multnomah, Washington and Marion counties. All three saw their Latino populations grow by at least 25% in the last decade. Washington County has the largest Latino population, 107,000 ... In Clackamas County, the Latino population grew by 38.5% in the last decade to more than 40,000 residents." Culture Parts of 39th Avenue were named Cesar Chavez Boulevard in honor of Latino labor activist Cesar Chavez. Milagro is the only Hispanic theater production company in the Pacific Northwest. Events Annual events include the Cinco de Mayo festival and the Latin American Film Festival. Makers de Mayo "showcases and celebrates Latin American culture through art, makers, ...
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Portland most commonly refers to: * Portland, Oregon, the largest city in the state of Oregon, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States * Portland, Maine, the largest city in the state of Maine, in the New England region of the northeastern United States * Isle of Portland, England, a tied island in the English Channel Portland may also refer to: Places and establishments Australia *Cape Portland, Tasmania, a cape on the north-eastern tip of Tasmania *Portland, New South Wales, a town with the first Australian cement works *Portland, Victoria, a regional city and port *City of Portland (Victoria), a former local government area (LGA) Canada *Port Lands, Toronto, Ontario (sometimes mistakenly spelled "Portlands"), the eastern part of the Toronto waterfront *Portland Island (British Columbia), a small island off the coast of Vancouver island *Portland Inlet, an inlet between southeastern Alaska and British Columbia **Portland Canal, an arm of Portland Inlet *Portland Es ...
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Latin American Cuisine
Latin American cuisine is the typical foods, beverages, and cooking styles common to many of the countries and cultures in Latin America. Latin America is a highly diverse area of land whose nations have varying cuisines. Some items typical of Latin American cuisine include maize-based dishes arepas, pupusas, tacos, tamales, tortillas and various salsas and other condiments (guacamole, pico de gallo, mole, chimichurri, chili, aji, pebre). Sofrito, a culinary term that originally referred to a specific combination of sautéed or braised aromatics, exists in Latin American cuisine. It refers to a sauce of tomatoes, roasted bell peppers, garlic, onions and herbs. Rice and beans are also staples in Latin American cuisine. Latin American beverages are just as distinct as their foods. Some of the beverages can even date back to the times of the Native Americans. Some popular beverages include coffee, mate, hibiscus tea, horchata, chicha, atole, cacao and aguas frescas. Desserts i ...
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La Bonita
La Bonita: Food for the People, or simply La Bonita, is a small chain of Mexican restaurants in Portland, Oregon, United States. The family-owned business operates three locations in north (since 2011), northeast, and southeast Portland (since 2020), serving burritos, chilaquiles, tacos, tamales, and other traditional cuisine. The restaurant has a good reputation, and has been included on two Thrillist lists of the country's best burritos. Description La Bonita: Food for the People is a small chain of casual Mexican restaurants based in Portland. The family-owned business has fast counter service, serving burritos, chilaquiles, pozole, tacos, and tamales. Its menu also includes chicken enchiladas, horchata, quesadillas, tortas, tostadas, chimichangas, beef tongue, machaca, chile rellenos, menudo, beans, and rice. The breakfast menu includes a breakfast burrito, '' huevos a la mexicana'', and ''huevos rancheros''. The restaurants' interiors have a "sunny" decor, and the A ...
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Güero (restaurant)
Güero is a restaurant serving Mexican cuisine in Portland, Oregon's Kerns neighborhood, in the United States. The restaurant specializes in tortas. The restaurant opened in February 2017 and was named "Portland's 2017 Rising Star restaurant" by ''The Oregonian'' contributor Ben Waterhouse. The ''Portland Mercury'' included Güero in a 2019 overview of the city's 50 "best multi-cultural restaurants and food carts". See also * Hispanics and Latinos in Portland, Oregon * List of Mexican restaurants References External links * * Gueroat the Food Network Güeroat Lonely Planet Güeroat Zagat The ''Zagat Survey'', commonly referred to as Zagat (stylized in all caps; , ) and established by Tim and Nina Zagat in 1979, is an organization which collects and correlates the ratings of restaurants by diners. For their first guide, coverin ... 2017 establishments in Oregon Kerns, Portland, Oregon Mexican restaurants in Portland, Oregon Northeast Portland, Oregon Restaura ...
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The Goose (restaurant)
The Goose, formerly The Blue Goose, is a New Mexican, Southwestern, and Tex-Mex restaurant in southeast Portland, Oregon, United States. Description The Goose is a 52-seat New Mexican, Southwestern, and Tex-Mex restaurant at the intersection of Southeast 28th Avenue and Ankeny Street in southeast Portland's Buckman neighborhood. The menu features adobada, carne asada, chile con queso with chorizo, a cheeseburger with green chiles, chile rellenos, enchiladas, and tacos, as well as in-house smoked meats and handmade tortillas. The drink menu features margaritas, Mexican beers, a wide selection of tequilas, wine, and other cocktails with agave. The restaurant's interior has turquoise-colored decor. History The building currently housing The Goose previously served as a tavern called The Blue Goose. In addition to drinks, the business served hard-boiled eggs and sold eggs by the dozen. The building housed the Tex-Mex restaurant Esparza's from 1990 to 2014. The current restaur ...
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Esparza's
Esparza's Tex Mex Cafe, or simply Esparza's, was a Tex-Mex restaurant in Portland, Oregon, in the United States. Opened by Martha and Joe Esparza in 1990, the restaurant operated for more than 24 years before closing in January 2014. Its unusual menu included buffalo tostadas, ground ostrich and nopalitos, several varieties of tongue, beef brisket, and more traditional options such as enchiladas, quesadillas, tacos and tamales. Esparza's was one of Portland's most popular restaurants during the 1990s and was named "Restaurant of the Year" by ''The Oregonian'' in 1992. Description and history Esparza's, located at the intersection of SE 28th Avenue and SE Ankeny Street in Portland's Buckman neighborhood, served Tex-Mex cuisine. Opening in 1990, it became one of Portland's most popular restaurants. ''The Portland Mercury'' described Esparza's as a "quaint little cafe" with "interesting" menu options, including buffalo tostadas, ground ostrich and nopalitos (cactus deep-fried in co ...
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El Gallo Taqueria
El Gallo Taqueria was a Mexican restaurant in Portland, Oregon, United States. Owner and chef Jake Brown established the business as a food cart in 2009, in southeast Portland's Woodstock neighborhood. In 2015, El Gallo relocated and began operating as a brick and mortar restaurant in 2015. The business closed in 2022. Description El Gallo Taqueria was a Mexican restaurant in southeast Portland's Woodstock neighborhood. ''The Oregonian'' Ben Waterhouse described the restaurant as "tiny but charming, finished in weathered boards with tabletops milled from wind-fallen maple trees salvaged from the canyon" at nearby Reed College. He wrote, "You won't get a very good view of the woodwork, though, because all the space not devoted to the kitchen, where three men in black t-shirts, aprons and baseball caps busily crank out tacos and burritos, is packed elbow-to-elbow with people eating or waiting to eat. If you linger, you can bet another customer is wishing death and dismemberment upo ...
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El Cubo De Cuba
El Cubo de Cuba, or simply Cubo, is a Cuban restaurant in Portland, Oregon. Description Starting as a food cart and later becoming a brick and mortar operation in southeast Portland's Richmond neighborhood, the restaurant serves Cuban street food, including Cuban sandwiches, guava chicken, maduros, and mojo pork. The drink menu includes daiquiris, mojitos, and sangria. History The brick and mortar restaurant opened in 2013. See also * Hispanics and Latinos in Portland, Oregon References External links * * El Cubo de Cubaat Zomato Zomato () is an Indian multinational restaurant aggregator and food delivery company founded by Deepinder Goyal and Pankaj Chaddah in 2008. Zomato provides information, menus and user-reviews of restaurants as well as food delivery options fro ... {{DEFAULTSORT:Cubo de Cuba, El Cuban restaurants in the United States Cuban-American culture in Portland, Oregon Food carts in Portland, Oregon Latin American restaurants in Portland, Ore ...
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Cafe Azul
Cafe Azul was a Mexican restaurant in Portland, Oregon's Pearl District, in the United States. History Sisters Claire and Shawna Archibald opened the restaurant in McMinnville, Oregon, in 1994. The business was relocated to northwest Portland's Pearl District in 1998. The restaurant closed in 2004. Reception '' Gourmet'' named Cafe Azul one of the 50 best restaurants in the United States. Claire Archibald earned a James Beard nomination in 2003 for her work. Danielle Centoni included Cafe Azul in ''Eater Portland'' 2014 list of the city's "most missed" restaurants, writing, "Chef Claire Archibald's Mexican spot Cafe Azul is now looked upon as 'ahead of its time' for its upscale-authentic approach to Oaxacan cooking, and many readers are still nostalgic." See also * Hispanics and Latinos in Portland, Oregon * List of defunct restaurants of the United States * List of Mexican restaurants This is a list of notable Mexican restaurants. Mexican cuisine is primarily a fusion of ...
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Birrieria PDX
Birrieria PDX is a Mexican restaurant in Portland, Oregon. Description and history The original Birrieria PDX operates from a red food cart on Division Street in southeast Portland's Centennial neighborhood, serving Mexican cuisine such as birria (including birria tacos and "birriamen", or ramen with birria), quesabirria, rice, beans, shredded meat, horchata, and agua frescas. The Plaza Plate includes a quesadilla, taco, mulita, tostada, and cup of consommé. The family-owned restaurant opened in August 2020. Spouses Daniel Miranda and Lorena Brambila are co-owners with his sister Grecya Miranda her husband Ivan Uc. Since then, the business has expanded; there are four food carts in Portland, as of 2022. Reception In 2021, Zoe Baillargeon included the Birria Crunch Wrap in ''Eater Portland'' overview of "Where to Find the Cheesiest Dishes in Portland and Beyond", writing: Additionally, the website's Alex Frane described the crunch wrap as "sheer indulgence". He and Ron S ...
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Birrieria La Plaza
Birrieria La Plaza is a Mexican restaurant in Portland, Oregon, in the United States. Initially operating from a food cart in southeast Portland, the business has announced plans to add a brick and mortar and a stall at Block 216. Description and history The Mexican restaurant Birrieria La Plaza (BLP) operates from a red food cart on Stark Street in southeast Portland, in the parking lot of a discount store. The menu focuses on birria and also includes braised beef and vampiros. The Plaza Plate includes a quesadilla, taco, mulita, tostada, and a cup of consommé. BLP is owned by Oracio Hernandez. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the restaurant experienced setbacks from beef supply chain issues. In May 2020, Rachel Pinsky of ''Eater Portland'' wrote, "At the height of its success a couple months ago, Hernandez’s food cart was going through a thousand pounds of chuck roast a week to make this popular stew. On May 4, the prices offered by his meat supplier for chuck increased ...
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Bar Cala
Bar Cala is a Latin American cocktail bar and restaurant in northeast Portland, Oregon's Concordia neighborhood, in the United States. Established in 2022, the business operates from the Northwestern Electric Company – Alberta Substation, a former electrical substation listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Description Bar Cala is a Latin American cocktail bar and restaurant at the intersection of 27th and Alberta in the Alberta Arts District and northeast Portland's Concordia neighborhood. The business operates from a concrete and stucco building called the Northwestern Electric Company – Alberta Substation, a former electrical substation listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The exterior is painted pink and above the teal wooden door is neon sign with the text "Bar Cala" in cursive. The interior features concrete-wood floors, cacti and palm trees, and Rattan light shades above the bar. A back patio has string lights and tables with umbrellas. ...
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