Beastro by Marshawn Lynch, or simply Beastro, is a
Korean
Korean may refer to:
People and culture
* Koreans, ethnic group originating in the Korean Peninsula
* Korean cuisine
* Korean culture
* Korean language
**Korean alphabet, known as Hangul or Chosŏn'gŭl
**Korean dialects and the Jeju language
** ...
restaurant in
Portland, Oregon
Portland (, ) is a port city in the Pacific Northwest and the largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon. Situated at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers, Portland is the county seat of Multnomah County, the most populous co ...
.
History
Marshawn Lynch
Marshawn Terrell Lynch (born April 22, 1986) is an American former football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 12 seasons. Nicknamed "Beast Mode", he spent the majority of his career with the Seattle Seahawks. Lync ...
, Jun Park, and Kevin Yamada originally planned to open a
Hawaiian restaurant at
Hotel Vance called Beast, with recipes by Lynch's Filipino grandmother. However, the proposed name conflicted with
Naomi Pomeroy
Naomi Pomeroy, born in Corvallis, Oregon, in 1974, is a professional chef and restaurateur. In an interview, Pomeroy explains that she began cooking at the age of three and created her first recipe at the age of four. She graduated from Lewis & ...
's
restaurant of the same name. The name 'Beast by Marshawn Lynch & Kama’aina' was changed to 'Beastro'.
See also
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History of Koreans in Portland, Oregon
According to ''Willamette Week'', "Though the first home of Portland's Korean immigrants was Gresham in the '60s, the 'Tron's manufacturing boom in the late '70s brought a wave of Korean immigrants to Beaverton in the Cedar Hills and downtown area ...
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List of Korean restaurants
Following is a list of restaurants known for serving Korean cuisine:
* Atomix, New York City
* Beastro, Portland, Oregon, U.S.
* Bonchon Chicken, South Korea and United States
* Cote
* Cupbop, United States and Indonesia
* Danji, New York ...
References
External links
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Korean restaurants in Portland, Oregon
Restaurants in Southwest Portland, Oregon
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