Oma's Hideaway, formerly Oma's Takeaway, is a restaurant in
Portland, Oregon
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, United States.
Description and history
Married co-owners Mariah and Thomas Pisha-Duffly opened Oma's Takeaway in April 2020, during the
COVID-19 pandemic
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, when their first restaurant
Gado Gado was closed. The
pop-up has been described as "Asian stoner food". Later in 2020, Oma's relocated to the former
Whiskey Soda Lounge space in
southeast Portland's
Richmond neighborhood, serving
barbecue platters inspired by
American,
Chinese
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, and
Southeast Asia
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n (including
Indonesian and
Malaysian
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)
cuisine. The restaurant was inspired by Thomas' Indonesia-born grandmother, whom he called Oma.
The restaurant closed in January 2021, then reopened as Oma's Hideaway on May 22. Oma's previewed the updated menu during a collaborative
420
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* ...
celebration and fundraising event benefitting Last Prisoner Project.
Upon reopening, Oma's served food inspired by Southeast Asian
night markets such as noodles, ''
char siu
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'', and Chinese and Malaysian snacks.
See also
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List of Chinese restaurants
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References
External links
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{{Richmond, Portland, Oregon
2020 establishments in Oregon
Chinese restaurants in Portland, Oregon
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Richmond, Portland, Oregon
Southeast Asian cuisine