Southpark Seafood is a
seafood restaurant
A seafood restaurant is a restaurant that specializes in seafood cuisine and seafood dishes, such as fish and shellfish. Dishes may include freshwater fish. The concept may focus upon the preparation and service of fresh seafood, (as opposed to ...
in
Portland, Oregon
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.
Description
Southpark Seafood serves
seafood
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in
downtown Portland
Downtown Portland is the city center of Portland, Oregon, United States. It is on the west bank of the Willamette River in the northeastern corner of the southwest section of the city and where most of the city's high-rise buildings are found.
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. The menu includes
oysters
Oyster is the common name for a number of different families of salt-water bivalve molluscs that live in marine or brackish habitats. In some species, the valves are highly calcified, and many are somewhat irregular in shape. Many, but not al ...
on the half shell.
Keith Jellum
Keith Jellum is an American artist based in Portland, Oregon
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's
bronze sculpture
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of a fish, ''
Transcendence
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Mathematics
* Transcendental number, a number that is not the root of any polynomial with rational coefficients
* Algebraic element or transcendental element, an element of a field exten ...
'', is installed on the restaurant's exterior.
History
The restaurant began a series of remodels in 2016. Additionally, the business launched an
oyster bar
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and virtual
farm-to-table
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tours. Christopher Robertson became
executive chef
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in 2017.
Reception
Carrie Uffindell included Southpark in
''Eater Portland'''s 2019 list of "Primo Kid-Friendly Restaurants in Portland". The website's Jenni Moore included the business in a 2021 list of "12 Stellar Portland Seafood Restaurants". Southpark was also included in ''Eater Portland''
's 2022 overview of "Where to Eat and Drink in Downtown Portland".
See also
*
List of seafood restaurants
The following is a list of notable seafood restaurants. A seafood restaurant typically specializes in seafood cuisine and seafood dishes, such as fish and shellfish.
Seafood restaurants
Australia
* Doyles on the Beach
Canada
* Joey's ...
References
External links
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Southpark Seafoodat
Zomato
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{{Restaurants in Portland, Oregon
Seafood restaurants in Portland, Oregon
Southwest Portland, Oregon