Oma's Hideaway, formerly Oma's Takeaway, is a restaurant in

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Description and history

Married co-owners Mariah and Thomas Pisha-Duffly opened Oma's Takeaway in April 2020, during the

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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

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space in

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neighborhood, serving

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platters inspired by

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, and

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and Malaysian)

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. 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

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celebration and fundraising event benefitting Last Prisoner Project. Upon reopening, Oma's served food inspired by Southeast Asian

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s such as noodles, ''

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'', and Chinese and Malaysian snacks.

Reception

Oma's Hideaway was included in ''Eater'''s 2023 list of the 19 "most funnest, most wildest, most unbelievably extra" restaurants in the United States. It was included in

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2024 list of Portland's best restaurants.

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* {{Richmond, Portland, Oregon 2020 establishments in Oregon Chinese restaurants in Portland, Oregon Indonesian restaurants Malaysian cuisine Restaurants established in 2020 Restaurants in Richmond, Portland, Oregon Southeast Asian cuisine

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