Hoda's

Hoda's
Hoda's
	The restaurant's exterior in 2021
Restaurant information
Food type	Lebanese; Middle Eastern;
Street address	3401 Southeast Belmont Street
City	Portland
County	Multnomah
State	Oregon
Postal/ZIP Code	97214
Country	United States
Coordinates	45°30′59″N 122°37′46″W / 45.5165°N 122.6294°W / 45.5165; -122.6294

Hoda's (sometimes Hoda's Lebanese Restaurant,^[1] Hoda's Middle Eastern Cuisine,^[2] or Hoda's Middle Eastern Restaurant)^[3] is a restaurant in Portland, Oregon.

Description

Hoda's is a family-owned Lebanese restaurant and catering service on Belmont Street in southeast Portland's Sunnyside neighborhood.^[4]^[5] The menu includes shawarma, pizzas, spinach pies, breads, baba ghanoush, and hummus.^[6]

History

The business is owned by spouses Hani and Hoda Khouri,^[1] who opened the original restaurant in 1999.^[7] The Khouris, who are Catholic, received "several menacing anti-Muslim/Arab" phone calls at the restaurant following the September 11 attacks (2001).^[1]

In 2010, Hoda's filed a liquor license application and secured a location for a second restaurant in northeast Portland.^[8] The second restaurant, called Hoda's Middle Eastern Cuisine, opened in early 2011 and closed in 2014.^[4]^[9]

In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Hoda's served family meals via takeout and delivery while the dining room was closed; the menu included Kabob dinners, sandwiches, and lamb legs.^[5] Hoda Khouri also supported closing Belmont to allow more outdoor seating during the pandemic.^[3]

Reception

In 2015, Eater Portland's Danielle Centoni called Hoda's one of the city's best Lebanese restaurants.^[10]

References

^ a b c "From the Archives: Stomaching It". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on 2021-09-14. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
^ "28 Places to Party on New Year's Eve in Portland". Eater Portland. 2016-12-15. Archived from the original on 2018-09-06. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
^ a b Pitawanich, Christine (2020-05-27). "Plan would let Portland restaurants expand into the street for social distancing seating". KGW. Archived from the original on 2020-12-31. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
^ a b Centoni, Danielle (2014-12-17). "Hoda's Middle Eastern Cuisine on NE Fremont Has Served its Last Mezze Platter". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2015-05-07. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
^ a b Frane, Alex (2020-05-27). "Where To Find Family Meals for Takeout and Delivery in Portland". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2021-09-23. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
^ Rosenberg, Robin (2000-09-28). "Hoda's Middle eastern cuisine". Portland Mercury. Archived from the original on 2021-10-21. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
^ Finch, Rob (2009-07-21). "Mezze table". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2021-10-21. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
^ DeJesus, Erin (2010-09-21). "Hoda's Second Location; Lutz Tavern Shutters; Star Bar Opens". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2021-10-21. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
^ Sawyer, Cassie (2014-12-31). "RIP: 12 shuttered Portland bars and restaurants we'll miss". Thrillist. Archived from the original on 2020-08-06. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
^ Centoni, Danielle (2015-05-21). "Cosmic Soda Shop Becomes Rendez Vous Off Belmont". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2021-04-10. Retrieved 2021-10-21.

External links

Media related to Hoda's Lebanese Restaurant at Wikimedia Commons
Official website

[WW-1] "From the Archives: Stomaching It". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on 2021-09-14. Retrieved 2021-10-21.

[2] "28 Places to Party on New Year's Eve in Portland". Eater Portland. 2016-12-15. Archived from the original on 2018-09-06. Retrieved 2021-10-21.

[KGW-3] Pitawanich, Christine (2020-05-27). "Plan would let Portland restaurants expand into the street for social distancing seating". KGW. Archived from the original on 2020-12-31. Retrieved 2021-10-21.

[Last-4] Centoni, Danielle (2014-12-17). "Hoda's Middle Eastern Cuisine on NE Fremont Has Served its Last Mezze Platter". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2015-05-07. Retrieved 2021-10-21.

[Family-5] Frane, Alex (2020-05-27). "Where To Find Family Meals for Takeout and Delivery in Portland". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2021-09-23. Retrieved 2021-10-21.

[6] Rosenberg, Robin (2000-09-28). "Hoda's Middle eastern cuisine". Portland Mercury. Archived from the original on 2021-10-21. Retrieved 2021-10-21.

[7] Finch, Rob (2009-07-21). "Mezze table". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2021-10-21. Retrieved 2021-10-21.

[8] DeJesus, Erin (2010-09-21). "Hoda's Second Location; Lutz Tavern Shutters; Star Bar Opens". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2021-10-21. Retrieved 2021-10-21.

[9] Sawyer, Cassie (2014-12-31). "RIP: 12 shuttered Portland bars and restaurants we'll miss". Thrillist. Archived from the original on 2020-08-06. Retrieved 2021-10-21.

[10] Centoni, Danielle (2015-05-21). "Cosmic Soda Shop Becomes Rendez Vous Off Belmont". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2021-04-10. Retrieved 2021-10-21.