Tapalaya

Tapalaya
The restaurant's exterior in 2013
Map
Restaurant information
Established2008 (2008)
Closed2019 (2019)
Food type
CityPortland
CountyMultnomah
StateOregon
CountryUnited States
Coordinates45°31′24″N 122°38′13″W / 45.5234°N 122.6370°W / 45.5234; -122.6370

Tapalaya was a Vietnamese-Cajun restaurant owned by chef Anh Luu in the Kerns neighborhood of Portland, Oregon, United States. The restaurant closed in 2019,[1][2] and was replaced by a vegan restaurant called The Sudra.[3]

History

Tapalaya opened in northeast Portland in 2008.[4][5] In her role as head chef, Luu "rebooted" the restaurant's menu in 2014,[6] then purchased Tapalaya in 2017.[1][7] She competed on Chopped in 2015,[8] and her "Chicken, Shrimp, and Andouille Sausage Gumbo" recipe was included in Portland Cooks, Recipes from the City’s Best Restaurants & Bars (2017).[9]

The restaurant was burgled in February 2019,[10] and participated in Portland Dining Month.[11] It was included in the Portland Mercury's "100 Portland Happy Hours: Northeast" list in 2019.[12]

Tapalaya closed in 2019 when Luu relocated to New Orleans.[13] The Oregonian's Michael Russell included Tapalaya is his list of "Portland's most painful restaurant closures of 2019".[14]

Reception

In 2018, The Oregonian ranked Tapalaya one of North and Northeast Portland's 40 best restaurants.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Lannaman, Ned (October 1, 2019). "Restaurant Closures: Yen Ha, Laurelwood's Sellwood Pub, Tapalaya, and Henry's Tavern". Portland Mercury. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  2. ^ Frane, Alex (July 23, 2019). "It Looks Like Viet-Cajun Restaurant Tapalaya Will Close by October". Eater Portland. Vox Media. Archived from the original on July 23, 2019. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  3. ^ Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (October 4, 2019). "Essential Vegan Restaurant the Sudra Will Take Over the Tapalaya Space". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on October 5, 2019. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  4. ^ a b Acker, Lizzy (July 24, 2019). "Northeast Portland's Tapalaya, known for its Cajun-Creole fare, will close later this year". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on July 27, 2019. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  5. ^ Russell, Michael (October 24, 2014). "Portland's Tapalaya adds Vietnamese flavors to Cajun/Creole menu". The Oregonian. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  6. ^ Centoni, Danielle (October 23, 2014). "Vietnamese and Creole Flavors Converge on Tapalaya's New Menu". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on May 20, 2019. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  7. ^ Korfhage, Matthew (March 21, 2017). "Chef Anh Luu Taking Over As Owner of Vietnamese-Cajun Spot Tapalaya, Amid Tragedy". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on December 24, 2019. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  8. ^ Centoni, Danielle (March 11, 2015). "Tapalaya Chef Anh Luu Earns Two Rave Reviews and a Second-Place Finish on Chopped". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on March 24, 2017. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  9. ^ Mancuso, Jo (September 19, 2017). "Portland Chef's Viet-Creole Gumbo Steeped In Family History". OPB. Archived from the original on September 25, 2019. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  10. ^ Walsh, Chad (February 27, 2019). "Beloved Restaurant Tapalaya Was Burglarized Last Weekend". Portland Mercury. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  11. ^ "There's still time to go to Tapalaya for Portland Dining Month". KGW. March 21, 2019. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  12. ^ "100 Portland Happy Hours: Northeast". Portland Mercury. March 28, 2019. Archived from the original on October 10, 2019. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  13. ^ Bell, Jon (August 19, 2019). "Popular Portland restaurant up for sale and will close by Christmas". Portland Business Journal. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  14. ^ Russell, Michael (December 27, 2019). "Portland's most painful restaurant closures of 2019". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on December 27, 2019. Retrieved December 28, 2019.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tapalaya.
  • Russell, Michael. "Tapalaya's new Vietnamese menu leaves us wanting more -- literally (review)". The Oregonian.
  • "In My Kitchen: Meet Tapalaya's Chef Anh Luu". KPTV. March 12, 2019.
  • "In My Kitchen: Tapalaya's Chef Anh Luu makes Vietnamese soup inspired by her mom". KPTV. March 12, 2019.
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