Industrial Cafe and Saloon

Industrial Cafe and Saloon
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Restaurant information
Owner(s)
  • Mary Starr
  • Russ Hubbard
Food typeAmerican
Street address2572 NW Vaughn Street
CityPortland
CountyMultnomah
StateOregon
Postal/ZIP Code97210
CountryUnited States
Coordinates45°32′12″N 122°42′15″W / 45.536686°N 122.704296°W / 45.536686; -122.704296

Industrial Cafe and Saloon was a restaurant in Portland, Oregon.[1] Guy Fieri visited the restaurant for an episode of the Food Network's Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives.

Description

Industrial Cafe and Saloon operated in the ground floor of a condominium in northwest Portland's Northwest District.[2] Willamette Week said the interior had a full bar and a "chic concrete-and-exposed-pipes aesthetic" with metal furnishings.[2][3] The small restaurant was reportedly "made up of 95% reclaimed industrial materials",[4] and raised pasture-fed cattle on the owner's private ranch in St. Helens.[5][6]

The American[7] menu included burgers, grits,[6] smoked chicken wings, Hawaiian-style beef ribs, a Reuben sandwich,[8] fritters, salmon cakes, pan-fried chicken breast with spicy bread crumbs,[2] and comfort foods like biscuits and gravy, chicken pot pie, a muffuletta sandwich,[9] and macaroni and cheese.[10] The grass-fed burger was served with bacon, fried egg, guacamole, or deep-fried jalapeños.[5] Salad options included Caesar with chicken, salmon or bay shrimp, as well as a spinach variety with hard-cider vinaigrette.[2]

The "quirky" brunch menu included breakfast salads,[11] egg-and meat entrees, pancakes, and fritters.[10] The Gears and Gravy had two buttermilk biscuits with pork sausage gravy and sage; the restaurant also had a mushroom rosemary vegetarian option.[12] The dessert menu included Ms. Margaret's chocolate-chip bundt cake topped with whipped cream, a tribute to the cook's neighbor from North Dakota.[2]

History

Industrial was owned by Mary Starr and Russ Hubbard.[13]

Guy Fieri visited the restaurant for an episode of the Food Network's Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives.[14][15]

Reception

Drew Tyson called Industrial a brunch destination in Thrillist's 2014 overview of recommended eateries for the Alphabet District.[16] Julie Lee included the business in 1859 Oregon's Magazine's overview of Portland's best biscuits and gravy in 2017.[12] Eater Portland included Industrial in a 2017 list of the city's 18 "hidden gem" restaurants.[17]

See also

References

  1. ^ Turnquist, Kristi (2023-09-01). "42 Oregon eateries Guy Fieri visited on 'Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives': What's open, what's closed". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2023-09-24. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Something Old, Something New". Willamette Week. 2004-11-03. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
  3. ^ "Industrial Cafe and Saloon". Willamette Week. 2008-03-19. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
  4. ^ "The Restaurant That Reclaims!". KATU. 2014-04-19. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
  5. ^ a b "A Whole Herd of Grass-Fed Burgers". Portland Monthly. Archived from the original on 2023-02-07. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
  6. ^ a b "CHEAP EATS: Restaurants from A-M". Willamette Week. 2007-03-28. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
  7. ^ McCollom, Hollyanna (2016-05-10). Moon Portland. Avalon Publishing. ISBN 978-1-63121-279-6.
  8. ^ "The Industrial Cafe and Saloon". Food Network. Archived from the original on 2023-10-04. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
  9. ^ "Industrial Cafe & Saloon | Restaurant Listing". Portland Monthly. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
  10. ^ a b "Cheap Eats 2006 - Restaurant List". Willamette Week. 2006-03-29. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
  11. ^ Kolars, Emily (2017-10-05). "Industrial Cafe & Saloon". Thrillist. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
  12. ^ a b "Portland's Best Biscuits and Gravy - 1859 Magazine". 1859 Oregon's Magazine. 2015-12-01. Archived from the original on 2023-03-25. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
  13. ^ "Mangia Pizza". Willamette Week. 2008-12-24. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
  14. ^ "Neighborhood Knockouts". Food Network. Archived from the original on 2022-08-12. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
  15. ^ Turnquist, Kristi (2019-02-08). "These are the Portland restaurants Guy Fieri visited on 'Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives'". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2020-08-08. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
  16. ^ Tyson, Drew (2014-10-15). "Portland's best food/drink neighborhoods, ranked". Thrillist. Archived from the original on 2023-09-29. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
  17. ^ "18 Hidden Gem Restaurants in Portland". Eater Portland. 2016-09-07. Archived from the original on 2021-12-31. Retrieved 2024-01-09.