UPDATE: Gov. Kate Brown orders restaurants and bars to shut down to all but takeout and delivery

In Portland, it started with an unlikely pair -- an elevated vegan chef’s counter and an out-of-state steakhouse chain -- each becoming one of the first local restaurants to announce they would shut their dining rooms to customers Friday over concerns from the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

By Sunday, the first major domino had fallen, with one of Portland’s most prominent restaurant groups, ChefStable, announcing plans to close all of its 20 restaurants and bars. By Sunday night, dozens more Portland restaurants had announced plans to switch to takeout and delivery-only models, including restaurateur Earl Ninsom’s popular Thai restaurants Hat Yai, Eem and PaaDee.

Meanwhile, across the country some of the best-known restaurants in America were announcing closures of their own, and governors in states including Ohio, Illinois and Washington announced limits or outright closures for all their restaurants and bars. Not all of the stoppages will be temporary.

Here’s an ongoing list of restaurants and bars to close or switch to takeout and delivery-only service in the Portland area over COVID-19 concerns. This post will be updated.

BEETROOT

Northwest Portland’s modern Jewish deli has closed for dine-in customers but continues to offer its sandwiches, soups and cookies to-go. Owner Sonja Sanford is working to set up curbside pickup and in-house delivery at some point after Sunday, March 15.

BURGERVILLE

The Southwest Washington-based burger chain announced it would temporarily move to drive-through and home-delivery-only service (via DoorDash) in response to the rapidly spreading coronavirus. Only one of the chain’s 41 restaurants will close -- a Tigard location on Scholls Ferry Road that does not have a drive-through. Starting Monday, the restaurant will stop breakfast service to focus on burgers, fries and shakes.

CASTAGNA AND OK OMENS

“With much consideration we have decided to temporarily close both Castagna and OK Omens,” writes longtime owner Monique Siu. “We will miss each other and all of you but we feel that it is more important right now to keep each other safe and do what we can to help blunt the force of this pandemic.”

CHEFSTABLE

ChefStable, the restaurant group behind some of Portland’s best-known restaurants, will close all 20 of its bars and restaurants for at least four weeks, owner Kurt Huffman said Sunday. Those restaurants include Ox, St. Jack, XLB, Grassa, Lardo, the Icelandic hostel KEX and its attached restaurant Dottir and more. Many of the restaurants are developing plans to retain some staff by developing takeout menus. Delivery-focused restaurants including Lardo, Grassa and XLB will continue to offer food through online delivery services. Dos Hermanos Bakery will continue to deliver bread.

EEM

The Oregonian’s 2019 Restaurant of the Year will close its dining room and offer its unique blend of Thai flavors and Texas barbecue via takeout starting Monday, with delivery possibly following later this week, owner Earl Ninsom tells The Oregonian.

EL GAUCHO

The Seattle-based steakhouse chain announced a temporary closure effective after service Saturday, March 14, joining eight other restaurants from parent company Fire & Vine Hospitality. A Portland-based employee anticipated the closure would last for “about six weeks.”

FARM SPIRIT AND FERMENTER

The fixed-price vegan restaurant and its plant-based deli sister, along with the Sunday brunch pop-up, Folklore, will suspend service after Saturday, March 14. The restaurants are working collectively to develop a to-go menu available for curbside pickup and delivery through the bicycle-powered P-Town Couriers (CCC PDX) service.

GREAT NOTION

The popular brewery will close all three of its Portland-area locations to all but to-go beer sales, the restaurant announced on Instagram.

HAN OAK

The Oregonian’s 2017 Restaurant of the Year has joined the roster of dining room closures as owners Peter Cho and Sun Young Park work on a possible pick-up or delivery option.

HAT YAI

The two Portland locations of this Southern Thai-style fried chicken and curry restaurant will close its dining room and offer food via takeout and third-party delivery apps starting Monday, the restaurant announced on Instagram. (For what it’s worth, Hat Yai is one of restaurant critic Michael Russell’s favorite delivery options, global pandemic or no.)

KACHKA

Portland’s celebrated Russian restaurant has closed, effective Monday, March 16, in order to “support social distancing during the COVID-19 outbreak in Oregon.” The restaurant plans to offer dishes for curbside pickup and delivery within a three mile radius of the restaurant. Kachka Lavka, the restaurant’s mezzanine deli, will remain open to walk-ins as a grocery store, with free lunch being offered to kids under the age of 12 over the weekend via a brown bag pickup. Menus are at kachkapdx.com/menus, or by phone at 503-235-0059. Curbside pick up will be from the parking lot outside of Kachka Lavka, which is accessed via an entrance on Southeast 12th Avenue.

LE BISTRO MONTAGE

The long-running Cajun/Creole restaurant under the Morrison Bridge overpass will close temporarily, with hopes to reopen on April 1. During the closure, the Montage will offer a free $10 gift certificate for all gift card orders of $50 or more purchased through its website.

LOVELY’S FIFTY FIFTY

North Portland’s beloved farm-to-table pizzeria will close “for the coming weeks to try to limit the spread of COVID-19,” owner Sarah Minnick announced on Instagram. “We have still been busy with customers over here, which is making it all so much more bittersweet and scary,” Minnick wrote. The restaurant will consider reopening for pizza pickups and bike delivery if Oregon’s new coronavirus cases are low.

MONTESACRO

The Pearl District restaurant with Bay Area roots has decided to close until further notice. The restaurant plans to reopen to the public once the danger of the COVID -19 pandemic has passed. For now, Montesacro is organizing delivery service for its pizza-like Roman flatbread called pinsa and other Italian specialties.

NOSTRANA & ENOTECA NOSTRANA

Chef Cathy Whims’ long-running Italian restaurant and its sister wine bar have suspended regular service in response to the Coronavirus pandemic, effective Monday, the restaurant announced in an email. Whims expects the stoppage to last at least four weeks. The restaurant is evaluating the possibility of operating in some form of limited capacity, be it via delivery, take-out, or “something more unconventional.” The closures affect nearly 100 employees.

OAKS BOTTOM PUBLIC HOUSE

“Due to increased concern for the spread of COVID-19, we’ve made the decision to temporarily shut our doors until further notice," the Southeast Portland bar wrote in a press release. “Like many in our industry, we are concerned about the role restaurants are playing in the ongoing spread of the virus. ... Be safe, be well, and wash your hands!”

THE OLD GOLD, PAYDIRT, TOUGH LUCK AND HI-TOP TAVERN

This quartet of sister bars will close effective Monday, March 16 out of “respect to the health and well-being of our staff, customers, and neighbors.” “We’ll do everything in our power to assist our incredible staff during this difficult time and we promise we will be back as soon as we are allowed,” the bar wrote on Instagram.

PAADEE

Restaurateur Earl Ninsom’s Issan comfort food restaurant will close its dining room and offer food via takeout and third-party delivery apps starting Monday, the restaurant announced on Instagram. Langbaan, the fine-dining restaurant hidden behind a false bookshelf at PaaDee, will also explore takeout options, owner Earl Ninsom says.

QUAINTRELLE

North Mississippi Avenue’s three-year-old Quaintrelle has suspended service, effective immediately, according to bartender Anthony Bruno. The restaurant plans to offer takeout service for at least the next week.

RAVEN & ROSE AND THE ROOKERY BAR

This Irish-influenced restaurant and its upstairs cocktail bar at the historic Ladd Carriage House on Southwest Broadway is temporarily closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the restaurant announced. The restaurant plans to offer some takeout options, including a St. Patrick’s Day Menu available for pickup.

SCREEN DOOR

After initially making a run at curbside pickup, Screen Door has elected to close altogether, co-owner Nicole Mouton tells The Oregonian. The East Burnside restaurant is best known for its fried chicken and waffles and long lines at brunch.

SKYLINE TAVERN

The saloon-style Northwest Portland bar known for its expansive patio decided to close until the owners feel it’s safe to reopen, according to an Instagram post Friday. The bar plans to offer staff “alternate work opportunities,” take the time off to clean the space and distribute perishable items to employees, friends and family. The parking lot remains open to those visiting Forest Park.

VOICEBOX KARAOKE

Voicebox Karaoke’s locations in Northwest and Southeast Portland will close from now until Saturday, March 28. The decision to reopen will be reevaluated on a week-by-week basis. Sanitation practices have been “enhanced" at each location during the closure, according to a press release.

Have you heard about a restaurant closure in Oregon or Southwest Washington due to COVID-19? Drop us a line to let us know.

-- Michael Russell

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