Fong Chong Explained

Fong Chong
Street-Address:301 Northwest 4th Avenue
City:Portland
County:Multnomah
State:Oregon
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Country:United States
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Fong Chong was a family-owned grocery store and restaurant in Old Town Chinatown, Portland, Oregon.[1]

Description and history

The business opened in 1954 and initially operated as a grocery store,[2] [3] carrying Asian food products such as dried banana flowers, fish bladders, and instant noodles.[4] Fong Chong became a restaurant in 1979. The menu featured barbecue (including ribs),[5] dim sum,[6] hom bao, glutinous rice in lotus leaves, and chicken feet. Fong Chong closed in May 2014.[7] [8] [9]

The building which housed Fong Chong (301 Northwest Fourth Avenue) was constructed in 1905.[10] [11]

Reception

In 2013, Erin DeJesus included Fong Chong in Eater Portland list of "Portland's Biggest Guilty Pleasure Restaurants".[12] In his 2016 overview of "97 long-gone Portland restaurants we wish were still around", Grant Butler of The Oregonian said, "This longtime Chinatown restaurant was never much to look at, but in the 1980s and ‘90s, this was the place to go for some of the city’s best dim sum."[8]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mannheimer. Emma. 2017-11-20. Can a New Portland Museum Save Chinatown's History?. 2021-05-20. Portland Monthly. en-US. 2021-04-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20210428022239/https://www.pdxmonthly.com/news-and-city-life/2017/11/can-a-new-portland-museum-save-chinatown-s-history. live.
  2. Web site: Parks. Casey. 2015-11-09. Who gets to say 'ghetto'? Chinese artist, nonprofit disagree. live. 2021-05-20. The Oregonian. en. 2021-04-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20210428025351/https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2015/11/chinatown_ghetto.html.
  3. Web site: Brown. Ruth. 2012-08-31. Future Drinking: Fong Chong to Become a Strip Club. Willamette Week. 2021-04-25. 2021-04-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20210425020329/https://www.wweek.com/portland/blog-29101-future-drinking-fong-chong-to-become-a-strip-club.html. live.
  4. Web site: Perry. Douglas. 2018-08-30. Retail experiences that defined old Portland: Sex shops, Meier & Frank monorail and Edgar Allan Poe. live. 2021-05-20. The Oregonian. en. 2021-04-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20210428000359/https://www.oregonlive.com/life-and-culture/erry-2018/08/890c7d17313621/retail-experiences-that-define.html.
  5. Web site: Perry. Douglas. 2018-06-21. Secret tunnels, not-so-secret gambling, great food: Old Town Chinatown pics capture dramatic history. live. 2021-05-20. The Oregonian. en. 2020-11-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20201109015220/https://www.oregonlive.com/life_and_culture/erry-2018/06/56edacc4732759/secret_tunnels_moresecret_gamb.html.
  6. Web site: Russell. Michael. 2017-10-24. Is downtown Portland getting a new dim sum restaurant?. live. 2021-05-20. The Oregonian. en. 2021-04-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20210428014257/https://www.oregonlive.com/dining/2017/10/is_downtown_portland_getting_a.html.
  7. Web site: Scoop: Coal-Fired Pizza is Still OK, Right?. 2014-06-03. Willamette Week. 2021-04-25. 2014-07-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20140727223255/http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-22636-scoop_coal_fired_pizza_is_still_ok_right.html. live.
  8. Web site: Butler. Grant. 2017-01-01. Tasty memories: 97 long-gone Portland restaurants we wish were still around. live. 2021-05-20. The Oregonian. en. 2020-12-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20201228051534/https://www.oregonlive.com/dining/2016/12/tasty_memories_97_long-gone_po.html.
  9. Web site: DeJesus. Erin. 2014-06-04. The Shutter. 2021-05-20. Eater Portland. en. 2021-04-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20210428024941/https://pdx.eater.com/2014/6/4/6213459/the-shutter. live.
  10. Web site: Oregon's Chinese Heritage: A Legacy of Places . 2022-02-27 . 2021-06-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210613111715/https://www.oregonschineseheritage.com/ . live .
  11. Web site: Archived copy . 2021-04-25 . 2021-04-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210425020329/https://npgallery.nps.gov/GetAsset/1541fa97-f900-4a67-8e80-65f98b9841ab . live .
  12. Web site: DeJesus. Erin. 2013-02-06. Portland's Biggest Guilty Pleasure Restaurants, Mapped. 2021-05-20. Eater Portland. en. 2021-04-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20210428024139/https://pdx.eater.com/maps/portlands-biggest-guilty-pleasure-restaurants-mapped. live.

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