HK Cafe explained
| HK Cafe |
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| Food-Type: | Chinese |
| City: | Portland |
| County: | Multnomah |
| State: | Oregon |
| Zip: | --> |
| Country: | United States |
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HK Cafe is a Chinese restaurant in Portland, Oregon.
Description
HK Cafe is located in southeast Portland's Lents neighborhood. Ainslee Dicken of Portland Monthly has described HK Cafe as a "sprawling, gaudily decorated restaurant offering an abundance of small dishes".[1] Ben Waterhouse of The Oregonian said of the interior: "You won't find any fancy chandeliers or shark-fin displays here. HK Cafe's crowded dining room is brightly lit but spare, decorated with hanging paper lanterns and parasols."[2]
The restaurant specializes in dim sum; specific menu items include bok choy, cha siu bao (barbecue pork buns), custard buns, har gow, noodles, radish cake, and shumai.[3] [4] The menu also includes beef short ribs in broth, salad with pig-ear, roast pork, deep-fried rice balls with sweet pork, and "Chinese sushi" (fish and shrimp wrapped in seaweed, breaded and fried).[2]
History
The restaurant operated via take-out during the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] [5]
Reception
In 2013, Ben Waterhouse of The Oregonian said, "HK Cafe proves that even the bleakest of asphalt deserts can be home to great food."[2] In 2020, Michael Russell included the restaurant in the newspaper's list of "Portland's 40 best inexpensive restaurants", and described HK Cafe as one of the city's busiest restaurants on weekends.[6] Seiji Nanbu and Brooke Jackson-Glidden included HK Cafe in Eater Portland 2021 overview of "Where to Find Outstanding Chinese Takeout in Portland and Beyond".[7] Portland Monthly included the dim sum in a 2022 list of "The 12 Best Breakfasts in Portland".[8]
See also
Notes and References
- News: Dicken . Ainslee . Neighborhood Guide: Lents . September 19, 2021 . . March 22, 2021 . September 20, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210920212733/https://www.pdxmonthly.com/home-and-real-estate/neighborhood-guide-lents . live .
- News: Waterhouse . Ben . Cheap Eats: HK Cafe (Southeast Portland dim sum) . September 19, 2021 . . May 2, 2013 . September 22, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210922123805/https://www.oregonlive.com/dining/2013/05/cheap_eats_hk_cafe.html . live .
- News: Smith . Suzette . Takeout Club: Pure Spice and HK Cafe Have Super Solid To-Go Dim Sum . September 19, 2021 . . February 9, 2021 . August 15, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210815173041/https://www.portlandmercury.com/blogtown/2021/02/09/31694953/takeout-club-pure-spice-and-hk-cafe-have-super-solid-to-go-dim-sum . live .
- News: Merck . Kat . HK Cafe . September 19, 2021 . . December 4, 2018 . September 20, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210920212958/https://www.wweek.com/restaurants/2018/12/04/hk-cafe/ . live .
- News: Bakall . Samantha . Dim Sum Is a Family Experience That's on Hold. How Are Restaurants Learning to Adapt? . September 19, 2021 . . April 22, 2020 . September 20, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210920212013/https://pdx.eater.com/2020/4/22/21231360/portland-dim-sum-restaurants-adapting-delivery-takeout-temporary-closing-coronavirus-impact-covid-19 . live .
- News: Russell . Michael . Portland's 40 best inexpensive restaurants . September 19, 2021 . The Oregonian . March 11, 2020 . October 17, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201017222948/https://www.oregonlive.com/dining/2020/03/portlands-40-best-inexpensive-restaurants.html . live .
- News: Nanbu . Seiji . Jackson-Glidden . Brooke . Where to Find Outstanding Chinese Takeout in Portland and Beyond . September 19, 2021 . Eater Portland . February 26, 2021 . May 20, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210520001511/https://pdx.eater.com/maps/best-portland-chinese-food-restaurants-szechuan-sichuan . live .
- Web site: The 12 Best Breakfasts in Portland . 2022-06-01 . Portland Monthly . en-US.
