Hoda's Explained

Hoda's
Street-Address:3401 Southeast Belmont Street
City:Portland
County:Multnomah
State:Oregon
Zip:97214
Country:United States
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Hoda's (sometimes Hoda's Lebanese Restaurant,[1] Hoda's Middle Eastern Cuisine,[2] or Hoda's Middle Eastern Restaurant)[3] is a restaurant in Portland, Oregon.

Description

Hoda's is a family-owned Lebanese restaurant and catering service on Belmont Street in southeast Portland's Sunnyside neighborhood.[4] [5] The menu includes shawarma, pizzas, spinach pies, breads, baba ghanoush, and hummus.[6]

History

The business is owned by spouses Hani and Hoda Khouri,[1] who opened the original restaurant in 1999.[7] The Khouris, who are Catholic, received "several menacing anti-Muslim/Arab" phone calls at the restaurant following the September 11 attacks (2001).[1]

In 2010, Hoda's filed a liquor license application and secured a location for a second restaurant in northeast Portland.[8] The second restaurant, called Hoda's Middle Eastern Cuisine, opened in early 2011 and closed in 2014.[4] [9]

In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Hoda's served family meals via takeout and delivery while the dining room was closed; the menu included Kabob dinners, sandwiches, and lamb legs.[5] Hoda Khouri also supported closing Belmont to allow more outdoor seating during the pandemic.[3]

Reception

In 2015, Eater Portland Danielle Centoni called Hoda's one of the city's best Lebanese restaurants.[10]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: From the Archives: Stomaching It. live. 2021-10-21. Willamette Week. en. 2021-09-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20210914122825/https://www.wweek.com/restaurants/2021/09/12/from-the-archives-stomaching-it/.
  2. Web site: 2016-12-15. 28 Places to Party on New Year's Eve in Portland. live. 2021-10-21. Eater Portland. en. 2018-09-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20180906073434/https://pdx.eater.com/maps/portland-best-new-years-eve-restaurants-dining.
  3. Web site: Pitawanich. Christine. 2020-05-27. Plan would let Portland restaurants expand into the street for social distancing seating. live. 2021-10-21. KGW. en-US. 2020-12-31. https://web.archive.org/web/20201231222328/https://www.kgw.com/article/life/plan-underway-to-help-portland-restaurants-and-businesses/283-c12497d6-ad4b-439c-8460-0711becbb62b.
  4. Web site: Centoni. Danielle. 2014-12-17. Hoda's Middle Eastern Cuisine on NE Fremont Has Served its Last Mezze Platter. 2021-10-21. Eater Portland. en. 2015-05-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20150507064224/http://pdx.eater.com/2014/12/17/7410823/hodas-middle-eastern-cuisine-on-ne-fremont-closed. live.
  5. Web site: Frane. Alex. 2020-05-27. Where To Find Family Meals for Takeout and Delivery in Portland. 2021-10-21. Eater Portland. en. 2021-09-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20210923034304/https://pdx.eater.com/2020/5/27/21272299/family-meals-packaged-dinners-portland. live.
  6. Web site: Rosenberg. Robin. 2000-09-28. Hoda's Middle eastern cuisine. live. 2021-10-21. Portland Mercury. en. 2021-10-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20211021024011/https://www.portlandmercury.com/portland/hodas-middle-eastern-cuisine/Content?oid=23015.
  7. Web site: Finch. Rob. 2009-07-21. Mezze table. live. 2021-10-21. The Oregonian. en. 2021-10-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20211021024014/https://www.oregonlive.com/foodday/2009/07/mezze_table.html.
  8. Web site: DeJesus. Erin. 2010-09-21. Hoda's Second Location; Lutz Tavern Shutters; Star Bar Opens. 2021-10-21. Eater Portland. en. 2021-10-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20211021024008/https://pdx.eater.com/2010/9/21/6718611/hodas-second-location-lutz-tavern-shutters-star-bar-opens. live.
  9. Web site: RIP: 12 shuttered Portland bars and restaurants we'll miss. Sawyer. Cassie. 2014-12-31. live. 2021-10-21. Thrillist. en. 2020-08-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20200806184855/https://www.thrillist.com/eat/portland/bars-and-restaurants-closing-in-portland-2014.
  10. Web site: Centoni. Danielle. 2015-05-21. Cosmic Soda Shop Becomes Rendez Vous Off Belmont. 2021-10-21. Eater Portland. en. 2021-04-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20210410195307/https://pdx.eater.com/2015/5/21/8640875/rendezvous-on-belmont-in-former-cosmic-soda-shop. live.