Ki'ikibáa Explained

Ki’ikibáa
Food-Type:Mexican
Street-Address:3244 Northeast 82nd Avenue
City:Portland
County:Multnomah
State:Oregon
Zip:97220
Country:United States
Coordinates:45.5462°N -122.5786°W

Ki'ikibáa is a Mexican restaurant in Portland, Oregon. Spouses Manuel "Manny" Lopez and Suny Parra Castillo opened the restaurant in late 2022, on 82nd Avenue in northeast Portland's Madison South neighborhood. Specializing in Yucatecan cuisine, Ki'ikibáa has garnered a positive reception and was named Restaurant of the Year for 2023 by The Oregonian.

Description

The Yucatecan restaurant Ki'ikibáa (Mayan for "delicious food") operates in the Madison Heights Plaza complex on 82nd Avenue in northeast Portland's Madison South neighborhood.[1]

The menu includes: burritos; panuchos, or tortillas stuffed with a black bean puree, lettuce, pickled onion, and meat such as cochinita pibil; choch (Yucatecan blood sausage) with black beans;[2] and relleno negro, or pork meat loaf with hard-boiled egg, served with turkey in a broth with chilies.[3] [4]

The restaurant has also served chicken tenders, quesadillas, poc chuc, salbutes, tamales, and frijol con puerco, or pork and beans.[5] Tamales are available with banana leaf or corn husks.[6]

History

Established in late 2022,[7] spouses Manuel "Manny" Lopez and Suny Parra Castillo opened Ki'ikibáa in the space that previously housed La Parilla.

Reception

Ki'ikibáa was named Restaurant of the Year for 2023 by The Oregonian.[8] The newspaper's Michael Russell recommended the panuchos with cochinita pibil, the rellenos (blanco or negro), and the carne asada burritos. Katherine Chew Hamilton included the restaurant in Portland Monthly 2023 overview of the city's best Mexican cuisine. Lindsay D. Mattison included Ki'ikibáa in Tasting Table 2023 list of Portland's forty best restaurants.[9] Willamette Week Andrea Damewood said the restaurant's location "is nothing to write home about" but the food "will have you sending cross-town postcards raving about lunch".[10] Nick Woo and Janey Wong included the business in Eater Portland 2023 overview of fourteen recommended eateries for "gargantuan" stuffed burritos in the city.[11] Krista Garcia called Ki'ikibáa "colorful" in the website's 2024 list of the city's "standout" Mexican restaurants and food carts.[12]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hamilton . Katherine Chew . 2023-06-08 . The 6 Hottest New Portland Restaurants for Summer 2023 Dining . 2024-05-12 . Portland Monthly . en-US . 2024-04-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240403214538/https://www.pdxmonthly.com/eat-and-drink/2023/06/new-restaurants-summer-2023-janken-kaede-workshop-tasty-corner . live .
  2. Web site: Ki'ikibáa is a Yucatecan restaurant in Northeast Portland from former Angel Food & Fun chef Manuel Lopez. . 2024-05-12 . The Oregonian . en . 2023-02-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230221085820/https://www.oregonlive.com/galleries/H32DQEOM65DFHFYMTSEOCCQ6DM/ . live .
  3. Web site: Russell . Michael . 2022-12-19 . Angel Food & Fun chef Manuel Lopez is back with new Yucatecan restaurant, Ki’ikibáa (review) . 2024-05-12 . . en . 2024-04-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240418184908/https://www.oregonlive.com/dining/2022/12/kiikibaa-angel-food-fun-chef-manuel-lopez-new-yucatecan-restaurant.html . live .
  4. Web site: Ki'ikibáa is a Northeast Portland restaurant specializing food from the Yucatán. . 2024-05-12 . The Oregonian . en . 2024-04-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240418193900/https://www.oregonlive.com/galleries/GO4XS7ZIVRGOPJJ7GDHVONH66I/ . live .
  5. Web site: Russell . Michael . 2023-01-28 . Panucho party! Where to find Yucatán’s signature dish in Portland . 2024-05-12 . The Oregonian . en . 2024-04-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240418184914/https://www.oregonlive.com/dining/2023/01/panucho-party-where-to-find-the-yucatans-signature-dish-in-portland.html . live .
  6. Web site: Damewood . Andrea . 2023-04-12 . Former Angel Food & Fun Chef Manny Lopez and His Exceptional Burritos Are Back at Ki’ikibáa . 2024-05-12 . Willamette Week . en . 2023-05-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230506062652/https://www.wweek.com/food/2023/04/11/former-angel-food-fun-chef-manny-lopez-and-his-exceptional-burritos-are-back-at-kiikibaa/ . live .
  7. Web site: Hamilton . Katherine Chew . 2023-10-23 . Portland's Best Mexican Food . 2024-05-12 . Portland Monthly . en-US.
  8. Web site: Russell . Michael . 2023-12-22 . Portland’s 2023 Restaurant of the Year: Ki’ikibáa . 2024-05-12 . The Oregonian . en . 2024-05-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240510012302/https://www.oregonlive.com/dining/2023/12/kiikibaa-is-portlands-2023-restaurant-of-the-year.html . live .
  9. Web site: Mattison . Lindsay D. . 2023-06-04 . 40 Absolute Best Restaurants In Portland . 2024-05-12 . . en-US . 2024-01-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240115125912/https://www.tastingtable.com/1301199/absolute-best-restaurants-portland/ . live .
  10. Web site: Damewood . Andrea . 2023-12-13 . Take Your Palate on a Trip to Some of Portland’s Always-Sunny Restaurants This Winter. . 2024-05-12 . Willamette Week . en.
  11. Web site: Woo . Nick . 2019-03-14 . 14 Gargantuan, Stuffed Burritos in Portland . 2024-05-12 . Eater Portland . en . 2021-10-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211029171423/https://pdx.eater.com/maps/portland-burritos . live .
  12. Web site: Garcia . Krista . 2016-08-26 . Portland's Standout Mexican Restaurants and Food Carts . 2024-05-12 . Eater Portland . en . 2021-11-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211119083843/https://pdx.eater.com/maps/portlands-best-mexican-restaurants-food-mapped . live .

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