Lovely Hula Hands Explained

Lovely Hula Hands
Current-Owner:Sarah and Jane Minnick
Chef:Troy MacLarty
Food-Type:Pacific Northwest
City:Portland
State:Oregon
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Country:United States
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Lovely Hula Hands was a restaurant in Portland, Oregon, operating from 2003 to 2009.

Description and history

The restaurant opened in 2003.[1] The Oregonian Grant Butler said the original Lovely Hula Hands operated from a "painted-pink Old Portland saltbox house" (938 North Cook Street), serving Pacific Northwest cuisine[2] representative of the neighborhood's "funkiness". The menu included salt-and-pepper calamari, pan-roasted chicken with mashed potatoes, and a Thai flat iron steak with sticky rice.[3] The pork chop had chipotle barbecue sauce with succotash.[4]

The restaurant debuted a new location (4057 North Mississippi Avenue), chef (Troy MacLarty), and menu in November 2006.[5] According to The Oregonian Michael Russell, the menu "[shifted] from comforting Asian fusion to riskier seasonal fare"[6] and MacLarty "was as known for his seasonal salads as he would later become known for his frequent change of kitchen".[7] MacLarty worked on a Sauvie Island farm one day per week, growing and harvesting ingredients to use at the restaurant.[8]

In December 2009, owners Sarah and Jane Minnick confirmed plans to close on New Year's Eve. Lovely Hula Hands has been called a "parent" to Lovely's Fifty Fifty.[9] [10] [11]

Reception

In 2007, David Hochman of The New York Times said MacLarty was receiving "decent" reviews.[12] In 2016, Grant Butler included Lovely Hula Hands in The Oregonian list of "97 long-gone Portland restaurants we wish were still around".[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Gottberg. John. Best Places: Portland, 8th Edition. Lopeman. Elizabeth. 2010-06-01. Sasquatch Books. 978-1-57061-699-0. en. 2021-12-30. 2021-12-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20211230041416/https://books.google.com/books?id=ryVPBAAAQBAJ&pg=PT169&lpg=PT169&dq=. live.
  2. Book: Portland, Oregon: Including the Metro Area and Vancouver, Washington. Rowman & Littlefield. 978-0-7627-5580-6. en. 2021-12-30. 2021-12-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20211230041506/https://books.google.com/books?id=yXOHEIWr7b4C&pg=PA79&lpg=PA79&dq=. live.
  3. Web site: Butler. Grant. 2017-01-01. Tasty memories: 97 long-gone Portland restaurants we wish were still around. live. 2021-12-30. 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.
  4. Web site: Beason. Tyrone. 2006-10-26. A trip down Portland's hip, revitalized Mississippi Avenue. 2021-12-30. The Seattle Times. en-US. 2017-04-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20170426104056/http://www.seattletimes.com/life/outdoors/a-trip-down-portlands-hip-revitalized-mississippi-avenue/. live.
  5. News: Newly transplanted Hula Hands is just as lovely as ever. December 29, 2021. November 23, 2006. Liz Colie. Gadberry. Portland Tribune. Pamplin Media Group. December 30, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211230041438/https://pamplinmedia.com/pt/11-features/106034-newly-transplanted-hula-hands-is-just-as-lovely-as-ever?wallit_nosession=1. live.
  6. Web site: Russell. Michael. 2019-12-29. Meet Portland's restaurants of the decade. live. 2021-12-30. The Oregonian. en. 2021-08-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20210813144704/https://www.oregonlive.com/dining/2019/12/meet-portlands-restaurants-of-the-decade.html.
  7. Web site: Russell. Michael. 2013-06-20. Diner 2013 Rising Star: Bollywood Theater. live. 2021-12-30. The Oregonian. en. 2020-01-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20200113205708/https://www.oregonlive.com/diner-2013/2013/06/diner_2013_rising_star_bollywo.html.
  8. Web site: Portland, Oregon. live. 2021-12-30. Bon Appetit. February 2008. en. 2020-08-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20200806192022/https://www.bonappetit.com/restaurants-travel/article/portland-oregon.
  9. Web site: Hagberg. Eva. 2009-12-07. Lovely Hula Hands Closing--For Good--This New Years' Eve. 2021-12-30. Eater Portland. en. 2021-12-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20211230041415/https://pdx.eater.com/2009/12/7/6751139/lovely-hula-hands-closing-for-good-this-new-years-eve. live.
  10. Goodbye Lovely Hula Hands. Portland Monthly. December 29, 2021. December 7, 2009. Kaitlyn. Evans. May 7, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210507091823/https://www.pdxmonthly.com/eat-and-drink/2009/12/lovely-hula-hands. live.
  11. Web site: Stamm. Chris. 2010-02-23. Isn't She Lovely?. 2021-12-30. Willamette Week. en.
  12. News: Hochman. David. 2007-11-07. Outrageous? He's Heard That Before. en-US. The New York Times. 2021-12-30. 0362-4331. 2021-01-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20210125054024/http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/07/dining/07hebb.html. live.

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