Draft:Mixteca (restaurant)
| Mixteca | |
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| Restaurant information | |
| Established | 2013 |
| Owner(s) | Doña Paula Asunción |
| Food type | Oaxacan (Mexican) |
| City | Portland |
| County | Multnomah |
| State | Oregon |
| Country | United States |
Mixteca Mexican Restaurant, or simply Mixteca, is a catering company and small chain of Mexican eateries in Portland, Oregon. The business has operated food carts at Morrison Market[1] and Portland Mercado.[2] From 2019 to 2023, the business operated a brick and mortar restaurant on 82nd Avenue in the southeast Portland part of the Montavilla neighborhood.
Description[edit]
Mixteca served Oaxacan cuisine.[3] The menu included tamales (made using banana leaves) with pork and mole, as well as rice and beans.[4][2]
History[edit]
Doña Paula Asunción began selling tamales and mole at the farmers' market in St. John's in 2012. She received support from Hacienda CDC's Micro Merchant program and formed Mixteca Catering LLC in 2013. By 2016, she was operating at Portland Mercado and Cartlandia, a food cart pod now known as Springwater Cart Park.[5]
Asunción opened a brick and mortar restaurant in Montavilla in 2019, in the space that previously housed Buckley's Catch Sports Pub. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the restaurant experienced seating limits, slowed business, shutdowns, and vandalism.[5] In 2021, Mixteca participated in Around the World in 82 Dishes, organized by the 82nd Avenue Business District.[6] The building that housed the Montavilla restaurant was placed on the market in 2022.[7] The restaurant closed on July 23, 2023,[5] and was replaced by T4 (also known as Tea Four), a bubble tea chain.[8]
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References[edit]
- ^ Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (2020-02-26). "What to Know About the Mysterious New Food Hall in Southeast Portland". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2020-04-15. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
- ^ a b Damewood, Andrea. "Our Five Favorite Bites at the Unbeatable Portland Mercado". Portland Mercury. Archived from the original on 2024-06-14. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
- ^ "This New Oaxacan Restaurant Serves a Hard-to-Find Regional Goat Soup". Portland Monthly. Archived from the original on 2023-03-28. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
- ^ "Where to Eat Cheap in Deep Southeast". Willamette Week. 2019-03-27. Archived from the original on 2023-06-05. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
- ^ a b c "Mixteca Closing SE 82nd Ave Restaurant". Montavilla News. 2023-07-23. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
- ^ Russell, Michael (2021-10-21). "Go 'Around the World in 82 dishes' during 82nd Avenue event". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2021-11-27. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
- ^ "82nd Ave Jade District Property for Sale". Montavilla News. 2022-01-28. Archived from the original on 2023-06-01. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
- ^ "T4 Boba and Wing Kee Noodle on 82nd". Montavilla News. 2023-09-22. Archived from the original on 2024-05-15. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
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