Sayler's Old Country Kitchen

Coordinates: 45°31′09″N 122°33′19″W / 45.5191°N 122.5552°W / 45.5191; -122.5552
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Sayler's Old Country Kitchen
The restaurant's exterior in 2022
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Restaurant information
Established1946 (1946)
Food typeAmerican
Street address10519 Southeast Stark Street
CityPortland
CountyMultnomah
StateOregon
Postal/ZIP Code97216
CountryUnited States
Coordinates45°31′09″N 122°33′19″W / 45.5191°N 122.5552°W / 45.5191; -122.5552
Websitesaylers.com

Sayler's Old Country Kitchen is a steakhouse in Portland, Oregon's Hazelwood neighborhood, in the United States.

Description and history[edit]

Established in 1946,[1] the restaurant has hosted a 72-ounce steak challenge since 1948.[2][3][4] The challenge lets people eat for free "if they can consume every edible part of the steak plus two celery sticks, two carrot sticks, two olives, two dill pickles, one regular salad, ten french fries or one baked potato and one slice of bread within an hour".[5][6] 640 people had successfully completed the challenge, as of December 2016.[7]

Sayler's has also served chicken fried steak.[8] The restaurant once had a rotating sign showing a steak, which has been replaced by a stationary sign.[1] Sayler's has been managed by three generations of the Sayler family.[9]

Reception[edit]

In 2016, Sayler's was named Portland's best steakhouse in The Oregonian's People's Choice poll.[10] The newspaper's Michael Russell ranked Sayer's number ten in his 2016 list of the city's best steakhouses.[11] In Willamette Week's 2016 overview of the city's best East Portland restaurants, Matthew Korfhage said the restaurant "looks like the lobby of a Red Lion but has the community feeling of a summer camp that lasts forever".[12] He also described the steak challenge as Portland's most famous food challenge.[13] In 2018, Kashann Kilson of Thrillist recommended Sayler's for a "feel for Old Portland".[14]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Butler, Grant (2019-02-11). "19 iconic Portland signs that disappeared, but are far from forgotten". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2021-05-20. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
  2. ^ Russell, Michael (2014-01-13). "Watch a petite mother of four down a 72-ounce steak in record-breaking time at Sayler's Old Country Kitchen in S.E. Portland". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2021-05-20. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
  3. ^ Tyson, Drew (2015-04-15). "13 Colossal Portland Meals You'll Never Finish". Thrillist. Archived from the original on 2021-05-20. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
  4. ^ Fears, Danika (2014-01-10). "Mesmerizing! Mom downs 72-ounce steak in under 3 minutes". TODAY.com. Archived from the original on 2021-05-20. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
  5. ^ Russell, Michael (2016-03-13). "Portland's nine most gut-busting food challenges (and one we couldn't handle)". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2021-05-20. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
  6. ^ Russell, Michael (2018-08-27). "The most expensive steak at each of Portland's 12 best steakhouses". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2021-05-20. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
  7. ^ "Oregonians Purchased More HRD Vodka Than Any Other Liquor in 2016". Willamette Week. 2016-12-27. Archived from the original on 2021-05-20. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
  8. ^ Evensen, Julie (2023-03-21). "Sad about Cracker Barrel closing? Don't be. These local country-style restaurants are even better". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2023-03-22. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
  9. ^ "Non-foodies food guide: Dependable local chains and restaurants rank high on diners' lists". The Oregonian. 2010-10-15. Archived from the original on 2021-05-20. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
  10. ^ Long, Stephanie Yao (2016-06-10). "Sayler's is People's Choice for best steakhouse". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2021-05-20. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
  11. ^ Russell, Michael (2016-06-10). "Portland's 10 best steakhouses". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2021-05-20. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
  12. ^ "The Best Restaurants in East Portland, from Taquerias to German Sausage Houses". Willamette Week. 2016-06-14. Archived from the original on 2021-05-20. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
  13. ^ Korfhage, Matthew (2016-04-05). "One Man's Quest to Chomp Through 39 Pounds' Worth of Portland Food Challenges". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on 2018-08-05. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
  14. ^ Kilson, Kashann (2018-09-12). "How to Find the Weird Old Portland Behind the New Hipster Portlandia". Thrillist. Archived from the original on 2021-05-20. Retrieved 2021-05-20.

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