HK Cafe

HK Cafe is a Chinese restaurant in Portland, Oregon.

HK Cafe
The restaurant's exterior in 2021
Restaurant information
Food typeChinese
CityPortland
CountyMultnomah
StateOregon
CountryUnited States
Coordinates45.4905°N 122.5781°W / 45.4905; -122.5781
Websitehkcafetogo.com

Description

HK Cafe is located in southeast Portland's Lents neighborhood. Ainslee Dicken of Portland Monthly has described HK Cafe as a "sprawling, gaudily decorated restaurant offering an abundance of small dishes".[1] Ben Waterhouse of The Oregonian said of the interior: "You won't find any fancy chandeliers or shark-fin displays here. HK Cafe's crowded dining room is brightly lit but spare, decorated with hanging paper lanterns and parasols."[2]

The restaurant specializes in dim sum; specific menu items include bok choy, cha siu bao (barbecue pork buns), custard buns, har gow, noodles, radish cake, and shumai.[3][4] The menu also includes beef short ribs in broth, salad with pig-ear, roast pork, deep-fried rice balls with sweet pork, and "Chinese sushi" (fish and shrimp wrapped in seaweed, breaded and fried).[2]

History

The restaurant operated via take-out during the COVID-19 pandemic.[3][5]

Reception

In 2013, Ben Waterhouse of The Oregonian said, "HK Cafe proves that even the bleakest of asphalt deserts can be home to great food."[2] In 2020, Michael Russell included the restaurant in the newspaper's list of "Portland's 40 best inexpensive restaurants", and described HK Cafe as one of the city's busiest restaurants on weekends.[6] Seiji Nanbu and Brooke Jackson-Glidden included HK Cafe in Eater Portland's 2021 overview of "Where to Find Outstanding Chinese Takeout in Portland and Beyond".[7] Portland Monthly included the dim sum in a 2022 list of "The 12 Best Breakfasts in Portland".[8]

See also

References
  1. Dicken, Ainslee (March 22, 2021). "Neighborhood Guide: Lents". Portland Monthly. Archived from the original on September 20, 2021. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  2. Waterhouse, Ben (May 2, 2013). "Cheap Eats: HK Cafe (Southeast Portland dim sum)". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on September 22, 2021. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  3. Smith, Suzette (February 9, 2021). "Takeout Club: Pure Spice and HK Cafe Have Super Solid To-Go Dim Sum". Portland Mercury. Archived from the original on August 15, 2021. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  4. Merck, Kat (December 4, 2018). "HK Cafe". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on September 20, 2021. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  5. Bakall, Samantha (April 22, 2020). "Dim Sum Is a Family Experience That's on Hold. How Are Restaurants Learning to Adapt?". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on September 20, 2021. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  6. Russell, Michael (March 11, 2020). "Portland's 40 best inexpensive restaurants". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  7. Nanbu, Seiji; Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (February 26, 2021). "Where to Find Outstanding Chinese Takeout in Portland and Beyond". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on May 20, 2021. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  8. "The 12 Best Breakfasts in Portland". Portland Monthly. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
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