Berlin Inn

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Berlin Inn Restaurant and Bakery
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Exterior of the building which housed the Berlin Inn from 1992 to 2013, in 2021
Berlin Inn
Restaurant information
Established1992 (1992)
ClosedJune 22, 2013 (2013-06-22)
Food type German
Street address3131 Southeast 12th Avenue
City Portland
County Multnomah
State Oregon
Postal/ZIP Code97202
CountryUnited States
Coordinates 45°30′01″N122°39′12″W / 45.5004°N 122.6534°W / 45.5004; -122.6534

The Berlin Inn Restaurant and Bakery (or simply the Berlin Inn) was a German restaurant in Portland, Oregon. [1]

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Description

The restaurant operated in a "gasthaus" (converted house) at 12th Avenue and Powell in southeast Portland's Brooklyn neighborhood. Grant Butler of The Oregonian described the old house's interior as "cozy". [2] The menu featured German cuisine and included cheese blintzes, fondue, rouladen, sauerbraten, sausages, schnitzel, and a crispy baked kale salad, [3] as well as German beers and wines. [4] Scrambles with homemade veal sausage were available on the brunch menu. [2]

History

2021 photograph of the exterior of the building which housed the Berlin Inn, with a sign for Hamono Sushi Southeast Portland, Oregon (January 23, 2021) - 063.jpg
2021 photograph of the exterior of the building which housed the Berlin Inn, with a sign for Hamono Sushi

Karen Brauer was a co-owner of the Berlin Inn, which opened in 1992 and operated for 21 years. [5] [6] Todd Haynes frequented the restaurant. [7]

In June 2013, Brauer confirmed plans to close and reopen under a new name, The Brooklyn House Restaurant, but retaining the same staff and European-style dining. [6] The Berlin Inn closed on June 22. The restaurant's general manager Erica Litzner became a co-owner of Brooklyn House Restaurant [2] (or simply Brooklyn House), along with Lisa Samuels. [8] The duo had previously operated the business Eat Here Now Fresh Local Food together. [9] The restaurant's menu featured dairy-free, [10] gluten-free, and vegan "European-style" comfort food. [6] [11] [12] Some former Berlin Inn employees worked at the Brooklyn House, which opened in August 2013. [10] The aesthetic remained similar, according to Walker MacMurdo of Willamette Week . [13] By 2020, sushi chef Albert Chen had opened the restaurant Hamono Sushi in the house which was previously occupied by the Berlin Inn and Brooklyn House, following "a period of inactivity". [14]

Reception

In 2016, Grant Butler included the Berlin Inn in The Oregonian's list of "97 long-gone Portland restaurants we wish were still around", writing: "This Brooklyn neighborhood German restaurant was the place to go if you wanted sausages and schnitzel without a side order of singing waiters and Deutschland kitsch." [2]

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