Biwa (restaurant)

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Biwa
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Biwa (restaurant)
Restaurant information
Established2007 (2007)
Closed2018 (2018)
Owner(s)
  • Gabe Rosen
  • Kina Voelz
Food type Japanese
Street address215 Southeast 9th Avenue
City Portland
County Multnomah
State Oregon
Postal/ZIP Code97214
CountryUnited States
Coordinates 45°31′17″N122°39′25″W / 45.5214°N 122.6569°W / 45.5214; -122.6569

Biwa was an izakaya in Portland, Oregon.

Description

The restaurant served Japanese cuisine including ramen, sashimi, [1] and udon noodles. [2]

Contents

History

Biwa opened in 2007. [3] In 2013, the restaurant began implementing a five percent surcharge to "provide health insurance and living wages" for all staff. [4]

In 2016, Biwa relocated and "split" within the same building, becoming Parasol Bar and the Japanese restaurant Biwa Izakaya. Parasol closed in 2017. [5] Owners Gabe Rosen and Kina Voelz announced plans to close the restaurant in mid 2018. [6] [7]

"Spin-offs" from Biwa included Kotori and Noraneko. [8] [9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Bamman, Mattie John (November 19, 2015). "Biwa Doubles Its Sashimi Menu". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on August 31, 2016. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
  2. ↑ Bamman, Mattie John (September 13, 2017). "Biwa Instates Bento Boxes and $1 Oysters". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on November 25, 2018. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
  3. ↑ Bamman, Mattie John (October 7, 2016). "Biwa Is About to Entirely Change". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on March 22, 2017. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
  4. ↑ DeJesus, Erin (August 22, 2013). "Portland Restaurant Adopts 'Health and Wellness' Charge". Eater. Archived from the original on April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
  5. ↑ Russell, Michael (July 14, 2017). "Biwa returns to old format, folds up Parasol bar". The Oregonian . Archived from the original on November 9, 2020. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
  6. ↑ Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (June 4, 2018). "Legendary Izakaya Biwa Is Closing After 11 Years". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on June 2, 2020. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
  7. ↑ Russell, Michael (December 20, 2018). "Portland's 25 most painful restaurant closures of 2018". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on January 28, 2020. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
  8. ↑ Bamman, Mattie John (September 25, 2015). "Biwa's Kotori Is Closed". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on October 29, 2015. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
  9. ↑ Centoni, Danielle (March 17, 2015). "Look Inside Noraneko, Biwa's Ramen-ya Spinoff". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on October 18, 2016. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
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