Bluto's | |
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Restaurant information | |
Established | 2022 |
Food type | Greek |
Street address | 2838 Southeast Belmont Street |
City | Portland |
County | Multnomah |
State | Oregon |
Postal/ZIP Code | 97214 |
Country | United States |
Coordinates | 45°30′59″N122°38′11″W / 45.5163°N 122.6363°W |
Bluto's is a Greek restaurant in Portland, Oregon. [1]
Named after John Belushi's character in the 1978 comedy film Animal House , [2] Bluto's is a Greek restaurant on Belmont Street in southeast Portland's Sunnyside neighborhood. [3]
The menu includes souvlaki, [4] spinach lentil soup, [5] salads (including a citrus and chicory variety), [6] hummus, pita, and soft serve yogurt (chocolate or vanilla). [7] [8] [9] Sides includes spanakopita hand pies and braised beans. [10]
Established in early 2022, [11] Bluto's operates in the space that previously housed the Japanese restaurant Tonari. [2] The restaurant was established by Rick Gencarelli (Grassa, Lardo) and the ChefStable restaurant group. [12] [13]
Bluto's ranked sixth on The Oregonian 's list of the best new restaurants of 2022. [14] The newspaper's Michael Russell recommended ordering "as much souvlaki, flatbread and hummus as you can eat". [15] Andrea Damewood included the hummus in the Portland Mercury 's "best bites" in Portland in 2022. [16] Emily Harris and Meira Gebel included Bluto's in Axios Portland's overview of the city's best soft serve ice cream. [17]
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