Bollywood Theater

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Bollywood Theater
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Restaurant information
Established2012 (2012)
Food type Indian
City Portland
State Oregon
CountryUnited States
Website bollywoodtheaterpdx.com

Bollywood Theater is an Indian restaurant with two locations in Portland, Oregon's Richmond and Vernon neighborhoods.

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Description and history

The restaurants are located along Northeast Alberta Street and Southeast Division Street. [1] The northeast location opened in 2012, [2] and the southeast restaurant began operating in February 2014. [1] Troy MacLarty, a former cook at Chez Panisse, owns the restaurant and serves as its chef. [3] [4]

Reception

Matthew Korfage of Willamette Week described Bollywood as "pure Portland: upscale street food amid mismatched tables, variegated artisanal knickknackery and deeply ironized shrines to foreign film". [5] Ron Scott and Janey Wong included the restaurant in Eater Portland's 2022 list of "Where to Find Exceptional Indian Food in Portland". [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 Brooks, Karen (2014-05-01). "Restaurant Review: Bollywood Theater Division". Portland Monthly . Archived from the original on 2018-12-22. Retrieved 2018-12-22.
  2. Russell, Michael (2018-11-13). "Bollywood Theater chef expands with Churchgate Station". The Oregonian . Archived from the original on 2018-12-22. Retrieved 2018-12-22.
  3. "Bollywood Theater Review". Bon Appétit . Archived from the original on 2018-12-23. Retrieved 2018-12-22.
  4. Cabral, Javier (2016-09-21). "How Portland's Most Jaw-Dropping Kati Roll Gets Made". Munchies. Archived from the original on 2018-12-22. Retrieved 2018-12-22.
  5. Korfage, Michael (2012-06-05). "Bollywood Theater". Willamette Week . Archived from the original on 2018-12-22. Retrieved 2018-12-22.
  6. Scott, Ron (2017-06-09). "Where to Find Exceptional Indian Food in Portland". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2022-02-15. Retrieved 2022-07-22.