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 in Portland, Oregon, United States. It operates in the Vernon neighborhood. Previously, another location was in southeast Portland's Richmond neighborhood.

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Description and history

The business has operated restaurants on Northeast Alberta Street and Southeast Division Street. [1] The northeast location opened in 2012. [2] The southeast restaurant began operating in February 2014 [1] and closed permanently on April 19, 2025. [3]

Troy MacLarty, a former cook at Chez Panisse, owns the restaurant and serves as its chef. [4] [5]

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". [6] Ron Scott and Janey Wong included the restaurant in Eater Portland's 2022 overview of "exceptional" Indian food in the city. [7] Rebecca Roland included Bollywood in the website's 2025 overview of the Portland's best Indian food. [8]

See also

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. Guzman, Dianne de (2025-04-28). "Bollywood Theater Closes Its Southeast Division Street Location". Eater Portland. Retrieved 2025-04-29.
  4. "Bollywood Theater Review". Bon Appétit . Archived from the original on 2018-12-23. Retrieved 2018-12-22.
  5. 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.
  6. Korfage, Michael (2012-06-05). "Bollywood Theater". Willamette Week . Archived from the original on 2018-12-22. Retrieved 2018-12-22.
  7. 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.
  8. Roland, Rebecca (2017-06-09). "Where to Find the Best Indian Food in Portland". Eater Portland. Retrieved 2025-05-22.