Carlita's

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Carlita's
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Carlita's
Restaurant information
Established2017 (2017)
Owner(s)Urban Restaurant Group
Food typeMexican
Street address1101 Northwest Northrup Street
City Portland
CountyMultnomah
StateOregon
Postal/ZIP Code97209
CountryUnited States
Coordinates 45°31′54″N122°40′58″W / 45.5317°N 122.6828°W / 45.5317; -122.6828
Seating capacity80

Carlita's is a restaurant in Portland, Oregon, United States. [1] Urban Restaurant Group opened the restaurant in the Pearl District in 2017, followed by the outpost Carlita's Rooftop in Eugene in 2021.

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Description

The 80-seat Mexican-themed restaurant Carlita's operates on Northrup Street in northwest Portland's Pearl District. [2] [3] The business has billed itself as the city's first "spirits-forward taco bar". [3] Fodor's has described Carlita's as "a modern take on a Mexican cantina", serving "Northwest-meets-Mexico fare". [4] The outdoor patio seats an additional 20 people. [5]

The menu includes tacos with pork belly, salmon, and wild mushrooms, as well as Pacific ahi ceviche, [4] apple-smoked carne asada, green-mole chicken, and tortilla chips with lime salt. [3] Among salsas, which are made in-house, is a ghost pepper crema. Drink options include cocktails with agaves, [5] mezcals, tequilas, and whiskeys. [4]

History

Carlita's is operated by Urban Restaurant Group. It opened in 2017, in the space previously occupied by Streetcar Bistro & Taproom. [2] [5]

As of July 2020, the outpost Carlita's Rooftop was slated to open on the seventh floor of the Gordon Hotel in Eugene in 2021. [6] [7] [8] The outpost was nominated in the Best New Restaurant category of Eugene Weekly 's annual "Best of Eugene" poll. [9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Ross, Thomas. "Carlita's Screaming Happy Hour Saves the Day". Portland Mercury. Archived from the original on December 24, 2017. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
  2. 1 2 Bamman, Mattie John (September 6, 2017). "Taco, Tequila, and Whiskey Restaurant Declares Opening Date in the Pearl District". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on December 1, 2023. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 "New Spot Carlita's Swears That It's "Portland's First Spirits-Forward Taco Bar"". Willamette Week. October 20, 2017. Archived from the original on November 24, 2017. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
  4. 1 2 3 Fodor's Inside Portland. Fodor's Travel. April 7, 2020. ISBN   978-1-64097-251-3.
  5. 1 2 3 Bamman, Mattie John (February 9, 2017). "Southwest Tacos and Whiskey Will Replace Streetcar Bistro and Taproom". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on February 14, 2017. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
  6. ↑ Denis, Matthew. "Portland restaurateur, Springfield native Mark Byrum to open Gordon Hotel restaurants". The Register-Guard. Archived from the original on October 7, 2022. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Thurston grad to open 2 restaurants in new Gordon Hotel at 5th Street Market". KMTR. June 29, 2020. Archived from the original on August 9, 2024. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
  8. ↑ "The 5th Street Market Expansion". Eugene Magazine. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
  9. ↑ "Best New restaurant – Eugene Weekly". Eugene Weekly . Archived from the original on February 21, 2024. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
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