Grassa (restaurant)

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The Southwest Portland restaurant's exterior in 2020
Grassa (restaurant)
Restaurant information
Established2013;11 years ago (2013)
Owner(s)Rick Gencarelli
Food type Italian [1] [2]
Street address
  • 1205 Southwest Washington Street
  • 1506 Northwest 23rd Avenue
  • 1375 Southeast Hawthorne Boulevard
City Portland
State Oregon
CountryUnited States
Coordinates 45°31′19.6″N122°41′01.3″W / 45.522111°N 122.683694°W / 45.522111; -122.683694
Website grassapdx.com

Grassa is a restaurant with multiple locations in the Portland, Oregon metropolitan area, in the United States. The original restaurant opened in Southwest Portland in 2013; subsequent locations have opened in Northwest Portland's Northwest District, in Southeast Portland's Buckman neighborhood, and in Vancouver, Washington.

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Description and history

Grassa was established by chef Rick Gencarelli. Eater Portland 's Brooke Jackson-Glidden has described Grassa as "a casual, kid-friendly pasta shop with turntables playing old records and bowls of noodles named for [Gencarelli's] kids". [3] The original Grassa (sometimes called "West End Grassa") opened in Southwest Portland's West End neighborhood in 2013. [4] [5] [6]

A second location, nicknamed "Grassa Vol. 2", opened in Northwest Portland's Northwest District in 2016. [7] [8] Grassa's third location opened near the intersection of Hawthorne and 15th Avenue in Southeast Portland's Buckman neighborhood around December 31, 2019. [3] [9] [10]

Another location opened along Vancouver Waterfront Park, in Vancouver, Washington. [11]

The business has confirmed plans to operate at the Portland International Airport. [12] Gencarelli has also planned to open Grassa restaurants in Lake Oswego, Oregon, [13] as well as Japan. [14] [15]

Reception

Exterior of the Southwest Portland restaurant in 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic Grassa, Portland, Oregon (2020) - 2.jpg
Exterior of the Southwest Portland restaurant in 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic

Chris Onstad of the Portland Mercury wrote, "The offerings at Grassa are robust, and often intense. This isn't a feather on a fulcrum, it's a barbell, and it's remarkably balanced. For that, as well as for price and quality, it's highly recommended for a casual meal." [16] In her review for the Portland Tribune , Anne Marie DiStefano said, "Grassa is a good ambassador, a place where someone with average pasta expectations can be pleasantly surprised by the high quality of everyday, affordable food in Portland." [17]

In his 2016 review of the Washington Street location, Willamette Week 's Matthew Korfhage wrote, "Like an old punk rocker who now works in marketing, craft-pasta spot Grassa has aged surprisingly gracefully. The restaurant's rough edges—unpredictable tunes at unpredictable volume, dining-room staff with occasional kitchen manners—have become idiosyncratic elements in a machine that's now quite well-oiled." [18] Eater Portland contributors have included Grassa in lists of "15 Primo Italian Restaurants in Portland" (2018) [19] and "16 Quintessential Restaurants and Bars in Slabtown" (2019). [20]

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  2. ↑ "Where to go when you're in the mood for Italian food: Gerry Frank's picks". The Oregonian . January 29, 2019. Archived from the original on January 16, 2020. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
  3. 1 2 Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (2019-12-27). "Casual Pasta Spot Grassa Will Open in Southeast Any Day Now, and Vancouver Is Next". Eater Portland . Vox Media. Archived from the original on 2020-01-16. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
  4. ↑ Bamman, Mattie John (2016-01-19). "Lardo Sister-Restaurant Grassa Is Coming to NW 23rd". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2020-01-16. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
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