HK Cafe

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HK Cafe
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The restaurant's exterior in 2021
HK Cafe
Restaurant information
Food type Chinese
City Portland
County Multnomah
State Oregon
CountryUnited States
Coordinates 45°29′26″N122°34′41″W / 45.4905°N 122.5781°W / 45.4905; -122.5781 Coordinates: 45°29′26″N122°34′41″W / 45.4905°N 122.5781°W / 45.4905; -122.5781
Website hkcafetogo.com

HK Cafe is a Chinese restaurant in Portland, Oregon.

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Description

HK Cafe is located in southeast Portland's Lents neighborhood. Ainslee Dicken of Portland Monthly has described HK Cafe as a "sprawling, gaudily decorated restaurant offering an abundance of small dishes". [1] Ben Waterhouse of The Oregonian said of the interior: "You won't find any fancy chandeliers or shark-fin displays here. HK Cafe's crowded dining room is brightly lit but spare, decorated with hanging paper lanterns and parasols." [2]

The restaurant specializes in dim sum; specific menu items include bok choy, cha siu bao (barbecue pork buns), custard buns, har gow, noodles, radish cake, and shumai. [3] [4] The menu also includes beef short ribs in broth, salad with pig-ear, roast pork, deep-fried rice balls with sweet pork, and "Chinese sushi" (fish and shrimp wrapped in seaweed, breaded and fried). [2]

History

The restaurant operated via take-out during the COVID-19 pandemic. [3] [5]

Reception

In 2013, Ben Waterhouse of The Oregonian said, "HK Cafe proves that even the bleakest of asphalt deserts can be home to great food." [2] In 2020, Michael Russell included the restaurant in the newspaper's list of "Portland's 40 best inexpensive restaurants", and described HK Cafe as one of the city's busiest restaurants on weekends. [6] Seiji Nanbu and Brooke Jackson-Glidden included HK Cafe in Eater Portland 's 2021 overview of "Where to Find Outstanding Chinese Takeout in Portland and Beyond". [7] Portland Monthly included the dim sum in a 2022 list of "The 12 Best Breakfasts in Portland". [8]

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References

  1. ↑ Dicken, Ainslee (March 22, 2021). "Neighborhood Guide: Lents". Portland Monthly . Archived from the original on September 20, 2021. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 Waterhouse, Ben (May 2, 2013). "Cheap Eats: HK Cafe (Southeast Portland dim sum)". The Oregonian . Archived from the original on September 22, 2021. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  3. 1 2 Smith, Suzette (February 9, 2021). "Takeout Club: Pure Spice and HK Cafe Have Super Solid To-Go Dim Sum". Portland Mercury . Archived from the original on August 15, 2021. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  4. ↑ Merck, Kat (December 4, 2018). "HK Cafe". Willamette Week . Archived from the original on September 20, 2021. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  5. ↑ Bakall, Samantha (April 22, 2020). "Dim Sum Is a Family Experience That's on Hold. How Are Restaurants Learning to Adapt?". Eater Portland . Archived from the original on September 20, 2021. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  6. ↑ Russell, Michael (March 11, 2020). "Portland's 40 best inexpensive restaurants". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  7. ↑ Nanbu, Seiji; Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (February 26, 2021). "Where to Find Outstanding Chinese Takeout in Portland and Beyond". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on May 20, 2021. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  8. ↑ "The 12 Best Breakfasts in Portland". Portland Monthly. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
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