Holman's Bar and Grill

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Holman's Bar and Grill
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The restaurant's exterior in 2013
Holman's Bar and Grill
Restaurant information
Established1933 (1933)
Owner(s)Judy Craine
Street address15 Southeast 28th Avenue
City Portland
County Multnomah
State Oregon
Postal/ZIP Code97214
CountryUnited States
Coordinates 45°31′21″N122°38′15″W / 45.5226°N 122.6374°W / 45.5226; -122.6374

Holman's Bar and Grill, also known as Holman's Restaurant or simply Holman's, [1] [2] is a bar and restaurant in Portland, Oregon. [3]

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Description

The bar's exterior, 2022 Holman's Bar and Grill, Portland, Oregon (2022) - 3.jpg
The bar's exterior, 2022

Located at the intersection of 28th Avenue and Burnside Street in southeast Portland's the Buckman neighborhood (at the Kerns boundary), Holman's has been described by Jennifer Anderson of the Portland Tribune as a "neighborhood burger joint". The bar has a "free meal wheel", allowing patrons a chance to dine at no cost. [4]

Holman's has a DIY Bloody Mary bar; other menu options include chicken fried steak, hamburger sliders, fried macaroni and cheese bites, and the Peanut Butter Bacon Burger. [1] Eggs, bacon, hash browns, and potatoes O'Brien are offered for brunch. [5] Pinball is available. [6]

History

The business was established in 1933. [7] Judy Craine became the owner in 1976. [4]

In 2020, when the business was forced to close temporarily because of the COVID-19 pandemic, a handwritten sign saying "Booze is all gone" was displayed in the window. [8]

Warren Boothby and Marcus Archambeault purchased Holman's from Bill Craine. The bar is slated to reopen in 2023. [9] [10] [11]

Reception

In 2016, Eater Portland included Holman's in a list of "Portland's 25 Oldest Restaurants Worth Checking Out", [1] and Alex Frane of Thrillist included the business in "Portland's Cocktail Bucket List: The 50 Drinks to Try Before You Die". Frane described Holman's as "a classic Portland dive" and highlighted the Bloody Mary bar. [12] Pete Cottell included the "quick-start special" in a 2017 list of "Portland's 10 Best Scumbag Breakfasts". [5]

See also

Reception

  1. 1 2 3 "Portland's 25 Oldest Restaurants Worth Checking Out". Eater Portland . Vox Media. May 18, 2016. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
  2. "Holman's". Portland Monthly . Archived from the original on April 4, 2022. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
  3. Tannler, Nancy (February 1, 2015). "Holman's Bar and Grill". Southeast Examiner. Archived from the original on November 5, 2021. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
  4. 1 2 Anderson, Jennifer (April 3, 2014). "Secret ingredient to success?". Portland Tribune . Archived from the original on April 4, 2022. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
  5. 1 2 "Portland's 10 Best Scumbag Breakfasts, Ranked". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on 2020-12-30. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  6. Butler, Grant (2018-06-29). "Raise a glass to 30 great Portland bars that are still going strong". The Oregonian . Archived from the original on 2020-12-30. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  7. Korfhage, Matthew (May 23, 2017). "Holman's Is Forever, if Forever is a Bloody Mary Bar". Willamette Week . Archived from the original on April 6, 2019. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
  8. Kish, Matthew (April 8, 2020). "In my neighborhood: A stroll through Kerns in the age of coronavirus". Portland Business Journal. Archived from the original on April 4, 2022. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
  9. Smith, Suzette. "Owners of Sandy Hut and the Alibi to Reopen Another Classic Portland Bar". Portland Mercury. Archived from the original on 2023-04-21. Retrieved 2023-04-22.
  10. Russell, Michael (2023-04-21). "This beloved Southeast Portland dive bar is reopening (at last)". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2023-04-22. Retrieved 2023-04-22.
  11. Wong, Janey (2023-04-21). "The Team Behind Sandy Hut and the Vern Is Taking Over Holman's Bar and Grill". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2023-04-22. Retrieved 2023-04-22.
  12. Frane, Alex (2016-03-16). "Portland's Cocktail Bucket List: The 50 Drinks to Try Before You Die". Thrillist. Retrieved 2022-04-04.

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