House of Louie | |
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Restaurant information | |
Street address | 331 NW Davis Street [1] |
City | Portland |
County | Multnomah |
State | Oregon |
Country | United States |
Coordinates | 45°31′29″N122°40′27″W / 45.52476°N 122.67416°W |
House of Louie was a Chinese restaurant in Portland, Oregon's Old Town Chinatown neighborhood, in the United States. [1] [2] [3] The restaurant was managed by James Leung, as of 2006, [4] and closed in 2018 after operating for 30 years. [5] In 2023, the building which housed the restaurant was purchased by the nonprofit organization Sisters of the Road. The group plans to use the building for offices and a cafe, opening in June 2025. [6] [7] [8]
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