Jeju (restaurant)

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Jeju
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Restaurant information
Established2023 (2023)
Owner(s)
  • Peter Cho
  • Sun Young Park
Food type Korean
City Portland
CountyMultnomah
State Oregon
CountryUnited States

Jeju is a Korean restaurant in Portland, Oregon. [1] [2]

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Description

The Korean [3] restaurant Jeju operates in southeast Portland. [4] It has multiple event spaces, [5] hosts karaoke, [6] [7] and plays hip hop and K-pop. [8] The interior features high wooden ceilings. [9] The menu includes Korean barbecue and cocktails. [10] [11] Michael Russell of The Oregonian has described Jeju as a "sustainability minded" Korean steakhouse. [12]

History

Spouses [13] Peter Cho and Sun Young Park opened Jeju in 2023, [14] in the space that previously housed Renata. [15] [4] [10] Ben Klein is the chef. [11]

Reception

Michael Russell ranked Jeju second in The Oregonian's list of Portland's ten best new restaurants of 2023. [16]

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