| Lovely Hula Hands | |
|---|---|
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| Restaurant information | |
| Established | 2003 |
| Closed | December 31, 2009 |
| Owner(s) | Sarah and Jane Minnick |
| Chef | Troy MacLarty |
| Food type | Pacific Northwest |
| City | Portland |
| State | Oregon |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 45°32′46.6″N122°40′33.7″W / 45.546278°N 122.676028°W Coordinates: 45°32′46.6″N122°40′33.7″W / 45.546278°N 122.676028°W |
Lovely Hula Hands was a restaurant in Portland, Oregon, operating from 2003 to 2009.
The restaurant opened in 2003. [1] The Oregonian 's Grant Butler said the original Lovely Hula Hands operated from a "painted-pink Old Portland saltbox house" (938 North Cook Street), serving Pacific Northwest cuisine [2] representative of the neighborhood's "funkiness". The menu included salt-and-pepper calamari, pan-roasted chicken with mashed potatoes, and a Thai flat iron steak with sticky rice. [3] The pork chop had chipotle barbecue sauce with succotash. [4]
The restaurant debuted a new location (4057 North Mississippi Avenue), chef (Troy MacLarty), and menu in November 2006. [5] According to The Oregonian's Michael Russell, the menu "[shifted] from comforting Asian fusion to riskier seasonal fare" [6] and MacLarty "was as known for his seasonal salads as he would later become known for his frequent change of kitchen". [7] MacLarty worked on a Sauvie Island farm one day per week, growing and harvesting ingredients to use at the restaurant. [8]
In December 2009, owners Sarah and Jane Minnick confirmed plans to close on New Year's Eve. Lovely Hula Hands has been called a "parent" to Lovely's Fifty Fifty. [9] [10] [11]
In 2007, David Hochman of The New York Times said MacLarty was receiving "decent" reviews. [12] In 2016, Grant Butler included Lovely Hula Hands in The Oregonian's list of "97 long-gone Portland restaurants we wish were still around". [3]
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