Magna Kubo

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Magna Kubo
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Magna Kubo
Restaurant information
EstablishedJune 2023 (2023-06)
Closed2024 (2024)
Owner(s) Carlo Lamagna
ChefKevin Balonso
Food type Filipino
Street address12406 Southwest Broadway Street
City Beaverton
State Oregon
Postal/ZIP Code97005
CountryUnited States
Coordinates 45°29′14″N122°48′15″W / 45.4873°N 122.8042°W / 45.4873; -122.8042

Magna Kubo was a Filipino restaurant in Beaverton, Oregon. [1] Owner Carlo Lamagna and chef Kevin Balonso opened the restaurant in 2023, as an off-shoot of Lamagna's Portland eatery Magna Kusina. Magna Kubo specialized in rotisserie-style meats and also served bistek, chicken wings, laing, and halo-halo. Despite garnering a positive reception and being named one of the metropolitan area's best new restaurants by The Oregonian , Magna Kubo closed in 2024.

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Description

The lechonería Magna Kubo operated at the intersection of Southwest Broadway Street and Southwest Hall Boulevard in Beaverton. [2] [3] Magna Kubo served Filipino cuisine such as rotisserie-style meats [4] (including liempo, or pork belly), rice, and atchara with pickled carrot, onion, and garlic. The menu has also included barbecue ribs, [5] bistek (marinated beef shoulder with star anise and garlic), [6] wagyu beef sliders, laing (coconut milk-braised vegetables with shallots and chiles), [7] [8] fish, [9] chicken wings, and halo-halo. [10]

For Beaverton Restaurant Week in 2023, Magna Kuba collaborated with Hapa Pizza to serve a pizza with shredded pork, Brussels sprouts, mozzarella, red sauce, cilantro, Thai basil, XO sauce and Caesar dressing. [11] [12] For Thanksgiving, a take-out menu included turkey breast marinated in lemongrass and annatto, adobo-braised, crab fat fried rice, sisig-style Brussels sprouts, and gailan with fermented shrimp paste. [13]

History

Magna Kubo opened in June 2023, as a spin-off of the Portland restaurant Magna Kusina. [14] [15] Carlo Lamagna was a co-owner, and Kevin Balonso was the chef. [16] Magna Kubo was among several new Filipino restaurants in the Portland metropolitan area. [17] [18] [19]

In 2024, Magna Kubo participated in Sobrang Sarap, a tour of sixteen Filipino food businesses in the area, [20] [21] [22] and was a vendor at the Oregon AAPI Food and Wine Fest in Dayton, Oregon. [23]

Magna Kubo closed permanently in mid 2024. [2] [24]

Reception

Magna Kubo ranked ninth in The Oregonian 's list of best new restaurants of 2023. [16] [25] The newspaper's Michael Russell called the halo-halo "outrageously good". [26] Katherine Chew Hamilton included the halo-halo in Portland Monthly 's overview of the city's ten best dishes of 2023. [27] Krista Garcia included Magna Kubo in Eater Portland 's 2024 list of recommended eateries for Filipino food in the metropolitan area. [10] She and Janey Wong also included Magna Kubo in a 2024 list of nineteen Beaverton eateries "making the Portland suburb a dining destination". [5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Wong, Janey (January 6, 2023). "Magna Kubo Is Bringing Filipino-Style Rotisserie Meats to Beaverton". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on December 1, 2023. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  2. 1 2 Russell, Michael (May 31, 2024). "Magna Kubo, one of the Portland area's best new restaurants last year, has closed". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on June 14, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  3. ↑ Bishop, Lauren (March 24, 2023). "Filipino rotisserie dining headed to Beaverton, rosé fest returns to Hillsboro". Beaverton Valley Times. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  4. ↑ Kassin, Kate (January 17, 2024). "The 9 Most Anticipated Restaurant Openings of 2024". Bon Appétit. Archived from the original on June 7, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  5. 1 2 Garcia, Krista (September 7, 2017). "19 Beaverton Restaurants Making the Portland Suburb a Dining Destination". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on July 27, 2022. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Where to Eat This Week". Willamette Week. December 5, 2023. Archived from the original on February 27, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Magna Kubo, the Beaverton Spinoff of Magna Kusina, Brings Some Much-Appreciated Filipino Flavors to the Westside". Willamette Week. November 1, 2023. Archived from the original on January 3, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Where to Eat This Week". Willamette Week. November 15, 2023. Archived from the original on December 2, 2023. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  9. ↑ "9 Hellos and 6 Goodbyes: Portland's Biggest Restaurant Moves of 2023". Portland Monthly. Archived from the original on January 20, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  10. 1 2 Garcia, Krista (March 22, 2021). "Where to Find Fantastic Filipino Food in Portland and Beyond". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on October 2, 2023. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  11. ↑ Russell, Michael (September 26, 2023). "Beaverton Restaurant Week 2023: 11 spots you need to try". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on January 6, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  12. ↑ "6 Must-Try Spots for Beaverton Restaurant Week". Portland Monthly. Archived from the original on October 4, 2023. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  13. ↑ Wong, Janey (November 15, 2016). "Where to Order Thanksgiving Dinner Takeout in Portland This Year". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on September 29, 2021. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  14. ↑ Russell, Michael (December 7, 2022). "Magna Kusina is expanding with Kubo, a Beaverton lechonería". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on June 14, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  15. ↑ Wong, Janey (March 7, 2023). "The Most Anticipated Portland Restaurant Openings, Spring/Summer 2023". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on September 25, 2023. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  16. 1 2 Russell, Michael (December 14, 2023). "At Beaverton's Magna Kubo, a roadside lechonería heads indoors (review)". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on June 14, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  17. ↑ Wu, Waz (September 14, 2023). "This Vegan Filipino Pop-Up Is an Homage to the Chef's Late Father". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on March 3, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  18. ↑ "What's a Botanical Bakeshop? Visit Portland's Newest". Portland Monthly. Archived from the original on April 3, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  19. ↑ Russell, Michael (February 26, 2024). "The 40 best restaurants in Portland you need to try". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on May 12, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  20. ↑ Bicchieri, Paolo (April 5, 2024). "All About Sobrang Sarap, Portland's New Self-Guided Filipino Food Tour". Eater Portland. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  21. ↑ Russell, Michael (April 1, 2024). "Celebrate Filipino Food Month with specials at these Portland-area restaurants". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on May 17, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  22. ↑ Smith, Suzette. "Filipino Food Month Sobrang Sarap Showcases Portland-Area Food Carts, Restaurants, and Pop-Ups". Portland Mercury. Archived from the original on May 27, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  23. ↑ "8 things to do in Portland this weekend | May 17–19". KGW . May 17, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  24. ↑ Roland, Rebecca (June 12, 2024). "A Popular Portland Gay Bar Is Opening a Second Family-Friendly Location". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on June 12, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  25. ↑ Russell, Michael (December 13, 2023). "We're rolling out our guide to Portland's best new restaurants starting today". The Oregonian. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  26. ↑ Russell, Michael (December 27, 2023). "Portland's best new dishes of 2023". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on February 27, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  27. ↑ "Portland's 10 Best Dishes of 2023". Portland Monthly. Archived from the original on March 27, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
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