Nacheaux

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Nacheaux
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The restaurant's exterior in 2022
Restaurant information
Owner(s)
  • Anthony Brown
  • Stephanie Brown
ChefAnthony Brown
Food type
Street address1720 Willamette Falls Drive
City West Linn
State Oregon
Postal/ZIP Code97068
CountryUnited States
Website nacheauxpdx.com

Nacheaux is a Mexican-Cajun fusion restaurant in West Linn, Oregon. Previously, the business operated in Portland.

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Description

Nacheaux is a Black-owned restaurant in West Linn, which previously operated in Portland. [1] The menu features Mexican-Cajun cuisine, including fried-chicken crunch wraps, churro beignets, macaroni and cheese with seafood, [2] and nachos. [3] KGW's Christine Pitawanich described the menu as "Mexican/southern fusion", offering Cinnamon Toast Crunch cheesecake and fried chicken enchiladas. [4] The menu also includes carnitas, catfish, red beans and rice, and tacos. [5]

History

Anthony and Stephanie Brown opened Nacheaux as a food cart in southeast Portland's Cartlandia pod (now known as the Springwater Cart Park) in March 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic. [6] Anthony also serves as chef. [7]

The food cart closed in February 2021 and began operating as a brick and mortar restaurant in northeast Portland's Cully neighborhood in March. [2] [8]

In 2022, the business closed temporarily to relocated to West Linn. [9] Nacheaux reopened on July 27. [10]

Reception

In 2021, Portland Monthly 's Katherine Chew Hamilton included Nacheaux in a list of the eight "most mouthwatering" nachos in the city. [5]

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