River Pig Saloon

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River Pig Saloon
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River Pig Saloon is a small chain of bars in the United States. The business has two locations in Oregon (Portland and Bend) and another in Dallas, Texas. Ramzy Hattar is the owner. [1]

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Description and history

Oregon

The Portland bar, located in the Pearl District, [2] opened in 2014. [3] Thrillist describes the Portland location as "your neighborhood bar that brings some grit back to the Pearl District". [4] The Bend location opened May 2018. [5]

Employees at both Oregon locations were laid off during the COVID-19 pandemic. [6] In 2020, the city allowed the Portland bar to use part of the street for socially distanced service during the pandemic. [7] The Bend bar closed temporarily during the pandemic, [8] and was later fined by the Oregon Liquor Control Commission in 2021. [9]

Texas

Plans to expand to Dallas were announced in August 2022. [10] The bar opened in late December. [11] [12]

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References

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  2. DeJesus, Erin (2014-03-27). "River Pig Saloon, the Pearl's New Neighborhood Bar". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2017-03-31. Retrieved 2021-03-24.
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  5. Walsh, Chad (September 14, 2018). "For River Pig's Ramzy Hattar, It's Been a Broken Path to the Restaurant Biz". Portland Monthly . Archived from the original on April 19, 2021. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
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  7. "Portland restaurants prepare for phase one reopening". KATU . 2020-06-20. Archived from the original on 2020-12-26. Retrieved 2021-03-24.
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