Sun Rice (restaurant)

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Sun Rice operating at Moxy Portland Downtown, 2025
Sun Rice (restaurant)
Restaurant information
Food type Filipino
Street address585 Southwest 10th Avenue
CityPortland
CountyMultnomah
StateOregon
CountryUnited States
Coordinates 45°31′15″N122°40′56″W / 45.5209°N 122.6821°W / 45.5209; -122.6821
Website sunricepdx.com

Sun Rice (sometimes stylized as SunRice or Sunrice) is a Filipino restaurant in Portland, Oregon, United States. It has operated from the Moxy hotel in downtown Portland and will relocate to the north Portland part of the Boise neighborhood in 2025. Previously, the business was a pop-up restaurant called Pulu by Sunrice.

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Description

The Filipino restaurant Sun Rice operates at the Moxy hotel in downtown Portland. [1] The menu includes silogs with options like branzino marinated in sinamak, corned beef, grilled fish, chicken and lamb adobo, and pork belly. There is also a vegetarian variety with maitakes. [2] Sun Rice has also served lemongrass-marinated chicken, lechon kawali, and seared albacore with coconut sauce, [3] as well as a breakfast slider with tocino yogurt sauce, guava iced tea, and doughnuts from HeyDay. [4]

History

TJ Cruz is the chef and co-owner, along with Ken Tran. [1] Prior to opening at Moxy, the business operated as the pop-up Pulu by Sunrice at the cocktail bar Deadshot. [5] [6] In addition to Cruz and Tran, team members included Roberto Almodovar and Justin Dauz. [7] [8] Sun Rice had announced plans to be a vendor at Block 216's food hall in collaboration with Magna Kusina, [9] [10] [11] in an effort to "push Filipino food forward", [12] but plans fell through. [13]

Moxy and Sun Rice have hosted a drag brunch featuring Nicole Onoscopi. [14] Sun Rice has also participated in Sobrang Sarap, a local food tour highlighting Filipino restaurants. [15] In 2023, Sun Rice served bowls of fried rice as free Thanksgiving meals intended for people without holiday plans. [16] [17]

In 2025, the business announced plans to relocate to Williams Avenue in the north Portland part of the Boise neighborhood, operating in the space previously occupied by Chinese restaurant XLB. [18] [19]

Reception

Katherine Chew Hamilton included the corned beef silog in Portland Monthly 's list of the city's ten best dishes of 2023. [20] The restaurant was included in Eater Portland 's 2024 lists of "fantastic" Filipino restaurants in the metropolitan area and recommended restaurants in downtown Portland. [2] [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Hilton, Thom (April 9, 2024). "Chef TJ Cruz's Favorite Restaurants and Food Carts in Portland and Beyond". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on June 16, 2024. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
  2. 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 January 2, 2025.
  3. 1 2 Roland, Rebecca (September 16, 2015). "Where to Eat and Drink in Downtown Portland". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on January 4, 2022. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
  4. ↑ Connor, Vickie (October 27, 2023). "How to eat every meal at a Filipino restaurant in Portland". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on March 12, 2024. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
  5. ↑ "9 Hellos and 6 Goodbyes: Portland's Biggest Restaurant Moves of 2023". Portland Monthly. Archived from the original on January 20, 2024. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
  6. ↑ Russell, Michael (April 10, 2023). "Ritz-Carlton developers announce vendors for upcoming food hall, Flock". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on October 30, 2023. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Filipino Food Fans: Pulu by Sunrice, a New Pop-Up at Cocktail Bar Deadshot, Is a Must-Try". Portland Monthly. Archived from the original on March 27, 2024. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Deadshot Hosts Christmas Cocktail Pop-up Miracle Until the End of the Year". Willamette Week. December 20, 2021. Archived from the original on November 4, 2023. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
  9. ↑ Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (March 25, 2024). "Ask Eater: What's Going on With the Flock Food Hall Downtown?". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on March 25, 2024. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
  10. ↑ Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (December 16, 2022). "What We Know About the Ritz-Carlton's Restaurant-Packed Portland Debut So Far". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on December 26, 2023. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
  11. ↑ Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (April 6, 2023). "These Are the Restaurants Opening Within Downtown's Star-Studded Food Hall". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on April 7, 2023. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
  12. ↑ "Here's what we know about the new Flock food hall opening in Downtown Portland". KOIN.com. April 8, 2023. Archived from the original on December 3, 2023. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
  13. ↑ Gebel, Meira (July 5, 2024). "After long delay, Block 216's food hall Flock could open in august". Axios. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
  14. ↑ "Sun Rice PDX is ready for the Moxy's Drag Me To Brunch!". KOIN.com. May 17, 2024. Archived from the original on May 17, 2024. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
  15. ↑ Sobrang Sarap:
  16. ↑ "These places are serving up free Thanksgiving meals around Portland". KOIN.com. November 22, 2023. Archived from the original on December 2, 2023. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
  17. ↑ Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (November 25, 2020). "Where to Find a Free Thanksgiving Meal in Portland, Oregon". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on December 6, 2023. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
  18. ↑ "Filipino food spot will leave downtown to take over former XLB space". KOIN.com. July 12, 2025. Archived from the original on July 16, 2025. Retrieved July 23, 2025.
  19. ↑ Russell, Michael (August 27, 2025). "With new North Portland restaurant, Sun Rice finds first standalone home". The Oregonian. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  20. ↑ "Portland's 10 Best Dishes of 2023". Portland Monthly. Archived from the original on March 27, 2024. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
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