Xico (restaurant)

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Xico (restaurant)
Restaurant information
Established2012 (2012)
ClosedMarch 2023 (2023-03)
Food type Mexican
Street address3715 Southeast Division Street
City Portland
County Multnomah
State Oregon
Postal/ZIP Code97202
CountryUnited States
Coordinates 45°30′18″N122°37′31″W / 45.5049°N 122.6252°W / 45.5049; -122.6252

Xico was a restaurant serving Mexican cuisine in Portland, Oregon's Richmond neighborhood, in the United States. The restaurant opened in 2012; sibling establishment Xica Cantina opened in northwest Portland in mid 2019. Xico closed in March 2023.

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Description

Xico was a Mexican restaurant in southeast Portland's Richmond neighborhood. Eater Portland 's Brooke Jackson-Glidden said the "contemporary" restaurant had a "Pacific Northwestern [take] on Mexican food". [1] Xico's queso had chorizo and salsa verde. [2] The drinking menu featured a mezcal collection and a habanero-caramel hot chocolate. [3] [4] As of 2015, the restaurant offered a popular rotisserie chicken dinner for two. [5] Xico began serving lunch in February 2018. [3]

History

Xico opened in 2012 and was owned by Elizabeth Davis, as of 2019. [1] Liz Davis has also been credited as a co-owner, as of 2018. [6] David Haddow was the sous chef, as of 2016. [7] In 2018, the restaurant's executive chef Kelly Myers suffered a stroke. [8] Michael Russell of The Oregonian described how the community rallied behind her. [6] Myers' quelites recipe is featured in the 2018 cookbook Saving Pan, which was compiled by local students to raise money for the Jane Goodall Institute's Tchimpounga Chimpanzee Rehabilitation Center in the Republic of Congo; the book also features a paper collage inspired by Myers. [9]

In June 2019, the LLC behind Xico (Normal Activity) confirmed plans to open sibling restaurant Xica Cantina along Northwest 23rd. [1] Xica Cantina was operating by the end of the month, [10] [11] and held a grand opening on July 5. [12] In 2019, Willamette Week 's Matthew Singer described Xica as the "casual cousin to Southeast Division Street Mexican favorite Xico". [13] Xico and Xica both offered pickup service during the COVID-19 pandemic, as of May 2020. [14] [15] [16] [17]

Xica closed during the pandemic. Xico closed in March 2023. [18] [19]

Reception

In 2016, Willamette Week's Martin Cizmar and Matthew Korfhage ranked Xico winners in the "best overall" and "best margaritas" categories in their overview of the "six most bougie taco spots" in southeast Portland. [20] The newspaper's Beth Slovic wrote, "Xico Will Change How You Think About Mexican Food". [21] Samantha Bakall of The Oregonian called the restaurant's hot chocolate a "soothing way to finish dinner" in her 2017 overview of the city's "best drinking chocolate". [4] Alex Frane of Eater Portland included Xico is his 2019 list of the city's "most enticing" margaritas. [22]

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