| Tapalaya | |
|---|---|
 The restaurant's exterior in 2013 | |
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| Restaurant information | |
| Established | 2008 |
| Closed | 2019 |
| Food type | |
| City | Portland |
| County | Multnomah |
| State | Oregon |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 45°31′24″N122°38′13″W / 45.5234°N 122.6370°W |
Tapalaya was a Vietnamese-Cajun restaurant owned by chef Anh Luu in the Kerns neighborhood of Portland, Oregon, United States. The restaurant closed in 2019, [1] [2] and was replaced by a vegan restaurant called The Sudra. [3]
Tapalaya opened in northeast Portland in 2008. [4] [5] In her role as head chef, Luu "rebooted" the restaurant's menu in 2014, [6] then purchased Tapalaya in 2017. [1] [7] She competed on Chopped in 2015, [8] and her "Chicken, Shrimp, and Andouille Sausage Gumbo" recipe was included in Portland Cooks, Recipes from the City’s Best Restaurants & Bars (2017). [9]
The restaurant was burgled in February 2019, [10] and participated in Portland Dining Month. [11] It was included in the Portland Mercury 's "100 Portland Happy Hours: Northeast" list in 2019. [12]
Tapalaya closed in 2019 when Luu relocated to New Orleans. [13] The Oregonian's Michael Russell included Tapalaya is his list of "Portland's most painful restaurant closures of 2019". [14]
In 2018, The Oregonian ranked Tapalaya one of North and Northeast Portland's 40 best restaurants. [4]
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