Tasty n Sons To Close In November for Remodel

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Thursday, September 04, 2014

Byron Beck, GoLocalPDX Features Editor

John Gorham’s popular North Williams restaurant, Tasty n Sons, will close down for two weeks this Nov. 3-17 to remodel both the menu and the interior space.

The family-style restaurant, known for its shared dishes and long wait times, first opened for business in Portland in 2010 and has been extremely busy ever since. 
 
Tasty n Sons, which boasts an array of breakfast items  and Middle Eastern dishes such as shakshuka, will not only revamp the space, but the menu. 

Going forward, Tasty n Sons will explore a more Americana meets Chesapeake Bay vibe – both in terms of the menu and the décor. The sprawling, family-style menu has always featured dishes with diverse origins, from Asia to Italy to the American South, inspired by Chef Gorham’s grandfather's crab shack, his travels and his experiences with the vital immigrant community working in the restaurant industry. 

The cuisine at dinner will evolve from its Asian inspirations to include coastal cuisine, incorporating influences from New England and the East Coast. Diners can expect to see nods to the crab shack, including clam chowder, fried oysters, mussels frites, steamer clams, smoked trout, shrimp and grits, crab cakes and peel 'n eat shrimp.

Gorham also plans to add more salads and pastas to the larger plate section of the menu. 

According to Gorham the new Tasty n Sons dinner menu will feature a new section for Meats n Two – six or seven types of meats served along with 10 options for sides. “Meats” will include options such as burgers, grilled octopus, brined pork chop, Chesapeake Old Bay fried chicken and sausages. Sides include old favorites such as hush puppies, mac 'n' cheese, corn cakes, cheesy grits and jojos. 

During this update, the bar will be expanded to accommodate additional seating for those 21 and over. The dining room will be reorganized to facilitate more of the family style service the restaurant has encouraged and will receive a lighter, brighter fresh coat of paint (both literally and figuratively) with an overall facelift for the space.

Finally, the kitchen will be reorganized and redesigned to support the new dinner menu.

Gorham also owns and operates Tasty n Alder in downtown Portland, Toro Bravo in North Portland and the Mediterranean Exploration Co. in the Pearl District. 

 

 

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