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Hoda's
The restaurant's exterior in 2021
Map
Restaurant information
Food type
Street address3401 Southeast Belmont Street
CityPortland
CountyMultnomah
StateOregon
Postal/ZIP Code97214
CountryUnited States
Coordinates45°30′59″N 122°37′46″W / 45.5165°N 122.6294°W / 45.5165; -122.6294

Hoda's (sometimes Hoda's Lebanese Restaurant,[1] Hoda's Middle Eastern Cuisine,[2] or Hoda's Middle Eastern Restaurant)[3] is a restaurant in Portland, Oregon.

Description

Hoda's is a family-owned Lebanese restaurant and catering service on Belmont Street in southeast Portland's Sunnyside neighborhood.[4][5] The menu includes shawarma, pizzas, spinach pies, breads, baba ghanoush, and hummus.[6]

History

Interior of the original restaurant

The business is owned by spouses Hani and Hoda Khouri,[1] who opened the original restaurant in 1999.[7] The Khouris, who are Catholic, received "several menacing anti-Muslim/Arab" phone calls at the restaurant following the September 11 attacks (2001).[1]

In 2010, Hoda's filed a liquor license application and secured a location for a second restaurant in northeast Portland.[8] The second restaurant, called Hoda's Middle Eastern Cuisine, opened in early 2011 and closed in 2014.[4][9]

In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Hoda's served family meals via takeout and delivery while the dining room was closed; the menu included Kabob dinners, sandwiches, and lamb legs.[5] Hoda Khouri also supported closing Belmont to allow more outdoor seating during the pandemic.[3]

Reception

In 2015, Eater Portland's Danielle Centoni called Hoda's one of the city's best Lebanese restaurants.[10]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "From the Archives: Stomaching It". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on 2021-09-14. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  2. ^ "28 Places to Party on New Year's Eve in Portland". Eater Portland. 2016-12-15. Archived from the original on 2018-09-06. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  3. ^ a b Pitawanich, Christine (2020-05-27). "Plan would let Portland restaurants expand into the street for social distancing seating". KGW. Archived from the original on 2020-12-31. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  4. ^ a b Centoni, Danielle (2014-12-17). "Hoda's Middle Eastern Cuisine on NE Fremont Has Served its Last Mezze Platter". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2015-05-07. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  5. ^ a b Frane, Alex (2020-05-27). "Where To Find Family Meals for Takeout and Delivery in Portland". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2021-09-23. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  6. ^ Rosenberg, Robin (2000-09-28). "Hoda's Middle eastern cuisine". Portland Mercury. Archived from the original on 2021-10-21. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  7. ^ Finch, Rob (2009-07-21). "Mezze table". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2021-10-21. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  8. ^ DeJesus, Erin (2010-09-21). "Hoda's Second Location; Lutz Tavern Shutters; Star Bar Opens". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2021-10-21. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  9. ^ Sawyer, Cassie (2014-12-31). "RIP: 12 shuttered Portland bars and restaurants we'll miss". Thrillist. Archived from the original on 2020-08-06. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  10. ^ Centoni, Danielle (2015-05-21). "Cosmic Soda Shop Becomes Rendez Vous Off Belmont". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2021-04-10. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
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