Güero (restaurant)

{{Short description|Mexican restaurant in Portland, Oregon, U.S.}}

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| street-address = 200 Northeast 28th Avenue{{cite web |last1=Brooks |first1=Karen |last2=Hamilton |first2=Katherine |title=Portland's Top 50 Restaurants |url=https://www.pdxmonthly.com/eat-and-drink/best-restaurants-portland |website=Portland Monthly |publisher=SagaCity Media |access-date=2 March 2022 |archive-date=December 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211220213934/https://www.pdxmonthly.com/eat-and-drink/best-restaurants-portland |url-status=live }}

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| zip = 97232

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Güero is a restaurant serving Mexican cuisine in Portland, Oregon's Kerns neighborhood, in the United States.{{cite journal |title=Güero |journal=Portland Monthly |url=https://www.pdxmonthly.com/restaurants/guero |access-date=December 19, 2020 |archive-date=September 27, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200927062656/https://www.pdxmonthly.com/restaurants/guero |url-status=live }}

Description

The restaurant specializes in tortas.{{cite news |last1=Russell |first1=Michael |title=Guero is the torta shop of Portland's dreams (review) |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/dining/2017/04/guero_is_the_torta_shop_portla.html |access-date=December 19, 2020 |work=The Oregonian |date=April 4, 2017 |archive-date=November 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112015830/https://www.oregonlive.com/dining/2017/04/guero_is_the_torta_shop_portla.html |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=Portland torta restaurant gives its artist owner a platform for her creativity |url=https://www.opb.org/article/2023/11/07/guero-torta-restaurant-megan-sanchez-portland-oregon/ |access-date=2023-11-07 |website=opb |language=en |archive-date=November 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231107215403/https://www.opb.org/article/2023/11/07/guero-torta-restaurant-megan-sanchez-portland-oregon/ |url-status=live }}

History

The restaurant opened in February 2017.

Reception

Güero was named "Portland's 2017 Rising Star restaurant" by The Oregonian contributor Ben Waterhouse.{{cite news |last1=Waterhouse |first1=Ben |title=Portland's 2017 Rising Star restaurant: Guero |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/dining/2017/12/portland_rising_star_guero.html |access-date=December 19, 2020 |work=The Oregonian |date=December 19, 2017 |archive-date=November 9, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109013454/https://www.oregonlive.com/dining/2017/12/portland_rising_star_guero.html |url-status=live }} The Portland Mercury included Güero in a 2019 overview of the city's 50 "best multi-cultural restaurants and food carts".{{cite news |title=Celebrate the Best of America with 50 of Portland's Best Multi-Cultural Restaurants and Food Carts |url=https://www.portlandmercury.com/food-issue-2019/2019/07/04/26745781/celebrate-the-best-of-america-with-50-of-portlands-best-multi-cultural-restaurants-and-food-carts |access-date=December 19, 2020 |work=Portland Mercury |date=July 4, 2019 |archive-date=April 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418050309/https://www.portlandmercury.com/food-issue-2019/2019/07/04/26745781/celebrate-the-best-of-america-with-50-of-portlands-best-multi-cultural-restaurants-and-food-carts |url-status=live }} The business was included in Time Out Portland{{'s}} 2025 list of the city's eighteen best restaurants.{{Cite news |last=Wolfe |first=Alice |date=April 2, 2025 |title=The 18 best restaurants in Portland, Oregon |url=https://www.timeout.com/portland/restaurants/best-restaurants-in-portland |work=Time Out Portland |archive-date=September 23, 2024 |access-date=April 12, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240923234604/https://www.timeout.com/portland/restaurants/best-restaurants-in-portland |url-status=live }} Krista Garcia included the business in Eater Portland{{'s}} 2025 overview of Portland's best Mexican restaurants and food carts.{{Cite web |last=Garcia |first=Krista |date=2016-08-26 |title=Portland’s Standout Mexican Restaurants and Food Carts |url=https://pdx.eater.com/maps/portlands-best-mexican-restaurants-food-mapped |access-date=2025-04-23 |website=Eater Portland |language=en |archive-date=November 19, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211119083843/https://pdx.eater.com/maps/portlands-best-mexican-restaurants-food-mapped |url-status=live }}

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