HK Cafe
{{Short description|Chinese restaurant in Portland, Oregon, U.S.}}
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HK Cafe is a Chinese restaurant in Portland, Oregon.
Description
HK Cafe is located in southeast Portland's Lents neighborhood. Ainslee Dicken of Portland Monthly has described HK Cafe as a "sprawling, gaudily decorated restaurant offering an abundance of small dishes".{{cite news |last1=Dicken |first1=Ainslee |title=Neighborhood Guide: Lents |url=https://www.pdxmonthly.com/home-and-real-estate/neighborhood-guide-lents |access-date=September 19, 2021 |work=Portland Monthly |date=March 22, 2021 |archive-date=September 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210920212733/https://www.pdxmonthly.com/home-and-real-estate/neighborhood-guide-lents |url-status=live }} Ben Waterhouse of The Oregonian said of the interior: "You won't find any fancy chandeliers or shark-fin displays here. HK Cafe's crowded dining room is brightly lit but spare, decorated with hanging paper lanterns and parasols."{{cite news |last1=Waterhouse |first1=Ben |title=Cheap Eats: HK Cafe (Southeast Portland dim sum) |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/dining/2013/05/cheap_eats_hk_cafe.html |access-date=September 19, 2021 |work=The Oregonian |date=May 2, 2013 |archive-date=September 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210922123805/https://www.oregonlive.com/dining/2013/05/cheap_eats_hk_cafe.html |url-status=live }}
The restaurant specializes in dim sum; specific menu items include bok choy, cha siu bao (barbecue pork buns), custard buns, har gow, noodles, radish cake, and shumai.{{cite news |last1=Smith |first1=Suzette |title=Takeout Club: Pure Spice and HK Cafe Have Super Solid To-Go Dim Sum |url=https://www.portlandmercury.com/blogtown/2021/02/09/31694953/takeout-club-pure-spice-and-hk-cafe-have-super-solid-to-go-dim-sum |access-date=September 19, 2021 |work=Portland Mercury |date=February 9, 2021 |archive-date=August 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210815173041/https://www.portlandmercury.com/blogtown/2021/02/09/31694953/takeout-club-pure-spice-and-hk-cafe-have-super-solid-to-go-dim-sum |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Merck |first1=Kat |title=HK Cafe |url=https://www.wweek.com/restaurants/2018/12/04/hk-cafe/ |access-date=September 19, 2021 |work=Willamette Week |date=December 4, 2018 |archive-date=September 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210920212958/https://www.wweek.com/restaurants/2018/12/04/hk-cafe/ |url-status=live }} The menu also includes beef short ribs in broth, salad with pig-ear, roast pork, deep-fried rice balls with sweet pork, and "Chinese sushi" (fish and shrimp wrapped in seaweed, breaded and fried).
History
The restaurant operated via take-out during the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite news |last1=Bakall |first1=Samantha |title=Dim Sum Is a Family Experience That's on Hold. How Are Restaurants Learning to Adapt? |url=https://pdx.eater.com/2020/4/22/21231360/portland-dim-sum-restaurants-adapting-delivery-takeout-temporary-closing-coronavirus-impact-covid-19 |access-date=September 19, 2021 |work=Eater Portland |date=April 22, 2020 |archive-date=September 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210920212013/https://pdx.eater.com/2020/4/22/21231360/portland-dim-sum-restaurants-adapting-delivery-takeout-temporary-closing-coronavirus-impact-covid-19 |url-status=live }}
Reception
In 2013, Ben Waterhouse of The Oregonian said, "HK Cafe proves that even the bleakest of asphalt deserts can be home to great food." In 2020, Michael Russell included the restaurant in the newspaper's list of "Portland's 40 best inexpensive restaurants", and described HK Cafe as one of the city's busiest restaurants on weekends.{{cite news |last1=Russell |first1=Michael |title=Portland's 40 best inexpensive restaurants |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/dining/2020/03/portlands-40-best-inexpensive-restaurants.html |access-date=September 19, 2021 |work=The Oregonian |date=March 11, 2020 |archive-date=October 17, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201017222948/https://www.oregonlive.com/dining/2020/03/portlands-40-best-inexpensive-restaurants.html |url-status=live }} Seiji Nanbu and Brooke Jackson-Glidden included HK Cafe in Eater Portland{{'s}} 2021 overview of "Where to Find Outstanding Chinese Takeout in Portland and Beyond".{{cite news |last1=Nanbu |first1=Seiji |last2=Jackson-Glidden |first2=Brooke |title=Where to Find Outstanding Chinese Takeout in Portland and Beyond |url=https://pdx.eater.com/maps/best-portland-chinese-food-restaurants-szechuan-sichuan |access-date=September 19, 2021 |work=Eater Portland |date=February 26, 2021 |archive-date=May 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210520001511/https://pdx.eater.com/maps/best-portland-chinese-food-restaurants-szechuan-sichuan |url-status=live }} Portland Monthly included the dim sum in a 2022 list of "The 12 Best Breakfasts in Portland".{{Cite web |title=The 12 Best Breakfasts in Portland |url=https://www.pdxmonthly.com/eat-and-drink/best-portland-breakfast-dishes |access-date=2022-06-01 |website=Portland Monthly |language=en-US}}
See also
{{Portal|Food|Oregon}}
References
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External links
{{Commons category|HK Cafe}}
- {{Official website|https://hkcafetogo.com}}
- {{TripAdvisor|1986340}}
{{Lents, Portland, Oregon}}
{{Restaurants in Portland, Oregon}}
Category:Chinese restaurants in Portland, Oregon