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| Street address | 3401 Southeast Belmont Street |
| City | Portland |
| County | Multnomah |
| State | Oregon |
| Postal/ZIP Code | 97214 |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 45°30′59″N 122°37′46″W / 45.5165°N 122.6294°W |
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
[edit]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
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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
[edit]In 2015, Eater Portland's Danielle Centoni called Hoda's one of the city's best Lebanese restaurants.[10]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ a b c "From the Archives: Stomaching It". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on September 14, 2021. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
- ^ "28 Places to Party on New Year's Eve in Portland". Eater Portland. December 15, 2016. Archived from the original on September 6, 2018. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
- ^ a b Pitawanich, Christine (May 27, 2020). "Plan would let Portland restaurants expand into the street for social distancing seating". KGW. Archived from the original on December 31, 2020. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
- ^ a b Centoni, Danielle (December 17, 2014). "Hoda's Middle Eastern Cuisine on NE Fremont Has Served its Last Mezze Platter". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on May 7, 2015. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
- ^ a b Frane, Alex (May 27, 2020). "Where To Find Family Meals for Takeout and Delivery in Portland". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on September 23, 2021. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
- ^ Rosenberg, Robin (September 28, 2000). "Hoda's Middle eastern cuisine". Portland Mercury. Archived from the original on October 21, 2021. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
- ^ Finch, Rob (July 21, 2009). "Mezze table". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on October 21, 2021. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
- ^ DeJesus, Erin (September 21, 2010). "Hoda's Second Location; Lutz Tavern Shutters; Star Bar Opens". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on October 21, 2021. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
- ^ Sawyer, Cassie (December 31, 2014). "RIP: 12 shuttered Portland bars and restaurants we'll miss". Thrillist. Archived from the original on August 6, 2020. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
- ^ Centoni, Danielle (May 21, 2015). "Cosmic Soda Shop Becomes Rendez Vous Off Belmont". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on April 10, 2021. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
External links
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Media related to Hoda's Lebanese Restaurant at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
- "Hoda's". Tripadvisor.
