Shalom Y'all
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_-_4.jpg) Exterior of the restaurant in Buckman, Portland, Oregon, 2022 | |
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| City | Portland |
| State | Oregon |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 45°30′54.8″N 122°39′51.8″W / 45.515222°N 122.664389°W |
Shalom Y'all (sometimes stylized as Shalom Y'all!)[1] is a restaurant serving Israeli,[2] Mediterranean, and Middle Eastern cuisine in Portland, Oregon, United States.[3] There were two locations, before one restaurant rebranded as Lil' Shalom.
Description
[edit]Shalom Y'all is a restaurant in southeast Portland's Buckman neighborhood. Portland Monthly has described the restaurant as an "Israeli street food kitchen". The menu has included cucumber-kohlrabi salads, hummus plates with maitake mushrooms or braised lamb, oregano-perfumed lambchops, muhamara, a blackberry Manischewitz-spiked spritzer, and flatbread with a roasted pepper spread and pomegranate molasses.[3] Both Shalom Y'all and its spin-off Lil' Shalom have served corn ribs.[4]
History
[edit]The original restaurant was established in May 2016,[5] initially operating in the Pine Street Market. The business relocated to 1128 Southwest Alder Street in 2017.[6][7]
Plans for a second location in southeast Portland were announced in November 2017.[8] The outpost opened in February 2018.[9]
The business is operated by Sesame Collective. Laura Amans, Jamal Hassan, Kasey Mills are co-owners.[10]
The restaurant's phone system was hacked in 2019.[11][12] In January 2021, both locations were vandalized with anti-Israel graffiti.[13][14] Michael Russell of The Oregonian wrote in 2021:
Shalom Y'all was first opened by former Portland chef John Gorham and his business partner Ron Avni, whose family owns the Israeli dude ranch Vered Hagalil, where "Shalom, Y'all" hangs above the reception desk. The Toro Bravo restaurant group was dissolved in July after Gorham, incensed over vandals spray painted the group's catering vans, directed a violent Facebook outburst toward a trans woman of color. Operating as the new Sesame Collective, longtime Toro Bravo employees Mills, Hassan and Amans took over both Shalom Y'all locations as well as sister restaurants Mediterranean Exploration Company, the then under-development Yalla as well as two outposts of burger spot Bless Your Heart. At the time, the new group removed its "Israeli street food" descriptor, while keeping its menu the same.[10]
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In mid 2021, the Alder Street location closed and rebranded as Lil' Shalom.[15] The Shalom Y'all on Southeast Taylor Street continued to operate as usual.[16][17]
Lil' Shalom
[edit]The spin-off restaurant Lil' Shalom is also operated by Sesame Collective.[18] It serves Mediterranean cuisine.[19] Co-owner Mills is the executive chef.[20] Caleb Rose has been the sous-chef.[21][22]
Reception
[edit]Shalom Y'all ranked second in the Best Mediterranean Restaurant category of Willamette Week's annual 'Best of Portland' readers' poll in 2022 and 2024.[23][24]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ Russell, Michael (2016-01-27). "Shalom Y'all! brings Israeli street food to downtown Portland". The Oregonian. Retrieved 2025-04-01.
- ^ Smith, Suzette (May 11, 2021). "Takeout Club: Shalom Y'all Southeast Wants You to Sit Down and Be Served". Portland Mercury. Archived from the original on 2021-11-01. Retrieved 2022-03-02.
- ^ a b "Shalom Y'All". Portland Monthly. Archived from the original on 2022-02-17. Retrieved 2022-03-02.
- ^ Stokes, Kara (2021-08-20). "TikTok-Trendy Corn Ribs Are Emblematic of How We Eat Right Now". Eater Portland. Retrieved 2025-04-01.
- ^ "Shalom Y'all Restaurant SE". Southeast Examiner. Archived from the original on 5 November 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ Bamman, Mattie John (2017-02-07). "Shalom Y'All Reopens With Revamped Menus". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2017-04-24. Retrieved 2022-03-02.
- ^ "The Eastside Location of Israeli-Focused Shalom Y'all Doesn't Live Up to its Pedigree". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on 2021-07-11. Retrieved 2022-03-02.
- ^ Bamman, Mattie John (2017-11-14). "John Gorham's Shalom Y'All Will Replace Taylor Railworks in February 2018". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2022-03-02. Retrieved 2022-03-02.
- ^ Perkins, Erin (2018-02-12). "Second Shalom Y'all Restaurant Opens". Eater Portland. Retrieved 2025-04-01.
- ^ a b Russell, Michael (2021-01-11). "Portland Israeli restaurants vandalized with 'Free Palestine' graffiti". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2021-05-13. Retrieved 2022-03-02.
- ^ "Portland restaurant's phone system targeted in anti-Semitic attacks". KGW. 18 November 2019. Archived from the original on 2 February 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ "Hackers hit Shalom Y'all, send anti-Semitic phone messages". KOIN. 18 November 2019. Archived from the original on 18 December 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ Frane, Alex (12 January 2021). "Three Portland Restaurants Were Vandalized With Anti-Israel Graffiti This Weekend". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 1 February 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ "Shalom Y'all in Portland target of weekend vandalism". KATU. 11 January 2021. Archived from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ "Shalom Y'all's Downtown Location Officially Reopens as Lil' Shalom Next Month". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on 2021-07-17. Retrieved 2022-03-02.
- ^ "Shalom Y'all's Downtown Location Will Temporarily Closed for a Refresh and Rebrand". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on 2021-07-18. Retrieved 2022-03-02.
- ^ Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (2021-05-11). "Shalom Y'all Shuts Down to Reopen as the Takeout-Friendly Lil' Shalom". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2021-12-10. Retrieved 2022-03-02.
- ^ Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (2022-06-21). "Anticipated Handmade Pasta Shop Dolly Olive Opens June 22". Eater Portland. Retrieved 2025-04-01.
- ^ "Osakan Comfort Food Restaurant Tanaka Is Coming to the Suburbs". Willamette Week. 2023-08-01. Retrieved 2025-04-01.
- ^ "Foodie Friday: Lil' Shalom". KOIN.com. 2021-09-03. Archived from the original on 2023-03-21. Retrieved 2025-04-01.
- ^ "Zula Has Taken Over the Former Rotigo Space". Willamette Week. 2023-04-18. Retrieved 2025-04-01.
- ^ Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (2023-03-17). "Peek Inside Zula, Portland's Culinary Love Letter to Tel Aviv". Eater Portland. Retrieved 2025-04-01.
- ^ "Food Winners". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on 2022-07-15. Retrieved 2025-04-01.
- ^ "2024 Best of Portland Readers' Poll: Food". Willamette Week. Retrieved 2025-04-01.
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