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Restaurant information
Established2008 (2008)
Closed2019 (2019)
Owner(s)Janis Martin
ChefJanis Martin
Food typeJapanese
Street address8029 Southeast Stark Street
CityPortland
StateOregon
Postal/ZIP Code97215
CountryUnited States
Coordinates45°31′09″N 122°34′51″W / 45.5192°N 122.5808°W / 45.5192; -122.5808

Tanuki was a Japanese restaurant and bar in Portland, Oregon, United States.[1][2][3][4] The business operated from 2008 to 2019.

Description

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The Japanese restaurant Tanuki initially operated on 21st Avenue at Flanders Street in northwest Portland's Northwest District,[5][6] before relocating to the Montavilla neighborhood in 2011.[7] Erin DeJesus described the original space as a "hole-in-the-wall".[8] Signs at the Montavilla space said "No sushi, no kids" and "This is not a Japanese restaurant".[9]

The menu included gyoza, sashimi,[5] kimchi, and oshinko.[10] Tanuki also served fermented noodles,[11] trout in a seaweed butter sauce, kimchi macaroni and cheese, duck heart, various seafood dishes,[12] and buns with kimchi, blue cheese, and sake-cured bacon.[13] The bar stocked Asian beers,[9] sake, shōchū, and Japanese whisky. Among cocktails was the Dejima, which had Damrak gin, St. Germain, and rhubarb bitters.[14]

History

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The restaurant opened on 21st Avenue in 2008.[5][15] Janis Martin was the chef and owner.[5][16] In 2011, the restaurant relocated to Stark Street in the southeast Portland part of the Montavilla neighborhood.[7] Tanuki began restricting seating in 2013.[17] Suffering from a seafood allergy,[15] Martin closed Tanuki permanently in 2019 and began working at East Glisan Pizza Lounge.[18]

Reception

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In 2012, Karen Brooks and Rachel Ritchie included Tanuki in Portland Monthly's "Best of the Rest", a list of 35 local eateries "that should remain in any food lover's regular rotation".[19] Brooks later called the restaurant the city's "notorious cult izakaya".[20] In 2016, Time Out included Tanuki in a list of the eighteen best Japanese restaurants in the United States.[21]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Tanuki". Portland Monthly. Archived from the original on May 31, 2023. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  2. ^ Sarasohn, David (March 22, 2013). "Southeast Portland's Tanuki: When a restaurant is not a restaurant (review)". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on June 9, 2023. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  3. ^ "Montavilla Bar Tanuki Closes to Head off Oregonian Review". Willamette Week. March 22, 2013. Archived from the original on November 11, 2020. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  4. ^ Jacobson, Rebecca (October 15, 2014). "Tanuki: Restaurant Guide 2014". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on February 6, 2023. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  5. ^ a b c d Davis, Camas (May 19, 2009). "Introducing... Tanuki". Portland Monthly. Archived from the original on April 1, 2023. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  6. ^ Davis, Camas (May 19, 2009). "Japanese Rising". Portland Monthly. Archived from the original on February 7, 2023. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  7. ^ a b DeJesus, Erin (August 24, 2011). "Tanuki Moving Into Montavilla's Immortal Pie & Larder Spot". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on February 27, 2024. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  8. ^ DeJesus, Erin (November 15, 2012). "Smokehouse 21's B.J. Smith on His Meaty First Year". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on December 7, 2023. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  9. ^ a b Brooks, Karen (May 26, 2015). "The Rise of Portland's Iconoclastic Asian Cuisine". Portland Monthly. Archived from the original on March 20, 2024. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  10. ^ "Pickled foods every Portlander needs to try". Eater Portland. June 22, 2015. Archived from the original on February 27, 2024. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  11. ^ Tepler, Benjamin (February 23, 2012). "Introducing: Tanuki". Portland Monthly. Archived from the original on June 10, 2023. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  12. ^ "Tanuki". Time Out Portland. June 13, 2016. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  13. ^ Thelin, Mike (October 16, 2012). "Five Things You Must Eat in 2012". Portland Monthly. Archived from the original on May 30, 2023. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  14. ^ Thrillist (November 28, 2011). "Obscene things will be done to your mouth". Thrillist. Archived from the original on December 28, 2021. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  15. ^ a b Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (November 13, 2018). "Edgy Sake Bar Tanuki Is Going Through Some Serious Changes". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on May 28, 2023. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  16. ^ Cohen, Jason (April 28, 2010). "Calling Bullshit 2: Tanuki's Janis Martin on Michael Ruhlman". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on December 7, 2023. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  17. ^ DeJesus, Erin (March 26, 2013). "Tanuki to Restrict Seating After Recent Flurry of Reviews". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on February 26, 2024. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  18. ^ Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (January 24, 2019). "Quintessential Portland Sake Bar Tanuki Has Closed". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on June 6, 2023. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  19. ^ Ritchie, Rachel; Brooks, Karen (October 16, 2012). "Best of the Rest". Portland Monthly. Archived from the original on March 26, 2023. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  20. ^ Brooks, Karen (November 10, 2022). "Portland's Best Cubano Sandwich Is at a Hidden Gem on Northeast Fremont". Portland Monthly. Archived from the original on June 6, 2023. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  21. ^ "The 18 best Japanese restaurants in America". Time Out. June 15, 2016. Archived from the original on February 28, 2024. Retrieved May 30, 2024 – via New York Post.
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