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Defunct Mexican restaurant in Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Mi Mero Mole
Established 2011 (2011 ) Closed July 3, 2020 (2020-07-03 ) Owner(s) Nick Zukin Food type
Mexican Street address
5026 Southeast Division Street
32 Northwest 5th Avenue
City
Portland State
Oregon Country United States Website
mmmtacospdx .com
Mi Mero Mole was a Mexican restaurant with two locations in
Portland, Oregon , United States.
[1]
Description
The restaurant served Mexican cuisine such as
burritos , guisados,
[2]
moles ,
quesadillas ,
tacos , and
tortillas . The restaurant also served breakfast on weekdays, as of 2019.
[3]
History
The original Mi Mero Mole opened on Division Street in
southeast Portland 's
Richmond neighborhood in 2011.
[4] Owner Nick Zukin opened a second location in the
Old Town Chinatown neighborhood in 2014. The Division restaurant closed in 2017,
[5] and the Old Town Chinatown restaurant closed on July 3,
[6] 2020, during the
COVID-19 pandemic .
[7]
[8] Zukin had estimated that business was reduced by as much as 80 percent during the pandemic.
[9] The restaurant was operating via pickup and delivery, as of April 2020.
[10]
The restaurant offered "all you can eat" tacos; the record for most eaten was 14, as of 2016.
[11] Zukin received some media attention for his controversial social media interactions.
[12]
Reception
Mi Mero Mole won the best guisados category in Michael Russell's 2018 list of
The Oregonian ' s "8 best tacos within striking distance" of
downtown Portland .
[13] The restaurant was a favorite of the
Unipiper , as of 2020.
[14]
See also
References
^ Singer, Matthew (2020-06-29).
"Old Town Mexican Favorite Mi Mero Mole Is the Latest Portland Restaurant to Close for Good" . Willamette Week .
Archived from the original on 2021-08-19. Retrieved 2021-12-27 .
^ Russell, Michael (2012-02-03).
"Five new restaurants upping the ante for Portland's Mexican scene" . The Oregonian .
Archived from the original on 2020-01-31. Retrieved 2021-12-27 .
^
"Mexican/ Tex-Mex" . Willamette Week . 2019-11-05.
Archived from the original on 2021-08-07. Retrieved 2021-12-27 .
^ Jones, Allison (2011-11-10).
"5 (and a half) Questions for Mi Mero Mole's Nick Zukin" .
Portland Monthly .
Archived from the original on 2020-08-12. Retrieved 2021-12-27 .
^ Korfhage, Matthew (2017-02-14).
"Mi Mero Mole Closing on Division Street Because of Traffic, Unadventurous Diners" . Willamette Week .
Archived from the original on 2021-02-28. Retrieved 2021-12-27 .
^ Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (December 23, 2021).
"A Running List of Portland's Restaurant, Bar, and Food Cart Closures" . Eater Portland . Retrieved December 27, 2021 .
^ Frane, Alex (2020-07-01).
"Mi Mero Mole's Closing Announcement Compares the Experience of Owning a Restaurant in Portland to Being Killed by Police" . Eater Portland .
Archived from the original on 2021-10-20. Retrieved 2021-12-27 .
^ Vinson, Ty (2020-06-30).
"Mi Mero Mole owner blames city for closure of Old Town/Chinatown taqueria" .
The Oregonian .
Archived from the original on 2021-02-25. Retrieved 2021-12-27 .
^ Allison, Megan (2020-06-15).
"Old Town businesses worry about making it through pandemic" .
KATU .
Archived from the original on 2021-12-27. Retrieved 2021-12-27 .
^
"The Top Five Places to Get Delivery or Takeout From This Week" . Willamette Week . 2020-04-29.
Archived from the original on 2021-07-19. Retrieved 2021-12-27 .
^ Korfhage, Matthew (2016-09-21).
"Ridiculously Cheap Tuesday Food and Drink Deals in Portland" . Willamette Week .
Archived from the original on 2021-07-26. Retrieved 2021-12-27 .
^
Brooks, Karen (2020-07-07).
"5 Days That Shook the Portland Food World" . Portland Monthly .
Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 2021-12-27 .
^ Russell, Michael (2018-10-04).
"Portland's 8 best tacos within striking distance of downtown" . The Oregonian .
Archived from the original on 2021-01-28. Retrieved 2021-12-27 .
^ Singer, Matthew (2020-04-01).
"The Unipiper Tells How He's Spending His Quarantine" . Willamette Week .
Archived from the original on 2020-06-28. Retrieved 2021-12-27 .
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