Tanuki (restaurant)
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| Tanuki | |
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| Restaurant information | |
| Established | 2008 |
| Closed | 2019 |
| Owner | Janis Martin |
| Chef | Janis Martin |
| Food type | Japanese |
| Location | 8029 Southeast Stark Street, Portland, Oregon, 97215, United States |
| Coordinates | 45°31′09″N 122°34′51″W / 45.5192°N 122.5808°W |
Tanuki was a Japanese restaurant and bar in Portland, Oregon, United States.[1][2][3][4] The business operated from 2008 to 2019.
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
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]
