Yaw's Top Notch
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Defunct restaurant in Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Yaw's Top Notch was a restaurant in Portland, Oregon.
The original restaurant operated from 1926 to 1985.[1][2] The business once employed 180 people.[3] It was best known for its burgers.[4]
The restaurant was revived by owner Stephen Yaw in 2012,[5] but closed eight months later.[6][7][8][9]
- ↑ Russell, Michael (March 16, 2017). "Steven P. Yaw, grandson of Yaw's Top Notch founder, dies at 70". The Oregonian. Advance Publications. Archived from the original on November 11, 2020. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
- ↑ Kennedy, Theresa Griffin (2022). Lost Restaurants of Portland, Oregon. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4671-4330-1.
- ↑ Bottenberg, Ray; Bottenberg, Jeanna (2008). Vanishing Portland. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7385-5830-1.
- ↑ "Yaw's Top Notch Restaurant < Restaurant Ware Collectors Network". Restaurant Ware Collectors Network. Retrieved January 31, 2026.
- ↑ Fehrenbacher, Lee (May 11, 2012). "Yaw's Top Notch burger joint to reopen in Northeast Portland". Daily Journal of Commerce. Archived from the original on May 10, 2015. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
- ↑ DeJesus, Erin (May 16, 2013). "Yaw's Top Notch Revival Shutters After Eight Months". Eater Portland. Vox Media. Archived from the original on May 20, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
- ↑ Ashton, David F. "New 'Yaw's Top Notch' packed with diners – before 'grand opening'". East PDX News. Archived from the original on February 25, 2021. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
- ↑ Jarman, Casey (November 27, 2012). "Yaw's Top Notch". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on December 28, 2021. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
- ↑ Swart, Cornelius (May 17, 2013). "Revival of Portland's iconic Yaw's Top Notch Restaurant folds amid labor disputes, arrest". The Oregonian. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
