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Writer Theresa Griffin Kennedy has written about 20 establishments, from vegetarian restaurants to Cafe Lena.

The restaurant was lost during the COVID-19 pandemic. Some came back, others left forever. They could fall into the “lost restaurant” category. Author Teresa Griffin Kennedy knows the category well after doing about three and a half years of research on last year’s favorite eateries in and around Portland.

You know the place—especially if you’re a longtime resident. Hear the name and consider visiting. Take a look at the menu and remember your favourites. You can smell it, taste it and enjoy it.

When Griffin Kennedy started writing the book The Lost Restaurants of Portland, Oregon, he knew the list would be very long. Somehow, and unfortunately, she’s had to narrow down her list, and her 20 of her old favorites will be her final book, coming out September 26th in a pre-sale.

“Most of them are closed classics,” said Griffin Kennedy, a Baker native and author of six books including poetry, short stories, novels and an anthology.

Griffin Kennedy joined the “Lost Restaurant” project with enthusiasm after convincing Arcadia Publishing’s History Press to no longer make true crime books. Initially, the publisher wanted her to write a true crime story, as her late friend J.D. Chandler had done many times. And he told Acquisitions editor Laurie Krill, “I didn’t want to do that. The subject was dead.”

Krill said, “Have you ever thought of doing ‘Portland’s Lost Restaurant’?”

It took a few years, but it’s done.

“We were able to give each profile the attention it deserved,” said Griffin Kennedy. “I wanted to do my best. I wanted readers to get a glimpse into history and do some real research.”

The restaurants are presented in chronological order.

The first eatery featured was the city’s first vegetarian establishment, which opened in 1897 and closed in 1909. It was called a vegetarian restaurant opened by members of the Seventh-day Adventists.

“Even in 1897, Portlanders were thinking about vegetarianism,” said Griffin Kennedy.

Other restaurants include Manning’s Cafe (1916-84), Lotus (1924-2016), Yo’s Top Notch (1926-82), Monte Carlo (1927-2000), Henry Tires (1932-90), Flyers Quality Pie ( 1934). -92), The River Queen (1962-95), Der Rheinlander (1963-2016), and even her DuPay’s Drive-In, once located on South East Her Grand Her Avenue and Holgate Her Boulevard, Her ex-husband Don was owned by her Dupay family. A detective at the Portland Police Department.

“The profile I had the most fun writing was ‘River Queen,'” she said. “The history of the boat is interesting. It had two sister ships. Its official name was SS Shasta. It was the last place.” The River Queen served all kinds of dishes including salmon, crab and steak dinners. It was owned by Bill Roylance. Prior to The River Queen, she was a traveling coffee salesman for Boyd’s and provided contact information for DuPay’s. ”

Griffin Kennedy did a lot of research and used quotes from customers, managers, and owners. There are several recipes in the book, like Henry Thiele’s Dutch Baby German Pancakes .

“What makes this book different is that I put a lot of time into it. It took me three and a half years to finish it. I didn’t want to disappoint you,” said Griffin Kennedy. I’m here. “It was all for the reader. I was interacting with residents through Dead’s Memories Facebook page. I wanted to write something that would stand the test of time. The challenge was to come up with the information.” .”

The biggest challenge, she said, was collecting the images. Griffin Kennedy was looking for images of all restaurants. The Vegetarian Restaurant he could only find one.

Scott Daniels of the Oregon Historical Society, Thomas Robinson, a collector, Joel Hamberg, who helped with the Rhinelander items, and Scott Allen Tice, who improved the quality of the photographs for use in the book.

“I’m really proud to see this book. It’s a good book,” she said. “At first she wanted to include 35 restaurants, but realized she couldn’t do that. There wasn’t enough information. It would have been twice as long. We have a good restaurant and couldn’t list it.”

Griffin Kennedy’s next project isn’t all that different from The Lost Restaurant. “Lost Portland Tavern” She and her husband are working on a book together.

“I actually have an overview of it and a nice list of about 30 locations[so far],” she said. “These are really unique.”

“Lost Restaurant in Portland, Oregon” ($23.99, Arcadia Publishing), by Teresa Griffin Kennedy

The restaurants featured are:

Vegetarian Restaurant, 1897-1909

Manning’s Cafe, 1916-84

Lotus Cardroom and Cafe, 1924-2016

Yoze Top Notch, 1926-82

Monte Carlo, 1927-2000

Henry Thiele’s Restaurant, 1932-90

Georgian Room, 1933-2005

Flyers Quality Pie, 1934-92

Chocolate Lounge/Orange Slice, 1937-86

Waddles Coffee Shop, 1938-2004

Dupay’s Drive-In Restaurant, 1954-62

Hollywood Burger Bar, 1954-2015

Sambo’s Restaurant, 1957-81

Club 21, 1958-2017

Burger Barn, 1959-94

The Barbary Coast/Hoyt Hotel, 1962-72

River Queen, 1962-95

Der Rheinlander Restaurant 1963-2016

Old Wives Tales Restaurant, 1980-2014

Cafe Lena 1991-2001

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