Draft:Tasty Corner Chinese Restaurant
| Tasty Corner Chinese Restaurant | |
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| Restaurant information | |
| Established | June 2022 |
| Owner(s) | Daniel Chen |
| Food type | Chinese |
| Street address | 624 Southwest Hall Street |
| City | Portland |
| County | Multnomah |
| State | Oregon |
| Postal/ZIP Code | 97201 |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 45°30′37″N 122°41′01″W / 45.5103°N 122.6837°W |
Tasty Corner Chinese Restaurant, or simply Tasty Corner, is a Chinese restaurant in Portland, Oregon, United States.
Description
[edit]Tasty Corner is a Sichuan-focused Chinese restaurant in southwest Portland, near Portland State University.[1] It has large windows[2] and has been described as a sibling establishment to Hillsboro's Szechuan Garden. Tasty Corner's menu includes chongqing chicken, deep-fried shrimp,[3] egg rolls,[4] cumin lamb,[5] dumplings, mapo tofu, crispy and hand-shaved noodles, dandan noodles, and noodle soups with braised brisket and wonton.[6] Tasty Corner also has American Chinese dishes like General Tso's chicken, broccoli beef,[7] and honey-walnut shrimp.[8]
History
[edit]Daniel Chen, who co-owns Szechuan Garden, opened Tasty Corner in June 2022,[9] in the space that previously housed the Taiwanese restaurant Chit Chat Cafe.[6]
Reception
[edit]Tasty Corner was included in overviews of the city's best Chinese food by Katherine Chew Hamilton of Portland Monthly in 2022, as well as Seiji Nanbu, Janey Wong, and Rebecca Roland of Eater Portland in 2024.[3][8] In 2023, Wong also said Tasty Corner was "likely Portland's best" restaurant for mapo tofu.[10] Additionally, Nanbu and Thom Hilton included the restaurant in the website's list of sixteen "delectable" dumpling restaurants in the Portland metropolitan area,[2] and Brooke Jackson-Glidden recommended the business for "outstanding" take-out and delivery options.[11] Roland also included Tasty Corner in Eater Portland's 2024 overview of downtown Portland's best restaurants.[5]
In 2022, Michael Russell of The Oregonian included Tasty Corner in a list of the city's 25 best new restaurants.[12] He also called Tasty Corner the "best new Portland State University-adjacent" Chinese restaurant.[13] He also ranked the business number 39 in the newspaper's 2024 list of Portland's 40 best restaurants, recommending the mapo tofu, the dried pot pork ribs, and the hand-shaved noodles.[14]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ Russell, Michael (2022-11-03). "Norwegian lefse, guisado tacos and other tasty bits of Portland restaurant news for November 2022". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2023-03-16. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
- ^ a b Hilton, Thom (2023-01-27). "16 Delectable Dumpling Destinations in Portland and Beyond". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2023-12-04. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
- ^ a b "Portland's Best Chinese Food". Portland Monthly. Archived from the original on 2023-11-09. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
- ^ "The 6 Hottest New Portland Restaurants for Summer 2023 Dining". Portland Monthly. Archived from the original on 2024-04-03. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
- ^ a b Roland, Rebecca (2015-09-16). "Where to Eat and Drink in Downtown Portland". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2022-01-04. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
- ^ a b Russell, Michael (2022-10-21). "Tasty Corner's Sichuan dishes add a little heat near Portland State University". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2024-08-29. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
- ^ Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (2023-03-22). "Where to Get Outstanding Takeout and Delivery in Portland". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2024-03-03. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
- ^ a b Nanbu, Seiji (2016-03-03). "Where to Find the Best Chinese Food in Portland". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2021-05-20. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
- ^ "Downtown Is Coming Back, Along With What Was Always Its Most Beloved Feature: Restaurants". Willamette Week. 2022-10-12. Archived from the original on 2022-10-31. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
- ^ Wong, Janey (2017-12-08). "Where to Find Christmas Dinner or Brunch in Portland". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2024-03-18. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
- ^ Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (2023-03-22). "Where to Get Outstanding Takeout and Delivery in Portland". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2024-11-13. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
- ^ Russell, Michael (2022-11-21). "Here are Portland's 25 best new restaurants for 2022". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2022-12-19. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
- ^ Russell, Michael (2022-12-16). "Best of the rest: 11 more restaurants we loved in 2022". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2023-01-27. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
- ^ Russell, Michael (2024-02-26). "The 40 best restaurants in Portland you need to try". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2024-05-12. Retrieved 2024-11-21.