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Dick's Kitchen

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Dick's Kitchen
Exterior of the Southeast Belmont restaurant in 2012
Restaurant information
Owner(s)Richard Satnick
CityPortland
CountyMultnomah
StateOregon
CountryUnited States

Dick's Kitchen was a "paleo-friendly" restaurant with multiple locations in Portland, Oregon.[1]

Description

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The high-vegetable, low-grain[2] menu offered gluten-free, paleo, and vegan options,[3] including burgers, sandwiches, sausages,[4] and desserts.[5][6] The interior of the southeast Portland restaurant was decorated with portraits of notable men named Richard, including Dick Van Dyke, Richard Burton, and Richard Nixon.[5][7] Drinks at the northwest Portland location included the Dick's-A-Rita and Dick's Elixir.[8]

History

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Exterior of the Belmont location in 2018

Richard Satnick opened the first restaurant on Southeast Belmont in the Sunnyside neighborhood in August 2010.[1] He opened a second restaurant in northwest Portland in late 2011,[9][10][11] in a space which previously housed Lucy's Table.[12][13][14] Meat was sourced from Carmen Ranch in Wallowa, Oregon, as of 2014.[15] The "sister-restaurant" Dick's Primal Burger opened in southeast Portland's Woodstock neighborhood in 2015, offering counter service.[16][17]

The Dick's Kitchen in Sunnyside closed and was replaced by Taqueria Los Puñales.[18] The outpost in northwest Portland closed and the space was later occupied by the Indian restaurant Bhuna.[19][20][21]

Reception

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In 2016 and 2017, Dick's won in the Best Paleo Options category in Willamette Week's annual readers' poll.[22][23] The restaurant won second place in the same category in 2020.[24]

References

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  1. ^ a b DeJesus, Erin (2011-08-01). "NW 21st's Lucy's Table to Shutter; Dick's Kitchen Moving In". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2015-12-09. Retrieved 2021-02-27.
  2. ^ Russell, Michael (2012-01-16). "Food creatives expand restricted diets' horizons". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2019-09-17. Retrieved 2021-02-27.
  3. ^ Russell, Michael (2016-01-08). "10 healthy Portland restaurants to help you keep your New Year's resolutions". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2022-09-28. Retrieved 2021-02-27.
  4. ^ Ritchie, Rachel (2010-09-13). "French Onion 'Zizou' Burger at Dick's Kitchen". Portland Monthly. Archived from the original on 2021-10-17. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
  5. ^ a b Apalategui, Eric (2010-07-31). "Storefronts: Changes in Portland's retail landscape". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2022-09-28. Retrieved 2021-02-27.
  6. ^ Helmes, Mary (2013-06-19). "Dick's Kitchen - The All-American Paleo-Friendly Diner - Paleo in a Pinch". The Columbian Blogs. Archived from the original on 2015-09-19. Retrieved 2021-02-27.
  7. ^ "Dick's Kitchen". Portland Monthly. Archived from the original on 2020-10-26. Retrieved 2021-02-27.
  8. ^ "Dick's Kitchen Northwest". Thrillist. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2021-02-27.
  9. ^ DeJesus, Erin (2011-11-11). "Inside Dick's Kitchen Northwest, Opening Saturday". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2015-12-09. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
  10. ^ Kish, Matthew (2012-12-14). "After deal, Satnick focuses on Dick's Kitchen". Portland Business Journal. Archived from the original on 2014-03-10. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
  11. ^ Mortenson, Eric (2013-01-12). "Small business: Growing fast, but staying true". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2020-10-27.
  12. ^ DeJesus, Erin (2011-08-01). "NW 21st's Lucy's Table to Shutter; Dick's Kitchen Moving In". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2015-12-09. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
  13. ^ Butler, Grant (2017-01-01). "Tasty memories: 97 long-gone Portland restaurants we wish were still around". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2020-12-28. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
  14. ^ Bamman, Mattie John (2017-04-13). "See How Carina Lounge Transformed the Old Basta's Trattoria". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2021-10-20. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
  15. ^ Greenaway, Twilight (2014-07-28). "The new low-carbon diet: eat well without gobbling up resources". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 2014-07-29. Retrieved 2021-02-27.
  16. ^ Bamman, Mattie John (2015-11-12). "Dick's Kitchen's New Burger Concept Unleashed in Woodstock". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2021-10-24. Retrieved 2021-02-27.
  17. ^ Groff, Elizabeth Ussher (2015-12-24). ""Dick's Primal Burger" opens across from Woodstock Library". The Bee. Archived from the original on 2022-09-28. Retrieved 2021-02-27.
  18. ^ "At Taquería los Puñales, the Taco Shop Tradition Gets a Queer Makeover". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on 2022-01-21. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
  19. ^ Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (2018-07-30). "Indian Pop-Up Bhuna Will Find Its Own Home in Northwest Portland". Eater Portland. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
  20. ^ Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (2018-10-15). "Portland's First True Kashmiri Restaurant Opens Wednesday". Eater Portland. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
  21. ^ Walsh, Chad. "Deepak Kaul's Bhuna, and His Unlikely Path into the Restaurant World". Portland Mercury. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
  22. ^ "Best of Portland Reader's Poll 2016: The Complete List of Winners". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on 2019-01-06. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
  23. ^ Kilts, Alie (2017-07-12). "Here are the Winners of the Best of Portland Readers' Poll 2017". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on 2019-01-06. Retrieved 2021-02-27.
  24. ^ "FOOD, DRINK, RESTAURANTS". Willamette Week. 2020-07-21. Archived from the original on 2020-11-15. Retrieved 2021-02-27.
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