Everybody Eats PDX

Everybody Eats PDX
The restaurant's interior, 2022
Restaurant information
Closed	2022 (2022)
Food type	Soul food Cajun Creole
City	Portland
State	Oregon
Country	United States
Coordinates	45.5243°N 122.6810°W / 45.5243; -122.6810

Everybody Eats PDX (sometimes simply Everybody Eats) was a soul food restaurant in Portland, Oregon. The business closed in 2022.

Description

Everybody Eats PDX was a Black-owned,[1] soul food restaurant that served Cajun and Creole cuisine in northwest Portland's Pearl District.[2][3] Portland Monthly's Katherine Chew Hamilton described the menu as "Southern-meets-Pacific-Northwest cooking".[4]

The brunch menu included chicken and waffles (including a peach cobbler variety) and shrimp and grits. The dinner menu included lamb chops with Cajun pasta, mashed potatoes, and asparagus as sides. The "ultimate" seafood macaroni and cheese had crab, lobster, and shrimp mixed with Tillamook cheese sauce, topped with lobster tail, king crab meat, prawns, and a Mexican cheese blend.[4][5]

The interior featured a graffiti mural painted by Ray Baxter, also known as Hand of Dogg.[1]

History

Owners Johnny Huff Jr. and Marcell Goss started Everybody Eats as a catering service in 2016. In May 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, the business moved into a brick and mortar in southeast Portland,[6] operating via catering, counter service and takeout.[4] The menu included cheesesteaks, macaroni and cheese, and po'boys.[7]

The restaurant relocated to the Pearl District in May 2021,[1] offering brunch, lunch, dinner, and a full bar.[4] In September 2021, three people were injured after a gunfight broke out amongst a group of diners.[2] The restaurant was vandalized in May 2022.[8]

The restaurant's owners supported community organizations including Black Lives Matter[9] and Don't Shoot PDX.[1][2] Everybody Eats PDX closed in 2022.[10]

Reception

Kara Stokes and Maya MacEvoy included Everybody Eats PDX in Eater Portland's 2022 overview of "Where to Eat and Drink in Portland’s Pearl District".[11] The website's Ron Scott and Nathan Williams included the restaurant in a 2022 list of "13 Spots for Serious Soul Food in Portland and Beyond".[12]

See also

• List of Black-owned restaurants
• List of Cajun restaurants
• List of soul food restaurants

References

1. Moore, Jenni (2021-05-24). "Pandemic Success Story: Everybody Eats PDX Brings Black-Owned Dining Back to the Pearl". Portland Mercury. Archived from the original on 2021-08-14. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
2. Frane, Alex (2021-09-07). "A Gunfight Broke Out at Pearl District Restaurant Everybody Eats this Weekend". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2021-10-06. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
3. Ham, Robert (June 3, 2020). "Help Support Portland's Black-Owned Restaurants". Portland Mercury. Archived from the original on April 18, 2021. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
4. Hamilton, Katherine Chew (2021-02-18). "Everybody Eats PDX Will Bring Ultimate Seafood Mac and Peach Cobbler Chicken and Waffles to the Pearl". Portland Monthly. Archived from the original on 2021-10-06. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
5. "The Top Five Places to Eat in Portland This Week". Willamette Week. 2021-04-26. Archived from the original on 2021-10-06. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
6. "Portland's Black-Owned Eateries Are Giving Back". Portland Monthly. 12 June 2020. Archived from the original on 2022-03-23. Retrieved 2022-08-24.
7. Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (2021-03-18). "Portland's Most Anticipated Restaurant, Bar, and Pod Openings, Spring 2021". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2021-05-14. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
8. "Murmurs: Former Journalist Charged With Bias Crimes". Willamette Week. 11 May 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-06-16. Retrieved 2022-08-24.
9. Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (2021-02-19). "An East Portland Spot for Seafood Mac and Cheese Is Moving to the Pearl". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2021-10-06. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
10. Wong, Janey (2021-01-20). "Portland's Restaurant, Bar, and Food Cart Closures". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2021-01-21. Retrieved 2022-08-24.
11. Stokes, Kara (2019-09-09). "Where to Eat and Drink in Portland's Pearl District". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2020-12-31. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
12. Scott, Ron (2021-10-05). "13 Spots for Serious Soul Food in Portland and Beyond". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2021-10-11. Retrieved 2022-07-06.

External links

• Media related to Everybody Eats PDX at Wikimedia Commons