Baon Kainan
| Baon Kainan | |
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| Owner(s) | Ethan and Geri Leung |
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| City | Portland |
| County | Multnomah |
| State | Oregon |
| Country | United States |
| Website | baonkainan |
Baon Kainan is a Filipino restaurant in Portland, Oregon, United States. It has garnered a positive reception.
Description
[edit]The restaurant Baon Kainan serves Filipino / Filipino-American[1] cuisine in Portland, Oregon. The business has operated from a food cart on Alberta Street called Alberta Carts,[2][3] and later on Couch Street in the north Portland part of the Kerns neighborhood.[4][5] Baon Kainan has used the tagline "Not your tita's cooking".[6][7] The restaurant's website says, "Our goal is to share our perspective on Filipino food through the lens of Filipino-Americans. Growing up predominantly in the U.S. and having a Filipino heritage makes our story unique but common to what second and third-generation Filipinos have experienced."[8]
The menu includes adobo made with smoked tamari and chicken stock, ensaïmadas, as well as kare-kare served with French fries.[9] The business has also served sisig with jackfruit and mushroom, Filipino spaghetti with banana ketchup tomato sauce, and calamansi cream puffs.[2] The brunch menu includes pork belly tosilog with eggs and garlic rice, and ube bibingka is among dessert options.[10]
History
[edit]The restaurant is owned by spouses Ethan and Geri Leung.[11] The business started as a pop-up in Seattle.[12] In 2021, the couple relocated to Portland and moved Baon Kainan to a lot at Metalwood Salvage on Northeast Prescott Street.[9]
Baon Kainan has been part of the Sobrang Sarap food tour.[13][14][15] It has also hosted a pop-up serving breakfast sandwiches.[16]
Reception
[edit]Andrea Damewood of Willamette Week wrote, "While there are a few stellar representations of Filipino cooking around town, Baon Kainan's casual and boundary-expanding take on the classics fills a slot that's gone unfilled in Portland (and likely the Pacific Northwest)."[17] Michael Russell included the business in The Oregonian's overview of Portland's best new food carts of 2021.[18] Alex Frane included Baon Kainan in Thrillist's 2021 overview of Portland's "must-hit" restaurants.[19] Baon Kainan was named Cart of the Year by Portland Monthly in 2021.[20] The magazine's Katherine Chew Hamilton included the business in a 2022 list of twenty food carts that define the city.[5] In 2024, Nick Woo and Janey Wong included Baon Kainan in Eater Portland's overview of the city's "most outstanding" food carts,[2] and The Infatuation's Krista Garcia also included the business in a list of Portland's best food carts.[21]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Restaurateur Angel Medina's Guide to Eating and Drinking Well in Portland, Oregon". Bon Appétit. 2022-09-22. Retrieved 2024-12-13.
- ^ a b c Woo, Nick (2015-06-10). "A Guide to Portland's Most Outstanding Food Carts". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2021-09-18. Retrieved 2024-12-13.
- ^ Gebel, Meira (2024-05-28). "What Baon Kainan's Geri and Ethan Leung would eat for their last Portland meal". Axios. Retrieved 2024-12-13.
- ^ Damewood, Andrea. "Tomato Season Is Here: Do You Know Where Your BLT Specials Are?". Portland Mercury. Retrieved 2024-12-13.
- ^ a b "20 Food Carts that Define Portland Right Now". Portland Monthly. Archived from the original on 2022-04-22. Retrieved 2024-12-13.
- ^ "Filipino Cart Baon Kainan Isn't Auntie Authentic, but Hits All the Right Comfort Notes". Willamette Week. 2021-09-08. Retrieved 2024-12-13.
- ^ Connor, Vickie (2023-10-27). "How to eat every meal at a Filipino restaurant in Portland". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2024-03-12. Retrieved 2024-12-13.
- ^ "6 Filipino restaurants to visit in the Portland area". KOIN.com. 2022-01-18. Retrieved 2024-12-13.
- ^ a b Connor, Vickie (2021-08-27). "Food cart Baon Kainan brings Filipino American flair to Portland". The Oregonian. Retrieved 2024-12-13.
- ^ "Baon Kainan - Review - Alberta - Portland, OR". The Infatuation. 2024-05-24. Retrieved 2024-12-13.
- ^ Hilton, Thom (2024-04-16). "Baon Kainan Owners Ethan and Geri Leung's Favorite Restaurants in Portland". Eater Portland. Retrieved 2024-12-13.
- ^ "This New Filipino-American Food Cart Is "Not Your Tita's Cooking"". Portland Monthly. Retrieved 2024-12-13.
- ^ Smith, Suzette. "Filipino Food Month Sobrang Sarap Showcases Portland-Area Food Carts, Restaurants, and Pop-Ups". Portland Mercury. Archived from the original on 2024-05-27. Retrieved 2024-12-13.
- ^ Spencer, Malia. "Sobrang Sarap wants to introduce diners to the Portland's Filipino offerings". Portland Business Journal. Retrieved 2024-12-13.
- ^ Russell, Michael (2024-04-01). "Celebrate Filipino Food Month with specials at these Portland-area restaurants". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2024-05-17. Retrieved 2024-12-13.
- ^ "Our Favorite Breakfast Sandwich Right Now Lives at Balong, a Filipino American Pop-Up". Portland Monthly. Retrieved 2024-12-13.
- ^ "Baon Kainan Is Back and It Brought Brunch". Willamette Week. 2021-09-24. Retrieved 2024-12-13.
- ^ Russell, Michael (2021-09-22). "Portland's best new food carts of 2021". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2022-01-12. Retrieved 2024-12-13.
- ^ Frane, Alex (2020-09-11). "Where to Eat in Portland Right Now". Thrillist. Archived from the original on 2023-04-07. Retrieved 2024-12-13.
- ^ "Portland's 9 Greatest New Food Carts of 2021". Portland Monthly. Archived from the original on 2021-12-16. Retrieved 2024-12-13.
- ^ "The 18 Best Food Carts In Portland 2024 - Portland, OR". The Infatuation. 2024-05-24. Retrieved 2024-12-13.
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