Donald Kenney knows that the Suttle Lodge Boathouse’s success can’t all be attributed to what comes from the kitchen.
“We did a great job with the drinks, the food, the soft serve,” Kenney said of the lodge and lake-side restaurant near Sisters that he and his partners began running a decade ago. “And we have this big body of water that does the heavy lifting for us.”
This summer, Kenney hopes to recreate that Suttle Lodge magic on a Portland property with its own big body of water. In July, he and partners Sean Hoard and Brandon Bowden will open Pal’s, a “fun, kid-friendly” Hayden Island snack bar with salads, fried fish sandwiches and 250 outdoor seats overlooking the Columbia River…