Still hot off the success of their second location in Milwaukie celebrating its first anniversary, pFriem Family Brewers looks to open a third location in Portland proper at 2216 SE 50th Ave, Portland, OR 97215.
Unlike their original taproom/restaurant/brewery on Hood River, Oregon’s waterfront, and their second location in downtown Milwaukie’s restored historic old city hall, the proposed pFriem Portland is a smaller neighborhood joint. Situated halfway between Southeast Hawthorne Boulevard and Division near Lincoln Street on 50th, the lot was redeveloped from residential to become the Hinterland bar and food trucks that first opened in January 2022.
Hinterland was created by food and drink hospitality veterans Ryan Schenk and Rowan Dunlap. Unlike many of the areas other food truck pods, Hinterland has always been centered around the peaked brick-and-mortar building rather than the food trucks and lot itself.
Out front the covered patio allows for elevated neighborhood people watching year-round with heaters and a counter bar ordering window. The bar portion is full service with liquor and 12 taps. Indoors, a tiny front room for seating, and a larger back room, opening up into another more secluded back patio that is insulated in winter, each space with televisions to host games and small events. In total the new satellite location will seat about 30 people comfortably indoors, and another 92 people seated outdoors…