Brave the Southeast 82nd Avenue construction outside Fubonn Shopping Center, lock up your bike and walk down the central corridor a ways to find Portland’s most exciting new bakery.
Balong, the former Filipino-American breakfast sandwich pop-up, will hold the grand opening for its little cafe-bakery in the former Meianna Bakery, 2850 S.E. 82nd Ave., this weekend.
Balong’s Justin Dauz, who built a loyal following for his potato pavé “hashbrowns” and bacon or longanisa sausage sandwiches on fresh-baked pan de sal rolls, quietly opened on time last month…