On April 30, 2025, the folks at Lil’ Shalom announced the restaurant’s closure. This short article is ICYMI for me as much as it is for you.
Some Lil’ Shalom History
Lil’ Shalom was part of the Sesame Collective and originally started as the downtown Shalom Y’all location. And if you look further back, Shalom Y’All and other Sesame Collective restaurants were part of the Toro Bravo Restaurant Group. In 2021, during the COVID pandemic, the restaurant was rebranded as Lil’ Shalom.
It really was a lil’ space—I remember eating there when it was Shalom Y’All and really feeling its small stature.
Lil’ Shalom offered “flavors of the Levant with a casual vibe.” Andi Prewitt at Willamette Week wrote about their re-opening at the time. It started with COVID: the pandemic closed Shalom Y’All down, and like a lot of restaurants, they operated as a takeout (and delivery) space…