Tucked away on a Portland street where you’d least expect it, Kann serves up beef ribs so magnificent they might make you question everything you thought you knew about barbecue.
I discovered Kann on one of those gray Portland afternoons when the clouds hang low and your stomach demands something that will warm you from the inside out.
The sleek black exterior at 548 SE Ash Street caught my eye first – understated yet confident, like someone who doesn’t need to shout to command attention.
Those tropical palm trees flanking the entrance seemed almost defiant against Oregon’s perpetual drizzle, a hint that something unexpected awaited inside…