PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — An acclaimed Portland restaurant that announced its closure earlier this year is making a temporary comeback.
Over the weekend, República revealed it will reopen for daytime service from Thursday to Sunday from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. In a Substack post, co-owner Angel Medina said the “Mexican-forward” eatery will now focus on dishes such as quesadillas, tacos, guisados and pozole.
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“No timeline,” Medina wrote of the indefinite reopening. “No promises. As long as you keep showing up, we’ll keep doing it right. It’s our way of keeping the space alive. Keeping the idea alive. And keeping our hearts open. It might be two weeks. It might be two months. It might be two years. But for as long as we do it, we’ll make sure we do it right. And if you miss out — well, you miss out. Because that’s all we’re doing for now.”
Ahead of its closure earlier this month, República offered dinner service from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. from Friday to Sunday and on Wednesday and Thursday. The restaurant initially announced it would shutter on Feb. 21, and later postponed the shutdown to March 8…