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o Fish! sandwiches, Kuan Yin
statues and real fish tacos— these
are only a few o f the fine products
available at three o f Portland’s
newest queer-owned shops and
restaurants. From N orth K illingsw orth to
Southeast Hawthorne by way o f N ortheast
28th, discriminating consumers can spend their
lavender dollars supporting local businesspeo
ple— and getting excellent value in return.
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PHOTOS BY
ur tour begins at the very reasonably priced
N o Fish! G o Fish! at 634 N . Killingsworth
St. in a location surrounded by hungry Jefferson
High School and Portland Com m unity College
students. T h e downtown lunch crowd has been
Thanks to John Doyle (left) and Sean Brown,
there are plenty of other fish in the sea
able to enjoy this excellent hom em ade food for
several years at vendor carts located throughout
the area. T he N o Fish! empire previously con
sisted of three carts downtown, including Sou p ’r
Dog, and now owners Sean Brown and John
Doyle proudly announce the opening o f their
flagship restaurant and kitchen directly across
from P C C ’s C ascade Cam pus.
S aturn E ast
SATLRN
Visit our showroom at
247th & S E Stark, call us at
1-800-527-0231 or online at
www.saturneast.com
B ait and S witch
Check out these new queer-owned businesses
T heir story is as interesting as the food is
tasty. T he abbreviated version has them meet
ing in New York and then moving to Korea.
W hile overseas, they became honorary members
o f Kitty Kitty, the Korean Lesbian Society, and
learned how to make little fish sandwiches that
don’t contain any fish (more about this shortly).
W ith A sian culture and saved earnings in tow,
the soon-to-be entrepreneurs moved to Port
land, where they share and enjoy noncustodial
co-parenting o f Brown’s 10-year-old daughter.
O K, now back to those interesting little sand
wiches. You see, it’s a mold kinda thing— big,
heavy, black cast-iron molds— wherein the little
pocket sandwiches are shaped like fish, but they
actually don’t have fish in them. Your filling selec
tion instead might include spinach and feta, apples
and cinnamon, cheese or teriyaki chicken. OK, 1
know it sounds a little con
fusing, so just go try one.
P S . They have great
soup, too.
H
eading out with a
full belly and an urge
to spend your extra pocket
change, kntx:k on the Pur
ple Door at 518 N.E. 28th
Ave. This shop’s merchan
dise includes a popular
favorite: replicas of the
Kuan Yin goddess.
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Marty Davis
Featuring an eclectic assortment o f new gifts
and retro resale clothing, the Purple Door defi
nitely is a browsers delight. Owners Dan Wood
and Benny Alvarez have grand plans to decorate
the site, which previously housed a thrift shop,
and the future just might include an espresso bar.
The men enjoy the diversity and autonomy
o f the neighborhood and look forward to taking
an active role in the continued revitalization of
28th Avenue. New merchandise arrives daily,
and you never can tell what might await you on
your next visit.
ell, now it’s been an entire hour since you
last ate, and all that serious shopping has
created quite a hearty appetite. Remember, this lit
tle mission of ours is for the betterment of our
brothers and sisters in commerce, set unbutton your
pants (no, silly, just the
top button!) because
now we’re heading over
to Southeast Haw
thorne for more serious
eating and to meet the
new owner of Dingo’s
Taco Bar, Tiffany Miller.
This out and proud
lesbian, along with her
brother Sherratt Rei-
cher and her right-
hand man in the kit
Steve Ehrlich and Tiffany Miller promise
chen Steve Ehrlich,
Dingo’s won’t eat your baby
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took over the pop
ular eatery in mid-
N ovem ber,
and
things haven’t been
the sam e since.
Ehrlich brings years
o f cooking experi
ence to the grill, in
cluding time spent
at Chez José and
Chart House.
-Remodeling,
new menus and
new energy have
brought the hungry
taco crowd right to
their newly painted
doorstep. But the
plans for change and fun don’t stop there. Miller
wants to use her new business to help create a
sense of cohesiveness in the lesbian community
and thusly is creating “Ladies N ight O ut.”
T his still-evolving and subject-to-change
format involves the basic concept that there just
ain’t enough to do for fun during the week. So,
ladies, let’s get together Thursday nights to raise
the roof and create our own fun and excitement.
Dingo’s features all the benefits of a full bar,
including specialty drinks, yet the entire bar and
restaurant is nonsmoking. Just imagine: A rcxim-
ful o f women, and you actually will be able to see
them without requiring an oxygen mask. C an it
get any better?
S o there you have it: sandwiches without
fish, tacos with fish and a nothing-fishy-about-it
new store to visit. Enjoy! J H
Business news with a queer bent should be
reported to MARTY D avis at marty@justout.com.