Readers’ Choice Awards
Photo by Lynette Rae McAdams
Trina Edwin with a round of cocktails at La Cabana de Raya in Astoria.
Photo by Lynette Rae McAdams
Geovanni Raya, right, stands with his fiancee, Trina Edwin, at La Cabana de Raya in Astoria. Raya’s parents opened the restaurant in 2011.
Handmade empanadas and a burrito mo-
jado with fresh enchilada sauce from La
Cabana de Raya in Astoria.
cals,” says Geovanni with an
enormous smile. “They trust
us now and say, ‘make me
whatever you’d like.’
“Good food makes peo-
ple happy,” he adds, “and
that’s all we want to do.”
La Cabana de Raya is located at
35431 U.S. Highway 101, just across
the Old Youngs Bay Bridge from
Astoria. The restaurant is open from
11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through
Saturday. You can order food to go by
calling 503-325-3656.
BEST LATIN FOOD
Photo by Lynette Rae McAdams
La Cabana de Raya
Astoria, Oregon
Runner-up: The Rio Cafe, Astoria
Honorable Mention: Tacos El Catrin, Warrenton
By LYNETTE RAE McADAMS
Earning the Readers’
Choice Award again this
year for Best Latin Food, La
Cabana de Raya continues
to shine for producing some
of the finest, freshest, most
authentic Mexican food any-
where on the coast.
Owned by Miguel and
Leticia Raya, and operated
entirely by their family, this
small restaurant overlooks
Youngs Bay and has been
open since 2011.
“My dad worked at the
cannery and my mom was
a shift manager at McDon-
ald’s,” says Geovanni Raya,
24, one of the couple’s sons
who cooks and also helps
manage the business. “They
did that for 14 years, and
then one day my dad said, ‘I
know we can do better.’”
A product of their hard
work and willingness to
a
T H ANK Y O U F O R V O TING F O R U S !
W E A P P R EC IATE Y O U R B U SINESS
a
dream, the family’s restau-
rant now has an enormous
local following and with
only one visit, it’s easy to
see why: Every customer
is treated like family, and
every dish is made from
scratch with loving care.
Traditional
favorites
from mainland Mexico, such
as chicken tinga empanadas,
gorditas, and a classic chile
relleno, mingle on the menu
Celebrating
10 years of
with coastal specialties like
ceviche and fish tacos — all
of it served with made-to-
order, hand-pressed corn
tortillas and cumin-scented
beans and rice. Exception-
ally quick and friendly ser-
vice is a wonderful bonus to
every delicious dish (and the
specialty tequila cocktails
and magnificent water views
don’t hurt either).
“My favorites are my lo-
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