October 22, 1986. Portland Observer, Pag»* 3
Golden State Offers Customers
A Taste of Mexicana
a
by Jerry G arner
A fe w years ago Jackie W illia m s
had an idea She w a n te d to open up
an eatery serving a M exican m enu
in N o rth P ortla nd
"O n c e I m ade
m y idea k n o w n to friends, the y tried
to d iscou rage m e fro m d o in g so.
and, instead, suggested th a t I open
up a soul fo o d restaurant There are
several such e sta blishm en ts already
in the Black c o m m u n ity
I did n t
w a n t to open an othe r one Besides,
I am b e tte r at c o o k in g M e xica n fo o d
than sou l fo o d
So w ith the m oral and fin a n cia l
su p p o rt o f her husband and father
in law W illia m s decided to open up
G olden Star Taco S ho p
The Taco
S hop w h ic h is lo cated at 3940 N
W illia m s Ave serves a w id e variety
o f M exican cuisine
Besides pro vi
din g their cu sto m e rs w ith o rig in a l
M exian fo o d . G olden Star o ffe rs
fresh fisfi fish san dw iche s, barbe
The first patent for artificial teeth w ax issued to Charles
Graham of N ew York City in 1822
WIGS
que beef san dw iche s, and desserts
The restau ran t has been in opera
lio n since A u g u st o f th is year
Since w e ve been in o p e ra tio n ,
business has been great
W e give
our cu sto m e rs a g o o d p ro d u c t for
the ir m on ey so th e y 'll com e back
W illia m s said She said at first som e
people cam e in o u t o f cu rio sity
They th o u g h t th a t the restaurant
was o w n e d by M exican s They are
surprised to see a Black c o o k in g
M exican fo o d
C o okin g M exican fo o d is n o th in g
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P h o to b y R ic h a rd J B r o w n
J a c k ie W illia m s c o o k s M e x ic a n fo o d o n W illia m s A v e
San Diego w e ate M e xica n foo d
daily
Even to d a y m y fam ily eats
m o stly M exican fo o d
A fte r m o v in g to P ortland W il
hams w as surprised to fin d that
there w as no M exican eatery in the
Black c o m m u n ity That is w h e n she
g o t the idea o f o p e n in g up a restau
rant
Instead, she started an adult
fo ste r ho m e She said a lth o u g h she
en io yed the business, it w as to o
c o n fin in g So a fter six years she got
unusual to W illia m s
The San
Diego, C aliforn ia tra n sp la n t lived in
an area o f San D iego th a t w as in
habited by B lacks and M exicans.
She said her m o th e r w h o is no w
deceased, ta u g h t her h o w to pre
pare M exican dishes at an early age
M y m o th e r c o u ld m ake M exican
fo o d fro m scratch
G ro w in g up in
o u t o f the foster care business and
fu llfille d her dream o f o w n in g a
M exican restaurant
W illia m s said a lth o u g h the idea of
B lacks o w n in g a M e xica n restaurant
m ay sou nd strang e to som e Ore
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W illia m s said
G olden S tar is o p e n 11 (X) a rn
u n til 10 30 p m
Tuesday th ro u g h
Thursday,
and
11 00 a m
to
1? 30 () rn
Friday and S atu rday
G olden Star is closed S undays and
M on da ys
P ortland M e a d o w s w ill enter in to
its 41st season o f horse racing this
year w ith a lin e u p o f 31 stakes rac es
and a n e w em phasis on m a rke tin g
and p ro m o tio n o f the D e lt.i Park
(lo n g or spe cia lty styles s lig h tly higher)
fa cility
The 79 day T h o ro u g h b re d and
Q uarter Horse racing season w ill
begin Friday, O cto be r 24th, and run
th ro u g h A p ril 26th. ,987
Every
F rid jy . an evening p ro g ra m w ill
start at 7 00 pm , w h ile S atu rday
rich "O regon Triple C ro w n '' series
w h ich ends M a n h 29th. w ith the
O regon D erby
P ortla nd Mea
d o w s has also placed th e
Rose
Cup S takes on its agenda w ith the
$5,000 added purse o ffe rttd on Sun
day D ecem ber 28th
D onna
Davis
of
V an cou ver.
W a s h in g to n w .is the first w o m a n to
ever w in th e leading trainer title at
P ortla nd M ea do w s, and she w ill
re tu rn alon g w ith C huck Peery. Tex
Irw in , and le ad ing Q uarter Horse
trainer, Baxter A n d ru s *
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M R S . C ’s W IG S
7 0 7 N.E. F rem ont 2 8 1 -6 5 2 5
Closed tun. t Mon. OPIN T u m . thru tat. 11:30 AM to 6:00 PM
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Queen Elizabeth, K ing C ity The cli
me w ill be s ta ffe d by reg istere d nur
ses fro m M eridia n Park H o spita l,
T ualatin
The clin ics are scheduled
th e firs t T hursday o f each m o n th ,
a p p o in tm e n ts are n o t necessary,
and there is no charge For m ore in
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nana
B lo o d C lin ic
s A s , i NI> a V’
W ig S ty lin g $7 50 AND UP
here at G olden Star Taco S h o p ,'
E n te rs 41st S e a s o n o f H o rs e R a c in g
ary 16th
The S takes schedule w ill be kick
ed o ff on S atu rday. O cto be r 25th,
w ith the "Inaugural S takes at six
fu rlo n g s The h ig h lig h t o f the sche
dole is the $25,000 P o rtla n d M ea
d o w s M ile on M arch 15th, and the
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Very few M e xican restau ran ts serve
o rig in a l M exican fo o d like w e do
and S u n d a y's 12 race card, begins
a, 1 30 pm
In a d d itio n . P ortla nd
M e a d o w s w ill ho ld tw o special holi
day pro gra m s for the 1986 87 sea
son on the day fo llo w in g Thanks
g iving . Firday, N ovem ber 28th. and
on Presidents D jy M o n d a y, Febru
z Al1‘ ’N Kt A‘ "
e
gonians, the p ra ctice is c o m m o n in
San Diego
She ho pe s that business w ill get
even better on ce pe op le are aw are
th a t th e y 're in the c o m m u n ity
All
our dishes are m ade fro m scratch
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