B USINESS
A Longtime
NEW
LOOK
FOR
THE
PHEASANT
Hermiston business updating its menu, bar and banquet room
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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2015
HERMISTONHERALD.COM
By SEAN HART
Staff Writer
After more than 40 years in business on Main Street in
Hermiston, The Pheasant is renovating.
Owner Cherie McLeod decided to replace the original
bar that her parents installed in 1976 and update the busi-
ness.
“It was time for a change,” she said. “We needed some-
thing new. Our customers needed something new.”
The construction is almost complete, and McLeod said
a grand reopening is planned Oct. 30-31 for the cafe and
lounge under its new name and image: The Pheasant Blue
Collar Bar & Grill.
The business will still serve breakfast, lunch and dinner
and feature a bar and a banquet room, but the menu, the
atmosphere and the events are being upgraded, she said.
“It’s going to be somewhere you want to go hang out
with your friends and just go relax,” she said. “We’re go-
ing to have a better appetizer menu. We’ve got 12 beers
on tap, so we’ll have a big variety of the different beers.
We’re going to change the
restaurant food up a lit-
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beer selection, the bar will
changes, renovations and remodels,
feature a new rustic look.
changes in business hours and new
The banquet room has also
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been upgraded to host sport-
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Event coordinator Ralph
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Ramirez said two large pro-
jection screens have been
added with another coming soon. The business now uses
them to show 8)C ¿ ghts, boxing matches, other sporting
events and music videos.
He said, in addition to banquets and parties, the room
also hosts poker on Monday nights, a game night for those
21 and older on Wednesday nights, karaoke on Thursday
nights and live or DJ music on Friday and Saturday nights.
“We wanted to make it more appealing to people,” he
said. “We changed a lot of the specials. We changed a lot
of the ethic. You have to keep up with the times, of course.
We fell a little bit behind, and now we’re catching up.”
The banquet room will feature two dartboards and two
resurfaced pool tables, as well as other games. New sound
and lighting equipment will also improve the atmosphere
on the dance À oor, Ramirez said.
“We’re trying to build something here so it’s just going
to grow and grow and grow,” he said. “Hermiston is a little
behind the times when it comes to a few things. This is a
perfect opportunity to jump in right now and get ahead of
the game and have a good place for people to hang out and
relax.”
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The Pheasant Blue Collar Bar & Grill owner Cherie McLeod, right, and her partner, Rodger Bumpaous, show off the new 12-tap
system at the bar in the business, which is currently being remodeled. The construction is almost complete, and the business
is planning a grand reopening Oct. 30-31 at the restaurant and bar, 149 E. Main St., Hermiston.
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Ralph Ramirez, event coordinator for The Pheasant Blue
Collar Bar & Grill in Hermiston, sits at his DJ post in the
banquet room. Along with a remodeling of the bar, the
business is being updated to feature a variety of events,
including live or DJ music on Fridays and Saturdays.
Neal Correa painted this mural on the back side of The
Pheasant Blue Collar Bar & Grill. Owner Cherie McLeod is
remodeling the bar and updating the rest of the business. A
grand reopening is scheduled for Oct. 30-31.
The Pheasant Blue Collar Bar & Grill
A grand reopening for The Pheasant featuring prizes and specials is planned for Oct.
30 and Oct. 31 at the business in downtown Hermiston, 149 E. Main St.
The bar opens at 7 a.m. every day and, if there are patrons, it stays open until 2
a.m., but it closes at 10 p.m. Sundays. The restaurant is open from 5:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Mondays through Thursdays, from 5:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and from 7
a.m. to 6 p.m. Sundays. The banquet room hosts poker Monday nights, game night on
Wednesdays, karaoke Thursday nights and live or DJ music Friday and Saturday nights.
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Left: Ramirez plays a music video on a 10-by-14-foot
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