SAVORY OPENS ON FREMONT OFFERING BEAUMONT NEIGHBORHOOD NEW BISTRO AND WINE BAR

Savory, an intimate bistro & wine bar has opened in the Beaumont Village neighborhood of NE Portland, Oregon featuring a blend of Vietnamese, Northwest regional and European cuisine. In addition to true home-style cooking, an extensive wine and beer list is available.

Portland, Or. October 1st, 2003 - Savory, an intimate bistro & wine bar has been opened by co-owners Brian and Fawn Raab. Savory is located in an extensively remodeled 1920 single-family home at 4323 NE Fremont Street in the Beaumont neighborhood of Northeast Portland. The menu features Vietnamese, Northwest regional and European influenced cuisine and is a welcome addition to the growing businesses on Fremont.

Savory offers a fine dining experience in a comfortable and casual atmosphere with value conscious pricing. In addition to a cozy indoor dining space and wine bar, an elegant heated outdoor dining space provides a European cafe feel providing just enough privacy yet allows for excellent watching of the surrounding neighborhood and passers-by. While Fawn was born in Vietnam and grew up in Southern California in a family full of cooks, Brian is a Portland naitive with years of restaurant experience yet most recently spending time as a saavy manager in medical sales. Savorys excecutive chef, Tim Elliott, a Western Culinary graduate, is trained and experienced in French and Italian cuisine, and together with Fawns Vietnamese cooking, the two provide an authentically broad, fresh and exciting menu. Appetizers such as Vietnamse salad rolls with peanut sauce, beef lemongrass skewers and sizzling banana shrimp are sure to please the palate. Entrees include South Vietnamese yellow curry chicken, steak delmonico, honey-glazed pork loin and a ginger-crusted wild salmon. House made soups, dressings and sauces round out the home-style cooking.     

Savory features a wine list with numerous glass pours and nearly 50 bottles from around the world as well our local region. Savory co-owner Brian Raab explains, We are very happy to offer wines showcasing the most prominent growing regions around the world while also emphasizing good wine at a great value". In addition, our cooking style reflects the many seasonal changes of our local produce and food along with the low-sodium and low-sugar/carbohydrate needs of our customers. Savory is open for lunch and dinner Tuesday-Thursday 11:30am-9pm, Friday-Saturday 11:30am-10:00pm and Sunday brunch 8am-2pm followed by dinner from 4:30pm-8pm. The restaurant is available for private parties (please call for details). Happy hour is Tuesday-Friday 4-6pm and in the month of October, diners who come in for dinner Tuesday through Thursday before 7:00pm will receive a free appetizer when they order an entree.

For further information, please contact Brian Raab at 503-331-6696.

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