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The Hottest New Restaurants and Food Carts in Portland

As a city rife with turnover, sitting comfortably on the culinary cutting edge, Portland sees restaurants open doors with regularity, hoping to make a splash in a town that's overabundant with talent for its size.

Why former Bluehour, ClarkLewis chef wanted an Eastside spot to open Warsugai

At the end of January chef Kyo Koo opened Warsugai, a restaurant he describes as "nostalgic Asian food," at 727 S.E. Washington St.

The Korean Mama (and Son's) Guide to Portland and the Surrounding Suburbs

The popular TikTok mother-son duo share their favorite restaurants in Portland, Beaverton, Hillsboro, and more...

Chef Kyo shared some favorite dishes with KOIN's AM News Extra hosts

We are getting a taste of nostalgia with a new Asian-inspired restaurant, Warsugai, which takes classic Asian-American dishes and elevates them.

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This New Portland Restaurant Leans Into the Nostalgia of Asian American

While former Danwei Canting chef Kyo Koo was growing up in Portland, his family would frequent the old school Chinese restaurants that once proliferated the area: Southwest Macadam's Shanghai Noble House, as well as Lin's China Jade and Chen's Dynasty in Beaverton, all three now closed.

A Midwestern delicacy is the highlight of this 'nostalgic Asian-American restaurant' from a longtime Portland chef

Warsugai, aka almond boneless chicken, is one of those dishes where the mere fact of having heard of it might be enough to pinpoint where you grew up.