Kenny & Zuke's Delicatessen

Kenny & Zuke's Delicatessen
Sign near main entrance
Restaurant information
Established 2007
Head chef Ken Gordon
Food type Jewish delicatessen
Dress code Casual
Street address 1038 SW Stark St
City Portland
State Oregon
Postal/ZIP Code 97205
Country United States
Seating capacity 67
Website www.kennyandzukes.com

Kenny & Zuke's Delicatessen is a Jewish delicatessen in Portland, Oregon serving primarily non kosher foods.

History

The restaurant opened in October 2007, however, the principal owners, Ken Gordon and Nick Zukin, began their venture at the Hillsdale Farmers' Market as The Pastrami King in 2006. After regularly selling pastrami, they moved to Ken Gordon's restaurant, Ken's Place, for a Saturday brunch, renaming the venture Kenny & Zuke's. Because of its popularity, the two started looking for a permanent location for the deli. Nick Zukin no longer is associated with Kenny & Zukes.

Awards and recognition

Named one of the top 10 sandwich shops in the country by Bon Appetit.[1] Also named among the best restaurants in Portland by the Oregonian,[2] which also named its Pastrami Burger one of the city's "Best Bites",[3] and the Willamette Week,[4] which also named it among the best spots for lunch, sandwiches, pre-show dinners, and lines worth the wait.[5] Its Cobb Salad was named best in the city by Portland Monthly.[6]

Kenny and Zuke's was featured on Portland TV channel 12's "Dirty Dining" segment on November 13, 2008, revealing that the popular restaurant had received a 73 because of repeat violations.[7] Kenny & Zuke's most recent score, September 10, 2009, was a 91, with a previous score, observed March 13, 2009, of 84.[8]

  • Featured in the New York Times as the future of delicatessen.[9]
  • Named one of the best delis in the world in Maxim Magazine.[10]
  • Highlighted in Gourmet Magazine as one of two delis in North America leading an artisan revival in Jewish foods.[11]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "The Hot 10: Sandwich Shops" By Andrew Knowlton, Bon Appetit, August 2008
  2. ↑ The Oregonian's 2008 Diner
  3. ↑ The Oregonian's 2008 Best Bites
  4. ↑ The Willamette Week's 2008 Restaurant Guide
  5. ↑ The Willamette Week's "High Fives"
  6. ↑ Portland Monthly
  7. ↑ Kerry Tomlinson (2008-11-13). Dirty Dining: How Will Kenny & Zuke's Score? (TV news). KPTV. Retrieved 2010-01-14.
  8. ↑ "Inspections Search Results". Multnomah County Health Department. 2009-09-10. Retrieved 2010-01-14.
  9. ↑ "Can the Jewish Deli Be Reformed?" by Julia Moskin, New York Times, April 14, 2010
  10. ↑ "Eat Like a Mensch" by David Sax, Maxim Magazine, November 2009
  11. ↑ "Meet the New Deli" by David Sax, Gourmet Magazine, October 2009

Coordinates: 45°31′20″N 122°40′56″W / 45.522301°N 122.682333°W / 45.522301; -122.682333

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