Kenny & Zuke's Delicatessen

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

Kenny & Zuke's Delicatessen
Sign near main entrance
Restaurant information
Established2007
Head chefKen Gordon
Food typeJewish delicatessen
Dress codeCasual
Street address1038 SW Stark St
CityPortland
StateOregon
Postal/ZIP Code97205
CountryUnited States
Seating capacity67
Websitewww.kennyandzukes.com

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.

In September 2019 Ken Gordon confirmed that the company's LLC, Body by Pastrami, will be undergoing Chapter 11 reorganization. The decision was prompted by a civil suit from food distributor Performance Food Group, alleging Kenny and Zuke's owes $184,494 in unpaid invoices. According to Gordon, the planned reorganization will allow the debt owed to multiple creditors to be paid back in full over the course of eight to ten years while drastically decreasing their monthly payments, and allowing the business to remain open. He added that the restaurant is in "absolutely no danger of closing, or curtailing operations in any way".[1]

Awards and recognition

Named one of the top 10 sandwich shops in the country by Bon Appetit.[2] Also named among the best restaurants in Portland by the Oregonian,[3] which also named its Pastrami Burger one of the city's "Best Bites",[4] and the Willamette Week,[5] which also named it among the best spots for lunch, sandwiches, pre-show dinners, and lines worth the wait.[6] Its Cobb Salad was named best in the city by Portland Monthly.[7]

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.[8] Kenny & Zuke's most recent score, September 10, 2009, was a 91, with a previous score, observed March 13, 2009, of 84.[9]

  • Featured in the New York Times as the future of delicatessen.[10]
  • Named one of the best delis in the world in Maxim Magazine.[11]
  • Highlighted in Gourmet Magazine as one of two delis in North America leading an artisan revival in Jewish foods.[12]

See also

References
  1. "Portland Pastrami Staple Kenny & Zuke's Is Filing For Bankruptcy". Willamette Week. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  2. "The Hot 10: Sandwich Shops" By Andrew Knowlton, Bon Appetit, August 2008
  3. The Oregonian's 2008 Diner
  4. The Oregonian's 2008 Best Bites
  5. "The Willamette Week's 2008 Restaurant Guide". Archived from the original on 2008-10-18. Retrieved 2008-10-25.
  6. "The Willamette Week's "High Fives"". Archived from the original on 2008-10-20. Retrieved 2008-10-25.
  7. Portland Monthly
  8. Kerry Tomlinson (2008-11-13). Dirty Dining: How Will Kenny & Zuke's Score? (TV news). KPTV. Retrieved 2010-01-14.
  9. "Inspections Search Results". Multnomah County Health Department. 2009-09-10. Retrieved 2010-01-14.
  10. "Can the Jewish Deli Be Reformed?" by Julia Moskin, New York Times, April 14, 2010
  11. "Eat Like a Mensch" by David Sax, Maxim Magazine, November 2009
  12. "Meet the New Deli" by David Sax, Gourmet Magazine, October 2009

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