I say half because that’s all I saw when I went to pick up my take-out order last week from Kuno. It went from a food truck to a brick and mortar restaurant. For now there’s only take-out, joining the roster of well-intentioned dine-in restaurants that offer take-out only.
You walk into the bar and behind one wall is a fairly impressive kitchen designed and outfitted by the former would-be tenant, a BBQ joint that never opened. The other half behind another wall is the dining room, which I didn’t see since given Covid restrictions you can’t walk past the front reception desk that holds hand sanitizer and a credit card payment reader.
The place looks like it will be very attractive, and I could imagine a lively bar crowd forming when we can all jam together unrestricted.. I’d go there in a second to dine at the bar where there are some 10-12 seats just waiting for bodies to fill the chairs.
Kuno is the latest in Asian cuisine restaurants to open in Portland, It’s about a half mile away from Jing Yan. It (see review ) is more broadly Asian whereas Kuno is decidedly Southeast Asian street-food.
Nasi Goreng
