According to an article from Bridgetown Bites, Pleasure Mountain aims to debut in the Concordia area at 5513 NE 30th Avenue.
A representative of Pleasure Mountain was not immediately available to comment upon What Now Portland’s request.
According to the article, “Pleasure Mountain, a new bar focusing on Indian cocktails and food, will open on NE 30th Avenue just north of Killingsworth. This is the space that most recently was home to Teote Tavern, which closed this past July.”
“I had a chance to speak with Jim French, Pleasure Mountain’s owner, last week. He has quite a lot of industry experience. He worked at Papa Haydn West for seven years after graduating from Lewis & Clark, and for 25 years he was the owner of J and M Cafe, a terrific little breakfast and lunch spot in the Buckman neighborhood (SE 6th and Ash). Fun fact: they have scrapple on the menu.”
“First, Jim made an important point: borders change over time, and the territory that we think of as India today is not necessarily the same as the India of years past. He says about 95% of what’s on the menu will be flavors and ingredients associated with today’s India. Other South Asian flavors will also be present (think, mustard oil in Bangladeshi cuisine).”
“Pleasure Mountain’s menu will rotate quarterly, and for practical purposes will split the region into north, south, east, and west, in particular shining a light on street foods in those areas. And because this is primarily a cocktail bar, the menu will be on the shorter side with about 10 items. And it will include food that goes well with cocktails, like salty street food and snacks.”
