Tasty n Daughters

Tasty n Daughters was a short-lived Portland, Oregon, restaurant and cocktail bar associated with Toro Bravo, Inc. It opened in February 2019 in the Richmond neighborhood of southeast Portland, taking over the former Woodsman Tavern space on Division Street. The restaurant was presented as a reboot and relocation of Tasty n Sons, a well-known Portland restaurant concept that had operated on North Williams Avenue. Rather than simply reproducing the earlier restaurant, Tasty n Daughters retained elements of Tasty n Sons’ identity while broadening the menu and adapting the setting to its new location. The restaurant’s food was New American in character and drew on a wide range of international influences. Its menu combined recognizable American and diner-style formats with Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, Turkish, Burmese, Jewish-American, and other global references. Items reported as being served at different points included bacon-wrapped dates, Reuben sandwiches, frittatas, butternut squash ravioli, baby back rib ragu, macaroni and cheese, biscuit sandwiches, Burmese red pork, shakshuka, Israeli tomato-pepper stew, rigatoni with Sunday gravy, agnolotti, steak and cheddar eggs, Turkish manti, and pide. A cornbread-adjacent skillet corn cake with jalapeño butter was also highlighted by local food coverage. The restaurant’s approach favored specialty dishes and shared plates, encouraging groups to order several preparations for the table. Tasty n Daughters served breakfast, brunch, and dinner, and its beverage program included beer, bourbon, coffee, cold brew, and cocktails such as Bloody Marys, Aperol Spritzes, and bourbon milk punch. The dining room preserved some of the rustic character associated with the previous restaurant in the space, including brick, booths, and warm brown finishes, while adding mahogany tables, lighting, and tufted leather seating. An adjacent waiting and events space, the R&R Room, offered couches, drinks, snacks, board games, and vinyl records for guests waiting to be seated. The restaurant expanded its offering during the COVID-19 pandemic by providing larger-format meals and takeout-oriented options. These included fried chicken and prime rib meals, as well as a fried chicken dinner box with chicken, jojo potato wedges, coleslaw, and macaroni and cheese. Third-party delivery was also used during this period. Tasty n Daughters closed in mid-2020, alongside sibling restaurant Tasty n Alder and other Toro Bravo venues, amid the disruption caused by the pandemic. Its closure marked the end of the Tasty n Daughters location, although some employees later participated in reopening a restaurant called Tasty in Lake Oswego in 2021. During its operating period, the restaurant received attention in Portland food media and was recognized for its brunch, globally influenced menu, shared-plate format, and distinctive cornbread-style skillet dish.

Tasty n Daughters opened in February 2019 in Portland, Oregon, as a reboot and relocation of Tasty n Sons. The earlier Tasty n Sons restaurant had operated on North Williams Avenue; the new restaurant moved the concept to Division Street in the Richmond neighborhood of southeast Portland. Its location had previously housed The Woodsman Tavern, and the new operation reused some of the site’s infrastructure, including Josper ovens that supported the expanded steak and other entrée program. The restaurant carried forward the earlier Tasty concept’s informal, rustic atmosphere and emphasis on worldly tapas-style dishes and shared plates. At the same time, it added a broader range of pasta and steak offerings and introduced a stronger Turkish influence. That influence was connected in contemporary coverage with a family trip to Istanbul. The dining room retained six original booths, brickwork, and warm brown tones, while new light fixtures, mahogany tables, and tufted leather booths gave the space a more developed lodge-like character. Tasty n Daughters operated as a New American restaurant and cocktail bar serving breakfast, brunch, and dinner. Its menu changed over time but included dishes ranging from Reuben sandwiches and frittatas to shakshuka, Burmese red pork, pastas, Turkish manti, pide, and steak-and-egg preparations. The restaurant’s format was particularly suited to groups, with a selection of smaller plates and substantial dishes intended for sharing. Its beverage program included beer, bourbon, coffee, cold brew, and cocktails that could be ordered alongside breakfast or brunch. An adjacent space called the R&R Room functioned as a waiting area and had previously been used as a market and private-event space connected with The Woodsman Tavern. Guests could wait there on couches, order a limited selection of drinks and snacks, play board games, and listen to vinyl records. The room’s design used leather, subway tile, and Turkish rugs, reinforcing the restaurant’s updated visual and culinary direction. Local and travel-oriented food publications included Tasty n Daughters in Portland dining coverage. It was selected to represent the Richmond neighborhood in a roundup of Portland brunch destinations, while other coverage praised its continuation of the Tasty n Sons tradition and its globally influenced brunch dishes. The restaurant also drew attention for its skillet corn cake with jalapeño butter, a preparation described as a distinctive take on cornbread. The COVID-19 pandemic changed the restaurant’s operating model. Tasty n Daughters offered larger-format meals, including fried chicken and prime rib, and used third-party delivery. Its fried chicken dinner box combined fried chicken with jojo potato wedges, coleslaw, and macaroni and cheese. Despite these adaptations, the restaurant closed in mid-2020, along with Tasty n Alder and other restaurants associated with Toro Bravo, Inc. The closure ended the Tasty n Daughters operation at the Division Street site. Some employees later reopened a restaurant called Tasty in Lake Oswego in 2021, but that later venue was not the same operating location as Tasty n Daughters.

• 2021

  Later Tasty-branded reopening in Lake Oswego

  [1]Tasty n Daughtersen.wikipedia.org

  Some employees associated with the Tasty brand later reopened a restaurant called Tasty in Lake Oswego.

• 2020

  Pandemic-era menu adaptation

  [1]Tasty n Daughtersen.wikipedia.org

  The restaurant added larger-format meals, including fried chicken and prime rib, and offered third-party delivery during the COVID-19 pandemic.

• 2020

  Closure

  [1]Tasty n Daughtersen.wikipedia.org

  Tasty n Daughters closed in mid-2020 alongside Tasty n Alder and other Toro Bravo restaurants.

• 2019

  Opening and relocation of the Tasty concept

  [1]Tasty n Daughtersen.wikipedia.org

  Tasty n Daughters opened in February 2019 on Division Street in southeast Portland as a reboot of Tasty n Sons, relocating the concept from North Williams Avenue.

A Portland New American restaurant built around globally influenced dishes, brunch, cocktails, and group-oriented shared plates, presented as a reboot of Tasty n Sons in a more expansive former tavern setting.

• Breakfast and brunch · 2019

  Breakfast and brunch menu

  The restaurant served breakfast and brunch dishes combining American formats with international influences. Reported offerings included frittatas, biscuit sandwiches, shakshuka, steak and cheddar eggs, a Dutch baby, and other shareable specialty plates.

• New American cuisine · 2019

  Globally influenced shared plates

  The core menu carried forward the Tasty concept’s emphasis on worldly tapas-style dishes and shared plates. Examples included bacon-wrapped dates, Reuben sandwiches, Burmese red pork, Israeli tomato-pepper stew, and macaroni and cheese.

• Turkish and Mediterranean cuisine · 2019

  Turkish-inspired dishes

  The relocated restaurant expanded its Turkish influence with beef and lamb manti and pide, a flatbread preparation featuring ingredients such as eggs, caramelized onions, eggplant, peppers, and feta.

• Entrées · 2019

  Pasta and steak entrées

  Tasty n Daughters broadened the former Tasty n Sons format with pasta and steak entrées. Reported pasta dishes included rigatoni with Sunday gravy and agnolotti, while steaks were cooked using Josper ovens inherited from the previous Woodsman Tavern operation.

• Takeout and family meals · 2020

  Fried chicken dinner box

  During the pandemic, the restaurant offered a fried chicken dinner box containing fried chicken, jojo potato wedges, Southern-inspired coleslaw, and macaroni and cheese.

• Beverages · 2019

  Cocktail and coffee program

  The beverage offering included beer, bourbon, Water Avenue hot coffee, Stumptown cold brew, Bloody Marys, Aperol Spritzes, and bourbon milk punch with nutmeg. Several cocktails were available during breakfast and brunch service.

• 2020

  Adapt operations for the COVID-19 pandemicStrategy

  Background

  The pandemic disrupted restaurant dining and required food-service businesses to emphasize takeout and delivery.

  Action taken

  Tasty n Daughters introduced larger-format meals, including fried chicken and prime rib, and used third-party delivery.

  Aftermath

  The restaurant closed in mid-2020 along with other Toro Bravo venues.

  Source

• 2019

  Relocate and reboot Tasty n Sons as Tasty n DaughtersStrategy

  Background

  The Tasty concept moved from North Williams Avenue to the former Woodsman Tavern space on Division Street.

  Action taken

  The new restaurant retained the earlier concept’s rustic character and shared-plate identity while adding pasta, steak, and Turkish-influenced dishes.

  Aftermath

  The reboot received local recognition for brunch and its globally influenced menu before closing in 2020.

  Source

1. 1Tasty n Daughtersen.wikipedia.org