River Pig Saloon

River Pig Saloon is a pair of bars in the U.S. state of Oregon, in Bend and Portland. Ramzy Hattar is the owner.[1]

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Description and history

Employees at both locations were laid off during the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

Portland

The Portland bar, located in the Pearl District,[3] opened in 2014.[4] Thrillist describes the Portland location as "your neighborhood bar that brings some grit back to the Pearl District".[5] In 2020, the city allowed the bar to use part of the street for socially distanced service during the pandemic.[6]

Bend

The Bend location opened May 2018.[7] It closed temporarily during the COVID-19 pandemic.[8] The bar was fined by the Oregon Liquor Control Commission in 2021.[9]

References
  1. DeJesus, Erin (2013-11-22). "New Casual Bar, River Pig Saloon, Slated for the Pearl". Eater Portland. Retrieved 2021-03-24.
  2. "Small business owners worry that insurance will not cover closures". KGW. Retrieved 2021-03-24.
  3. DeJesus, Erin (2014-03-27). "River Pig Saloon, the Pearl's New Neighborhood Bar". Eater Portland. Retrieved 2021-03-24.
  4. Bakal, Samantha (March 24, 2014). "First look: River Pig Saloon opening in N.W. Portland (gallery)". The Oregonian. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
  5. "River Pig Saloon". Thrillist. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
  6. "Portland restaurants prepare for phase one reopening". KATU. 2020-06-20. Retrieved 2021-03-24.
  7. Walsh, Chad (September 14, 2018). "For River Pig's Ramzy Hattar, It's Been a Broken Path to the Restaurant Biz". Portland Monthly. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
  8. "River Pig Saloon in Bend temporarily closes". KTVZ. 2020-11-18. Retrieved 2021-03-24.
  9. ROIG, SUZANNE. "OLCC fines River Pig Saloon for selling alcohol off premises without". The Bulletin. Retrieved 2021-03-24.

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