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Ya Hala
Ya Hala Lebanese Cuisine, or simply Ya Hala, is a Lebanese and Middle Eastern restaurant in Portland, Oregon, United States. The business was established as a deli counter in 1999.
Ya Hala ("welcome" in Lebanese) is a Lebanese and Middle Eastern restaurant in the southeast Portland part of the Montavilla neighborhood. Martin Cizmar of Willamette Week has described the restaurant as "cavernous". Lauren Carlos and Michelle DeVona of Eater Portland wrote, "Huge murals grace the walls at this homey ... standby, where visitors find homestyle Lebanese food as well as classic street fare".
In 2013, The Astorian said the menu "offers Lebanese food that you might eat in someone's home, rather than the more standard fare". The menu has included falafel, shakshuka pita and hummus, lamb bacon and shanks, meatballs, eggs, sujuk and beef kafta kebabs, and burgers with arugula, eggplant, and tahini-Dijon dressing on a brioche bun. Lamb is also served as shawarma, kabobs, or kofta with shakshuka.
Portland Monthly said: "At its new brunch, this Montavilla standby takes a detour from its Middle East playbook. Instead, the restaurant spice-routes American greasy-spoon dishes alongside pots of fragrant Turkish coffee and traditional Lebanese breakfast fare." Ya Hala uses the Lebanese coffee brand Najjar as of 2001.
In 2003, The Oregonian described the restaurant's exterior as "inviting" and "plant-adorned".
The family-owned restaurant was established as a deli counter in 1999. The Attar family also owns Barbur World Foods and International Food Supply. Mirna and John Attar are co-owners; Mirna also serves as chef as of 2020. She is the daughter of Nicholas Restaurant founders Nicholas and Linda Dibe, and the sister of Hoda Khouri, the owner and chef of Hoda's. Pascal Attar is also associated with Ya Hala.
Ya Hala began serving brunch in 2015. The restaurant's exterior was painted in 2016. In 2021, Ya Hala's marquee logo was repainted and the text "Ya Hala Lebanese Plates – Established 1999" was changed to "ya hala" in lowercase. Ya Hala participated in the Portland Bloody Mary Festival, which was hosted by the Bloody Mary Liberation Party at Redd on Salmon Street, in 2019. In 2023, Mirna Attar began serving a new prix fixe menu in a dedicated space called the Fairuz Room. According to Eater Portland, the rotating dishes "meld Attar's memories of Lebanon with Pacific Northwestern ingredients," such as asparagus moussaka, beef shanks with Swiss chard kibbeh, and kishk soup with black garlic toast. The Fairuz Room also has cocktails and wines unavailable to guests in the primary dining area.
In 2003, The Oregonian called Ya Hala "a Lebanese restaurant also on the top of many critics' lists". The newspaper said in 2004:
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Ya Hala
Ya Hala Lebanese Cuisine, or simply Ya Hala, is a Lebanese and Middle Eastern restaurant in Portland, Oregon, United States. The business was established as a deli counter in 1999.
Ya Hala ("welcome" in Lebanese) is a Lebanese and Middle Eastern restaurant in the southeast Portland part of the Montavilla neighborhood. Martin Cizmar of Willamette Week has described the restaurant as "cavernous". Lauren Carlos and Michelle DeVona of Eater Portland wrote, "Huge murals grace the walls at this homey ... standby, where visitors find homestyle Lebanese food as well as classic street fare".
In 2013, The Astorian said the menu "offers Lebanese food that you might eat in someone's home, rather than the more standard fare". The menu has included falafel, shakshuka pita and hummus, lamb bacon and shanks, meatballs, eggs, sujuk and beef kafta kebabs, and burgers with arugula, eggplant, and tahini-Dijon dressing on a brioche bun. Lamb is also served as shawarma, kabobs, or kofta with shakshuka.
Portland Monthly said: "At its new brunch, this Montavilla standby takes a detour from its Middle East playbook. Instead, the restaurant spice-routes American greasy-spoon dishes alongside pots of fragrant Turkish coffee and traditional Lebanese breakfast fare." Ya Hala uses the Lebanese coffee brand Najjar as of 2001.
In 2003, The Oregonian described the restaurant's exterior as "inviting" and "plant-adorned".
The family-owned restaurant was established as a deli counter in 1999. The Attar family also owns Barbur World Foods and International Food Supply. Mirna and John Attar are co-owners; Mirna also serves as chef as of 2020. She is the daughter of Nicholas Restaurant founders Nicholas and Linda Dibe, and the sister of Hoda Khouri, the owner and chef of Hoda's. Pascal Attar is also associated with Ya Hala.
Ya Hala began serving brunch in 2015. The restaurant's exterior was painted in 2016. In 2021, Ya Hala's marquee logo was repainted and the text "Ya Hala Lebanese Plates – Established 1999" was changed to "ya hala" in lowercase. Ya Hala participated in the Portland Bloody Mary Festival, which was hosted by the Bloody Mary Liberation Party at Redd on Salmon Street, in 2019. In 2023, Mirna Attar began serving a new prix fixe menu in a dedicated space called the Fairuz Room. According to Eater Portland, the rotating dishes "meld Attar's memories of Lebanon with Pacific Northwestern ingredients," such as asparagus moussaka, beef shanks with Swiss chard kibbeh, and kishk soup with black garlic toast. The Fairuz Room also has cocktails and wines unavailable to guests in the primary dining area.
In 2003, The Oregonian called Ya Hala "a Lebanese restaurant also on the top of many critics' lists". The newspaper said in 2004: