Tilt
Exterior of the restaurant in the Pearl District, 2021
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Restaurant information
Owner(s)Octavian and Brittany Jurj
CityPortland
CountyMultnomah
StateOregon
CountryUnited States
Coordinates45°33′34″N 122°42′08″W / 45.55940°N 122.70233°W / 45.55940; -122.70233
Websitetiltitup.com

Tilt was a hamburger restaurant[1] with multiple locations in Portland, Oregon, United States.[2][3][4]

Description

Tilt's menu included burgers,[5][6] sandwiches, house-made jalapeño tots, French fries,[7] pies, and pie milkshakes.[8][9][10] The Island Trucker burger had a beef patty with honey-cured ham, beer-battered onion rings, grilled pineapple, Swiss cheese, and teriyaki.[3] The business also served biscuits and gravy with bacon and pork. The last word cocktail had gin, Chartreuse, and maraschino liqueur, and the Second Amendment had rum, Aperol, lemon, cinnamon, and bitters.[11] The Peanut Butter, Cookies and Cream, Pie Milkshake had a full slice of pie blended into the drink. The family-operated[12] business' motto was "handcrafted food, built for the American workforce".[13][14]

The business operated in three locations. Fodor's called the Pearl District restaurant a "slightly snazzier but still informal outpost of a classic blue-collar burger joint in Portland's industrial Swan Island neighborhood." The guide book says, "On the right side of this cavernous order-at-the-counter space, there's a full bar as well as a coffee counter serving high-quality Ristretto Roasters espresso drinks. There's ample seating on the patio, a former loading dock."[10] Lonely Planet said the restaurant next to the Burnside Skatepark was "committedly industrial-chic" with "raw-concrete pillars [and] shop-rags for napkins".[15]

History

Octavian and Brittany Jurj opened the original Tilt on Swan Island, in the Overlook neighborhood, in 2012.[16]

In 2013, the restaurant announced plans to open a second location in the Pearl District.[17] The restaurant opened in December.[18]

The business announced plans for a third location in February 2014. Following a legal dispute and a year renovating the RJ Templeton Building,[19][20] Tilt announced plans to instead open at the Yard, in the northeast Portland part of the Kerns neighborhood.[16][21] The restaurant opened next to the Burnside Skatepark on August 13, 2018.[22][23]

Tilt was featured on the fourth episode of the first season of the Food Network series The Grill Dads.[24]

Closure

The Swan Island restaurant was replaced by Tito's Taquitos.[25]

The Pearl District location closed c. 2020. Toro Mexican Kitchen opened in the space in 2023.[26] Andi Prewitt of Willamette Week said Tilt's "dark, industrial aesthetics are gone".[27]

Reception

Fodor's recommended the Island Trucker.[10] In 2014, Chris Onstad of the Portland Mercury said Tilt was "hugely successful".[28]

See also

References

  1. ^ DeJesus, Erin (2013-12-09). "Peek Inside Tilt, Bringing Blue-Collar Attitude to the Pearl". Eater Portland. Vox Media. Archived from the original on 2022-07-06. Retrieved 2022-07-06.
  2. ^ Ohlsen, Becky (2019-02-12). Walking Portland: 33 Tours of Stumptown's Funky Neighborhoods, Historic Landmarks, Park Trails, Farmers Markets, and Brewpubs. Wilderness Press. ISBN 978-0-89997-893-2. Archived from the original on 2022-12-22. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
  3. ^ a b Fodor's Inside Portland. Fodor's Travel. 2020-04-07. ISBN 978-1-64097-251-3. Archived from the original on 2023-01-11. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
  4. ^ Centoni, Danielle (2015-02-17). "Tilt Owners Served Eviction Notice on East Burnside Spot". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2022-12-22. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
  5. ^ June, Sophia (2017-02-28). "The 16 Best Classic Burgers in Portland". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on 2021-06-24. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
  6. ^ Frane, Alex (2019-10-01). "The 11 Best Burgers in Portland, Ranked by Our National Burger Critic". Thrillist. Archived from the original on 2021-06-13. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
  7. ^ Frochtzwajg, Jonathan (June 21, 2013). "Tilt Burger Self-styled blue-collar bur". The Oregonian.
  8. ^ "Where to Eat Cheap in North Portland". Willamette Week. 2019-03-26. Archived from the original on 2021-06-13. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
  9. ^ Blaec, Jagger. "Pies of PDX". Portland Mercury. Archived from the original on 2022-01-20. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
  10. ^ a b c "Tilt Review". Fodor's. Archived from the original on 2023-05-03. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
  11. ^ "These guys put pork & bacon gravy on EVERYTHING". Thrillist. 22 January 2014. Archived from the original on 2022-12-22. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
  12. ^ "Tilt". Food Network. Archived from the original on 2022-12-24. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
  13. ^ "Cheap Eats: Tilt Burger". The Oregonian. Advance Publications. 2013-06-20. ISSN 8750-1317. Archived from the original on 2021-06-13. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
  14. ^ Anderson, Jennifer (July 3, 2014). "Despite tony digs, Tilt covers blue-collar basics". Portland Tribune. Pamplin Media Group. OCLC 46708462. Archived from the original on July 8, 2014. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  15. ^ "Tilt | Portland, Oregon". Lonely Planet. Archived from the original on 2022-12-23. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
  16. ^ a b Bamman, Mattie John (2016-01-05). "Tilt's Third Location to Open in Forthcoming Yard Building". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2021-06-13. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
  17. ^ DeJesus, Erin (2013-04-22). "Swan Island Burger Joint Tilt Opening Pearl Location". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2021-06-13. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
  18. ^ Maurer, Erik (2013-12-17). "Inside Tilt, Now Open in the Pearl District". Portland Monthly. ISSN 1546-2765. Archived from the original on 2021-06-24. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
  19. ^ "Tilt Owners Fighting Eviction at Burnside Street Location". Willamette Week. 16 February 2015. Archived from the original on 2022-12-23. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
  20. ^ "Tilt Burgers Finally Moving Forward at Burnside Bridgehead—in a Different Building". Willamette Week. 5 January 2016. Archived from the original on 2022-12-23. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
  21. ^ Bell, Jon (January 5, 2016). "Burnside Bridgehead project gets its first restaurant tenant". Portland Business Journal. American City Business Journals. Archived from the original on May 21, 2021. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  22. ^ Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (2018-05-02). "Tilt Is Opening a Skate-Park-Themed Burger Bar by the Burnside Bridge". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2021-06-13. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
  23. ^ Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (2018-08-23). "Drink Cocktails Out of a Skate Pipe at the New Tilt in NE". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2021-06-13. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
  24. ^ "Not Your Ordinary Classics". Food Network. Archived from the original on 2022-12-23. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
  25. ^ Wong, Janey (2023-05-26). "Southwest Portland Food Cart Tito's Taquitos Opens a New Restaurant on Swan Island". Eater Portland. Retrieved 2023-05-27.
  26. ^ Wong, Janey (2021-01-27). "A Guide to Portland's Bar, Restaurant, and Food Cart Openings". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2021-04-29. Retrieved 2023-05-27.
  27. ^ "Toro Mexican Kitchen Has Opened in the Former Tilt Pearl District Space". Willamette Week. 28 April 2023. Archived from the original on 2023-04-29. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
  28. ^ Onstad, Chris. "Chili Jamboree Profiles: Tilt, Kenny & Zuke's". Portland Mercury. Archived from the original on 2022-08-16. Retrieved 2022-12-23.

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