Violetta

Used to be a food cart in Portland...just opened a week ago as a standing restaurant in the park.

The Portland Parks & Recreation department has sent down its ruling: Quick-service burger joint Violetta, a tenant since 2008, will soon vacate Director Park's high-profile "glass cube" location, and will be replaced by an outpost of Elephants Deli. In a message sent first to Facebook fans, owner Dwayne Beliakoff and his team write that Parks & Rec informed them of the change earlier this week,...

Despite the Portland Parks & Rec department's search for a new tenant in its Director Park cafe space, Violetta owner Dwayne Beliakoff says the quick-serve burger joint isn't down for the count yet. In an e-mail correspondence with Eater, Beliakoff says that Violetta has re-applied for the Director Park lease, and is actively seeking sites for further local expansion. "They sent [the renewal...

Violetta's days in downtown's Director Park are numbered — at least, according to Portland Parks & Recreation. The department confirmed swirling rumors about the quick-service burger joint's demise by releasing a public request for "expressions of interest" from prospective tenants interested in the Director Park space. According to this partnership proposal, the "available premises are...

Our quest to find Portland's Favorite Food Cart Burger continues. We've drawn the battle lines across town, and a dozen burger-serving carts will rep their 'hoods — Downtown/SW, Northeast, North Portland, and Southeast — in a territorial contest to name each neighborhood's best. In yesterday's battle for NoPo, Lucy's Original emerged as the winner in a fierce fight with Burgatroyd.

Today,...