Brookes Decker News Today

In the darkest days of the pandemic, the company Sortis Holdings emerged behind beloved restaurants, hotels, and chains, and then nearly imploded. Now what?

Sortis Holdings now owns nationally recognized Portland restaurants like Ava Gene’s, Bamboo Sushi, and Sizzle Pie. What does that mean for the city’s independent restaurant scene?

The famed Southeast Portland restaurant on Division Street is reopening with new staff and corporate backing, and notably without its founding chef.