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Taylor Railworks - Permanently Closed, Portland, OR

Taylor Railworks - Permanently Closed

4.5

327 Reviews

$31 to $50

American

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Taylor Railworks is an expression of both an era and an area. We serve upscale American comfort food in a warm and inviting environment. Our dining room evokes a bygone era, a time when trains were the dominant form of transportation. That heritage is very much with us as service is occasionally punctuated by the whistles of the train tracks that run right past our doors and gives us our name. We hope you'll join us here for modern takes on classic cocktails, fresh spins on your favorite dishes and the high quality, well-sourced ingredients you've come to expect in Portland.

We accept reservations for up to six guests online. If you are interested in booking a larger party please give us a call.

We do have one large communal table with backless stools. If you are physically unable to sit in those chairs, please let us know and we will make sure you are at a standard table.

Permanently Closed

This restaurant is permanently closed.

Additional information

Dining style
Casual Elegant
Price
$31 to $50
Cuisines
American, Northwest
Hours of operation
Dinner: 7 Nights a week: 5:00pm - 10:00pm Lunch: Tuesday - Friday: 11:00am - 2:00pm
Phone number
(503) 208-2573
Website
http://trwpdx.com/
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress
Executive chef
Erik Van Kley
Catering
Please inquire directly
Private party facilities
We are able to offer private events for between 20 and 55 guests, seven days a week. Please contact us to discuss rates and availability.
Private party contact
Daniel Neely: (503) 208-2573

Location
117 SE Taylor Street, Suite 101, Portland, OR 97214
Neighborhood
Southeast Portland
Cross street
SE 2nd
Parking details
There are many parking spots on the street in addition to a number of private lots in close proximity to the restaurant. The closest private lot is on the corner of SE 2nd and SE Yamhill.
Public transit
SE Martin Luther King and SE Taylor, Streetcar Loop A<br />Hawthorne Bridge, serves bus lines 4, 6, 10, 14, 15.<br />SE MLK and SE Morrison, serves bus line 6
Entertainment
N/A
Additional
Bar Dining, Beer, BYO Wine, Chef's Table, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Counter Seating, Full Bar, Happy Hour, Non-Smoking, Wine

Oyster*$3.00
yuzu sabayon, spicy tobiko
"The Boxer" Yellowtail*$15.00
ponzu, pluot, trout roe, olive oil, serrano
Albacore*$14.00
chicken confit, crispy skin, shiitake, spicy coconut milk
Wagyu Tartare*$16.00
fresh wasabi, quail egg, sesame cracker
Heirloom Tomatoes$15.00
whipped ricotta, roasted tomatillo, cilantro
Green Beans*$11.00
peppercorn dressing, pickled stone fruit, pistachios
Gioia Burrata$15.00
grilled peach, macadamia, togarashi, basil
Miso-Cured Black Cod$18.00
poblano purée, blistered shishito & poblano peppers
Jojos*$12.00
oil cured peppers, cilantro, lemon aioli, garlic buds
Noodles Alla Johnny$15.00
spicy crab, prawn, tomato
Grilled Octopus$16.00
wide noodle, korean chili, uni butter, parmesan
Fried Chicken$15.00
achiote katsu sauce, jalapeño, greens with pork
Marinated Flank Steak "elotes"*$15.00
grilled corn salad, cotija, hot sauce
Market Fish
please inquire
Singapore Chili Crab$33.00
1/2 lb fried snow crab, sweet chili sauce, rolls, wet naps
Buttermilk Rolls$5.00
cherry-smoked honey, butter

What 327 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

4.5

4.5 based on all time ratings

4.5Food
4.5Service
4.4Ambience
4Value

Noise • Moderate

325 Reviews

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OpenTable Diner
Portland
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on October 9, 2017
overall5food5service5ambience5
THANK YOU SO MUCH! WE WILL MISS YOU AND IT WAS SO AWESOME AND SPECIAL TO BE THERE FOR YOUR LAST SERVICE! GOOD LUCK TO YOU ALL! XOXOXOXO>
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OpenTable Diner
Portland
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on October 8, 2017
overall5food5service5ambience5
This place was awesome from service to absolutely delicious, creative food. So sad they are closing!!
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Tnnnnnnn
Portland
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on October 7, 2017
overall4food5service2ambience4
Would be nice if the restaurant acknowledged that we were celebrating a birthday. I put it in the notes and I noticed they did something nice for the table next to us but nothing for us. The server seemed disinterested in us. The food was amazing! Wonderful meal.
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ACCccc
Portland
20 reviews
vip
3.0
20 reviews
Dined on October 7, 2017
overall3food3service5ambience5
What a cute place and such a lovely server and oh my gosh it’s closing soon?! Then the food came, and wow was it overwhelming - each dish had about 15 different flavors bouncing around on my tongue like fighting fish. The effort was obviously huge but outcome was just too many ingredients and too many flavors that didn’t quite come together. And it was really expensive! Overall, a let down.
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heathers24
Portland
5 reviews
5.0
5 reviews
Dined on October 1, 2017
overall5food5service5ambience5
I wish it weren’t closing! From spectacularly creative food to exemplary service — so friendly, casual, unpretentious, and attentive, we loved both of our recent meals at Taylor Railworks and wish the owners and everyone working there many blessings!
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PatriciaW
Las Vegas
4 reviews
4.0
4 reviews
Dined on September 30, 2017
overall4food4service5ambience3
We enjoyed the food and service was excellent, sad to hear they are closing
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Mariaf
Los Angeles
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on September 27, 2017
overall5food5service5ambience5
Every entree was exceptional good. I specially liked the blue cheese ice cream with fig jam. It had a filling bottom soft pastry. Yum
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Law5guy
Portland
39 reviews
vip
5.0
39 reviews
Dined on September 25, 2017
overall5food5service4ambience3
This was our third visit to Taylor Railworks. As usual, the food was very creative and imaginative. I've been to Michelin starred restaurants and Taylor Railworks comes close to deserving a star. We shared five dishes among the four of us and everything was amazing. We just avoided licking the plates! The service was very good but a little clumsy. Not the restaurant's fault, but this is the second time we've been there when there was a very loud group at another table, which occasionally made it hard to hear conversation at our table. We were disappointed to receive a card with the bill indicating that Taylor Railworks will not be serving dinner after October 14.
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Mel707
Portland
13 reviews
5.0
13 reviews
Dined on September 24, 2017
overall5food5service5ambience5
This is one of the most outstanding restaurants in Portland, the food is incredible.
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LisaW
Los Angeles
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on September 17, 2017
overall5food5service5ambience5
The food was absolutely amazing flavors bursting in your mouth what a wonderful food experience We were celebrating my mother's 76th birthday and all we did on the way home was talk about the amazing food we had just had wow
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JulieC
Portland
9 reviews
vip
3.0
9 reviews
Dined on September 12, 2017
overall3food4service2ambience4
It's one of those places that I'm very glad I went to once, although it most likely will stay at having been gone to once. The food was creative and interesting, and we had a lot of fun looking through the menu and putting together a tapas combintion. However, the food came in these three waves and the combinations in which the food arrived in had no real order, I.e. It wasn't appetizers, salads, then main course, it was just whatever they felt like. In addition, the server kept asking us if we were in a hurry, and we replied, no, but he must've translated that as we wanted to spend over an hour and a half for 7 plates. Food was decent, but portion size definitely left something to be desired. Overall, try it once, and, exactly once.
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JohnP
Los Angeles
3 reviews
vip
1.0
3 reviews
Dined on September 1, 2017
overall1food1service1ambience1
Great food and service!
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MSOR
Portland
12 reviews
vip
5.0
12 reviews
Dined on August 27, 2017
overall5food5service5ambience4
Really fabulous creations. Beautiful presentations that we don't see enough of in restaurants around here.
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Judy
Seattle
9 reviews
2.0
9 reviews
Dined on August 27, 2017
overall2food1service4ambience4
The chef tried too hard. Muddled flavors and too heavy on the salt
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ShaSha
Portland
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on August 25, 2017
overall5food5service5ambience4
Delicious! So sad that this place is closing!
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TinyD
Portland
14 reviews
5.0
14 reviews
Dined on August 25, 2017
overall5food5service5ambience5
Amazing meal. Good cocktails and friendly service.
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Lynn
Portland
9 reviews
5.0
9 reviews
Dined on August 23, 2017
overall5food5service3ambience5
Every dish was better than the last! Highly recommend the cucumber noodles with Dungeness crab . Nice ambience.
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OT
OpenTable Diner
Portland
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on August 19, 2017
overall5food5service5ambience5
Incredible food and service. This is one of the best restaurants in Portland. Smart and conscientious cuisine.
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Eatfirst
San Francisco
66 reviews
vip
5.0
66 reviews
Dined on August 17, 2017
overall5food5service4ambience5
Imaginative, creative, distinctive. One of the best restaurants we've ever been to and we've been to hundreds of "foodie" restaurants. It's really too bad that they are closing, and if we're in town again before they close, we will definitely be back. Go before they close!
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OpenTable Diner
Portland
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on August 17, 2017
overall5food5service5ambience5
Our favorite place to go out and eat in Portland...the food is incredible!
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DeenaD
Portland
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on August 12, 2017
overall5food5service5ambience4
Delicious food and great service. Will definitely be back!
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HazarJ
London
7 reviews
vip
5.0
7 reviews
Dined on August 6, 2017
overall5food5service3ambience5
We enjoyed every single dish .. fantastic .. the food and the ambiance were just perfect .. can't wait to go again
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Outandabout
Seattle
11 reviews
5.0
11 reviews
Dined on August 5, 2017
overall5food5service5ambience4
Outstanding creative dishes. Wonderful service. A consistently great experience
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OpenTable Diner
Portland
7 reviews
5.0
7 reviews
Dined on July 25, 2017
overall5food5service5ambience5
Been here 6 or 7 times now...never disappoints. Every dish is creative and wonderful tasting!
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jgt74
San Francisco
11 reviews
vip
5.0
11 reviews
Dined on July 23, 2017
overall5food5service5ambience5
My friend (NY) and I (SF) met in Portland for the weekend and had the good fortune of making a dinner reservation here for our Saturday night. We both agreed that our meal was one of the best we have ever had in our lives. Taylor Railworks is a complete treasure trove for foodies -- all of our dishes (we tried many!) were sophisticated, creative, and layered in delicious flavors and spices, the service was impeccable, and the restaurant is in a super funky industrial space in SE Portland, where you can see and hear the trains going by. The only disappointment was learning that the owners are planning on closing it. We are so happy that we had the opportunity to experience this place. Hurry up and get there before it's gone!
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OT
OpenTable Diner
Portland
5 reviews
vip
5.0
5 reviews
Dined on July 20, 2017
overall5food4service5ambience5
We loved sweet corn ice cream that the chef came up with when he had been drinking. We want him to drink more. Will be back at least once a month for new ice cream flavors! For anyone with peanut allergy- beware, most dishes have heavy Asian/peanut element to them. Wine list is small, but well cultivated. Overall very good!!
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avoidthebeanburger
Nashville
49 reviews
vip
1.0
49 reviews
Dined on July 16, 2017
overall1food1service2ambience2
There was so much potential here but the dishes are over-composed such that the beauty of the ingredients is completely lost in a mish mash of flavors. Some times less is more. We left after appetizers because of the poor execution.
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Erin
San Francisco
9 reviews
vip
2.0
9 reviews
Dined on July 15, 2017
overall2food3service2ambience3
Apparently they're closing so at this point I wouldn't bother. The short timers syndrome shows.
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JoZie
Portland
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on July 9, 2017
overall5food5service5ambience5
I went here on a date. We shared six different creative dishes and I thoroughly enjoyed everything we ate. Cocktails were great too. The chocolate tart for dessert was delicious. It was a nice atmosphere. I'd definitely recommend it!
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OT
OpenTable Diner
Portland
12 reviews
vip
5.0
12 reviews
Dined on July 6, 2017
overall5food5service4ambience4
Outstanding for those of us who like to graze on sharing plates of different flavor profiles. The apricots with ricotta, the chili noodles😋 the pork chop! Everything we had (8 plates) was enjoyed by our table of four.
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CassieC
Greater Boston
1 review
vip
5.0
1 review
Dined on July 4, 2017
overall5food5service5ambience5
The food was delicious and the service was really wonderful. We loved the creativity of each dish and the attention to detail from the staff. The space is also beautiful. Highly recommend!
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OpenTable Diner
Hawaii
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on July 3, 2017
overall5food5service4ambience4
Great spot. Cool vibe and really interesting food very well executed. Thoroughly enjoyable experience.
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DDDDD
Portland
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on July 2, 2017
overall4food4service4ambience4
My friend and I ordered four dishes and all were attractively presented and tasty with an interesting combination of flavors and textures. They were all, to varying degrees, 'Asian fusion', which makes it all the more impressive since fusion cuisine can be hit-or-miss. The servers were friendly and attentive. Overall, a highly recommended dining experience!
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Digby
Portland
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on July 1, 2017
overall5food4service4ambience4
The food was delicious. Great service and the room was lovely. Its a huge pity it is closing.
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Datenight
Portland
165 reviews
vip
4.0
165 reviews
Dined on July 1, 2017
overall4food5service4ambience3
First time here.... really enjoyed the finely crafted small plates with interesting fresh local combinations. With that said, the menu is somewhat restricted in that one could possibly not see anything to their liking. This is a great place to try something different. Service was timely and helpful. One thing that seemed odd is they portray the eatery as a throw-back to early rail travel days.... only thing relevant was the tracks outside and the homeless sleeping there.
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OpenTable Diner
Portland
1 review
3.0
1 review
Dined on June 25, 2017
overall3food3service5ambience5
We ordered 6 dishes and 3 of them were extremely salty-almost to the point of being inedible. I've had great experiences here in the past, but not satisfied with the last go about. The chef should turn it down a few notches in the salt department. Likely will not return.
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cnorman99
Portland
89 reviews
4.0
89 reviews
Dined on June 25, 2017
overall4food5service4ambience4
Excellent meal. Our party of four shared six dishes -- all creative and great tasting. Easily a restaurant that I would visit again and again. Be sure to try the Cucumber Noodle salad.
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JenniferP
Portland
5 reviews
5.0
5 reviews
Dined on June 17, 2017
overall5food5service5ambience5
We LOVE Taylor railworks! We enjoy a lot of their raw food items. The Cajun twist adds a lot of flare and flavor to the food. SO SO good!
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Scott
Portland
16 reviews
vip
5.0
16 reviews
Dined on June 10, 2017
overall5food5service5ambience5
We feel this is one of the most innovative restaurants in Portland. The menu changes often and we are always delighted at the creativity and chefs pairing of ingredients to compose delicious plates. We love sitting at the kitchen bar to watch the kitchen. They make excellent cocktails too!
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Drinky
Portland
183 reviews
vip
4.0
183 reviews
Dined on June 3, 2017
overall4food4service5ambience4
We had a very enjoyable dinner at Taylor Railworks. The cocktails were nicely crafted, and the service was excellent. We started with a "cucumber noodle" salad with dungeness crab and a spicy aioli, which was fresh, crisp, creamy, salty & sweet. The black cod dish was good, but not great - a bit too salty and fishy for our taste. A grilled nectarine with wild mushroom relish was the highlight of the meal - earthy and beautiful. We had a wonderful chocolate/caramel dessert that was scrumptious. A lovely experience - we are looking forward to our next meal there.
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Taylor Railworks - Permanently Closed is rated 4.5 stars by 327 OpenTable diners.

Permanently Closed

This restaurant is permanently closed.

117 SE Taylor Street, Suite 101, Portland, OR 97214

Additional information

Cross street
SE 2nd
Neighborhood
Southeast Portland
Hours of operation
Dinner: 7 Nights a week: 5:00pm - 10:00pm Lunch: Tuesday - Friday: 11:00am - 2:00pm
Price
$31 to $50
Cuisines
American, Northwest
Dining style
Casual Elegant
Dress code
Casual Dress
Parking details
There are many parking spots on the street in addition to a number of private lots in close proximity to the restaurant. The closest private lot is on the corner of SE 2nd and SE Yamhill.
Public transit
SE Martin Luther King and SE Taylor, Streetcar Loop AHawthorne Bridge, serves bus lines 4, 6, 10, 14, 15.SE MLK and SE Morrison, serves bus line 6
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Executive chef
Erik Van Kley
Entertainment
N/A
Additional
Bar Dining, Beer, BYO Wine, Chef's Table, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Counter Seating, Full Bar, Happy Hour, Non-Smoking, Wine

Website
http://trwpdx.com/
Phone number
(503) 208-2573
Catering
Please inquire directly
Private party facilities
We are able to offer private events for between 20 and 55 guests, seven days a week. Please contact us to discuss rates and availability.
Private party contact
Daniel Neely: (503) 208-2573

Taylor Railworks - Permanently Closed

Permanently Closed

Additional information

Menu

Main

Oyster*$3.00

"The Boxer" Yellowtail*$15.00

Albacore*$14.00

Wagyu Tartare*$16.00

Heirloom Tomatoes$15.00

Green Beans*$11.00

Gioia Burrata$15.00

Miso-Cured Black Cod$18.00

Jojos*$12.00

Noodles Alla Johnny$15.00

Grilled Octopus$16.00

Fried Chicken$15.00

Marinated Flank Steak "elotes"*$15.00

Market Fish

Singapore Chili Crab$33.00

Buttermilk Rolls$5.00

What 327 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

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How is Taylor Railworks - Permanently Closed restaurant rated?

Permanently Closed

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