Think Out Loud

Restaurant owner decides against indoor dining for now

By Julie Sabatier (OPB)
Feb. 17, 2021 3:34 p.m.

Broadcast: Wednesday, Feb. 17

Takeout window and outdoor seating at Eem, a restaurant in North Portland.

The owners of Eem are choosing to stick with takeout and outdoor dining for the foreseeable future.

Eric Nelson / courtesy of Eric Nelson

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Now that Oregon’s most populous counties can resume indoor dining, many restaurants are facing a new set of choices. On Tuesday, we heard from Riane Welch, co-owner of Boxwood Kitchen, about their decision to reopen indoor dining. Today, we hear from Eric Nelson, co-owner of Eem, a Thai barbecue and cocktail restaurant in North Portland that is choosing to stick with takeout and outdoor dining for the foreseeable future.

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