by Suzette Smith
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Mar 11, 2021 at 2:00 pm
Trifecta Combo from 808 Grinds Suzette Smith
Now that the weather is nice—for a minute—it's time to clear the afternoon agenda, sip beer on a patio, and stuff your face with tasty chicken and rice. At 808 Grinds' Southeast Portland location, you can do all that for a price that won't break your budget, and their portions might even leave you with leftovers.
Named for Honolulu's area code and a Hawaiian slang term for food (grinds), 808 Grinds was a longtime fixture at the SW 10th and Alder food carts downtown. Co-owners Kevin Scofield and Jensen Yip met in Hawaii at a young age and reconnected as adults with a desire to feed Portlanders their passed down family recipes. You may even remember seeing Yip on a 2019 episode of Guy Fieri's