Bing Mi facts for kids
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| Current owner(s) | Jacky Ren |
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| Food type | Chinese |
| City | Portland |
| State | Oregon |
| Country | United States |
Bing Mi (sometimes stylized as Bing Mi!) is a Chinese restaurant in Portland, Oregon. The original food cart specializes in the Chinese street food jianbing. The brick and mortar Bing Mi Dumpling and Noodle Bar opened in 2022 and focuses on Northern Chinese noodles and dumplings.
Description and history
Owners Tim Harris and Alisa and Neal Grandy began operating Bing Mi at the Alder Street food cart pod in 2014. Jacky (or Jackie) Ren has also been credited as a co-owner. The food cart serves many variations of jianbing, and was Portland's only restaurant offering the Chinese street food at the time. Optional ingredients include bacon, roast duck, and spam.
In 2017, owners confirmed plans to open a second food cart in southeast Portland. Andrew Zimmern visited Bing Mi for an episode of the Food Network's The Zimmern List. In 2020, the business donated proceeds to people affected by local wildfires and partnered with Adopt a Restaurant to help feed people in need during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ren bought out the other owners in 2020 and re-opened the food cart at the Nob Hill Food Carts in northwest Portland's Northwest District, following the closure of the Alder Street pod. In 2021, Ren confirmed plans to open Bing Mi Dumpling and Noodle Bar in the Northwest District in 2022. The brick and mortar restaurant opened in January, focusing on Northern Chinese noodles and dumplings. Food cart staff have work at the noodle restaurant during heat waves.
Bing Mi has collaborated with Bark City BBQ.
