Kenny & Zuke's Delicatessen facts for kids

Kenny & Zuke's Delicatessen
Sign near main entrance
Restaurant information
Established	2007
Head chef	Ken Gordon
Food type	Jewish delicatessen
Dress code	Casual
Street address	1038 SW Stark St
City	Portland
State	Oregon
Postal/ZIP code	97205
Country	United States
Seating capacity	67
Website	www.kennyandzukes.com

Kenny & Zuke's Delicatessen is a Jewish delicatessen in Portland, Oregon serving primarily non kosher foods.

History

The restaurant opened in October 2007, however, the principal owners, Ken Gordon and Nick Zukin, began their venture at the Hillsdale Farmers' Market as The Pastrami King in 2006. After regularly selling pastrami, they moved to Ken Gordon's restaurant, Ken's Place, for a Saturday brunch, renaming the venture Kenny & Zuke's. Because of its popularity, the two started looking for a permanent location for the deli. Nick Zukin no longer is associated with Kenny & Zukes.

In September 2019 Ken Gordon confirmed that the company's LLC, Body by Pastrami, will be undergoing Chapter 11 reorganization. The decision was prompted by a civil suit from food distributor Performance Food Group, alleging Kenny and Zuke's owes $184,494 in unpaid invoices. According to Gordon, the planned reorganization will allow the debt owed to multiple creditors to be paid back in full over the course of eight to ten years while drastically decreasing their monthly payments, and allowing the business to remain open. He added that the restaurant is in "absolutely no danger of closing, or curtailing operations in any way".

Awards and recognition

Named one of the top 10 sandwich shops in the country by Bon Appetit. Also named among the best restaurants in Portland by the Oregonian, which also named its Pastrami Burger one of the city's "Best Bites", and the Willamette Week, which also named it among the best spots for lunch, sandwiches, pre-show dinners, and lines worth the wait. Its Cobb Salad was named best in the city by Portland Monthly.

Kenny and Zuke's was featured on Portland TV channel 12's "Dirty Dining" segment on November 13, 2008, revealing that the popular restaurant had received a 73 because of repeat violations. Kenny & Zuke's most recent score, September 10, 2009, was a 91, with a previous score, observed March 13, 2009, of 84.

• Featured in the New York Times as the future of delicatessen.
• Named one of the best delis in the world in Maxim Magazine.
• Highlighted in Gourmet Magazine as one of two delis in North America leading an artisan revival in Jewish foods.