HunnyBeez brings Filipino food to South Park Blocks
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HunnyBeez is an American-Filipino fusion restaurant on the South Park Blocks that serves up rice bowls, wings, and spam burgers, among other things. Located at 1434 SW Park Ave., the menu offers Filipino dishes like lumpia, pancit noodles, and pork adobo. Desserts are brought in from Eastside bakery Eat Balong.
Monday night is Service Industry Night during which HunnyBeez collabs with a rotating cast of Portland bars and restaurants, such as the Hoxton Hotel’s Pamana Restaurant.
“Service industry nights are something Portland always used to do but they’re coming back,” said co-owner Andrew Blossom.
Everyone is welcome but restaurant and bar workers are given an extra discount on their day off. Evenings are busiest, and HunnyBeez stays open until 10 p.m. weekdays and midnight on weekends. On Wednesdays, kids eat free. Karaoke happens from 8 p.m. to closing Thursday-Saturday, and brunch is served Saturdays and Sundays. For a treat, try the layered halo-halo (shaved ice, jellies, and ube ice cream on top).
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