Yaw's Top Notch

Yaw's Top Notch
Restaurant information
CityPortland
StateOregon
CountryUnited States

Yaw's Top Notch was a restaurant in Portland, Oregon.

The original restaurant operated from 1926 to 1985.[1][2] The business once employed 180 people.[3]

The restaurant was revived by owner Stephen Yaw in 2012,[4] but closed eight months later.[5][6][7][8]

  1. ^ Russell, Michael (2017-03-16). "Steven P. Yaw, grandson of Yaw's Top Notch founder, dies at 70". The Oregonian. Advance Publications. Archived from the original on 2020-11-11. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  2. ^ Kennedy, Theresa Griffin (2022). Lost Restaurants of Portland, Oregon. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4671-4330-1.
  3. ^ Bottenberg, Ray; Bottenberg, Jeanna (2008). Vanishing Portland. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7385-5830-1.
  4. ^ Fehrenbacher, Lee (2012-05-11). "Yaw's Top Notch burger joint to reopen in Northeast Portland". Daily Journal of Commerce. Archived from the original on 2015-05-10. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  5. ^ DeJesus, Erin (2013-05-16). "Yaw's Top Notch Revival Shutters After Eight Months". Eater Portland. Vox Media. Archived from the original on 2016-05-20. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  6. ^ Ashton, David F. "New 'Yaw's Top Notch' packed with diners – before 'grand opening'". East PDX News. Archived from the original on 2021-02-25. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  7. ^ Jarman, Casey (2012-11-27). "Yaw's Top Notch". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on 2021-12-28. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  8. ^ Swart, Cornelius (2013-05-17). "Revival of Portland's iconic Yaw's Top Notch Restaurant folds amid labor disputes, arrest". The Oregonian. Retrieved 2022-12-30.