Greek Cuisina, a longtime Portland institution with the famous purple octopus, has closed.
The restaurant’s owner, Ted Papas, has been at odds with the city of Portland for nearly two years over code violations. In May 2008, an inspection turned up 50 fire code violations, prompting the city fire marshal to close off all but two floors of the building.
Owner Ted Papas stated that he had done everything the city asked of him, and that many of the violations were based on lies made by inspectors.
Papas has maintained that he had been singled out by a rogue group of police and code enforcement officers — a group Papas called Commissioner Randy Leonard’s “hit squad.”
The restaurant’s final dinner service was New Year’s Eve.
As for Spoticus, the name of the iconic octopus that’s draped over the restaurant’s entrance, he’s for sale on eBay.
(source: oregon live)
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