Restaurant chain in Portland, Oregon, U.S.
DarSalam Restaurant informationEstablished 2012 (2012 ) Owners Ghaith and Tiffany Sahib Shaymaa Alquriqche Food type Iraqi Location Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States Website darsalamrestaurant
DarSalam , orDar Salam ,[ 1] Iraqi restaurants inPortland, Oregon , United States. The original restaurant opened innortheast Portland 'sConcordia neighborhood in 2012 and adowntown location followed in 2015. The business has also operated onHawthorne Boulevard insoutheast Portland and innorthwest Portland .
The family-ownedIraqi restaurant chain DarSalem operates inPortland, Oregon . The business name means "house of peace".[ 2] [ 3] northeast Portland 'sConcordia neighborhood. The Concordia location operates in a formercarriage house and has a garden and patio.[ 4] Babylon 'sIshtar Gate ,[ 5] [ 6] Hawthorne Boulevard insoutheast Portland and innorthwest Portland .[ 7] [ 8]
DarSalam's menu includesmeze baklava , andcardamom tea.[ 9] lentil soup and beet salad are among appetizers.[ 10] baba ganoush [ 5] hummus withpita ,[ 11] [ 12] falafel and queema, as well as lamb stew withchickpea . Lamb shanks are served witheggplant stew orpickled mango salad. Meats arehalal andorganic .[ 1] gluten-free andvegan options.[ 9]
Drinks include Iraqi beer,[ 13] [ 10] Middle Eastern ingredients such as hibiscus,saffron , andtamarind . The Tree of Life has sage-infused gin withHerbsaint ,Peychaud 's barrel-agedbitters , dry cider, andgrenadine .[ 3]
Exterior of the restaurant in southeast Portland, 2021 Spouses Ghaith and Tiffany Sahib are co-owners, along with Shaymaa Alquriqche.[ 14] [ 15] [ 5] [ 10] [ 16]
The downtown location opened on August 12, 2015.[ 3] brick and mortar Iraqi restaurant in 2016.[ 5]
In 2017, a marine was charged with hate crime after he threw a chair at one of the servers at the Concordia location.[ 2] [ 17] [ 18] [ 19]
Like many restaurants, DarSalam was forced to close temporarily upon the arrival of theCOVID-19 pandemic . Both locations closed and multiple employees were laid off.[ 20] [ 21]
In 2020,Karen Brooks ofPortland Monthly [ 15] Brooke Jackson-Glidden included DarSalam inEater Portland 's 2025 overview of the city's best halal restaurants. She described DarSalam as Portland's "most famous" Iraqi restaurant.[ 1]
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