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Oldest Restaurant In The Portland Area.
Specializing in a traditional turkey dinner Huber’s also serves Certified Angus Beef, fresh seafood, entrée salads and a variety of pasta dishes. Their signature drink is Spanish Coffee prepared table side with great flair. Enjoy dining at their location inside the Historic Oregon Pioneer Building, pick up box lunches or have your event catered. However you choose to experience Huber’s, you’ll be pleasantly satisfied.
History of Huber’s
Huber’s was established in 1879 at the corner of 1st and Morrison in downtown Portland, Oregon. It was originally called “The Bureau Saloon” until it was purchased by Mr. Frank Huber and the name was changed to Huber’s. In 1891, Mr. Huber hired Jim Louie, a Chinese immigrant, to do the cooking. In those days if you bought a drink you would get a free turkey sandwich and some coleslaw. With just a few booths and bench seats in the old bar, most of the patrons would go around and converse with a drink in one hand and a turkey sandwich in the other. This is how the turkey tradition started at Huber’s.
Huber’s moved to its present location in 1910 inside the Historic Oregon Pioneer Building. When Mr. Frank Huber died a year later in 1912, Jim Louie took on the management of the business for the Huber family. When the Prohibition Era came around, Jim was going to close the old bar but encouraged by the patrons, Jim kept the business going as a restaurant that specialized in a traditional turkey dinner. In 1941, Jim’s nephew, Andrew, joined the staff and helped formalize the partnership between the Huber and the Louie family with a 50-50 deal. Andrew took over the management in 1946 when Jim, after working his normal day, died at the restaurant. Mr. Huber’s son, Jack, sold his interest in the old restaurant to Andrew in 1952.
In the early 1970’s, Andrew’s son, James Kai Louie, joined the Huber’s staff. James developed Huber’s signature drink, Spanish Coffee. The drink is made table side wit...
Had a hankering for traditional turkey dinner with all the fixings. Huber's did not dissapoint. Of course, we both had Spanish Coffees, their signature.
So neat! Go there for the Spanish coffee. I had the iced Spanish coffee. We thought it was fun that everyone looked like a villain of sorts. Is that on...
Pretty misleading based on the other reviews and photos. The restaurant must have hired the best photographer in all of Portland. I was hopeful for this...