PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Many Portlanders have dined at Indonesian-inspired restaurant Gado Gado, or the Malaysia-Singapore-influenced Oma’s Hideaway courtesy of the same team. But this summer, the owners have added a third business onto their growing roster: a nostalgic, yet futuristic bar found in Southeast Portland. Located in the former Night Light Lounge space, The Houston Blacklight first opened its doors on Wednesday, July 26. Portland Secret Roller Disco to take over Lloyd Center ice rink for one night only Co-owner Mariah Pisha-Duffly said the bar is named after the ‘70s poster company she’s collected from since she was a teenager. The Houston Blacklight co-owner Mariah Pisha-Duffly (Courtesy Pisha-Duffly) “There’s a bunch [of posters] hanging up in the bathroom at Gado Gado, and they’re playful and surreal and they really evoke these feelings of an endless landscape and exploration and fantasy,” Pisha-Duffly told KOIN 6. “We liked the idea of pulling inspiration from this poster company, but not going super literal with it.” According to the co-owner, who has worked in the food-service industry her entire life, one of the most exciting things about launching a bar instead of a restaurant is the freedom that it offers to entrepreneurs. “I…
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Gado Gado, Oma’s Hideaway team opens nostalgic fantasy bar in Division-Clinton neighborhood