Any Aminé fan paying attention will spot references to Portland restaurants in countless music videos and songs: the opening scene of the “Caroline” music video is shot at Mike’s Drive-In, and Kiauna “Kee” Nelson appears in the video for “Shimmy.” But there’s no Portland restaurant that Adam Aminé Daniel references like Du’s Grill — it’s written in chalk on the blackboard in the “Blackjack” video, and he mentions it by name in “Turf.” He even spent his 18th birthday there, grabbing chicken and rice with his friends and heading to Grant Park.
Daniel has several places he visits whenever he’s back in town — Nong’s for chicken and
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