William Steuernagel, founder and co-owner of Portland’s Cheese & Crack, has opened a new restaurant spotlighting an unexpected regional dish in an even more unexpected location. Mister Goose, located in St. Helens off Highway 30, is inspired by a ‘70s-era bar run by Steuernagel’s grandparents in downtown Kansas City, and it’s a temple to his grandma Betty’s signature dish: the Midwestern steamed sandwich.
Many Pacific Northwesterners may have never heard of such a thing, or even considered the culinary scene of the town that’s best known as a pit stop on the way to Astoria and a magnet for Twilight and Halloweentown fans. But the area is Steuernagel’s home,
→ Continue reading at Eater