Smoked and braised cochinita pibil, chocolate mole cake, and orange blossom margaritas have arrived at a new Mexican cocktail bar in Hillsboro. The High Ground, from Portland restaurateur Sanjay Chandrasekaran and chef Bryan Veal, opened this March, and will soon start serving slushies and sangria on a rooftop patio.
Chandrasekaran, known for his Indian-Southwestern restaurant the Sudra, generally specializes in vegan spots: He started his career with a food cart Sonny Bowl, going on to open places like XO Bar in North Portland and pasta restaurant Lilla in Southeast. The High Ground is the restaurateur’s first foray into the world of non-vegan restaurants and cocktail bars, and to
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