A pair of Portland area bars operated by influential Portland restaurateur Sanjay Chandrasekaran have called it quits this week. XO Bar announced it would be closing on October 27 in an Instagram post, while Bar Asha announced its sudden and immediate closure on October 18 on Instagram. Eater Portland reached out to owner Sanjay Chandrasekaran for comment but hasn’t heard back.
Chandrasekaran is best known as the owner of the Sudra, an essential vegan Indian restaurant that opened its first location in Northeast Portland in 2013, before expanding with locations in St. Johns, the Pearl, Beaverton, and Boise on Mississippi Avenue. In 2023, the Mississippi Avenue location flipped
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