In the record-breaking late June heat wave, Portland food businesses struggled in ways many restaurant owners didn’t anticipate. Refrigerators and walk-ins broke down in the heat, employees experienced heat exhaustion symptoms, and dining rooms shut down mid-service. Things were even worse for food cart owners, working in close quarters within a metal box — temperatures in their kitchens climbed far higher than the temperature outside.
Now that Portland is anticipating another bout of triple-digit temperatures Thursday and Friday, many restaurants and food carts are preparing for at least a few hours of closures. Because the heat isn’t expected to reach the same record-breaking levels it did earlier this summer,
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