Portland mainstays Caffe Mingo and Barba Mingo were both heavily damaged in a fire that broke out early Monday morning.
PORTLAND, Ore. — From the outside, the damage doesn’t look so bad. Boards cover the door and smoke has blackened the windows, but Caffe Mingo and Barba Mingo are still standing in Northwest Portland.
But the destruction inside the Italian restaurant and bar is another story.
“The damage itself was substantial,” said owner Michael Kronan. “I knew it was not minor, it wasn’t a little fire in the ash can or something like that.”
Kronan opened Caffe Mingo back in 1991 and
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