Tonight Kelly and I had dinner with our friends Miranda & Brian at the new McMenamins pub that opened near where we live. It's called the Chapel Pub, and is located in a building that was constructed for and used as a mortuary from 1939 to 2005. Again, McMenamins did what they do best, snapped up the great building and renovated it. A server told Kelly and I that originally the building was to be nothing offices for their corporate headquarters, however they figured out that there was enough room in the large brick building to put a small pub in the front. And boy has it been a hit, Kelly had heard that on opening night a few weeks ago there was an hour-long wait to get seated. Yikes!
The wait wasn't too bad (20 minutes) and we were seated in a nice spot by the windows that face Commercial St. Dinner was good, and had a great time hanging out with Miranda and Brian. At first I thought it might be a little weird to have dinner and drinks in a former mortuary; however it really wasn't strange at all once there. The pub has a warm, comfortable vibe, and very a 'McMenamins' atmosphere, with interesting art and great old photos of the area adorning the walls. It's not a big place, but it's worth going to check out.
Oh, Miranda & Brian and Kelly & I exchanged gifts, and I got a Serenity ornament. Way cool! Thanks again! 🙂
2 replies on “Dinner at the Mortuary”
Sounds like a nifty spot.
Drinking in what used to be a mortuary probably beats getting married in a place that is now a funeral chapel. 🙂
Yeah, it wasn’t too bad. They had the brown on tap, so I had some of that. Pretty good. We’ll all have to go check it out one of these days.