Alibi (Portland, Oregon)

The Alibi, also known as Alibi Restaurant and Lounge and Alibi Tiki Lounge,[1][2] is a restaurant and tiki bar located in Portland, Oregon's Overlook neighborhood, in the United States.[3][4][5]

The Alibi
The restaurant's exterior in 2016
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Restaurant information
Established1947 (1947)
Street address4024 North Interstate Avenue
CityPortland, Oregon
CountyMultnomah
StateOregon
Postal/ZIP Code97227
CountryUnited States
Coordinates45°33′09″N 122°40′53″W / 45.5525°N 122.6813°W / 45.5525; -122.6813
Websitealibiportland.com

Description

One Fodor's guide described Alibi as an "aggressively kitschy" and "divey" tropical-themed bar" with "unexceptional" food.[6]

History

The restaurant was established in 1947.[7]

Chuck Palahniuk said Alibi was Portland's only tiki bar in his book Fugitives and Refugees (2003).[8]

The business underwent on ownership change in late 2016.[9]

Reception

Alibi won in the "Best Karaoke" category of Willamette Week's "Best of Portland" readers' poll in 2002,[10] 2018,[11] 2020,[12] and 2022.[13]

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