A new Mexican restaurant has taken root downtown, right near PSU and the South Park Blocks. Madrina, which opened in late August, offers lunchtime staples like tacos, burritos, and quesadillas in its informal mercadito-themed space during the day. At night, Madrina’s neighboring dining room opens for dinner, with hearty plates like cochinita pibil and pollo rostizado, plus a wine list composed entirely of Latina winemakers from the Willamette Valley.

Madrina is the newest restaurant from food entrepreneur Lucy De Leon, whose parents started the legendary market-meets-hot-bar Tienda y Tortilleria De Leon in Gresham in 1999. If you don’t already know about De Leon, you will soon; this is her third restaurant opening in three years. In 2022, she closed Tienda y Tortilleria De Leon and opened

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