Open 7 Days a Week! M-Th 11:30AM – 9PM •
Fri 11:30AM – 10PM • Sat 11AM – 10PM • Sun 11AM - 9PM Another update in : The 125-year-old restaurant is welcoming guests again. The casual steakhouse outside Mt. Angel and Silverton soft-opened the weekend of Jan. 7, after the final blessing of the fire marshal Jan. 6. The restaurant intended to open Jan. 4, but owner Mark Burnett was delayed after an inspection that day. The restaurant will officially open Tuesday, Jan. 10, according to general manager Julio Valera. The restaurant specializes in locally sourced steaks and classic American fare, including what Burnett calls "wood-fired food," a cheeky reference to the restaurant's fiery history. Burnett rebuilt the restaurant after a fire destroyed the former building in 2014. Flames have plagued the MarKum Inn for years, with at least two fires in recent history closing the restaurant for periods of time. In 1950, the restaurant was known as the Marquam Tavern, before it crumbled in a blaze and reopened in the '70s. "(A Marquam local)’s wife collects matchbooks," Burnett says, holding a small white matchbook with worn edges. "Sully and Vi owned the restaurant, or tavern as it was known then, the Marquam Tavern, ... and we loved this: 'Easy to find, hard to leave,' was their logo." The MarKum Inn is hard to miss: The large rancher-style sign juts out over Highway 213 in the intersection of Marquam, where there's little besides a small store and a church. Its popularity with Salem, Silverton, Mt. Angel and various Marion County ranchers kept the restaurant alive for over 100 years. Now, under new ownership, that popularity has no sign of slowing. "Stop on by, we're likely to be swamped," Valera said. Brooke Jackson-Glidden, Statesman Journal Published 12:52 p.m. PT Jan. 9, 2017 | Updated 9:10 a.m. PT Jan. 10, 2017
