¿Por Qué No? Taqueria

07/23/2026

Willamette Week Best of Portland 2026 Reader's Poll (https://www.wweek.com/promotions/2026/07/22/2026-best-of-portland-readers-poll-food/) is in, and WOW, Portland, we are beyond honored!

Congratulations to all the incredible businesses (https://www.wweek.com/promotions/2026/07/22/2026-best-of-portland-readers-poll-food/) that won or placed in this year's poll!

We've always thought of the annual BOP Awards as the real pulse-point of Portland, so to have won and placed in several categories feels so special.

Businesses in the Reader's Poll are nominated and voted for by the people who live, work, dine and play in our incredible city. At PQN, we always strive to be a place that Portlanders and visitors alike want to return to again and again, whether it's to celebrate special moments or just popping in for a quick bite. We work hard to make our food delicious, our spaces and service welcoming and to make every visit feel like you're on a tropical vacation, all year long. We always want to be the sunniest place in Portland, no matter the weather!

Thank you for voting for us, for supporting us, for believing in us.
We love you, Portland!

As a token of our appreciation, we're including a coupon at the bottom of this email. We hope it helps ensure that we see you soon!

WINNER:
Best Mexican Restaurant (https://www.wweek.com/promotions/2026/07/22/2026-best-of-portland-readers-poll-food/) !

We LOVE serving our Portland communities!
Thank you for this high honor and vote of confidence, Portland, we always strive to keep earning your business every time you walk through our doors. We have been voted into first place in this category for several years running, which is both humbling and gratifying, as well as an inspiration for us to keep doing what we’re doing and keep pushing ourselves to improve. We’re always working on building on our offerings and making sure that we’re bringing our best to every dish, interaction and space every single day. Come in and see what we've been up to!

WINNER:
Best Taco (https://www.wweek.com/promotions/2026/07/22/2026-best-of-portland-readers-poll-food/) !

Thank you for loving tacos as much as we do, Portland!
This one is so near and dear to our hearts, of course, and with so many choices in this city, we’re honored to have placed first on this list and in such good company! We make our tortillas fresh all day, every day and make all of our components from scratch. There is so much love, heart and history put into every single bite we create, and we know you can taste it too!

WINNER:
Best Family-Friendly Restaurant (https://www.wweek.com/promotions/2026/07/22/2026-best-of-portland-readers-poll-food/) !

Being a place where families and groups can gather and celebrate over PQN, while every member of their party is made to feel welcome and comfortable, is something we majorly focus on with our teams.
We are so thrilled to have placed first in this category because we love to host all of you, and all of yours!

SECOND PLACE:
Best Catering Service (https://www.wweek.com/promotions/2026/07/22/2026-best-of-portland-readers-poll-food/) !

We've had the honor of providing food for so many weddings, graduations, celebrations, office lunches, sports team end-of-season parties and more! Being a part of your special moments, bringing some fun and excitement to an office lunch, feeding your friends and family delicious, fresh food...it's all a part of what we love to do best, connecting our communities. We're so proud of our Catering team for all the work they have done and continue to do to make getting PQN to your event as easy and seamless as possible.

If you haven't tried PQN Catering (https://porquenotacos.square.site/catering) yet, please think of us next time you need to feed a group! We work hard to make our ordering process clean and easy, offer quick pickups and deliveries and pride ourselves on excellent food that will work within any budget and dietary preference. Please check out our Catering page (https://porquenotacos.square.site/catering) , or send an email to [email protected] for more info!

Thank you so much, Portland! We’re beyond proud of our amazing teams who have made this all possible and we can't wait to see you in the restaurants!

As a way of saying THANK YOU to our amazing customers, here's a coupon for your next visit.
See you soon!!

Click here for a free $5.00 coupon at ¿Por Qué No?!

07/10/2026

The Mississippi Avenue Street Fair!

The Mississippi Avenue Street Fair (https://www.mississippiave.org/events/mississippi-street-fair) is tomorrow, July 11th!!! (We will be open from 11am-8pm) Come enjoy the festivities on the whole street between Fremont and Skidmore, and have a bite to eat at PQN! We always consider the Street Fair as our anniversary party for PQN, and this year we turn 21!!!

Come enjoy a very fun vibe on a beautiful day and celebrate with us!
The PQN kitchen will be making some special, beautiful fruit cups with mango, watermelon, jicama, cucumber & lime with a sprinkle of Tajin and a jolt of Chamoy. Fun to eat while walking the blocks of the Street Fair!

As a gift to celebrate our anniversary with us,
please scroll down to see a $10 coupon to use at PQN at the Mississippi Avenue Street Fair!
(Coupon good at Mississippi PQN on Saturday, July 11th only, during our Fair Hours, open from 11am-8pm only)

Double Up on Fun Activities for Saturday, July 11th

After visiting PQN at the Street Fair, give some love to downtown Portland and head to Darcelle XV Plaza at 5:30pm to see an awesome dance performance in the new park. The performance is part of Portland Arts Week (https://portlandartsweek.com/) , and this specific show at Darcelle Plaza XV is curated by our very own Claire, who also organizes all of our Wednesday fundraisers for PPS schools and makes the restaurants look beautiful! And believe me, if you have ever heard Onry (http://www.onrymusic.com/) sing, you won’t want to miss this performance in the park!

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06/19/2026

Summer is finally HERE!

We're ringing in our favorite season with new veggie tacos and the long-awaited return of our refreshing, delicious jicama salad!
It's the perfect summertime combo!

PQN ❤️s Dads!

This Father's Day, gift your Dad what he really wants! A PQN gift card can be used for his choice of food, drinks and PQN swag. We've got all the classic Dad hits - hats, tees, our own custom IPA...and of course, tacos!

Speaking of IPA, ours is going places!

Have you tried our delicious West Coast IPA, crafted by award-winning Migration Brewing? You can enjoy a can while you dine at PQN, or buy a 6-pack to-go (https://porquenotacos.square.site/s/order?location=CP8ZYQGSW59TG&item=D2GAGHZB6T3RW3VKSVP2JBHI ) ! We're so thrilled that some of our favorite local spots are carrying this in kegs, too! You can find this delicious brew on tap at:

Migration Glisan St Pub (https://migrationbrewing.com/pubs/glisan-brewpub/) (also sells 6-packs!)
Mississippi Pizza Pub (https://mississippipizza.com/)
TC O'Leary's (https://www.tcolearys.com/) ,
1847 Food Park (https://1847foodpark.com/) (Milwaukie)
Mountain Burger (https://mountainburgerbend.com/) (Bend)
Rivers Place (https://riversplacebend.com/) (Bend)
The Growler Run (https://www.thegrowlerrun.com/) (OR City)
Horse Brass Pub (https://horsebrass.com/)

We love to see that PQN magic out in the wild!
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Juneteenth fundraiser at both locations!

Today, 6/19 (Juneteenth), both PQN locations are donating 10% of sales to Juneteenth Oregon (https://juneteenthor.com/) , an organization that has been “preserving the legacy of Juneteenth in Oregon since 1945.” Juneteenth Oregon preserves this legacy by throwing one of the best celebrations in North Portland, which begins on Saturday, June 20th with There will be a parade starting at 11am at King Elementary School, followed by a festival starting at 12pm at Lillis-Albina Park featuring live performances, guest speakers, children's activities, and more! We hope you get a chance to check it out!

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06/08/2026

Vote for Best of Portland and get a free taco!

The Best of Portland (https://bop.wweek.com/) voting ends in a little over a week, on 6/17 at noon, and we want to encourage all of Portland, and everyone who loves Portland, to VOTE!

PQN is nominated for 4 categories: Best Taco (https://bop.wweek.com/food/best-taco) , Best Mexican Restaurant (https://bop.wweek.com/food/best-mexican-restaurant) , Best Catering (https://bop.wweek.com/food/best-catering-service) and Best Family Friendly Restaurant (https://bop.wweek.com/food/best-family-friendly-restaurant) and we'd looooove your support!

Our pitch is that if you log on and vote, we'll hook you up with a free taco! To get your free taco, you'll just come in person and let a server know you voted. Tell your friends, hit the link and make a date for tacos this week!

1 taco per person, 1 redemption per person, must be in-person to get free taco, offer expires at the end of the day on 6/16.

On Wednesday, 6/10, both restaurants will be fundraising for Street Roots (https://www.streetroots.org/)

Street Roots (https://www.streetroots.org/support/) is one of our favorite organizations in Portland to partner with. Buying a Street Roots newspaper in Portland feels foundational to being a Portlander. Beyond reading perspectives on issues that you won’t read in other papers, it is a program that inspires humanity and creates real income opportunity for folks experiencing houselessness as a stepping stone into empowerment and confidence to find a path out of poverty. The program creates a beautiful way to create a connection between vendors and the community at large. If you haven’t ever purchased a Street Roots newspaper, give it a try and next thing you know it will be part of your weekly routine.

We are having a PQN Wednesday Fundraiser for Street Roots this Wednesday, June 10th, at both locations where we will give 10% of our sales to help support their Spring Fund Drive to help reach their goal of raising $40K by the end of June. If you cannot come eat and drink at PQN on Wednesday to help support Street Roots, please help by giving to their Spring Fund Drive (https://streetroots.donorsupport.co/page/FUNQNUCJMBX) here, and look out for their announcement of a really fun challenge that they are creating where you shout out and post your favorite Portland locations for buying a Street Roots paper, and it puts you in the running to win a raffle prize of a $100 gift certificate to ¿Por Qué No?, while also creating energy to send more people to buy Street Roots papers at your favorite location and vendor (https://www.streetroots.org/section/vendor-profiles/) !

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05/21/2026

📣 📣 Best of Portland voting is OPEN (https://bop.wweek.com/food) , now through June 17th!

There so so many incredible Portland businesses on this year's Best of Portland ballot (https://bop.wweek.com/food) ! We look forward to the Best of Portland every year, because it's a true representation of the voice of the people who live, dine & shop in our amazing, vibrant city.

This year, ¿Por Qué No? is honored to be in the running for:
Best Taco (https://bop.wweek.com/food/best-taco)
Best Mexican Restaurant (https://bop.wweek.com/food/best-mexican-restaurant)
Best Family-Friendly Restaurant (https://bop.wweek.com/food/best-family-friendly-restaurant)
Best Catering Service (https://bop.wweek.com/food/best-catering-service)
!!!!

We'd be thrilled to get your vote in any category, but most of all we hope you take the time to look through the contenders. You might be reminded of a place you've been meaning to check out (or return to), or you could use it as the start to a summer destination bucket list! Local businesses thrive on local support, thank you for continuing to sustain and support us, Portland. We love you!

PQN Catering makes your event easy-breezy and delicious, with Hot Taco Bars, Bowls, Taco Kits & more

We'd love to help cater your next gathering! PQN is always a hit and has options for every diet, palate and preference. With flexible options for pickup at both locations and local delivery, we make this an easy and delicious way to feed your guests so you have more time to enjoy yourself!

Visit our Catering page (https://porquenotacos.square.site/catering) to view the menu, get more info or start an order!

We've got a new Kid's Menu addition, just in time for summer!

Now you can make any kid's Item into a meal, which includes a small housemade agua fresca & a lil' side of housemade chips -or- tortillas for just $2.50. Grab a coloring contest sheet or some sidewalk chalk and let the kids get down to biz!

Check out our full menu (https://porquenotacos.square.site/menu) to see all the options!

Our famous fish tacos have joined the Happy Hour lineup, woohoo!

In more good news, our expanded Happy Hour (https://porquenotacos.square.site/menu) menu (https://porquenotacos.square.site/menu) is now available
Monday - Friday 2:30-5pm
AND
Sunday-Thursday 8:30pm-close!

Come in and check it out, we'd love to see you!

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05/16/2026

Have ya heard? We’ve updated our Happy Hour Menu to include BOTH of the pescado tacos alongside all your other favs 🫶🏻 & the Late Night Happy Hour is here to stay!
Our amazing Happy Hour menus will be available Monday-Friday, 2:30-5 & Sunday-Thursday 8:30-Close!

05/14/2026

Sippin’ on the x PQN collab West Coast IPA 🌈 Available at both locations ‼️ Drink it here or pick up a 6-pack!

05/05/2026

Wait, it’s a sunny Taco Tuesday in Portland & it’s Cinco de Mayo?! 👀 Both locations have lush, spacious patios, delicious food & drinks, $.50 off tacos ALL DAY and TWO Happy Hours! Come join the best party in town! We also have fantastic to-go options for all your DIY needs, like Taco Kits & Margarita Kits so you can bring those PQN vibes anywhere you choose! Order online (link in bio) or call ahead to schedule your pickup 🍋‍🟩 As always, to-go Margs are also available (with purchase of food) See you soon!

05/02/2026

Come for the tacos, stay for the vibes!

04/27/2026

Our Cinco de Mayo Catering Presale is live! Throwing a party? We’ll have our full catering menu available: hot taco bars, cold taco kits PLUS our newly added Nacho Kits & Flan! 🍮 Oh, and don’t forget the margaritas! Go to our reservation page on our website (🔗 in bio!) to check ‘em out!