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A Brief History of the Sayers OLD COUNTRY KITCHEN
1946 - Art and Dick Sayler begin operating the original Old Country Kitchen at 103rd and Stark. The original restaurant seated 60 with 4 employees. That first year, we served 17,000 dinners.
1948 - The Sayler Brothers introduce a new menu with steak dinners sized by the ounce and the 72 oz. Steak Dinner Challenge.
1951 - The concept is so successful that the restaurant moves to its present location at 105th and S.E. Stark, doubling the seating capacity.
1976 - Popularity through the ‘50s and ‘60s required additions and remodelings. Seating 300, with 90 employees we served 348,000 dinners — a record in the old building.
1978 - Early morning hours of January 23, 1978: Old Country Kitchen burns to the ground. By September 1, we had built the present Eastside restaurant and reopened. By the end of 1979, we set a new record of 357,000 dinners.
1983 - The Beaverton Old Country Kitchen opens with the same menu and service as our original location and it is soon thriving.
1986 - Sayler’s Old Country Kitchen named one of “Top 100 Restaurants in the U.S.” by Restaurants and Institutions magazine.
1989 and 1985 - Winner of the KEX Radio Listener Survey as “Best Steak House In Portland”.
1991 - Ranked number one hundred of the top five hundred independent restaurants nationally by Restaurant & Hospitality magazine.
1996 - Our 50th Anniversary.
TODAY - We stand by our old-fashioned commitment... to service to our community, to our many dedicated and experienced employees, and most of all, to you our patrons. If there is any way we may enhance your dining experience, please let us know. We are here to serve you.
1946 - Art and Dick Sayler begin operating the original Old Country Kitchen at 103rd and Stark. The original restaurant seated 60 with 4 employees. That first year, we served 17,000 dinners.
1948 - The Sayler Brothers introduce a new menu with steak dinners sized by the ounce and the 72 oz. Steak Dinner Challenge.
1951 - The concept is so successful that the restaurant moves to its present location at 105th and S.E. Stark, doubling the seating capacity.
1976 - Popularity through the ‘50s and ‘60s required additions and remodelings. Seating 300, with 90 employees we served 348,000 dinners — a record in the old building.
1978 - Early morning hours of January 23, 1978: Old Country Kitchen burns to the ground. By September 1, we had built the present Eastside restaurant and reopened. By the end of 1979, we set a new record of 357,000 dinners.
1983 - The Beaverton Old Country Kitchen opens with the same menu and service as our original location and it is soon thriving.
1986 - Sayler’s Old Country Kitchen named one of “Top 100 Restaurants in the U.S.” by Restaurants and Institutions magazine.
1989 and 1985 - Winner of the KEX Radio Listener Survey as “Best Steak House In Portland”.
1991 - Ranked number one hundred of the top five hundred independent restaurants nationally by Restaurant & Hospitality magazine.
1996 - Our 50th Anniversary.
TODAY - We stand by our old-fashioned commitment... to service to our community, to our many dedicated and experienced employees, and most of all, to you our patrons. If there is any way we may enhance your dining experience, please let us know. We are here to serve you.
You won't find pretense or special themes, just fine dining.
Of course prime and choice aged beef. Exceptional seafood. And home style chicken.
We're always glad to have you and your family and we hope you enjoy the great american meal.
THE SAYLER FAMILY
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- Hours of operation - Monday - Thursday: 4pm to 10pm | Friday: 4pm to 11pm Saturday: 3pm to 11pm | Sunday: 12 noon to 10pm |
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