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History

The RingSide has been one of the city's most famous

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s for more than 60 years and, in addition to the original location on West Burnside Street, it has opened a second restaurant on the East side of the

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. The name refers to the establishment's

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decor theme. In 2010, the restaurant temporarily moved the original location to the Fox Tower while the Burnside location was remodeled. A year later, they opened RingSide Fish House at the Fox Tower location. The east side location at the Glendoveer Golf Course was set to close for a remodel in January 2015. The Glendoveer location reopened as the Ringside Grill. The Ringside Grill's last day of business was August 30, 2017. In late April 2020, during the

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, RingSide sold frozen boxes of steak directly to the general public for the first time in 75 years. The move caused a mile-long traffic jam along West Burnside Street, and products sold out in less than 2.5 hours. Later in 2020, RingSide filed a lawsuit against their insurer,

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, for $236,000 for the loss of business and expenses caused by the

. In 2021, Cincinnati Financial sued RingSide seeking a judgement declaring RingSide's revenue losses from lower customer traffic as a result of wildfire smoke were not covered by their policy. In April 2025, a kitchen fire forced the restaurant to close temporarily.

Reception

RingSide has garnered more than 40 regional and national awards throughout its history. ''

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'' readers ranked RingSide first place in the following categories: "Best Meat-Eater's Palace" (2004), "Best Steakhouse" (2005), and "Best Steak" (2006). RingSide was a runner-up in the "Best Happy Hour" category of ''Willamette Week'' "Best of Portland Readers' Poll 2020".

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included the onion rings in ''Eater Portland'' 2024 overview of "iconic" Portland dishes. The business was included in '' Time Out Portland'' 2025 list of the city's eighteen best restaurants.

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