Bluto's

Bluto's is a Greek restaurant in Portland, Oregon.

Description
Named after John Belushi's character in the 1978 comedy film Animal House, Bluto's is a Greek restaurant on Belmont Street in southeast Portland's Sunnyside neighborhood.

Menu
The menu includes souvlaki, spinach lentil soup, salads (including a citrus and chicory variety), hummus, pita, and soft serve yogurt (chocolate or vanilla). Sides includes spanakopita hand pies and braised beans.

History
Established in early 2022, Bluto's operates in the space that previously housed the Japanese restaurant Tonari. The restaurant was established by Rick Gencarelli (Grassa, Lardo) and the ChefStable restaurant group.

Reception
Bluto's ranked sixth on The Oregonian list of the best new restaurants of 2022. The newspaper's Michael Russell recommended ordering "as much souvlaki, flatbread and hummus as you can eat". Andrea Damewood included the hummus in the Portland Mercury "best bites" in Portland in 2022. Emily Harris and Meira Gebel included Bluto's in Axios Portland overview of the city's best soft serve ice cream.