Chandrasekaran said the addition of non-vegan options was partially a response to growing vegan options at omnivore restaurants and an already wide variety of vegan restaurants in Portland. "It's just getting harder and harder to exist as a solely vegan place," he told Eater in September.
The comment section under the XO Bar closure announcement has been ablaze with people mourning the loss of the restaurant, and asking what happened. The restaurant responded to one comment offering a reason: "Unfortunately, we've been treading water for a while and simply can't keep doing it."
In July, Chandrasekaran paused operations at Bar Asha to revamp the menu with help from Deepak Saxena and Ben Preacher, adding meat to the lineup for the first time.
By April 2024, Chandrasekaran had closed all locations of the Sudra. June, a bar Chandrasekaran opened in September 2023 in the former Beaverton Sudra space, remains open.
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