When you pull into the Eastern Cathay restaurant on Northeast 82nd Avenue in Portland, it appears as if it’s not open. Graffiti covers the walls outside. And once you get inside, you’ll find a dining room closed off by a couple of tables. It's dark and empty.
The owners say the problem rests 50 feet out their back door and in their parking lot. Homeless tents stretch from one end of the lot to the other.
And now, business has taken a nosedive.
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