▁Col onial , ▁is ▁a ▁restaurant ▁in ▁north ▁Port land , ▁Oregon , ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁The ▁restaurant ▁opened ▁in ▁the ▁Bo ise ▁neighborhood ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁but ▁changed ▁its ▁name ▁to ▁British ▁O verse as ▁R estaur ant ▁Corporation ▁the ▁following ▁month ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁protest s ▁over ▁its ▁name ▁and ▁menu . ▁The ▁restaurant ▁closed ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁ ▁History ▁S aff ron ▁Col onial ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁by ▁S ally ▁Kr ant z , ▁a ▁native ▁resident ▁who ▁has ▁an ▁interest ▁in ▁historical ▁reci pes ▁and ▁operated ▁a ▁chain ▁of ▁b aker ies ▁in ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁called ▁S aff ron ▁Bak ery . ▁The ▁ca fe , ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁histor ically ▁African ▁American ▁Bo ise ▁neighborhood , ▁holds ▁up ▁to ▁fifty ▁pat rons ▁and ▁serves ▁" English ▁food ▁from ▁the ▁colon ies ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Empire ". ▁The ▁restaurant ' s ▁name ▁was ▁changed ▁to ▁British ▁O verse as ▁R estaur ant ▁Corporation ▁( B OR C ), ▁a ▁play ▁on ▁the ▁former ▁air line ▁British ▁O verse as ▁Air ways ▁Corporation ▁( BO AC ), ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁Upon ▁its ▁opening , ▁the ▁restaurant ▁was ▁critic ized ▁for ▁its ▁name ▁and ▁menu ▁because ▁of ▁their ▁associations ▁with ▁English ▁colonial ism . ▁Kr ant z ▁respond ed : ▁For ▁me , ▁it ' s ▁about ▁the ▁cultural ▁m eld ing ▁of ▁food ▁around