JaCiva's Bakery and Chocolatier
JaCiva's Bakery and Chocolatier was a bakery and chocolate shop in Portland, Oregon. The business closed in 2023. Description
JaCiva's was a bakery and chocolate shop on Hawthorne Boulevard in southeast Portland's Sunnyside neighborhood. The shop had a small private event space and a dessert house called After Dark, which specialized in chocolates, cakes, and tortes. JaCiva's offered pastries, cheesecake, coffee cake, truffles, and other "interestingly shaped" chocolates. History
Jack and Iva Elmer co-founded the bakery in December 1986. The couple's daughters operated the business after Jack suffered a stroke in 1990. Iva helped coordinate the temporary installation of American flags along Hawthorne Boulevard at certain times of the year. Jack died in 2014 at the age of 75. One of his surviving daughters wrote, "He was loved and will be missed greatly." During the COVID-19 pandemic, the business had a take-out window and drive-through operation. Face masks were required even after Oregon's mandate ended, as of March 2022. The business announced plans to close in 2023, citing the pandemic as well as crime and vandalism as reasons. See also
 Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the food industry
 Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the restaurant industry in the United States
 List of bakeries
 List of chocolatiers
 List of defunct restaurants of the United States

References

External links

 
 
 JaCiva's Chocolates at Zomato

1986 establishments in Oregon
2023 disestablishments in Oregon
American chocolate companies
Bakeries of Oregon
Defunct bakeries of the United States
Defunct restaurants in Portland, Oregon
Restaurants disestablished during the COVID-19 pandemic
Restaurants disestablished in 2023
Restaurants established in 1986
Sunnyside, Portland, Oregon