Baes Fried Chicken

Last updated
Baes Fried Chicken
Baes Fried Chicken logo.png
Baes Fried Chicken, SW PDX 2022.jpg
Exterior of the original restaurant in Southwest Portland, Oregon, in 2022
Baes Fried Chicken
Restaurant information
Owner(s)
Food type Southern
Street address
  • 225 Southwest Ash Street
  • 1613 Southeast Bybee Boulevard
  • 3003 Northeast Alberta Street
City Portland
State Oregon
CountryUnited States
Coordinates 45°31′20″N122°40′22″W / 45.5222°N 122.6729°W / 45.5222; -122.6729
Website baeschicken.com

Baes Fried Chicken, or Baes Chicken, [1] is a fried chicken restaurant with three locations in Portland, Oregon. The original restaurant opened in Old Town Chinatown in November 2019. Outposts opened in southeast Portland's Sellwood-Moreland neighborhood in July 2020, and on Alberta Street in northeast Portland's Concordia neighborhood in January 2023. Baes has also been a vendor at the Moda Center.

Contents

Description

Baes Fried Chicken is a fried chicken restaurant with three locations in Portland; the business operates in Old Town Chinatown, in southeast Portland's Sellwood-Moreland neighborhood, and on Alberta Street in northeast Portland's Concordia neighborhood. Baes is also a vendor at the Moda Center, an arena in the Lloyd District.

The menu includes fried and grilled chicken as tenders, bone-in, or in sandwiches, as well as Southern-inspired [2] sides such as coleslaw, kale, macaroni and cheese, mashed potatoes, and waffle fries. [3] According to Brooke Jackson-Glidden of Eater Portland, "The restaurant was designed to be very friendly to takeout and delivery, focusing on speed and its ability to hold up when it travels." [4] Willamette Week has said the chicken is made "with ruthless efficiency and alarming consistency". [5]

The Alberta Street location serves "brunch dishes like chicken fried steak waffles, maple-bacon biscuits, and deviled eggs with smoked trout caviar". [6]

History

Exterior of the Sellwood-Moreland restaurant, 2022 Southeast Portland, Oregon - March 2022 - 01.jpg
Exterior of the Sellwood-Moreland restaurant, 2022

Restaurateur Micah Camden (Blue Star Donuts, Boxer Ramen, SuperDeluxe) and National Football League player Ndamukong Suh opened the original restaurant in Old Town Chinatown in November 2019, [4] [7] in the space that previously housed Ash Street Saloon. [1] A thousand free chicken sandwiches were distributed on opening day. [8]

In mid 2020, the co-owners confirmed plans to open a second location on Bybee Boulevard in the Westmoreland district of Sellwood-Moreland, replacing a Boxer Ramen restaurant. [4] The restaurant opened in July. [9]

For the Super Bowl in 2021, Baes donated all proceeds from both locations to the Suh Family Foundation. [10] The restaurant was a vendor at the Moda Center, as of 2021. [11]

A third location opened on Alberta Street on January 14, [12] 2023. [13]

Reception

The Oregonian 's Michael Russell included Baes in a 2020 list of the city's 40 best inexpensive restaurants. [14] He has described the restaurant as "surprisingly tasty". [15] Nick Woo included Baes in Eater Portland's 2021 list of fourteen "outstanding" fried chicken sandwiches in the city and said the restaurant "does not disappoint". [7] Katherine Chew Hamilton included Baes in Portland Monthly 's 2021 overview of the city's best fried chicken. [16]

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tasty n Daughters</span> Defunct restaurant in Portland, Oregon, U.S.

Tasty n Daughters was a restaurant in Portland, Oregon. The "reboot" of Tasty n Sons opened in February 2019. It closed in mid 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, along with sibling restaurant Tasty n Alder.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Boxer Ramen</span> Chain of ramen restaurants in the U.S. state of Oregon

Boxer was a small chain of ramen restaurants in the Portland, Oregon metropolitan area, in the United States. Micah Camden and Katie Poppe opened the original 30-seat Boxer Raman in Portland in 2013, followed by a second in January 2015. Matt Lynch and Chris Thornton later joined as partners. Boxer Ramen opened third, fourth, and fifth locations in 2016, 2017, and 2018, respectively.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Han Oak</span> Korean restaurant in Portland, Oregon, U.S.

Han Oak is a restaurant serving Korean cuisine in Portland, Oregon's Kerns neighborhood, in the United States. Owned by chef Peter Cho and partner Sun Young Park, Han Oak was The Oregonian's Restaurant of the Year in 2017.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mama Bird</span> Restaurant in Portland, Oregon, U.S.

Mama Bird is a restaurant in Portland, Oregon.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wei Wei (restaurant)</span> Restaurant in Portland, Oregon, U.S.

Wei Wei is a Taiwanese restaurant in Portland, Oregon, United States. The restaurant operates in a strip mall in southeast Portland's Sellwood-Moreland neighborhood.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Collective Oregon Eateries</span> Food cart pod in Portland, Oregon, U.S.

Collective Oregon Eateries (CORE) is a food cart pod in Portland, Oregon, United States.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">SuperDeluxe (restaurant)</span> Restaurant chain based in Portland, Oregon, U.S.

SuperDeluxe is a restaurant chain based in Portland, Oregon. There are three restaurants in the Portland metropolitan area, including the original in southeast Portland, another in northwest Portland's Pearl District, and a third in Sherwood, Oregon. In 2022, a fourth location opened in Bend. A fifth location opened in Lake Oswego, Oregon, in 2023.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jojo (restaurant)</span> Restaurant in Portland, Oregon, U.S.

Jojo is a restaurant in Portland, Oregon. Established by Justin Hintze in 2018, the business operates in southeast Portland's Creston-Kenilworth neighborhood and northwest Portland's Pearl District.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Erica's Soul Food</span> Restaurant in Portland, Oregon, U.S.

Erica's Soul Food is a restaurant in Portland, Oregon.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Yonder (restaurant)</span> Defunct restaurant in Portland, Oregon, U.S.

Yonder was a Southern restaurant in Portland, Oregon. Chef Maya Lovelace opened Yonder in northeast Portland's Cully neighborhood in 2019. The business was named one of the city's ten best new restaurants of 2019 by The Oregonian and was featured on an episode of the Food Network's Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives in 2020. Yonder closed on June 26, 2022, when Lovelace converted the space into Hissyfit.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Toki (restaurant)</span> Korean restaurant in Portland, Oregon, U.S.

Toki was a Korean restaurant in Portland, Oregon. It closed in 2024.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hat Yai (restaurant)</span> Thai restaurant in Portland, Oregon, U.S.

Hat Yai is a Thai restaurant with two locations in Portland, Oregon.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bullard Tavern</span> Restaurant in Portland, Oregon, U.S.

Bullard Tavern, or simply Bullard, is a restaurant in Portland, Oregon.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Oaks Bottom Public House</span> Restaurant in Portland, Oregon, U.S.

Oaks Bottom Public House is a restaurant in Portland, Oregon.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Prost Marketplace</span> Food cart pod in Portland, Oregon, U.S.

Prost Marketplace is a food cart pod in Portland, Oregon.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sunshine Noodles</span> Restaurant in Portland, Oregon, U.S.

Sunshine Noodles was a Cambodian American restaurant in Portland, Oregon, United States, that operated from 2019 to 2022.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Twisted Croissant</span> Bakery in Portland, Oregon, U.S.

Twisted Croissant is a bakery with two locations in Portland, Oregon. Owner Kurt Goddard began selling pastries at farmers' markets in the Portland metropolitan area before opening the first brick and mortar bakery in northeast Portland's Irvington neighborhood in 2019. A second bakery opened in southeast Portland's Sellwood-Moreland neighborhood.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sebastiano's</span> Deli and bakery in Portland, Oregon, U.S.

Sebastiano's' is a Sicilian delicatessen, bakery, and market in Portland, Oregon's Sellwood-Moreland neighborhood, in the United States. Established in 2020, the business previously operated in the Montavilla neighborhood.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tanaka (restaurant)</span> Japanese restaurant in Portland, Oregon, U.S.

Tanaka is a small chain of Japanese restaurants in the Portland, Oregon metropolitan area. The original location has operated in downtown Portland since 2022. A second location opened in Bridgeport Village in 2023, and a third followed in Gresham in 2024.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Either/Or (restaurant)</span> Restaurant in Portland, Oregon, U.S.

Either/Or is a restaurant in Portland, Oregon. The business operates on North Williams Avenue in the Boise neighborhood; the original location, in southeast Portland's Sellwood-Moreland neighborhood, closed during the COVID-19 pandemic.

References

  1. 1 2 Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (2019-11-01). "With Bae's Chicken, Fast-Casual Icon Micah Camden Wants to Perfect the Fried Bird". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2021-10-29. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
  2. ↑ "The Top Five Places to Eat in Portland This Week". Willamette Week. 2019-11-06. Archived from the original on 2022-01-16. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
  3. ↑ Cottell, Pete (2019-12-31). "Baes Chicken Redeems One of Portland Restaurateur Micah Camden's Biggest Failures". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on 2021-08-07. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
  4. 1 2 3 Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (2020-07-01). "Baes Fried Chicken Is Coming to Westmoreland". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2020-11-15. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
  5. ↑ "Where to Get Food in Portland on Super Bowl Sunday". Willamette Week. 2021-02-06. Archived from the original on 2021-07-05. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
  6. ↑ Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (2023-04-04). "The Portland-Raised Super Bowl Star Tackling the City's Restaurant Scene". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2023-04-05. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
  7. 1 2 Woo, Nick (2020-03-10). "14 Outstanding Fried Chicken Sandwiches in Portland". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2021-10-09. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
  8. ↑ Russell, Michael (2019-11-01). "New restaurant backed by NFL lineman Ndamukong Suh will give away 1,000 fried-chicken sandwiches Saturday". The Oregonian . Archived from the original on 2020-11-29. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
  9. ↑ Leonard, Rita A. (August 29, 2020). "Fried chicken restaurant opens in Westmoreland". The Bee. Pamplin Media Group. Archived from the original on 2020-11-15. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
  10. ↑ Sanchez, Orlando (February 3, 2021). "Ndamukong Suh representing family and Portland in Super Bowl". KGW. Archived from the original on 2021-02-14. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
  11. ↑ Mehlhaf, Nina (October 20, 2021). "Here's what to expect if you're going to a Blazers game at the Moda Center this season". KGW. Archived from the original on 2021-10-28. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
  12. ↑ Wong, Janey (2021-01-27). "A Guide to Portland's Bar, Restaurant, and Food Cart Openings". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2021-04-29. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
  13. ↑ Evensen, Julie (2023-01-27). "BAES Fried Chicken adds a new location, chicken and waffles, and – for one day only – free cinnamon rolls". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2023-02-01. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
  14. ↑ Russell, Michael (2020-03-11). "Portland's 40 best inexpensive restaurants". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2020-10-17. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
  15. ↑ Russell, Michael (2020-01-08). "One of Portland's best ramen shops heads for the 'burbs, plus all the other big restaurant news for January 2020". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2020-01-13. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
  16. ↑ Hamilton, Katherine Chew (2021-03-05). "The 17 Best Places to Get Fried Chicken in Portland". Portland Monthly . Archived from the original on 2021-12-13. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.