Ox (Portland restaurant)

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Ox (Portland restaurant)
Restaurant information
Established2012 (2012)
Food type Argentine
Location2225 Northeast Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard, Portland, Multomah, Oregon, 97212, United States
Coordinates 45°32′22″N122°39′43″W / 45.5394°N 122.6619°W / 45.5394; -122.6619
Website oxpdx.com

Ox is an Argentine steakhouse in Portland, Oregon's Eliot neighborhood, in the United States. [1] [2] [3]

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History

Greg and Gabrielle Denton opened Ox in 2012. [4] [5] [6] A "spillover space" called Whey Bar opened later in the year. [7]

In 2015, a ventilation malfunction filled Ox with smoke and forced an evacuation. [8] The restaurant released a cookbook in 2016. [9] [10] Ox began taking reservations in 2019. [11] Kurt Huffman owns at least a 20 percent stake in the restaurant, as of 2020. [12]

Reception

Ox was named Restaurant of the Year by The Oregonian in 2013. [13] Michael Russell ranked the business number 6 in the newspaper's 2025 list of Portland's 40 best restaurants. [14]

Ox received honorable mention in the Best Restaurant, Best SteakHouse, and Best Chowder categories in Willamette Week 's annual "Best of Portland Readers' Poll" in 2015. [15] The restaurant ranked third in the Best Steak House category in 2017. [16]

The Dentons were nominated for Portland's Chef of the Year by Eater Portland 's Eater Awards in 2016. [17] The duo won in the Best Chef Northwest category by the James Beard Foundation Awards in 2017. [18] [19] Brooke Jackson-Glidden included the smoked bone marrow clam chowder in Eater Portland's 2024 overview of "iconic" Portland dishes. [20] Katherine Chew Hamilton and Jackson-Glidden included Ox in the website's 2025 list of the city's best restaurants and food cart pods for large groups. [21]

Ox ranked number 22 on Yelp's list of the 25 best steakhouses in the nation. [22] It was included in The New York Times 's 2025 list of the 25 best restaurants in Portland. [23] Hannah Wallace included the business in Condé Nast Traveler 's 2025 list of Portland's 23 best restaurants. [24]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Russell, Michael (August 1, 2019). "Ox is a wood-fired Argentinian steakhouse in Northeast Portland (2019 review)". The Oregonian . Archived from the original on August 4, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Ox Restaurant". Willamette Week. August 20, 2019.
  3. ↑ Denn, Rebekah (March 30, 2016). "From the owners of Portland's Ox, a guide to Argentinian-style grilling". The Seattle Times . Archived from the original on June 6, 2016.
  4. ↑ DeJesus, Erin (April 18, 2012). "Inside Greg & Gabrielle Denton's Ox, Now (Soft) Open". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on January 4, 2021. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  5. ↑ DeJesus, Erin (April 25, 2012). "Here's the Opening Menu for Greg & Gabi Denton's Ox". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on February 24, 2022. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  6. ↑ DeJesus, Erin (May 4, 2012). "The Early Word on Greg and Gabi Denton's Ox Restaurant". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on September 26, 2015. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  7. ↑ DeJesus, Erin (August 13, 2012). "Inside Ox's Adjacent Whey Bar, Opening Tomorrow". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on February 24, 2022. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  8. ↑ Bamman, Mattie John (September 30, 2015). "Ox Reopens After Last Night's Service-Ending Smoke Out". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on November 4, 2015. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  9. ↑ Andrea, Damewood (June 29, 2016). "Tackling the Trickiest Recipe in the Ox Cookbook". Portland Mercury. Archived from the original on August 5, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  10. ↑ Bamman, Mattie John (February 11, 2016). "Preview 'Around the Fire,' a Grilling Manifesto from Portland's Ox". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on June 18, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  11. ↑ Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (March 1, 2019). "Legendary Latin American Steakhouse Ox Will Finally Start Taking Reservations Tonight". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on November 8, 2020. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  12. ↑ Jaquiss, Nigel (May 7, 2020). "Portland Dining Impresario Kurt Huffman Says Closing Restaurants at 10 pm Is "Unacceptable"". Willamette Week . Archived from the original on November 15, 2020. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  13. ↑ DeJesus, Erin (June 21, 2013). "The Oregonian's Restaurant of the Year 2013: Ox; Roe Deemed 'Visionary of the Year'". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on September 6, 2018. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  14. ↑ Russell, Michael (February 26, 2024). "Portland's 40 best restaurants for 2025". The Oregonian . Retrieved August 2, 2025.
  15. ↑ "Best of Portland Readers' Poll". Willamette Week. July 14, 2015. Archived from the original on January 6, 2019. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  16. ↑ Kilts, Alie (July 12, 2017). "Here are the Winners of the Best of Portland Readers' Poll 2017". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on January 6, 2019. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  17. ↑ Bamman, Mattie John (November 8, 2016). "Vote for Portland's Chef of the Year". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on December 31, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  18. ↑ Bamman, Mattie John (February 15, 2017). "Behold Portland's 2017 James Beard Awards Restaurant & Chef Semifinalists". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on June 2, 2020. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  19. ↑ Bamman, Mattie John (May 1, 2017). "And the 2017 James Beard Award for Best Chef Northwest Goes to..." Eater Portland. Archived from the original on February 4, 2021. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  20. ↑ Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (January 29, 2015). "Iconic Portland Dishes That Are Actually Worth Eating". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on August 20, 2021. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
  21. ↑ Hamilton, Katherine Chew (August 2, 2022). "The Best Portland Restaurants and Food Cart Pods Great for Large Groups". Eater Portland. Retrieved October 28, 2025.
  22. ↑ "2 Portland-area steakhouses among best in US, according to Yelp". KOIN.com. December 17, 2024. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
  23. ↑ "We Just Updated our Portland, Ore., Dining Guide". August 19, 2025. Retrieved August 19, 2025.
  24. ↑ Wallace, Hannah (December 24, 2018). "The 23 Best Restaurants in Portland, Oregon". Condé Nast Traveler. Retrieved November 10, 2025.
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