Roe (restaurant)

This article is about the closed restaurant in Portland, Oregon. For the restaurant in London, see Fallow (restaurant).

Roe
Restaurant information
Established	2012 (2012)
Closed	2020 (2020)
Head chef	Trent Pierce John Conlin
Food type	Seafood
Street address	515 SW Broadway #100
City	Portland
County	Multnomah
State	Oregon
Postal/ZIP Code	97205
Country	United States
Coordinates	45°31′14″N122°40′45″W / 45.5206°N 122.6792°W / 45.5206; -122.6792

Roe was a restaurant in Portland, Oregon. ^{[1] [2] [3]} It opened in southeast Portland 's Richmond neighborhood in 2012, before relocating to southwest Portland's Morgan Building in 2017. Roe closed in 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Description

Roe operated in southwest Portland's Morgan Building (pictured in 2018) from 2017 to 2020.

The fine dining seafood restaurant Roe operated in southeast Portland's Richmond neighborhood before relocating to southwest Portland's Morgan Building. ^[4] The original location had a seating capacity of approximately 30 people. ^{[5] [6]}

Roe served caviar, ^[7] poached lobster with grapefruit custard, and tobiko over foie gras. ^[8] The menu also included: uni with roasted foie gras, tarragon plum sauce, and brioche; grilled octopus with black tagliatelli; and kampachi tartare with avacado roulade and vodka crème fraiche. ^[9] Reservations were required. ^[10]

History

Roe opened on Division Street in southeast Portland in 2012. ^{[11] [12]} Trent Pierce was a chef. ^[6] The business relocated to the Morgan Building in 2017, ^[13] operating in the space previously occupied by Hunan Restaurant. ^[14]

Pierce resigned as head chef in 2018. He was replaced by chef de cuisine John Conlin. ^[15]

The restaurant closed in 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Following a rebrand, Tercet began operating in 2021. ^[16]

See also

• Food portal
• Oregon portal

• COVID-19 pandemic in Portland, Oregon
• Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the restaurant industry in the United States
• List of defunct restaurants of the United States
• List of seafood restaurants

References

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8. "Condé Nast Traveler". Condé Nast Traveler. Archived from the original on October 1, 2022. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
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14. Bamman, Mattie John (December 18, 2017). "Peek Inside Roe, Downtown's New Fine-Dining Seafood Restaurant". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on December 6, 2023. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
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16. "Prix Fixe Seafood Restaurant Roe Has Reopened Downtown as Tercet". Willamette Week. November 15, 2021. Archived from the original on February 4, 2022. Retrieved June 30, 2024.