Bistro Agnes | |
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Restaurant information | |
Established | January 2018 |
Closed | January 2022 |
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Chef |
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Food type | French |
Street address | 527 Southwest 12th Avenue |
City | Portland |
County | Multnomah |
State | Oregon |
Postal/ZIP Code | 97205 |
Country | United States |
Coordinates | 45°31′17″N 122°41′02″W / 45.5214°N 122.6840°W |
Website |
bistroagnes |
Bistro Agnes was a French restaurant in Portland, Oregon, United States. [1] [2] [3] Owned by chefs Greg Denton and Gabrielle Quiñónez Denton, the restaurant opened in January 2018 and garnered a positive reception. The Oregonian and Portland Mercury included Bistro Agnes in lists of the city's best new restaurants, and Condé Nast Traveler included it in a list of Portland's 21 best. After temporarily closing during the COVID-19 pandemic, in January 2022, the owners confirmed the closure would be permanent. [4]
Bistro Agnes operated at the intersection of Southwest 12th Avenue and Alder Street in downtown Portland's West End, [5] and was described as a "classic Paris bistro" [6] and a "French comfort food" eatery. [7] The interior had blue walls, brass railings, mirrors, and vintage French posters. [8] Eater Portland's Tim Forster called the restaurant a "French-style brasserie with classics like cassoulet and chicken liver mousse, and some American crossovers such as a cheeseburger with Bordelais sauce". [9]
The menu included French cuisine such as mussels marinière, [10] ratatouille, [6] a cassoulet with slow-cooked duck, roasted pork belly, toulouse sausage, coq au vin with wild mushrooms, [11] foie gras, and steak frites. [5] The restaurant has also served foie gras French toast, [12] onion soup with melted gruyère cheese, short-rib bourguignon, [13] smoked salmon carpaccio, steak tartare, [14] and a butter lettuce salad with a dijon vinaigrette. [15] The drink menu included absinthe cocktails and Old World wine. [16]
Greg and Gabrielle Quiñónez Denton, who were previously chefs at Portland steakhouse Ox, opened Bistro Agnes on January 18, 2018, following a few soft-opening dinners. [17] [18] Bistro Agnes operates in the space that was previously occupied by the restaurant Grüner. [5] Bistro Agnes, which was named after Greg's grandmother, [19] has been described as a "spin-off" of Ox, [20] and replaced the couple's short-lived small-plates restaurant SuperBite. [21] [22]
According to Daniel P. Smith of FSR magazine, "To reinvent SuperBite as Bistro Agnes, the Dentons toned down the restaurant's existing blue walls, removed a five-seat chef counter, expanded the kitchen to accommodate a walk-in fridge, added track lighting in the dining room, and lowered the height of booths to provide better viewpoints into the restaurant." [23]
In April 2019, Bistro Agnes began serving brunch and lunch. [24] [25] The restaurant was affiliated with ChefStable as of 2019. [26] Chase Dopson was a chef at Bistro Agnes. [27] [28]
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Dentons decided to close the restaurant for an extended period rather than invest tens of thousands of dollars to meet safety regulations. The business continued to owe $6,000 per month in rent during this time, [5] and the owners had hoped to reopen in 2021. [29]
In January 2022, the Dentons announced Bistro Agnes would not reopen, [30] [31] saying: "The last two years have been challenging for many restaurants and small businesses, and in this case, we just don't see a path forward without drastically changing the concept to something that is not the restaurant that we built and love. We have turned over the keys to a new set of owners, and as much as it saddens us to no longer be in that space, we are very excited for it to thrive again." [5]
The cocktail bar Kask, which had operated alongside Grüner, was also sold. [5] Dolly Olive moved into the space Bistro Agnes had occupied. [32] [33]
In 2018, Michael Russell included Bistro Agnes in The Oregonian's lists of Portland's 10 best new restaurants and downtown Portland's 40 best restaurants. [15] [16] He also ranked the restaurant number 31 in the newspaper's 2019 list of the city's 40 best restaurants. [34] Writing for The Globe and Mail, Alyssa Schwartz said, "Bistro Agnes is so classically Parisian it almost comes full circle back to edgy." [35] Layla Schlack of Wine Enthusiast recommended Bistro Agnes "for beautifully prepared renditions of French cuisine". [36] Andrea Damewood included the bistro's French onion soup in the Portland Mercury's list of "2018's best bites from Portland's best new restaurants". [37]
Hannah Wallace included Bistro Agnes in Condé Nast Traveler's 2018 list of the 21 best restaurants in Portland. [38] She said the restaurant had "classic French comfort food executed with precision" and a "friendly, stylish French bistro" vibe. Wallace said Bistro Agnes offered "Parisian sophistication in PDX" with "affable and attentive" service and "awesome" wines. [39] In 2019, Pete Cottell of Willamette Week recommend the restaurant for "family-style French fare with a modern-American twist". [40] Bistro Agnes ranked fourth in Portland Business Journal's 2020 survey of readers' favorite restaurants. [41]
Bistro Agnes was ranked fourth in the Business Journals 2020 survey of readers' favorite restaurants.
Bistro Agnes | |
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| |
Restaurant information | |
Established | January 2018 |
Closed | January 2022 |
Owner(s) |
|
Chef |
|
Food type | French |
Street address | 527 Southwest 12th Avenue |
City | Portland |
County | Multnomah |
State | Oregon |
Postal/ZIP Code | 97205 |
Country | United States |
Coordinates | 45°31′17″N 122°41′02″W / 45.5214°N 122.6840°W |
Website |
bistroagnes |
Bistro Agnes was a French restaurant in Portland, Oregon, United States. [1] [2] [3] Owned by chefs Greg Denton and Gabrielle Quiñónez Denton, the restaurant opened in January 2018 and garnered a positive reception. The Oregonian and Portland Mercury included Bistro Agnes in lists of the city's best new restaurants, and Condé Nast Traveler included it in a list of Portland's 21 best. After temporarily closing during the COVID-19 pandemic, in January 2022, the owners confirmed the closure would be permanent. [4]
Bistro Agnes operated at the intersection of Southwest 12th Avenue and Alder Street in downtown Portland's West End, [5] and was described as a "classic Paris bistro" [6] and a "French comfort food" eatery. [7] The interior had blue walls, brass railings, mirrors, and vintage French posters. [8] Eater Portland's Tim Forster called the restaurant a "French-style brasserie with classics like cassoulet and chicken liver mousse, and some American crossovers such as a cheeseburger with Bordelais sauce". [9]
The menu included French cuisine such as mussels marinière, [10] ratatouille, [6] a cassoulet with slow-cooked duck, roasted pork belly, toulouse sausage, coq au vin with wild mushrooms, [11] foie gras, and steak frites. [5] The restaurant has also served foie gras French toast, [12] onion soup with melted gruyère cheese, short-rib bourguignon, [13] smoked salmon carpaccio, steak tartare, [14] and a butter lettuce salad with a dijon vinaigrette. [15] The drink menu included absinthe cocktails and Old World wine. [16]
Greg and Gabrielle Quiñónez Denton, who were previously chefs at Portland steakhouse Ox, opened Bistro Agnes on January 18, 2018, following a few soft-opening dinners. [17] [18] Bistro Agnes operates in the space that was previously occupied by the restaurant Grüner. [5] Bistro Agnes, which was named after Greg's grandmother, [19] has been described as a "spin-off" of Ox, [20] and replaced the couple's short-lived small-plates restaurant SuperBite. [21] [22]
According to Daniel P. Smith of FSR magazine, "To reinvent SuperBite as Bistro Agnes, the Dentons toned down the restaurant's existing blue walls, removed a five-seat chef counter, expanded the kitchen to accommodate a walk-in fridge, added track lighting in the dining room, and lowered the height of booths to provide better viewpoints into the restaurant." [23]
In April 2019, Bistro Agnes began serving brunch and lunch. [24] [25] The restaurant was affiliated with ChefStable as of 2019. [26] Chase Dopson was a chef at Bistro Agnes. [27] [28]
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Dentons decided to close the restaurant for an extended period rather than invest tens of thousands of dollars to meet safety regulations. The business continued to owe $6,000 per month in rent during this time, [5] and the owners had hoped to reopen in 2021. [29]
In January 2022, the Dentons announced Bistro Agnes would not reopen, [30] [31] saying: "The last two years have been challenging for many restaurants and small businesses, and in this case, we just don't see a path forward without drastically changing the concept to something that is not the restaurant that we built and love. We have turned over the keys to a new set of owners, and as much as it saddens us to no longer be in that space, we are very excited for it to thrive again." [5]
The cocktail bar Kask, which had operated alongside Grüner, was also sold. [5] Dolly Olive moved into the space Bistro Agnes had occupied. [32] [33]
In 2018, Michael Russell included Bistro Agnes in The Oregonian's lists of Portland's 10 best new restaurants and downtown Portland's 40 best restaurants. [15] [16] He also ranked the restaurant number 31 in the newspaper's 2019 list of the city's 40 best restaurants. [34] Writing for The Globe and Mail, Alyssa Schwartz said, "Bistro Agnes is so classically Parisian it almost comes full circle back to edgy." [35] Layla Schlack of Wine Enthusiast recommended Bistro Agnes "for beautifully prepared renditions of French cuisine". [36] Andrea Damewood included the bistro's French onion soup in the Portland Mercury's list of "2018's best bites from Portland's best new restaurants". [37]
Hannah Wallace included Bistro Agnes in Condé Nast Traveler's 2018 list of the 21 best restaurants in Portland. [38] She said the restaurant had "classic French comfort food executed with precision" and a "friendly, stylish French bistro" vibe. Wallace said Bistro Agnes offered "Parisian sophistication in PDX" with "affable and attentive" service and "awesome" wines. [39] In 2019, Pete Cottell of Willamette Week recommend the restaurant for "family-style French fare with a modern-American twist". [40] Bistro Agnes ranked fourth in Portland Business Journal's 2020 survey of readers' favorite restaurants. [41]
Bistro Agnes was ranked fourth in the Business Journals 2020 survey of readers' favorite restaurants.