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Baes Fried Chicken

Baes Fried Chicken, or Baes Chicken,[1] is a fried chicken restaurant with three locations in Portland, Oregon, United States. 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.

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.

Menu

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

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] It had closed by February 2025.[14]

Reception

The Oregonian Michael Russell included Baes in a 2020 list of the city's 40 best inexpensive restaurants.[15] He has described the restaurant as "surprisingly tasty".[16] 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 2021 overview of the city's best fried chicken.[17]

See also

External links

References

  1. Brooke Jackson-Glidden. With Bae's Chicken, Fast-Casual Icon Micah Camden Wants to Perfect the Fried Bird Eater Portland, 2019-11-01, retrieved 2022-01-16^
  2. The Top Five Places to Eat in Portland This Week Willamette Week, 2019-11-06, retrieved 2022-01-16^
  3. Pete Cottell. Baes Chicken Redeems One of Portland Restaurateur Micah Camden's Biggest Failures Willamette Week, 2019-12-31, retrieved 2022-01-16^
  4. Brooke Jackson-Glidden. Baes Fried Chicken Is Coming to Westmoreland Eater Portland, 2020-07-01, retrieved 2022-01-16^
  5. Where to Get Food in Portland on Super Bowl Sunday Willamette Week, 2021-02-06, retrieved 2022-01-16^
  6. Brooke Jackson-Glidden. The Portland-Raised Super Bowl Star Tackling the City's Restaurant Scene Eater Portland, 2023-04-04, retrieved 2023-04-05^
  7. Nick Woo. 14 Outstanding Fried Chicken Sandwiches in Portland Eater Portland, 2020-03-10, retrieved 2022-01-16^
  8. Michael Russell. New restaurant backed by NFL lineman Ndamukong Suh will give away 1,000 fried-chicken sandwiches Saturday The Oregonian, 2019-11-01, retrieved 2022-01-16^
  9. Rita A. Leonard. Fried chicken restaurant opens in Westmoreland The Bee, Pamplin Media Group, August 29, 2020, retrieved 2022-01-16^
  10. Orlando Sanchez. Ndamukong Suh representing family and Portland in Super Bowl KGW, February 3, 2021, retrieved 2022-01-16^
  11. Nina Mehlhaf. Here's what to expect if you're going to a Blazers game at the Moda Center this season KGW, October 20, 2021, retrieved 2022-01-16^
  12. Janey Wong. A Guide to Portland's Bar, Restaurant, and Food Cart Openings Eater Portland, 2021-01-27, retrieved 2023-03-30^
  13. Julie Evensen. BAES Fried Chicken adds a new location, chicken and waffles, and – for one day only – free cinnamon rolls The Oregonian, 2023-01-27, retrieved 2023-02-01^
  14. Paolo Bicchieri. 8 Notable Recent Restaurant and Bar Closures in Portland Eater Portland, 2025-02-06, retrieved 2025-02-14^
  15. Michael Russell. Portland's 40 best inexpensive restaurants The Oregonian, 2020-03-11, retrieved 2022-01-16^
  16. Michael Russell. One of Portland's best ramen shops heads for the 'burbs, plus all the other big restaurant news for January 2020 The Oregonian, 2020-01-08, retrieved 2022-01-16^
  17. Katherine Chew Hamilton. The 17 Best Places to Get Fried Chicken in Portland Portland Monthly, 2021-03-05, retrieved 2022-01-16^