Grits n' Gravy

Not to be confused with Grits & Gravy.
Grits n' Gravy
The restaurant's exterior, 2023
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Restaurant information
EstablishedDecember 2021 (2021-12)
Owner(s)Brandon Stevens
ChefBrandon Stevens
Food typeSouthern
Street address215 Southwest 6th Avenue
CityPortland
CountyMultnomah
StateOregon
Postal/ZIP Code97204
CountryUnited States
Coordinates45°31′20″N 122°40′38″W / 45.5222°N 122.6773°W / 45.5222; -122.6773
Websitegritsngravypdx.com

Grits n' Gravy is a Southern restaurant in Portland, Oregon. Chef Brandon Stevens opened the restaurant in December 2021, in the space that previously housed Little Bird Bistro.

Description

Grits n' Gravy is a diner[1] serving traditional Southern-style comfort food in downtown Portland.[2][3] Eater Portland has said the restaurant "harkens back to the old-school breakfast haunts with dozens of omelets and every possible permutation of eggs, meat, and potatoes".[4] Grits n' Gravy has displayed works by local artists and provided food from other businesses, especially local Black-owned ones.[5]

The menu has included chicken-fried steak and pork chops,[6] French toast with powdered sugar,[7] grits as well as sausage patties, biscuits, and rice, with four different types of gravy (including country-style white, onion, "redeye", and sausage varieties).[8] One version of shrimp and grits ("Downtown") has bacon and cheese, and another ("Uptown") has andouille, white wine, and a Cajun cream sauce.[4][7] The Country Boy Breakfast includes an 8-ounce pork sausage patty, two buttermilk biscuits with gravy, three eggs, and grits.[1] The drink menu includes bottomless sweet tea.[6]

History

Chef Brandon Stevens opened Grits n' Gravy in December 2021, in the space that previously housed Little Bird Bistro. He based the menu on one operated by his grandfather in the Sacramento area during the 1970s.[4][9] This was his first brick and mortar restaurant, having previously operated the food cart Mumbo Gumbo.[1][10]

Grits n' Gravy partnered with Black Restaurant Week in 2023[5][11] and 2024.[12]

Reception

In 2022, Andi Prewitt of Willamette Week wrote, "every single Southern breakfast staple on the sizable menu will not only fill you up for the better part of a day; you'll leave satisfied and half convinced you somehow strolled to Louisiana for your meal".[1] Michael Russell and Lizzy Acker included Grits n' Gravy in The Oregonian's list of the ten best new brunches of 2023.[7]

Zoe Baillargeon and Janey Wong included Grits n' Gravy in Eater Portland's 2023 overview of "where to find a real-deal breakfast" in the city.[6] The website's 2024 list of the city's "killer" Southern eateries recommended both varieties of shrimp and grits, as well as "something with gravy".[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d Prewitt, Andi (2022-10-12). "Downtown Is Coming Back, Along With What Was Always Its Most Beloved Feature: Restaurants". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on 2022-10-31. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
  2. ^ Meagher, Sean. "Grits N Gravy - oregonlive.com". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2023-06-02. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
  3. ^ "Grits N' Gravy features Southern cuisine in Portland, Oregon". Black Restaurant Week. Archived from the original on 2024-05-10. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
  4. ^ a b c Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (2021-12-07). "This New Breakfast Hall Downtown Will Serve at Least Four Different Gravies Every Day". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2023-03-25. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
  5. ^ a b Welch, Savannah (2023-02-28). "Local restaurants partner with Black Restaurant Week". KATU. Archived from the original on 2024-02-08. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
  6. ^ a b c Baillargeon, Zoe (2016-02-16). "Where to Find a Real-Deal Breakfast in Portland". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2020-11-12. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
  7. ^ a b c Russell, Michael; Acker, Lizzy (2023-05-09). "Portland's 10 best new brunches of 2023". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2023-07-13. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
  8. ^ a b "Portland's Killer Southern Restaurants and Food Carts". Eater Portland. 2018-01-31. Archived from the original on 2019-05-11. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
  9. ^ Russell, Michael (2022-01-04). "Seattle dumplings, seasonal Burmese salads and more Portland restaurant news". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2022-03-05. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
  10. ^ Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (2019-03-25). "Westmoreland Just Got a Customizable Gumbo Cart". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2023-10-02. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
  11. ^ Black Restaurant Week, 2023:
  12. ^ Black Restaurant Week, 2024:
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