In 2014, Genie's owner Justin Johnson confirmed plans to start operating within the Space Room Lounge and neighboring Brite Spot Diner, creating Space Room Lounge and Genie's Too.[1][2][3]
Reception
Genie's was included in The Oregonian's 2008 overview of Portland's best restaurants serving biscuits and gravy.[4]
In 2016, Lizzy Acker included the restaurant in the newspaper's list of the city's seven "best pancake spots".[5]
The restaurant was a runner-up and placed third in the Best Benedict and Best Bloody Mary categories, respectively, in Willamette Week's annual readers' poll in 2017.[6] Drew Tyson and Dan Schlegel included Genie's in Thrillist's 2017 list of "The Best Places for Breakfast in Portland".[7]