St. Jack

St. Jack
The restaurant's exterior in 2022
Map
Restaurant information
Food typeFrench
Street address1610 Northwest 23rd Avenue
CityPortland
StateOregon
Postal/ZIP Code97210
Coordinates45°32′3.5″N 122°41′55.2″W / 45.534306°N 122.698667°W / 45.534306; -122.698667
Websitestjackpdx.com

St. Jack is a "Northwest French" restaurant in Portland, Oregon.[1]

Description

St. Jack serves French cuisine.[2] The menu includes chicken liver mousse, roasted bone marrow, and steak frites.[3]

History

The original St. Jack restaurant opened on Clinton Street in southeast Portland's Hosford-Abernethy neighborhood in 2010.[4][5] The location on Northwest 23rd Avenue opened in 2014,[6] slightly later than the previously planned December 2013 opening.[7] The restaurant was briefly known as St. Jack NW to avoid confusion with the original location,[8] which closed in early 2014.[4]

St. Jack launched a happy hour menu in April 2014; options included duck confit poutine, the Lyonnaise cheese spread cervelle de canut, and the St. Jack burger.[9] The restaurant launched a late night happy hour in 2015.[10] Chef Aaron Barnett opened the "spinoff" restaurant La Moule in mid 2015.[11][12][13]

Jacob Harth became St. Jack's chef de cuisine in 2016.[14] The restaurant stopped using plastic straws in 2018,[15] and launched a brunch menu in 2019.[1]

Plans to open a restaurant in Lake Oswego, Oregon, were confirmed in 2019.[16] The restaurant Lac St. Jack closed in 2022.[17]

Reception

In 2021, Alex Frane and Brooke Jackson-Glidden included St. Jack in Eater Portland's list of "11 Charming French Restaurants in Portland".[3] Additionally, Frane and Maya MacEvoy included St. Jack in a list of "16 Quintessential Restaurants and Bars in Slabtown",[18] and Jackson-Glidden included St. Jack in a list of "The 38 Essential Restaurants and Food Carts in Portland".[19]

In 2023, chef John Denison was one of 18 Portland industry professionals deemed "rising stars" by the restaurant resource and trade publication StarChefs.[20][21]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (2019-03-12). "St. Jack Will Start Serving a Wildly Lavish New Brunch". Eater Portland. Vox Media. Archived from the original on 2021-10-13. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
  2. ^ Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (2019-04-25). "St. Jack and Five Other Portland Restaurants Will Open in Lake Oswego". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2019-10-11. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
  3. ^ a b Frane, Alex (2018-10-10). "11 Charming French Restaurants in Portland". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2021-03-10. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
  4. ^ a b DeJesus, Erin (2014-02-10). "With NW Location Looming, St. Jack Shutters SE Outpost". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2015-09-19. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
  5. ^ Beck, Byron (2013-12-04). "St. Jack's Joel Gunderson "Gets" the Fish & Chip Shop". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2015-10-17. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
  6. ^ DeJesus, Erin (2014-01-24). "St. Jack NW Sets Opening Date; Clear Creek Distillery Sold". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2015-09-19. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
  7. ^ DeJesus, Erin (2013-12-06). "Eater Tracking". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2021-10-13. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
  8. ^ DeJesus, Erin (2014-02-19). "Inside St. Jack's New Restaurant on NW 23rd Avenue". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2015-09-19. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
  9. ^ DeJesus, Erin (2014-04-15). "MenuWatch". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2016-03-11. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
  10. ^ Centoni, Danielle (2015-02-05). "Free Chefs Week Parties; St. Jack Launches Late Night Happy Hour". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2015-09-06. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
  11. ^ Alburger, Carolyn (2015-06-25). "St. Jack spinoff La Moule brings beer and shellfish to Southeast". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2016-05-02. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
  12. ^ Bamman, Mattie John (2015-09-03). "St. Jack's La Moule Mussel Bar Sets Opening Date". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2016-06-10. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
  13. ^ Bamman, Mattie John (2015-09-14). "Inside St. Jack's La Moule: Where a 1970s Vibe Meets Belgian Mussel Bar". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2021-05-13. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
  14. ^ Walsh, Chad (2016-10-14). "Jacob Harth IN At St. Jack". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2019-05-16. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
  15. ^ Forster, Tim (2018-02-20). "Some Portland Restaurants and Bars Won't Serve Drinks With Plastic Straws Any Longer". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2021-02-04. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
  16. ^ Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (2019-04-25). "St. Jack and Five Other Portland Restaurants Will Open in Lake Oswego". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2019-10-11. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
  17. ^ Buchanan, Corey (October 5, 2022). "Two restaurants in Lake Oswego development set to close". Lake Oswego Review. Archived from the original on October 7, 2022. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
  18. ^ Frane, Alex (2019-11-21). "16 Quintessential Restaurants and Bars in Slabtown". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2020-01-16. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
  19. ^ Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (2018-01-09). "The 38 Essential Restaurants and Food Carts in Portland". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2021-09-25. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
  20. ^ Wong, Janey (2023-07-14). "A Guide to Portland's StarChefs Rising Stars Award Winners for 2023". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2023-07-15. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
  21. ^ "StarChefs - Profile - Chef John Denison of St. Jack". StarChefs. Archived from the original on 2023-07-15. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
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