Baes Fried Chicken

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

Baes Fried Chicken
Exterior of the original restaurant in Southwest Portland, Oregon, in 2022
Restaurant information
Owner(s)	Micah Camden Ndamukong Suh
Food type	Southern
Street address	225 Southwest Ash Street 1613 Southeast Bybee Boulevard 3003 Northeast Alberta Street
City	Portland
State	Oregon
Country	United States
Coordinates	45°31′20″N 122°40′22″W / 45.5222°N 122.6729°W / 45.5222; -122.6729
Website	baeschicken.com

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.

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

 

Exterior of the Sellwood-Moreland restaurant, 2022

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 2020.^[7] The space had previously housed Ash Street Saloon.^[1] 1,000 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]

Reception

The Oregonian's Michael Russell included Baes in a 2020 list of the city's 40 best inexpensive restaurants.^[14] He has described the restaurant as "surprisingly tasty".^[15] Nick Woo included Baes in Eater Portland's 2021 list of "14 Outstanding Fried Chicken Sandwiches in Portland" and said the restaurant "does not disappoint".^[7] Katherine Chew Hamilton included Baes in Portland Monthly's 2021 overview of the city's best fried chicken.^[16]

See also

•  Food portal
•  Oregon portal

• List of chicken restaurants
• List of Southern restaurants

References

1. Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (2019-11-01). "With Bae's Chicken, Fast-Casual Icon Micah Camden Wants to Perfect the Fried Bird". Eater Portland. from the original on 2021-10-29. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
2. "The Top Five Places to Eat in Portland This Week". Willamette Week. from the original on 2022-01-16. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
3. "Baes Chicken Redeems One of Portland Restaurateur Micah Camden's Biggest Failures". Willamette Week. from the original on 2021-08-07. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
4. Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (2020-07-01). "Baes Fried Chicken Is Coming to Westmoreland". Eater Portland. from the original on 2020-11-15. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
5. "Where to Get Food in Portland on Super Bowl Sunday". Willamette Week. from the original on 2021-07-05. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
6. Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (2023-04-04). "The Portland-Raised Super Bowl Star Tackling the City's Restaurant Scene". Eater Portland. from the original on 2023-04-05. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
7. Woo, Nick (2020-03-10). "14 Outstanding Fried Chicken Sandwiches in Portland". Eater Portland. from the original on 2021-10-09. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
8. Russell, Michael (2019-11-01). "New restaurant backed by NFL lineman Ndamukong Suh will give away 1,000 fried-chicken sandwiches Saturday". The Oregonian. from the original on 2020-11-29. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
9. Leonard, Rita A. "Fried chicken restaurant opens in Westmoreland". The Bee. Pamplin Media Group. from the original on 2020-11-15. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
10. Sanchez, Orlando (February 3, 2021). "Ndamukong Suh representing family and Portland in Super Bowl". KGW. from the original on 2021-02-14. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
11. Mehlhaf, Nina (October 20, 2021). "Here's what to expect if you're going to a Blazers game at the Moda Center this season". KGW. from the original on 2021-10-28. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
12. Wong, Janey (2021-01-27). "A Guide to Portland's Bar, Restaurant, and Food Cart Openings". Eater Portland. from the original on 2021-04-29. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
13. Evensen, Julie (2023-01-27). "BAES Fried Chicken adds a new location, chicken and waffles, and – for one day only – free cinnamon rolls". The Oregonian. from the original on 2023-02-01. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
14. Russell, Michael (2020-03-11). "Portland's 40 best inexpensive restaurants". The Oregonian. from the original on 2020-10-17. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
15. Russell, Michael (2020-01-08). "One of Portland's best ramen shops heads for the 'burbs, plus all the other big restaurant news for January 2020". The Oregonian. from the original on 2020-01-13. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
16. "The 17 Best Places to Get Fried Chicken in Portland". Portland Monthly. from the original on 2021-12-13. Retrieved 2022-01-16.

External links

 

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