Genie's Cafe Explained

Genie's Cafe
Street-Address:1101 Southeast Division Street
City:Portland
State:Oregon
Zip:97202
Country:United States
Coordinates:45.505°N -122.6544°W
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Genie's Cafe, or Genies Cafe, is a restaurant in Portland, Oregon.

Description

The restaurant is located in southeast Portland's Hosford-Abernethy neighborhood.

History

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 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 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]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2014-08-25. Genies Cafe Taking Over the Space Room Lounge. live. 2021-07-15. Eater Portland. en. Vox Media. 2020-11-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20201112012503/https://pdx.eater.com/2014/8/25/6165949/genies-cafe-taking-over-the-space-room-lounge.
  2. Giegerich . Andy . Spaced out? Hawthorne's popular Space Room set to get new operators . Portland Business Journal . August 26, 2014 . July 15, 2021 . . September 25, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140925052420/http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/2014/08/spaced-out-hawthornes-popular-space-room-set-to.html . live .
  3. News: Scoop: On An All-Booze Super Squishy Bender. . July 15, 2021 . . August 19, 2014 . July 15, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210715190810/https://www.wweek.com/portland/article-22956-scoop-on-an-all-booze-super-squishy-bender.html . live .
  4. News: Lee . Brian . March 27, 2019 . The best biscuits 'n' gravy in PDX . July 15, 2021 . . 2008 . August 11, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200811165935/https://www.oregonlive.com/dining/2008/04/the_best_plates_of_biscuits_n.html . live .
  5. News: Acker . Lizzy . 7 of Portland's best pancake spots . July 15, 2021 . The Oregonian . September 26, 2016 . October 9, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161009225951/http://www.oregonlive.com/trending/2016/09/7_places_to_get_delicious_panc.html . live .
  6. News: Kilts . Alie . Here are the Winners of the Best of Portland Readers' Poll 2017 . July 15, 2021 . Willamette Week . July 12, 2017 . January 6, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190106055250/https://www.wweek.com/promotions/2017/02/16/best-of-portland-readers-poll-2017/ . live .
  7. Web site: Tyson . Drew . Schlegel . Dan . The Best Places for Breakfast in Portland . April 14, 2017 . July 15, 2021 . . . February 26, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210226103954/https://www.thrillist.com/eat/portland/best-daily-breakfast-spots-in-portland-thrillist-portland . live .