Jazz de Opus explained

Jazz de Opus
City:Portland, Oregon
Country:United States
Owner:Sam Pishue
Closed:2003

Jazz de Opus (also known as Jazz de Opus & Opus Too)[1] [2] [3] was a jazz club and restaurant in Portland, Oregon, United States.[4] It operated from 1972 to 2003.[5] It was described as one of Old Town's first taverns[6] and had standing gigs by local musicians.[7] Sam Pishue was the owner.

In 2016, Grant Butler of The Oregonian said, "The restaurant side of the operation was basic seafood and steaks, with a few Cajun touches. But eating was just something to do while waiting for the music to start." Saganaki was also on the menu.[8] A strip club later operated in the space that had housed Jazz de Opus. The jazz club has been credited for "[helping to] build Portland's lasting reputation as a vibrant, eclectic music town".[9]

In 2010, Trisha Yearwood said of her "most memorable" meal: "When I was on tour, there was a place we went to in Portland, Oregon, called Jazz de Opus [now closed]. They played music in the front and had dinner in the back. I had one of the best steaks in my life. I like a well-done steak, but I know kitchens hate to make it. But what they did was they baked it for a while before grilling it, so it was completely done but it was tender. It was served over a mound of mashed potatoes, with blue cheese crumbled over it. Truly a well-done steak, and it was thick. It was perfection."[10]

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  1. Web site: DeJesus . Erin . 2013-01-14 . Mapping 19 of Portland's Most Missed Restaurants . 2024-11-19 . Eater Portland . en . 2019-01-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190107090727/https://pdx.eater.com/maps/mapping-19-of-portlands-most-missed-restaurants . live .
  2. Web site: Butler . Grant . 2017-01-01 . Tasty memories: 97 long-gone Portland restaurants we wish were still around . 2024-11-19 . The Oregonian . en . 2020-12-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201228051534/https://www.oregonlive.com/dining/2016/12/tasty_memories_97_long-gone_po.html . live .
  3. Book: Burgess, Ann Carroll . Secret Portland, Oregon: The Unique Guidebook to Portland's Hidden Sites, Sounds & Tastes . 2003 . ECW Press . 978-1-55022-586-0 . en.
  4. Book: Johnson, Dave . Portland, Oregon: Including the Metro Area and Vancouver, Washington . Dresbeck . Rachel . 2001 . Globe Pequot Press . 978-0-7627-1046-1 . en.
  5. Web site: 2017-02-02 . A Tour of the Forgotten Institutions That Once Made Portland a Jazz Mecca . 2024-11-19 . Willamette Week . en.
  6. Web site: 2022-05-29 . Is Old Town Dying? . 2024-11-19 . Willamette Week . en.
  7. Web site: Butler . Grant . 2017-05-06 . 13 cool features of old Portland restaurants you won't find anymore . 2024-11-19 . The Oregonian . en . 2021-10-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211022051648/https://www.oregonlive.com/dining/2017/05/13_cool_features_of_old_portla.html . live .
  8. Book: Burgess, Ann Carroll . Secret Portland, Oregon: The Unique Guidebook to Portland's Hidden Sites, Sounds & Tastes . 2003 . ECW Press . 978-1-55022-586-0 . en.
  9. Book: Locke, Barry . Portland Renaissance . 2023-11-30 . Alden Corner Publishing . 979-8-9889385-2-1 . en.
  10. Web site: Chang . Bora . 2010-11-07 . Trisha Yearwood . 2024-11-19 . Bon Appétit . en-US . 2024-05-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240502163214/https://www.bonappetit.com/people/article/trisha-yearwood . live .

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