Baes Fried Chicken

Restaurant in Portland, Oregon, U.S.

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

Baes Fried Chicken, or Baes Chicken,[1] is a fried chicken restaurant with three locations in Portland, Oregon, United States. The original restaurant opened in Old Town Chinatown in November 2019. Outposts opened in southeast Portland's Sellwood-Moreland neighborhood in July 2020, and on Alberta Street in northeast Portland's Concordia neighborhood in January 2023. Baes has also been a vendor at the Moda Center.

## Description

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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, an arena in the Lloyd District.

### Menu

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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

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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 2019,[4][7] in the space that previously housed Ash Street Saloon.[1] A thousand 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] It had closed by February 2025.[14]

## Reception

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The Oregonian's Michael Russell included Baes in a 2020 list of the city's 40 best inexpensive restaurants.[15] He has described the restaurant as "surprisingly tasty".[16] Nick Woo included Baes in Eater Portland's 2021 list of fourteen "outstanding" fried chicken sandwiches in the city 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.[17]

## See also

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* Food portal
* Oregon portal

* List of chicken restaurants
* List of Southern restaurants
* List of restaurant chains in the United States

## References

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1. ^ a b Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (2019-11-01). "With Bae's Chicken, Fast-Casual Icon Micah Camden Wants to Perfect the Fried Bird". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2021-10-29. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
2. ^ "The Top Five Places to Eat in Portland This Week". Willamette Week. 2019-11-06. Archived from the original on 2022-01-16. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
3. ^ Cottell, Pete (2019-12-31). "Baes Chicken Redeems One of Portland Restaurateur Micah Camden's Biggest Failures". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on 2021-08-07. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
4. ^ a b c Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (2020-07-01). "Baes Fried Chicken Is Coming to Westmoreland". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2020-11-15. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
5. ^ "Where to Get Food in Portland on Super Bowl Sunday". Willamette Week. 2021-02-06. Archived 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. Archived from the original on 2023-04-05. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
7. ^ a b Woo, Nick (2020-03-10). "14 Outstanding Fried Chicken Sandwiches in Portland". Eater Portland. Archived 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. Archived from the original on 2020-11-29. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
9. ^ Leonard, Rita A. (August 29, 2020). "Fried chicken restaurant opens in Westmoreland". The Bee. Pamplin Media Group. Archived 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. Archived 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. Archived 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. Archived 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. Archived from the original on 2023-02-01. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
14. ^ Bicchieri, Paolo (2025-02-06). "8 Notable Recent Restaurant and Bar Closures in Portland". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2025-02-10. Retrieved 2025-02-14.
15. ^ Russell, Michael (2020-03-11). "Portland's 40 best inexpensive restaurants". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2020-10-17. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
16. ^ 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. Archived from the original on 2020-01-13. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
17. ^ Hamilton, Katherine Chew (2021-03-05). "The 17 Best Places to Get Fried Chicken in Portland". Portland Monthly. Archived from the original on 2021-12-13. Retrieved 2022-01-16.

## External links

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