Genie's Cafe

Genie's Cafe
The restaurant's exterior in 2021
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Restaurant information
Street address1101 Southeast Division Street
CityPortland
StateOregon
Postal/ZIP Code97202
CountryUnited States
Coordinates45°30′18″N 122°39′16″W / 45.5050°N 122.6544°W / 45.5050; -122.6544

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's 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's 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]

References

  1. ^ "Genies Cafe Taking Over the Space Room Lounge". Eater Portland. Vox Media. 2014-08-25. Archived from the original on 2020-11-12. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
  2. ^ Giegerich, Andy (August 26, 2014). "Spaced out? Hawthorne's popular Space Room set to get new operators". Portland Business Journal. American City Business Journals. Archived from the original on September 25, 2014. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  3. ^ "Scoop: On An All-Booze Super Squishy Bender". Willamette Week. August 19, 2014. Archived from the original on July 15, 2021. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  4. ^ Lee, Brian (March 27, 2019) [2008]. "The best biscuits 'n' gravy in PDX". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on August 11, 2020. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  5. ^ Acker, Lizzy (September 26, 2016). "7 of Portland's best pancake spots". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on October 9, 2016. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  6. ^ Kilts, Alie (July 12, 2017). "Here are the Winners of the Best of Portland Readers' Poll 2017". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on January 6, 2019. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  7. ^ Tyson, Drew; Schlegel, Dan (April 14, 2017). "The Best Places for Breakfast in Portland". Thrillist. Group Nine Media. Archived from the original on February 26, 2021. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
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