Shift Drinks
{{Short description|Defunct cocktail bar in Portland, Oregon, U.S.}}
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Shift Drinks was a cocktail bar in Portland, Oregon. The bar opened in 2015 and closed in 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Description
Shift Drinks' interior was described as "spacious and minimalist".{{Cite web|url=https://pdx.eater.com/2020/3/31/21199337/alcohol-delivery-portland|title=How to Get Booze Delivered to Your Door in Portland|first=Seiji|last=Nanbu|date=March 31, 2020|website=Eater Portland|access-date=February 27, 2021|archive-date=November 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201123065235/https://pdx.eater.com/2020/3/31/21199337/alcohol-delivery-portland|url-status=live}} Willamette Week Matthew Korfhage said the "monochromatic, airy space is an exercise in minimalism and knowing ironies, down to the giant black-and-white photo of drunken Batman, or another of a beautiful woman having a drink thrown in her face".{{Cite web|last=Korfhage|first=Matthew|date=June 23, 2015|url=https://www.wweek.com/portland/article-24936-shift-drinks-bar-review.html|title=Shift Drinks: Bar Review|website=Willamette Week|access-date=2021-02-27|archive-date=2020-11-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127171339/https://www.wweek.com/portland/article-24936-shift-drinks-bar-review.html|url-status=live}}
The cocktail bar had a wine list with approximately 100 bottles.{{Cite web |last=Walsh |first=Chad |date=2015-02-10 |title=Anthony Garcia and Alise Moffatt Aim to Make Shift Drinks Your Post-Work Pit Stop |url=https://pdx.eater.com/2015/2/10/7999429/shift-drinks-bar-downtown-portland-garcia-moffatt |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150908002212/http://pdx.eater.com/2015/2/10/7999429/shift-drinks-bar-downtown-portland-garcia-moffatt |archive-date=2015-09-08 |access-date=2021-02-27 |website=Eater Portland |language=en}} The food menu included grilled cheese with tomato soup and drink options included the Tijuana Pipe Dream{{Cite web |title=City in a Glass: Portland, Oregon |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/travel/portland/city-in-a-glass-portland-oregon |access-date=2023-05-09 |website=Paste Magazine |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-06-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220630190726/https://www.pastemagazine.com/travel/portland/city-in-a-glass-portland-oregon/ |url-status=live }} and a collaboration with StormBreaker Brewing on a single-hop pale ale called ShiftBeer.{{Cite web |title=100 Portland Happy Hours: Downtown |url=https://www.portlandmercury.com/food-and-drink/2019/03/28/26220765/100-portland-happy-hours-downtown |access-date=2023-05-09 |website=Portland Mercury |language=en |archive-date=2023-02-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230201132132/https://www.portlandmercury.com/food-and-drink/2019/03/28/26220765/100-portland-happy-hours-downtown |url-status=live }}
History
The bar opened in the Terminal Sales Building on May 18, 2015.{{Cite web|last=Centoni|first=Danielle|date=2015-05-18|title=Shift Drinks Bar is Now Open; Take a Look Inside|url=https://pdx.eater.com/2015/5/18/8622405/shift-drinks-now-open-photos|access-date=2021-02-27|website=Eater Portland|language=en|archive-date=2015-09-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150912230429/http://pdx.eater.com/2015/5/18/8622405/shift-drinks-now-open-photos|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|last=Korfhage|first=Matthew|date=May 23, 2017|url=https://www.wweek.com/bars/2017/05/23/shift-drinks-is-maybe-the-smartest-bar-in-portland/|title=Shift Drinks Is Maybe the Smartest Bar in Portland|website=Willamette Week|access-date=2021-02-27|archive-date=2019-04-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190406161236/https://www.wweek.com/bars/2017/05/23/shift-drinks-is-maybe-the-smartest-bar-in-portland/|url-status=live}} Anthony Garcia was a co-owner, along with his wife Anne Garcia and Alise Moffat, a chef and bartender, respectively.{{Cite web|last=Frane|first=Alex|date=2020-06-30|title=Quintessential Industry Bar Shift Drinks Will Close Permanently|url=https://pdx.eater.com/2020/6/30/21308538/shift-drinks-closing|access-date=2021-02-27|website=Eater Portland|language=en|archive-date=2021-02-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224185437/https://pdx.eater.com/2020/6/30/21308538/shift-drinks-closing|url-status=live}}{{Cite web |title=Shift Drinks |url=https://www.thrillist.com/venue/drink/portland/bar/shift-drinks |access-date=2023-05-09 |website=Thrillist |date=5 October 2017 |language=en |archive-date=2022-12-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221225164319/https://www.thrillist.com/venue/drink/portland/bar/shift-drinks |url-status=live }}
For approximately 11 months of 2015–2016, the upstairs area hosted the restaurant Nomad.PDX. In May 2016, Shift branded the area as Makeshift Room for hosting private events.{{Cite web|last=Bamman|first=Mattie John|date=2016-05-11|title=Industry Bar Shift Drinks Launches Private Event and Dinner Space|url=https://pdx.eater.com/2016/5/11/11658164/shift-drinks-launches-private-event-space-makeshift-room|access-date=2021-02-27|website=Eater Portland|language=en|archive-date=2019-05-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190519070051/https://pdx.eater.com/2016/5/11/11658164/shift-drinks-launches-private-event-space-makeshift-room|url-status=live}} The bar began offering free dinners on Sundays in 2016,{{Cite web|last=Bamman|first=Mattie John|date=2016-11-18|title=Downtown's Shift Drinks Unleashes Free Sunday Dinners|url=https://pdx.eater.com/2016/11/18/13678452/shift-drinks-free-sunday-dinners|access-date=2021-02-27|website=Eater Portland|language=en|archive-date=2017-04-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170427092406/http://pdx.eater.com/2016/11/18/13678452/shift-drinks-free-sunday-dinners|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|date=March 11, 2020|url=https://www.wweek.com/culture/2020/03/11/eight-crazy-portland-meal-deals-and-delicious-inexpensive-cocktail-recipes/|title=Eight Crazy Portland Meal Deals and Delicious, Inexpensive Cocktail Recipes|website=Willamette Week|access-date=2021-02-27|archive-date=2020-10-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201024212021/https://www.wweek.com/culture/2020/03/11/eight-crazy-portland-meal-deals-and-delicious-inexpensive-cocktail-recipes/|url-status=live}} followed by all-day happy hour in 2017.{{Cite web|url=https://pdx.eater.com/2017/2/20/14674220/shift-drinks-launches-happy-hour-all-day|title=Shift Drinks Unleashes Insane All-Day Happy Hour|first=Alex|last=Frane|date=February 20, 2017|website=Eater Portland|access-date=February 27, 2021|archive-date=February 23, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170223210129/http://pdx.eater.com/2017/2/20/14674220/shift-drinks-launches-happy-hour-all-day|url-status=live}}{{Cite web |title=Shift Drinks Extends Happy Hour |url=https://www.kgw.com/video/entertainment/television/programs/live-at-7/shift-drinks-extends-happy-hour/283-2518322 |access-date=2023-05-09 |website=kgw.com |date=21 February 2017 |language=en-US}}
Shift closed permanently in mid 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic,{{Cite web|last=Anderson|first=Micah|date=2020-10-14|title=If Oregon Wants to Keep Its Bars Alive, It Needs to Legalize Takeout Cocktails|url=https://pdx.eater.com/2020/10/14/21510149/op-ed-takeout-cocktails-oregon-legalized-covid-bars|access-date=2021-02-27|website=Eater Portland|language=en|archive-date=2021-01-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210108053733/https://pdx.eater.com/2020/10/14/21510149/op-ed-takeout-cocktails-oregon-legalized-covid-bars|url-status=live}} and was replaced by the bar and restaurant City Bridge & Tunnel.{{Cite web |last=Jackson-Glidden |first=Brooke |date=2021-01-27 |title=A Guide to Portland's Bar, Restaurant, and Food Cart Openings |url=https://pdx.eater.com/22251525/portland-restaurant-bar-cafe-openings |access-date=2022-04-07 |website=Eater Portland |language=en |archive-date=2021-04-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210429234837/https://pdx.eater.com/22251525/portland-restaurant-bar-cafe-openings |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=McConnell |first=Ryan |date=2022-05-11 |title=Get outside and eat! |url=https://psuvanguard.com/137130-2/ |access-date=2023-05-09 |website=Vanguard |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-05-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220519092309/https://psuvanguard.com/137130-2/ |url-status=live }} Oregon Business attributed the closure to the pandemic.{{Cite web |date=2022-03-18 |title=A Tale of Two Cities |url=https://oregonbusiness.com/19500-a-tale-of-two-cities/ |access-date=2023-05-09 |website=Oregon Business |language=en-US}}
Reception
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Condé Nast Traveler said, "You're here for the excellent and bold drinks, the fresh bruschetta, the sprawling wine list, and the all-day happy hour".{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Shift Drinks, Downtown Portland, Portland, Oregon, United States - Bar Review |url=https://www.cntraveler.com/bars/portland/shift-drinks |access-date=2023-05-09 |website=Condé Nast Traveler |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-08-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220811173806/https://www.cntraveler.com/bars/portland/shift-drinks |url-status=live }} Samantha Bakall ranked Shift Drinks number four in The Oregonian{{'s}} list of "Portland's best new bars of 2015".{{Cite web |last=Bakall |first=Samantha |date=2015-10-14 |title=Portland's best new bars of 2015 -- No. 4: Shift Drinks |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/dining/bars/2015/10/shift-drinks-portlands-best-bars.html |access-date=2023-05-09 |website=The Oregonian |language=en |archive-date=2022-08-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220814125540/https://www.oregonlive.com/dining/bars/2015/10/shift-drinks-portlands-best-bars.html |url-status=live }} She also included the business in a 2017 list of the city's 10 best new happy hours,{{Cite web |last=Bakall |first=Samantha |date=2017-04-17 |title=Portland's 10 best new happy hours |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/dining/2017/04/portlands_10_best_new_happy_ho.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112030730/https://www.oregonlive.com/dining/2017/04/portlands_10_best_new_happy_ho.html |archive-date=2020-11-12 |access-date=2023-05-09 |website=The Oregonian |language=en}} and Michael Russell included Shift Drinks in a 2016 list of Portland's 21 "essential" bars.{{Cite web |last=Russell |first=Michael |date=2016-08-26 |title=Portland's 21 essential bars |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/dining/2016/08/portlands_21_essential_bars.html |access-date=2023-05-09 |website=The Oregonian |language=en |archive-date=2019-03-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306043412/https://www.oregonlive.com/dining/2016/08/portlands_21_essential_bars.html |url-status=live }} Thrillist's Alex Frane included the business in a 2016 overview of the city's best cocktail bars.{{Cite web |title=The Best Cocktail Bars in Portland |url=https://www.thrillist.com/drink/portland/cocktail-bars-portland-oregon |access-date=2023-05-09 |website=Thrillist |date=13 July 2016 |language=en |archive-date=2019-03-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306044707/https://www.thrillist.com/drink/portland/cocktail-bars-portland-oregon |url-status=live }} He also included Alise Moffatt in a list of "Portland's most influential and kick-ass bartenders of 2016", writing: "Though it took Shift Drinks a moment to find its footing, as of 2016, it offers one of the best and most inventive cocktail programs in the city, raising the standards for everyone. Alise can be found behind the stick almost every night of the week serving creative and delicious cocktails with expertise and an endearing passion."{{Cite web |title=Portland's Most Influential & Kick-Ass Bartenders of 2016 |url=https://www.thrillist.com/drink/portland/best-bartenders-of-2016-in-portland-oregon |access-date=2023-05-09 |website=Thrillist |date=9 November 2016 |language=en |archive-date=2022-12-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221225151820/https://www.thrillist.com/drink/portland/best-bartenders-of-2016-in-portland-oregon |url-status=live }}
In 2016, Willamette Week{{'s}} Sami Gaston called Shift "a bartender's bar".{{Cite web
|date=May 10, 2016|url=https://www.wweek.com/bars/2016/05/10/second-place-shift-drinks/|title=Shift Drinks Is a Bartender's Bar|website=Willamette Week|access-date=2021-02-27|archive-date=2020-09-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200925140348/https://www.wweek.com/bars/2016/05/10/second-place-shift-drinks/|url-status=live}} In 2019, the newspaper said: {{Quote|There may be times when a rooftop view is worth an overpriced cocktail. Shift Drinks is just the opposite. Come here if you need a quality drink and a simple space that leans more toward the contemplative than the rowdy. The music is good, the menu caters to modest budgeted connoisseurs and rookies looking for 'something sparkly' alike, and the snack menu easily makes a satisfying dinner.{{Cite web|date=August 20, 2019|url=https://www.wweek.com/culture/2019/08/19/shift-drinks/|title=Shift Drinks|website=Willamette Week|access-date=2021-02-27|archive-date=2020-11-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129222442/https://www.wweek.com/culture/2019/08/19/shift-drinks/|url-status=live}}}}
In 2020, the Portland Mercury{{'s}} Suzette Smith described the Moffatt's Physically Forgotten as "a standard and favorite".{{Cite web|last=Smith|first=Suzette|date=March 12, 2020|title=Bartender's Choice: Portland's Top Cocktails from the People Who Make Them|url=https://www.portlandmercury.com/drinks-2020/2020/03/12/28134240/bartenders-choice-portlands-top-cocktails-from-the-people-who-make-them|url-status=live|access-date=2021-02-27|website=Portland Mercury|language=en|archive-date=2021-01-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210111100822/https://www.portlandmercury.com/drinks-2020/2020/03/12/28134240/bartenders-choice-portlands-top-cocktails-from-the-people-who-make-them}} Following the bar's closure, Eater Portland{{'s}} Brooke Jackson-Glidden called Shift "beloved" and "iconic".{{Cite web|last=Jackson-Glidden|first=Brooke|date=2021-01-20|title=Beloved Beer Bar Bailey's Taproom Has Closed For Good|url=https://pdx.eater.com/22240842/portland-restaurant-bar-cafe-closings|access-date=2021-02-27|website=Eater Portland|language=en|archive-date=2021-01-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121191206/https://pdx.eater.com/22240842/portland-restaurant-bar-cafe-closings|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|last=Jackson-Glidden|first=Brooke|date=2020-10-14|title=Drinking in Portland During the Coronavirus Pandemic|url=https://pdx.eater.com/2020/10/14/21516378/bars-cocktails-wine-beer-portland-covid-19-adapt|access-date=2021-02-27|website=Eater Portland|language=en|archive-date=2020-11-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201106205037/https://pdx.eater.com/2020/10/14/21516378/bars-cocktails-wine-beer-portland-covid-19-adapt|url-status=live}} Frane mentioned the bar in the website's list of the "saddest Portland restaurant closures of 2020".{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2020-12-29|title=The Saddest Portland Restaurant Closures of 2020|url=https://pdx.eater.com/2020/12/29/22205001/saddest-portland-restaurant-closures-2020|url-status=live|access-date=2021-02-27|website=Eater Portland|language=en|archive-date=2021-01-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210112170452/https://pdx.eater.com/2020/12/29/22205001/saddest-portland-restaurant-closures-2020}}
See also
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Category:2020 disestablishments in Oregon
Category:Defunct drinking establishments in Oregon
Category:Defunct restaurants in Southwest Portland, Oregon
Category:Restaurants disestablished due to the COVID-19 pandemic