St. Jack
{{Short description|Restaurant in Portland, Oregon, U.S.}}
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St. Jack is a "Northwest French" restaurant in Portland, Oregon, United States.{{Cite web|last=Jackson-Glidden|first=Brooke|date=2019-03-12|title=St. Jack Will Start Serving a Wildly Lavish New Brunch|url=https://pdx.eater.com/2019/3/12/18261990/st-jack-brunch|url-status=live|access-date=2021-10-12|website=Eater Portland|publisher=Vox Media|language=en|archive-date=2021-10-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211013183125/https://pdx.eater.com/2019/3/12/18261990/st-jack-brunch}}
Description
St. Jack serves French cuisine.{{Cite web|last=Jackson-Glidden|first=Brooke|date=2019-04-25|title=St. Jack and Five Other Portland Restaurants Will Open in Lake Oswego|url=https://pdx.eater.com/2019/4/25/18516340/st-jack-lardo-grassa-oven-and-shaker-opening-lake-oswego|access-date=2021-10-12|website=Eater Portland|language=en|archive-date=2019-10-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191011202446/https://pdx.eater.com/2019/4/25/18516340/st-jack-lardo-grassa-oven-and-shaker-opening-lake-oswego|url-status=live}} The menu includes chicken liver mousse, roasted bone marrow, and steak frites.{{Cite web|last=Frane|first=Alex|date=2018-10-10|title=11 Charming French Restaurants in Portland|url=https://pdx.eater.com/maps/best-french-restaurants-portland|access-date=2021-10-12|website=Eater Portland|language=en|archive-date=2021-03-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210310230638/https://pdx.eater.com/maps/best-french-restaurants-portland|url-status=live}}
History
The original St. Jack restaurant opened on Clinton Street in southeast Portland's Hosford-Abernethy neighborhood in 2010.{{Cite web|last=DeJesus|first=Erin|date=2014-02-10|title=With NW Location Looming, St. Jack Shutters SE Outpost|url=https://pdx.eater.com/2014/2/10/6282035/with-nw-location-looming-st-jack-shutters-se-outpost|access-date=2021-10-12|website=Eater Portland|language=en|archive-date=2015-09-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150919105421/http://pdx.eater.com/2014/2/10/6282035/with-nw-location-looming-st-jack-shutters-se-outpost|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|last=Beck|first=Byron|date=2013-12-04|title=St. Jack's Joel Gunderson "Gets" the Fish & Chip Shop|url=https://pdx.eater.com/2013/12/4/6320557/st-jacks-joel-gunderson-gets-the-fish-chip-shop|access-date=2021-10-12|website=Eater Portland|language=en|archive-date=2015-10-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017023640/http://pdx.eater.com/2013/12/4/6320557/st-jacks-joel-gunderson-gets-the-fish-chip-shop|url-status=live}} The location on Northwest 23rd Avenue opened in 2014,{{Cite web|last=DeJesus|first=Erin|date=2014-01-24|title=St. Jack NW Sets Opening Date; Clear Creek Distillery Sold|url=https://pdx.eater.com/2014/1/24/6291947/st-jack-nw-sets-opening-date-clear-creek-distillery-sold|access-date=2021-10-12|website=Eater Portland|language=en|archive-date=2015-09-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150919103142/http://pdx.eater.com/2014/1/24/6291947/st-jack-nw-sets-opening-date-clear-creek-distillery-sold|url-status=live}} slightly later than the previously planned December 2013 opening.{{Cite web|last=DeJesus|first=Erin|date=2013-12-06|title=Eater Tracking|url=https://pdx.eater.com/2013/12/6/6318185/eater-tracking|access-date=2021-10-12|website=Eater Portland|language=en|archive-date=2021-10-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211013183126/https://pdx.eater.com/2013/12/6/6318185/eater-tracking|url-status=live}} The restaurant was briefly known as St. Jack NW to avoid confusion with the original location,{{Cite web|last=DeJesus|first=Erin|date=2014-02-19|title=Inside St. Jack's New Restaurant on NW 23rd Avenue|url=https://pdx.eater.com/2014/2/19/6277165/inside-st-jacks-new-restaurant-on-nw-23rd-avenue|access-date=2021-10-12|website=Eater Portland|language=en|archive-date=2015-09-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150919102935/http://pdx.eater.com/2014/2/19/6277165/inside-st-jacks-new-restaurant-on-nw-23rd-avenue|url-status=live}} which closed in early 2014.
St. Jack launched a happy hour menu in April 2014; options included duck confit poutine, the Lyonnaise cheese spread cervelle de canut, and the St. Jack burger.{{Cite web|last=DeJesus|first=Erin|date=2014-04-15|title=MenuWatch|url=https://pdx.eater.com/2014/4/15/6241183/menuwatch|access-date=2021-10-12|website=Eater Portland|language=en|archive-date=2016-03-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160311175557/http://pdx.eater.com/2014/4/15/6241183/menuwatch|url-status=live}} The restaurant launched a late night happy hour in 2015.{{Cite web|last=Centoni|first=Danielle|date=2015-02-05|title=Free Chefs Week Parties; St. Jack Launches Late Night Happy Hour|url=https://pdx.eater.com/2015/2/5/7988917/st-jack-late-night-happy-hour-free-chefs-week-parties|access-date=2021-10-12|website=Eater Portland|language=en|archive-date=2015-09-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906063657/http://pdx.eater.com/2015/2/5/7988917/st-jack-late-night-happy-hour-free-chefs-week-parties|url-status=live}} Chef Aaron Barnett opened the "spinoff" restaurant La Moule in mid 2015.{{Cite web|last=Alburger|first=Carolyn|date=2015-06-25|title=St. Jack spinoff La Moule brings beer and shellfish to Southeast|url=https://pdx.eater.com/2015/6/25/8847127/la-moule-aaron-barnett-st-jack-new-restaurant-southeast|access-date=2021-10-12|website=Eater Portland|language=en|archive-date=2016-05-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160502234009/http://pdx.eater.com/2015/6/25/8847127/la-moule-aaron-barnett-st-jack-new-restaurant-southeast|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|last=Bamman|first=Mattie John|date=2015-09-03|title=St. Jack's La Moule Mussel Bar Sets Opening Date|url=https://pdx.eater.com/2015/9/3/9257441/st-jacks-new-la-moule-mussel-bar-opening-date-se-clinton|access-date=2021-10-12|website=Eater Portland|language=en|archive-date=2016-06-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160610002634/http://pdx.eater.com/2015/9/3/9257441/st-jacks-new-la-moule-mussel-bar-opening-date-se-clinton|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|last=Bamman|first=Mattie John|date=2015-09-14|title=Inside St. Jack's La Moule: Where a 1970s Vibe Meets Belgian Mussel Bar|url=https://pdx.eater.com/2015/9/14/9319777/st-jacks-la-moule-photos-mussel-bar-clinton|access-date=2021-10-12|website=Eater Portland|language=en|archive-date=2021-05-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210513193551/https://pdx.eater.com/2015/9/14/9319777/st-jacks-la-moule-photos-mussel-bar-clinton|url-status=live}}
Jacob Harth became St. Jack's chef de cuisine in 2016.{{Cite web|last=Walsh|first=Chad|date=2016-10-14|title=Jacob Harth IN At St. Jack|url=https://pdx.eater.com/2016/10/14/13285100/jacob-harth-new-chef-st-jack|access-date=2021-10-12|website=Eater Portland|language=en|archive-date=2019-05-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190516202408/https://pdx.eater.com/2016/10/14/13285100/jacob-harth-new-chef-st-jack|url-status=live}} The restaurant stopped using plastic straws in 2018,{{Cite web|last=Forster|first=Tim|date=2018-02-20|title=Some Portland Restaurants and Bars Won't Serve Drinks With Plastic Straws Any Longer|url=https://pdx.eater.com/2018/2/20/17029642/plastic-straw-free-movement-portland-st-jack|access-date=2021-10-12|website=Eater Portland|language=en|archive-date=2021-02-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210204034654/https://pdx.eater.com/2018/2/20/17029642/plastic-straw-free-movement-portland-st-jack|url-status=live}} and launched a brunch menu in 2019.
Plans to open a restaurant in Lake Oswego, Oregon, were confirmed in 2019. The restaurant Lac St. Jack closed in 2022.{{Cite news |last=Buchanan |first=Corey |date=October 5, 2022 |title=Two restaurants in Lake Oswego development set to close |work=Lake Oswego Review |url=https://pamplinmedia.com/lor/48-news/559689-448034-two-restaurants-in-lake-oswego-development-set-to-close?wallit_nosession=1 |access-date=October 7, 2022 |archive-date=October 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221007131643/https://pamplinmedia.com/lor/48-news/559689-448034-two-restaurants-in-lake-oswego-development-set-to-close?wallit_nosession=1 |url-status=live }}
Reception
In 2021, Alex Frane and Brooke Jackson-Glidden included St. Jack in Eater Portland{{'s}} list of "11 Charming French Restaurants in Portland". Additionally, Frane and Maya MacEvoy included St. Jack in a list of "16 Quintessential Restaurants and Bars in Slabtown",{{Cite web|last=Frane|first=Alex|date=2019-11-21|title=16 Quintessential Restaurants and Bars in Slabtown|url=https://pdx.eater.com/maps/restaurants-bars-slabtown-northwest-portland|access-date=2021-10-12|website=Eater Portland|language=en|archive-date=2020-01-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200116035325/https://pdx.eater.com/maps/restaurants-bars-slabtown-northwest-portland|url-status=live}} and Jackson-Glidden included St. Jack in a list of "The 38 Essential Restaurants and Food Carts in Portland".{{Cite web|last=Jackson-Glidden|first=Brooke|date=2018-01-09|title=The 38 Essential Restaurants and Food Carts in Portland|url=https://pdx.eater.com/maps/38-best-portland-oregon-restaurants|access-date=2021-10-12|website=Eater Portland|language=en|archive-date=2021-09-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210925020237/https://pdx.eater.com/maps/38-best-portland-oregon-restaurants|url-status=live}}
In 2023, chef John Denison was one of 18 Portland industry professionals deemed "rising stars" by the restaurant resource and trade publication StarChefs.{{Cite web |last=Wong |first=Janey |date=2023-07-14 |title=A Guide to Portland’s StarChefs Rising Stars Award Winners for 2023 |url=https://pdx.eater.com/2023/7/14/23794693/portland-starchefs-award-winners-2023 |access-date=2023-07-15 |website=Eater Portland |language=en |archive-date=2023-07-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230715132141/https://pdx.eater.com/2023/7/14/23794693/portland-starchefs-award-winners-2023 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=StarChefs - Profile - Chef John Denison of St. Jack |url=https://www.starchefs.com/profiles/john-denison |access-date=2023-07-15 |website=StarChefs |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-07-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230715132343/https://www.starchefs.com/profiles/john-denison |url-status=live }}
See also
{{Portal|Food|Oregon}}
References
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External links
{{Commons category|St. Jack}}
- {{Official website|https://stjackpdx.com}}
- [https://www.frommers.com/destinations/portland-or/restaurants/st-jack St. Jack] at Frommer's
- {{TripAdvisor|2000183}}
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{{Northwest District, Portland, Oregon}}
{{Restaurants in Portland, Oregon}}
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Category:2010 establishments in Oregon
Category:French restaurants in Portland, Oregon
Category:Restaurants in Hosford-Abernethy, Portland, Oregon
Category:Restaurants established in 2010
Category:Restaurants in Northwest District, Portland, Oregon