Urban Farmer

Urban Farmer is a chain of four restaurants in Cleveland, Denver, Philadelphia, and Portland, Oregon.^[1]

Matt Christianson has served as the brand's executive chef and director of culinary operations.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Locations

The Cleveland restaurant is housed in the Westin Cleveland Downtown Hotel.^[5]

The Denver restaurant opened in the Oxford Hotel in 2017.^[6]

The Portland restaurant operates from the eighth floor of The Nines, a hotel in downtown Portland's Meier & Frank Building. In 2009, The Oregonian's David Sarasohn gave the restaurant a 'B−' rating.^[7] Urban Farmer closed during the COVID-19 pandemic, but reopened on August 13, 2020.^[8]

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^ "Matt Christianson – Urban Farmer 10/27/14". wkyc.com. Archived from the original on 2023-06-28. Retrieved 2023-06-28.
^ "Chef in the Market: Matt Christianson". Portland Monthly. Archived from the original on 2023-02-07. Retrieved 2023-06-28.
^ Crea, Johe (January 12, 2015). "Urban Farmer Cleveland leans on steakhouse credentials, but imaginative fare is its legacy". Cleveland.com. Archived from the original on August 10, 2020. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
^ Antonation, Mark (August 11, 2017). "The Oxford Hotel Gets a New Restaurant: Urban Farmer". Westword. Archived from the original on August 11, 2020. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
^ Sarasohn, David (August 13, 2009). "Restaurant review: Urban Farmer". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on October 8, 2021. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
^ Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (August 12, 2020). "Departure Will Reopen in Portland This Week". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on August 14, 2021. Retrieved August 15, 2020.