G-Love
G-Love is a farm-to-table, vegetable-forward American restaurant in Portland's Slabtown neighborhood, founded in 2019 by Chef Garrett Benedict. It serves local diners via dinner, weekend brunch, private events at The Greenhouse, catering, and an adjacent cocktail bar, The Love Shack.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2019
- HeadquartersPortland, United States
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2C
- OfferingServices
What G-Love does
G-Love is a single-location, farm-to-table restaurant founded in 2019 and operated by Chef/Owner Garrett Benedict in Portland's Slabtown neighborhood at 1615 NW 21st Avenue. The restaurant serves a vegetable-forward American menu sourced primarily from Olde Moon Farm in Silverton, Oregon, with dinner service seven nights a week and weekend brunch. Its customer base is local Portland diners and food enthusiasts seeking an elevated, locally sourced dining experience differentiated from typical American restaurants.
The company's product surface spans the core restaurant plus several adjacent offerings: The Greenhouse, a year-round private event venue accommodating up to 60 guests with a family-style 4-course menu; The Love Shack, an adjacent cocktail bar launched in February 2024 offering mini cocktails, tropical libations, and bar bites with table-side cart service; catering services; and e-gift cards. Online ordering is enabled through Toast Tab and Square, and reservations are managed via Resy. The supporting team includes a Chef de Cuisine, Sous Chef, Director of Operations, Wine Director (Level 2 WSET), and Beverage Director.
G-Love's business model is direct-to-consumer restaurant operations, monetized through dine-in covers, private events, catering, takeout, and gift card sales. Pricing is not publicly disclosed on the website. The company is founder-owned and bootstrapped, with disclosed cumulative capital raised of approximately $1.03M across a 2018 round, a 2020 round, and a November 2023 SEC Form D exempt offering targeting $400,000. There is no institutional PE/VC ownership, no parent company, and the operation remains a single-site Portland LLC (G-Love LLC).
G-Love firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- G-Love
- Legal name
- G-Love LLC
- Website
- https://g-lovepdx.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2019
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- G-Love is a farm-to-table, vegetable-forward American restaurant in Portland's Slabtown neighborhood, founded in 2019 by Chef Garrett Benedict. It serves local diners via dinner, weekend brunch, private events at The Greenhouse, catering, and an adjacent cocktail bar, The Love Shack.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
G-Love industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Farm-to-Table Vegetarian Restaurant
- NAICS
- Full-Service Restaurants (722511), Restaurants and Other Eating Places (72251), Special Food Services (7223)
- SIC
- Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810), Retail-Eating Places (5812)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Farm-to-Table & Contemporary American Restaurants (THAFACAF)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Specialty & Dietary Catering (Vegan, Kosher, Halal, Allergy-Friendly) (HSACAGAH), Family-Style Restaurants (THAFACAC)
Keywords
Where G-Love is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Portland
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices1 record
Markets served
G-Love business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2C
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Dine-in Restaurant Sales: Revenue from serving food and beverages to dine-in customers at the restaurant location. The restaurant operates dinner service seven nights a week and brunch on weekends.
- Private Events and Catering: Revenue generated from hosting private parties and events at The Greenhouse (up to 60 guests) and The Love Shack cocktail bar, as well as catering services.
- Online Ordering and Takeout: Revenue from takeout and online orders placed through Toast Tab and Square platforms.
- Gift Cards: Revenue from sale of e-gift cards through Toast Tab platform.
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels4 records
Marketing channels4 records
G-Love product offering
Product offeringCore offering
G-Love is a farm-to-table vegetarian restaurant in Portland's Slabtown neighborhood serving a vegetable-forward American dinner menu seven nights a week, weekend brunch, craft cocktails, and a wine program. The restaurant partners with Olde Moon Farm in Silverton, Oregon, to source locally grown produce. It also operates The Greenhouse private event venue (up to 60 guests), The Love Shack cocktail bar (opened February 2024), off-site catering, and e-gift card sales through Toast Tab.
Product overview
G-Love is a farm-to-table restaurant operated by Chef/Owner Garrett Benedict, offering a unified dining experience centered on locally grown produce. The core product is the main restaurant serving dinner seven nights a week and weekend brunch. Supporting products include The Greenhouse private event venue (up to 60 guests), The Love Shack cocktail bar (opened February 2024), catering services, and e-gift cards. The restaurant's food and beverage program includes seasonal American dinner menus, weekend brunch, and a craft cocktail and wine program managed by certified professionals.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- The Greenhouse at G-Love: Year-round venue with greenery for special dinners and larger events, accommodating up to 60 guests. Offers a family style menu called 'The Works' with 4 courses.
- The Love Shack
Products and services
- G-Love Restaurant (Dinner Service) Farm-to-table vegetarian restaurant serving vegetable-forward American cuisine with locally grown produce, craft cocktails, and a curated wine program. Dinner service runs seven nights a week.
- Weekend Brunch Service Weekend brunch menu featuring breakfast and lunch items alongside brunch drinks, served on Saturdays and Sundays.
- The Greenhouse Private Event Venue Year-round private event venue at G-Love featuring a greenery-filled ambiance that hosts up to 60 guests with a 4-course family-style 'The Works' menu and optional curated wine pairings.
- The Love Shack Cocktail Bar Adjacent cocktail bar opened in February 2024 offering mini 'tinis, tropical libations, finger foods, bar bites, and larger sharing plates with table-side cart service for private events including birthdays and company happy hours.
- Catering Services Off-site catering services for events and private parties, accommodating dietary restrictions and allergies.
- G-Love E-Gift Cards E-gift cards redeemable at G-Love, sold through the Toast Tab platform with online balance checking.
Companies that use G-Love
Customer profileSegments1 record
Ideal customer profiles2 records
G-Love technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration4 records
G-Love partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.
- Olde Moon FarmcoreG-Love sources produce from Olde Moon Farm in Silverton, Oregon (Willamette Valley). This farm partnership is described as key to what makes meals at G-Love extraordinary. Farm owners Jordan and Jay Uth are featured on the G-Love website.
- ResycoreG-Love partners with Resy for restaurant reservation management, allowing customers to book tables through the Resy platform.
- Toast TabcoreOnline ordering platform used for direct takeout orders and e-gift card sales.
- SquarecoreAlternative online ordering platform used for takeout orders from the restaurant.
Scale indicators1 record
Recent moves7 records
Expansion highlights5 records
G-Love competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- The American Local: Portland farm-to-table casual concept emphasizing locally sourced American cuisine. G-Love's Chef de Cuisine Jackson Hallenburg explicitly cites The American Local as where he fell in love with farm-to-table cooking, indicating direct operational and conceptual overlap.
- Nostrana: Portland Italian restaurant emphasizing seasonal, locally sourced ingredients with a wood-fired oven. Directly comparable to G-Love as a neighborhood farm-to-table fine-dining concept; notably, G-Love's own Wine Director previously worked at Nostrana, signaling direct talent and concept overlap.
- Han Oak: Portland Korean tasting-menu restaurant housed in a residential setting, offering chef-driven multi-course experiences. Comparable to G-Love in chef-led, ingredient-forward positioning and intimate neighborhood fine-dining format.
- Andina: Long-running Pearl District Peruvian restaurant emphasizing indigenous ingredients and a Pisco-centric bar program. Comparable to G-Love as a chef-driven, ingredient-forward Portland fine-dining concept with a serious beverage program.
- Le Pigeon: Iconic Portland French-influenced farm-to-table restaurant known for its chef-driven, locally sourced tasting-menu approach. Comparable to G-Love in service model, ingredient philosophy, and Portland fine-dining positioning.
- Ox: Portland Argentine-inspired steakhouse known for wood-fired grilling and a chef-driven menu. G-Love's Sous Chef Eden Buckendahl started at Ox under James Beard Award-winning chefs, indicating direct talent overlap and a comparable Portland chef-driven fine-dining positioning.
- Screen Door: Portland Southern-inspired restaurant with a strong brunch program and locally sourced ingredients. Comparable to G-Love in neighborhood fine-casual positioning and weekend brunch daypart; G-Love's Wine Director also previously worked at Screen Door.
- Ava Gene's: Portland Italian restaurant focused on locally driven, seasonally rotating menus with house-made pasta. Directly comparable to G-Love in farm-to-table sourcing, neighborhood fine-dining positioning, and chef-driven identity.
Broad incumbents
- Sweetgreen: National fast-casual chain built around fresh, locally sourced produce and vegetable-forward bowls. Comparable to G-Love in plant-forward ingredient philosophy, but operates at scale in a fast-casual rather than fine-dining format.
- True Food Kitchen: Multi-unit vegetable-forward restaurant chain founded around Dr. Andrew Weil's anti-inflammatory diet philosophy. Comparable to G-Love in plant-forward positioning, but operates at national scale with a broader, more accessible menu rather than a single chef-driven tasting concept.
Market position
Strengths4 records
Weaknesses4 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
G-Love social profiles
Digital presenceG-Love compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance1 record
G-Love financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
G-Love leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles6 records
G-Love funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds3 records
Investors
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G-Love M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about G-Love
What does G-Love do?
G-Love is a farm-to-table vegetarian restaurant in Portland's Slabtown neighborhood serving a vegetable-forward American dinner menu seven nights a week, weekend brunch, craft cocktails, and a wine program. The restaurant partners with Olde Moon Farm in Silverton, Oregon, to source locally grown produce. It also operates The Greenhouse private event venue (up to 60 guests), The Love Shack cocktail bar (opened February 2024), off-site catering, and e-gift card sales through Toast Tab.
Is G-Love a public or private company?
G-Love is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was G-Love founded?
G-Love was founded in 2019. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is G-Love based?
G-Love is headquartered in Portland, United States, in the North America region.
How does G-Love make money?
Four revenue lines are on record. Dine-in Restaurant Sales are the primary driver. The others are private Events and Catering, online Ordering and Takeout and gift Cards.
Who are G-Love's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are The American Local, Nostrana, Han Oak, Andina, Le Pigeon, Ox, Screen Door and Ava Gene's. Broad incumbents are Sweetgreen and True Food Kitchen.
Does G-Love have an API?
No public API is recorded for G-Love.
What industry is G-Love in?
G-Love's product category is Farm-to-Table Vegetarian Restaurant. Its primary akta.pro industry code is THAFACAF, Farm-to-Table & Contemporary American Restaurants, with a secondary code of HSACAGAH, Specialty & Dietary Catering (Vegan, Kosher, Halal, Allergy-Friendly). Its NAICS code is 722511 and its SIC code is 5810.