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McMenamins
Company typePrivate
Industry
  • Hospitality
  • Restaurants
  • Bars
FoundedJuly 7, 1983; 41 years ago (1983-07-07) in Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Founder
Headquarters430 N. Killingsworth Street, Portland, Oregon,
United States
Number of locations
56[1]
Area served
ProductsHotels, restaurants, pubs, breweries, movie theaters, music venues, golf courses.
RevenueUS $200 million annually[1]
Owner
Number of employees
2,700[2]
Websitewww.mcmenamins.com

McMenamins is an American chain of pubs, restaurants, hotels, breweries, and other entertainment venues in Oregon and Washington.[3] McMenamins is notable for rehabilitating historic properties for many of their establishments, and several are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[4][5]

In addition to pubs, restaurants, hotels, and breweries, McMenamins also operates movie theaters, music venues, spas, and golf courses, including the Gearhart Golf Links, the oldest golf course west of the Mississippi River.[6][7] McMenamins is credited by some for helping with the popularization of tater tots as bar food, which were invented in Oregon and are offered at every McMenamin's location in either regular or 'Cajun' style.[8]

History

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Foundation and early years

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McMenamins was founded by brothers Mike and Brian McMenamin, who were raised in northeast Portland.[9] They trace the beginning of McMenamins to the 1974 opening of Produce Row Café.[9] In 1985, McMenamins opened Oregon's first brewpub in southwest Portland's Hillsdale neighborhood.[10] Their first theater pub was the Mission Theater & Pub (1987).[11] By 1997, food accounted for over half of McMenamins' total sales.[12]

2020-present

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Approximately 3,000 staff were laid off upon the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic.[13][14][15] While still primarily family-owned, in May 2020 McMenamins began raising $20 million from private investors in a Preferred Stock Offering to retire short-term debt as a result of COVID-19 shutdowns, to fund "secret projects" and to enable future expansion. This was the first time the company had opened direct investment in McMenamins, Inc. to those outside the McMenamin family.[16] The private equity offering conferred preferred shares at $100,000 each in private placements to 150 to 200 high-income individuals. The shares do not carry voting rights for their holders but McMenamins indicated that investors could expect a 3 percent annual cumulative dividend and a 6.5 percent overall return.[17] The decision to open McMenamins to outside investors was in-part driven by impacts from COVID-19 with total revenue for McMenamins down 50 percent in the first 5 months of 2020.[18]

McMenamins was the victim of a ransomware attack in 2021.[19] In 2022, McMenamins had 62 hotels, theaters, and eateries in Oregon and Washington, as well as approximately 2,700 employees.[20] The business was valued at approximately $180 million in 2024.[21]

Notable establishments and properties

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Oregon

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Crystal Hotel
Edgefield

Portland Streetcar is a three-line system serving downtown and nearby areas.McMenamins establishments in Portland include Back Stage Bar,[22] Bagdad Theatre, Crystall Ballroom,[23] the Crystal Hotel,[24] Kennedy School,[25] Lola's Room,[26] Mission Theater and Pub,[27] and Rams Head Pub.[28] The business also operates in the National Cash Register Building in the St. Johns neighborhood.

McMenamins operates at Imbrie Farm in Hillsboro and in the Boon Brick Store in Salem. The Grand Lodge Hotel and Hotel Oregon operate in Forest Grove and McMinnville, respectively. Edgefield operates at the Multnomah County Poor Farm in Troutdale. McMenamins also operates the Old St. Francis School in Bend.[29]

Washington

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In Washington, McMenamins operates in the Anderson School in Bothell,[30] the Olympic Club Hotel in Centralia,[31] and the Elks Temple in Tacoma.[32]

Passport program

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McMenamins has a passport program where visitors get stamps from each McMenamins property. Once all the stamps in a general area are collected, visitors can redeem a prize.[33] People who visit all McMenamins properties are called "Cosmic Tripsters," (or "Tripsters,) and are entitled to certain benefits, discounts, and special parties.[34]

References

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  1. ^ a b "About McMenamins". McMenamins.
  2. ^ "McMenamins ransomware attack breached employee records going back 23 years". The Oregonian. January 3, 2022.
  3. ^ "Pubs, Breweries and Historic Hotels in Oregon and Washington - McMenamins". www.mcmenamins.com. Retrieved 2025-05-01.
  4. ^ Andrews, Garrett (2024-08-12). "McMenamins Buys Taft Home for $1.5M". Oregon Business. Retrieved 2025-05-01.
  5. ^ "McMenamins crafts a unique restaurant empire in the Pacific Northwest". www.nrn.com. Retrieved 2025-05-01.
  6. ^ "Gearhart Golf Links". McMenamins Gearhart Hotel.
  7. ^ "About Us | The Oldest Golf Course on the Oregon Coast". Gearhart Golf Links. Retrieved 2025-05-01.
  8. ^ Oregonian/OregonLive, Ben Waterhouse | For The (2015-09-07). "The secret history of totchos". oregonlive. Retrieved 2025-05-01.
  9. ^ a b Over One Million Served Archived 2003-12-27 at the Wayback Machine, a May 13, 1998 article in Willamette Week
  10. ^ "Portland breweries". Travel Portland. 2013-06-20. Retrieved 2019-02-18.
  11. ^ Mohan, Marc (2014-06-07). "First look: McMenamins Mission Theater re-opens after renovations, focuses on second-run movie screenings". oregonlive.com. Retrieved 2019-02-18.
  12. ^ Crystal ball forecasts McMenamins' future Archived 2002-07-14 at the Wayback Machine, a January 1997 article from the Portland Business Journal
  13. ^ "McMenamins lays off 3000, closes Oregon and Wash. locations due to coronavirus". KATU. 2020-03-17. Archived from the original on 2020-12-02. Retrieved 2025-02-25.
  14. ^ Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (2020-03-17). "Pacific Northwestern Hotel and Restaurant Chain McMenamins Lays Off Thousands of Employees in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2023-10-02. Retrieved 2025-02-25.
  15. ^ Rogoway, Mike (2020-03-17). "McMenamins will lay off 'almost everyone' amid coronavirus outbreak". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2024-10-01. Retrieved 2025-02-25.
  16. ^ "McMenamins Seeks $20 Million from Private Investors to Help Keep the Music Playing, Beer Flowing and "Secret Projects" Coming for Years to Come". apnews.com. 2020-05-19. Archived from the original on 2023-06-05. Retrieved 2023-06-05.
  17. ^ Romeo, Peter (2020-05-20). "McMenamins looks for $20M equity infusion". restaurantbusinessonline.com. Retrieved 2023-06-05.
  18. ^ Gusinow, Sander (2020-06-05). "McMenamins Grows the Family". oregonbusiness.com. Retrieved 2023-06-05.
  19. ^ Gusinow, Sander (2022-02-15). "McMenamins Faces Class Action Suit Over Data Breach". Oregon Business. Archived from the original on 2024-10-02. Retrieved 2025-02-25.
  20. ^ Rogoway, Mike (2022-01-04). "McMenamins ransomware attack breached employee records going back 23 years". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2024-06-23. Retrieved 2025-02-25.
  21. ^ "U.S. Department of Labor Says McMenamins Unlawfully Required Servers to Give Managers Portion of Tips". Willamette Week. 2024-01-30. Archived from the original on 2025-01-31. Retrieved 2025-02-25.
  22. ^ Hewitt, Lyndsey (2017-10-23). "McMENAMINS ARTIFACTS TAP INTO HISTORY". PortlandTribune.com. Retrieved 2025-02-25.
  23. ^ "McMenamins Buys Long-Vacant Taft Home in Portland's West End". Willamette Week. 2024-08-02. Archived from the original on 2024-09-19. Retrieved 2025-02-25.
  24. ^ "McMenamins Zeus Café Has a New Name to Honor a Beloved Employee". Willamette Week. 2023-06-22. Archived from the original on 2023-09-09. Retrieved 2025-02-25.
  25. ^ Major, Cynthia (2016-10-26). "This Portland Elementary School-Turned-Restaurant Is Haunted By an Undead Boy". VICE. Retrieved 2025-02-25.
  26. ^ "Every McMenamins in Portland, Oregon, and Its Suburbs Ranked". Portland Monthly. Archived from the original on 2024-12-17. Retrieved 2025-02-25.
  27. ^ "McMenamins Mission Theater Has Become a Staple in the All-Ages Rock Scene". Willamette Week. 2024-07-24. Archived from the original on 2025-02-22. Retrieved 2025-02-25.
  28. ^ Bicchieri, Paolo (2025-02-18). "A Truly Iconic McMenamins Portland Pub and Restaurant Is Closing". Eater Portland. Retrieved 2025-02-25.
  29. ^ ABERNATHY, JON (2024-11-04). "Cheers to 20 years of McMenamins Old St. Francis School in Bend". The Bulletin. Retrieved 2025-02-25.
  30. ^ "McMenamins Anderson School grand opening is Thursday". The Seattle Times. 2015-10-12. Archived from the original on 2025-01-26. Retrieved 2025-02-25.
  31. ^ House, Kelly (2012-06-08). "Rediscovering McMenamins: Olympic Club". The Oregonian. Retrieved 2025-02-25.
  32. ^ Crook, Malia Karlinsky & Elizabeth (2019-04-23). "Inside Tacoma's historic Elks Lodge, now a McMenamins complex". Seattle Refined. Archived from the original on 2019-10-03. Retrieved 2025-02-25.
  33. ^ "About Passport - McMenamins". www.mcmenamins.com. Retrieved 2025-05-01.
  34. ^ "Tripster Parties - McMenamins". www.mcmenamins.com. Retrieved 2025-05-01.
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