Professional Restaurant Consulting Services in Portland, OR

Portland, Oregon has an appreciation for innovative, authentic, artisan food venues — and its eateries reflect the city’s avant-garde personality. With popular restaurants like Beast, Ned Ludd, Pok Pok, Toro Bravo, Le Pigeon, and many others, the Portland food scene demonstrates its residents’ adventurous tastes in cuisine.

If you are considering launching a new restaurant brand in the Portland market, you can greatly improve your likelihood of success by collaborating with a seasoned restaurant consulting professional to guide you through the process.

The Gilkey Restaurant Consulting Group has an established track record of success—creating, designing, opening and operating successful restaurant concepts across the U.S. We’ve been fortunate to work with many successful brands such as Heathman Hotels, Princess Cruises, Ethan Stowell Restaurants, Bottega Louie, Urth Café, Ruby’s Diner and numerous independent restaurant operators.

The Gilkey Restaurant Consulting Group is a full-service restaurant consulting firm providing turnkey solutions for our guests. Launching a successful restaurant brand can be a daunting task. The list of activities begins with brand development, then quickly moves onto interior design, kitchen design, menu development, recipe development, management recruiting, and then training and implementation of sound operating systems.

The Gilkey team has opened hundreds of restaurants across the nation and can help you navigate a successful critical path resulting in a successful restaurant. The Gilkey Restaurant Consulting Group is a group of highly respected industry professionals who help pave the way to creating your successful restaurant brand.

The Gilkey Restaurant Group has not only supported new restaurants with brand development, but we have also assisted some of the leading hospitality companies with brand transformation. We know how to help you develop a unique brand image that captures your guests’ attention, enthusiasm, and loyalty.

We know great food is at the core of every successful restaurant brand. As a Chef-centric team, food development is our firm’s area of expertise. As your Food and Beverage Consultants, we will provide the innovation and quality preparations resulting in increased brand loyalty and increased sales.

Ready to Launch Your Portland Restaurant Concept?

Portland’s food culture demands originality, craft, and culinary vision. At Gilkey Restaurant Consulting Group, we bring the expertise and creativity to help you rise above the noise and build a restaurant that thrives. From brand development and kitchen design to menu innovation and operations, our full-service consulting firm guides you from concept to grand opening—and beyond.

With a proven record of launching nationally recognized brands and transforming established ones, our Chef-led team brings decades of experience and hundreds of successful openings to the table. Whether you’re launching your first location or expanding an existing brand, we’ll help you craft a restaurant that captivates Portland’s discerning food scene.

Let’s bring your vision to life—schedule your free initial consultation with the Gilkey team today.