Roots Restaurant And Bar | Vancouver Restaurant, Camas Restaurant

Willamette Week Diner Guide 2011
Review of Restaurants Outside Portland

In the Road Trip section, Ben Waterhouse recommends the "Northwest cuisine at Roots....owned by Brad Root, a chef with a knack for the whole farm-to-table thing."

-October 2011

The Oregonian Diner Guide 2011
Review of Roots Restaurant & Chef Brad Root

"The farm-to-table approach makes for a seasonally rotating menu, with some year-round favorites."

-June 17, 2011

Chef Root's recipe for Spring Onion Tart appears in this month's edibleportland.com-June 2011

Check out The Oregonian's A&E for Friday, October 22, 2010. In the Dining section Jake Ten Pas praises Roots Restaurant and Bar.

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Even though Roots isn't in Portland, it still made the top 100 list!

-posted July 9, 2010

The Oregonian Diner Guide Review of Roots Restaurant & Chef Brad Root

"[H]is menu celebrates only the best and the available."

-June 13, 2008

Mix Magazine Eat Here Vancouver (Reconsider a trip to the 'Couv)

by Ashley Gartland

"Northwest-born chef/owner Brad Root creates fuss-free dishes spun from Pacific Northwest bounty." -August / September 2008

The Oregonian Picky DJ Loves the 'Couv's Dining Options by Sara Perry

From an interview with KNRK's Tara Dublin:
"The menu is always interesting, and I like the fact that the chef's menu is seasonal and highlights regional foods."-February 25, 2007

The Columbian Getting to Roots of Flavor by Karen Persson

"Chef Brad Root is committed to using ingredients and products from the region....The menu changes with the seasons to ensure fresh ingredients."-June 29, 2007

The Oregonian Glass of '07 Best Wine Lists by Lisa Shara Hall

Roots Restaurant and Bar named "Noteworthy Northwest Wine List"-June 29, 2007

Wine Press Magazine Short Ribs and Syrah by Eric Degerman

"Most of the time, a restaurant that's named for its owner doesn't tell you much. In the case of executive chef Brad Root, his eponymous enterprise also carries a concept. His background is deeply rooted in the Northwest, and Roots Restaurant & Bar in Camas, Wash., reflects that in many ways."- Winter 2006/2007

The Oregonian Brew News by John Foyston

"...the caliber of cooking from chef Brad Root is reason enough to make the journey across the Columbia." -September 8, 2006

Wine Press Magazine Best Northwest Wine Lists by Eric Degerman

Roots Restaurant and Bar was awarded "Outstanding Washington Wine List"

"Chef/owner Brad Root gives wine lovers a valid reason to stop at his trendy spot...."
- Fall 2006

Bon Appétit Magazine The Restaurant Reporter: The best spots around the country for a romantic winter dinner are just beyond the city limits by Tanya Wenman Steel

"It seems fitting that a native of Happy Valley, Oregon, is bringing joy to the Portland suburbs.... Roots Restaurant and Bar is a casual place with pale wood and an open kitchen. Portlanders are all too happy to make the 30 minute drive for steamed Puget Sound mussels and vanilla-brined pork chops with polenta."

- February 2005

Portland Monthly Magazine Dining--Blooming Where You're Planted by Adam Van Loon

"The food, as you'd expect from Root's resumé, is superb, pairing Northwest all-stars like lamb shank with wild mushrooms and a beet-almond-goat cheese salad."-March 2004

Northwest Palate Magazine First Course Recent Openings

"...Root takes familiar ingredients to new heights."

-January / February 2004