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During the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Portland, Oregon|COVID-19 pandemic]], the Dentons decided to close the restaurant for an extended period rather than invest tens of thousands of dollars to meet safety regulations. The business continued to owe $6,000 per month in rent during this time,<ref name="Closed" /> and the owners had hoped to reopen in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brooks |first=Karen |date=December 29, 2020 |title=The Departed: Sorrowful for Portland's Restaurant Scene |url=https://www.pdxmonthly.com/eat-and-drink/2020/12/the-departed-sorrowful-for-portland-s-restaurant-scene |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127054220/https://www.pdxmonthly.com/eat-and-drink/2020/12/the-departed-sorrowful-for-portland-s-restaurant-scene |archive-date=January 27, 2021 |access-date=January 14, 2022 |website=[[Portland Monthly]]}}</ref>
In January 2022, the Dentons announced Bistro Agnes would not reopen,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jackson-Glidden |first=Brooke |date=January 12, 2022 |title=Downtown French Spot Bistro Agnes Will Not Reopen |url=https://pdx.eater.com/2022/1/12/22880606/bistro-agnes-closing |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230111202831/https://pdx.eater.com/2022/1/12/22880606/bistro-agnes-closing |archive-date=January 11, 2023 |access-date=January 14, 2022 |website=Eater Portland}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Bjorke |first=Christopher |date=December 16, 2022 |title=Here are the restaurants Portland lost in 2022 |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2022/12/16/portland-restaurant-closings.html |journal=Portland Business Journal |access-date=January 11, 2023 |archive-date=December 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221223063021/https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2022/12/16/portland-restaurant-closings.html |url-status=live }}</ref> saying that they "[didn't] see a path forward without drastically changing" the restaurant's concept. The building was transferred to another owner.<ref name="Closed" /> The cocktail bar Kask, which had operated alongside Grüner, was also sold.<ref name="Closed" /> [[Dolly Olive]] moved into the space Bistro Agnes had occupied.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hamilton |first=Katherine Chew |date=February 1, 2022 |title=Dolly Olive Will Take Over the Former Bistro Agnes Space This Spring |url=https://www.pdxmonthly.com/eat-and-drink/2022/02/dolly-olive-sesame-collective-opening |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221220201609/https://www.pdxmonthly.com/eat-and-drink/2022/02/dolly-olive-sesame-collective-opening |archive-date=December 20, 2022 |access-date=December 20, 2022 |website=Portland Monthly}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Russell |first=Michael |date=November 21, 2022 |title=Here are Portland's 25 best new restaurants for 2022 |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/dining/2022/11/portlands-25-best-new-restaurants-2022.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221219181458/https://www.oregonlive.com/dining/2022/11/portlands-25-best-new-restaurants-2022.html |archive-date=December 19, 2022 |access-date=December 20, 2022 |website=The Oregonian}}</ref>
== Reception ==
[[File:Portland, OR (Feb. 17, 2021) - 35.jpg|thumb|The restaurant's exterior, 2021]]
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