The Escape Bar & Grill in Northeast Portland was robbed at gunpoint early Saturday morning, police said.

Employees of the bar at 9004 N.E. Sandy Blvd. told officers that the robber left without incident after they gave him money, according to a news release from the Portland Police Bureau. He made off with an undisclosed amount of cash.

Witnesses said the armed man appeared to be in his 20s or 30s, and was wearing a brown jacket and jeans.

Portland police responded to the report at 2:40 a.m., but could not locate anyone who matched the suspect's description.

Police ask that anyone with information about this incident call detectives at 503-823-0405.

-- Melissa Binder

mbinder@oregonian.com

503-294-7656

@binderpdx