Mushroom-rosemary gravy. Somehow that wraps up the Tin Shed perfectly – that, plus the fact that when the weather’s nice there are so many people waiting outside, drinking self-serve coffee, that they put up benches out front and people share newspapers with each other.In fact, traveling east from MLK Boulevard, the first indication you have arrived on the Alberta Scene is … [Read more...] about Review: The Tin Shed Garden Café
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Review: Fat City Cafe in Multnomah Village
Here's how you do a Breakfast with the Fellas. You meet too damn early on a weekday, 'cause fellas have to work. You can't meet on a weekend, because fellas have to sleep, or they have to get up and do stuff that isn't a breakfast with the fellas.You show up on time so you can give a load of crap to the guy who shows up late (generally the single one), with lines like "Oh, … [Read more...] about Review: Fat City Cafe in Multnomah Village
Review: Paradox Cafe
I might be a pig. I might be a backwards-thinking Tennessee hillbilly. I might be a thick-headed carnivorous pre-human. I might also be committing slow suicide with my diet. And yet I have traveled the world, seen several dozen Dead shows, smoked more than my share of grass, lean way left politically, and think of myself as sensitive and open-minded. Can I be both of these … [Read more...] about Review: Paradox Cafe
Review: Wong’s King Seafood
Note: Wong's King Seafood closed in 2020.Food isn't quite as good as it used to be, but it still attracts crowds, especially for dim sum.I used to be embarrassed when out-of-town guests wanted to get Chinese in Portland. I have a lot of Asian friends and when it comes to food they know I’m always up for Thai or Japanese, but when they’d suggest Chinese, I was always … [Read more...] about Review: Wong’s King Seafood
Review: Café du Berry
So I'm writing a breakfast book, and this raises a lot of questions in my head: What's the purpose of the book (other than having fun and making money)? What do I do about places I don't like? What is it that people like in a place, anyway? What should I report on? Is the food everything? What if the food stinks but the place is cool, or the staff is nice? What if it's the … [Read more...] about Review: Café du Berry