Portland: Brunch at Bijou - August 22
Woke up to more rain this morning, but at least we had our Sunday New York Times with us. We had bought it the night before at Powells on the way home.
Taking our time, we walked over to Bijou, cafe recommened for brunch by our Frommer's Guide. We had to wait a few minutes for a table but seeing the line of people waiting made me think that we must have chosen a good spot to eat. The diner-like restaurant was all hustle bustle with an open kitchen, big baskets of muffins and huge plates of food being delivered to patrons. The Bette's of Portland perhaps?
We ordered tea, and I ordered the Tofu Scramble from the specialty list on the menu, and Nino ordered the Brioche French Toast. We happily read our paper and sipped tea while we waited. As expected, my breakfast was huge! Scrambled tofu in olive oil with parsley was heaped on the plate, served with potatoes and a fig and spice muffin. The tofu was good, the texture a little mealy but the parsley gave it some freshness. The potatoes were good - not greasy, and served with what tasted like an organic or local ketchup. Nino's French Toast was perfectly done and tasted great with fresh blueberry jam. I saved the fig, spice muffin for later due to lack of stomach real estate at the time. When I did have room, it was delicious.
A great place for brunch in Portland!
Taking our time, we walked over to Bijou, cafe recommened for brunch by our Frommer's Guide. We had to wait a few minutes for a table but seeing the line of people waiting made me think that we must have chosen a good spot to eat. The diner-like restaurant was all hustle bustle with an open kitchen, big baskets of muffins and huge plates of food being delivered to patrons. The Bette's of Portland perhaps?
We ordered tea, and I ordered the Tofu Scramble from the specialty list on the menu, and Nino ordered the Brioche French Toast. We happily read our paper and sipped tea while we waited. As expected, my breakfast was huge! Scrambled tofu in olive oil with parsley was heaped on the plate, served with potatoes and a fig and spice muffin. The tofu was good, the texture a little mealy but the parsley gave it some freshness. The potatoes were good - not greasy, and served with what tasted like an organic or local ketchup. Nino's French Toast was perfectly done and tasted great with fresh blueberry jam. I saved the fig, spice muffin for later due to lack of stomach real estate at the time. When I did have room, it was delicious.
A great place for brunch in Portland!
posted by Karen at 2:19 PM
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