Original Hotcake and Steak House

A Portland landmark. When I first moved to Portland 23 years ago (has it been that long already?) I remember seeing the Hotcake House' Open 24 Hours sign and thought I gotta try that place! I have to say in 23 years neither the place, nor the good food, has changed. Probably, in part, because of the simple menu. Though the prices have increased substantially, they're not over-priced. I usually get a strawberry pancake ($4.25) and either hash browns, a fried egg or bacon on the side. The portions are big. You will never leave hungry! As others have said, it's your classic dive where you can smell the grease as you enter and watch a cook prepare your food in the open kitchen. My only complaint would be the coffee. It's weak and, considering Portland's java jive, not very good. But overall if you want something more gritty than ihop or Denny's, where the food is simple and the portions huge you can't beat the Hotcake House.…

Cheap, hot, dive-y. Like the headline says this place is cheap, hot an dive-y. The hotcakes are good, better than you'd expect (or exactly as good as you'd expect depending on how what your experience is with 24hr hotcake establishments). Personally I usually get 2 hotcakes and an order of chicken fried steak. If you want a high class no greasy spoon kind of joint, go elsewhere. If you want good food at an affordable price that's served and made by really nice people, then this place is probably a good fit.…

BIGGEST GREASEPIT IN TOWN!. The first thing I noticed when I walked into this place was that there are layers and layers of grease everywhere. Looks like they haven't cleaned in a decade. To top it off, my husband and I BOTH found thick black Hispanic hairs in our food! Disgusting! I'll never visit this dump ever again!…