John Street Cafe
Portland, OR 97203-3727
Phone: (503) 247-1066
- Price:
- $
- Hours:
- Mon-Fri 7am-2:30pm, Sat-Sun 7:30am-2:30pm
Editorial Review for John Street Cafe – by Ivan Browning
In Short
All stripes of Portlanders make the trek here for breakfast or lunch. The art alone, including magnificent originals by locals Mike Russo and Sally Haley, is enough to justify the trip. On weekends there's usually wait, but it's worth it. Breakfast features fluffy, pleasantly sour buttermilk pancakes, mountainous omelets and oatmeal with a selection of garnishes. Lunch features numerous standouts. The hamburger is superior, and the blackened snapper sandwich is moist and fiery.
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User Reviews for John Street Cafe
08/29/2008 Posted by punshine
This is a great spot in St. John's. The service is exceptional and the food is consistently good. They never let your coffee cup get less than half full.
Pros: everything
05/19/2008 Posted by kir80spez
The John Street Cafe is in my neighborhood, so needless to say I go there often and have always been very happy with the food and service. I went yesterday with a friend and the staff seemed frazzled by the nice weather and the opening of the outdoor section. When we were told our table was ready we headed back to the patio and watched two people sit down at the table that was ours. At this point, there was still no problem- we were happy to wait although it seems like they need a better system (perhaps a sign posted that says "To be seated check-in inside"). One of the waiters barked at us that we would have to wait until he cleared off a table. Ok, no problem. Finally, after countless trips of bringing one thing out at a time and getting the table set, we were seated. And then forgotten about. No menus. No water. No "we'll be right with you." We watched as the staff cleaned tables, talked to other people, etc. etc. etc. So we left. No harm done- I know we will be back, but it would be nice if the staff communicated with each other a little better and paid closer attention to their customers.
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