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it has a very "soup Nazi" feel. Like they have enough customers and they don't need your business. I will go to one of the many other good diners that appreciate my business! And maybe they should lose the dirty hipster wanna be with the attitude seating people. Just a suggestion.…
Worth finding parking :o).
We were greeted by a very nice guy who told us to sit anywhere. He was an excellent waiter.
I had the Byway Philly which wasn't a tranditional philly. At least where I am from. It was on rye bread which made me nervous cause I can't stand rye. I wanted the full experiance so I rolled with the punches. I am glad I did. My wife and I were sharing and I was whining to get my other half back. lol
She had the Round-up burger. She really liked it. I didn't care for it much cause I wanted my philly back.
It took us a while to find a parking spot but was worth the wait. Definitly check it out!…
Down home, if you're home is in Northwest Portland!.
We stopped in on Memorial Day, after a couple of closed signs and unappetizing dirty plates greeted us at other nearby breakfast haunts. There was a long wait, but my husband and I agreed that we
didn't want to keep walking from place to place to search for food, and we might as well stay the course.
"It had better be good," my husband said. I had my fingers crossed because I knew he'd blame me if it wasn't.
Fortunately, this was not an issue. Breakfast was fantastic. My husband had eggs and biscuit and fruit. I had the special corn cakes with bacon and onion and other stuff. Who knew such a combination could be made even better with maple syrup? The place was packed, so service was kind of slow, but as I said above, we could have gone to a less crowded place that didn't look good, so I'm not complaining. Exactly.
I look forward to going again to try lunch. My husband is trying to get me up early for another breakfast. His theory is that we could beat the crowd if we get there before my normal rising hour of ten.…
Really disappointed. We wanted to take my mother there who was visiting from out of town and also wanted to try it ourselves. We arrived at about 1pm on Saturday and was offered a table right away but was also informed then that they were only serving breakfast that day. He (the busboy/waiter/?) was gone before I could ask why. We were there for lunch and I had specifically checked their website that day to make sure they would be open since it was Memorial Day weekend, nowhere on the site did it say that they would only be serving breakfast. We left disappointed, they need to advertise changes like that. I can't say that I'm excited about trying it now.…
Overrated..
I saw Byways on Food Network about a year before I finally made my first visit. I had high hopes for this place, only to be slightly disappointed.
I went on a Thursday morning and was seated promptly. My boyfriend ordered the Mt. Rushmore Hash and I ordered a Sunrise Special that included an egg, bacon, and 2 slices of amaretto french toast. Both the hash and french toast were featured on the show.
The food was okay, but nothing special. The french toast was good at first, but after a few bites, I find that the almond flavor was a bit overpowering and was too sweet to finish the entire portion (and I only had to slices as opposed to the 4 slices in the normal order). I also find that it was a little soggy/custard-like, but that is a personal preference as I like my french toast more on the dry side.
The corned beef hash was great... except for the corned beef. I found the meat a little tough and could have used a little more seasoning.
Service was great though. Our waiter was attentive and friendly. I couldn't have asked for a better waiter.
Overall, Byways isn't necessarily bad, but for something that was featured on television, I would have expected more. I probably won't be coming back.…
