project cheap eats - portland

Will - Let's go to J and Ms!

Steven - Hmm.. I love J and Ms, but we've been there, like, a hundred times.

Will - How about Henry's down the street?

Steven - Umm.. Same thing.

That's when I consulted the guide and saw the Skyline Restaurant on the list.

I told Will that we were going to a secret location for lunch and he was game. Saturday morning was a beautiful day, so the drive up Skyline was really enjoyable. It seemed like it didn't actually take very long to get there. I'm not sure if it was because it's actually closer that you'd like, or the drive was so nice that time just flew right by.

The restaurant reminded me of another depression era restaurant on the Oregon Coast, but I can't remember exactly which one. The environment is kind of old and tacky, but is very clean.

They had some nice breakfast options on the menu. While we were examining the menu, I overheard the party behind us ordering lunch items. They were old that it was breakfast time and they were only surving breakfast. Just a word of warning for those wanting an early lunch!

I wanted to order the corned beef hash, but was a little afraid of what might be served. There is NOTHING worse than hoping for fresh and delicious corned beef hash and then be served a plate of something from a can. Yuck! So, I thought I'd find a second option and then ask the waitress about the hash.

Steven - Is the corned beef hash from a can?

Waitress - No, it's not.

Steven - So, it's not sliced off of some load of pre-fab corned beef hash?

Waitress - Like dog food? No.

Clearly the waitress was on my team. Dog food is the perfect description for that awful canned corned beef, but you can't ask "Is your CBH anything like dog food?".

Our food arrived and it was GREAT! It reminded both Will and I of breakfast food that we would make in our own house. Simple and delicious.

Posted by Steven on Tuesday, July 04, 2006 at 5:03 PM | Permalink