Mother’s Café & Velvet Lounge at Stark and 2nd in Downtown Portland.
I have always loved the Northern Exposure episode where Chef Adam waxes poetic (or obsessive) about the perfect harmony of the egg yolk mingling with the Hollandaise sauce creating a sensation that even angels go ga-ga for.
Face it, Eggs Benedict is a delicious culinary adventure. One of my all-time favorites. On our recent trip to Portland Oregon, we enjoyed very nearly perfect Eggs Benedict in a very cool downtown eatery. The place is known as Mother’s Café, and is located on Stark and 2nd. We were tipped off by a helpful clerk at the Rack while buying (yes, you’re correct) an umbrella to protect us from a wet Portland day’s weather.
There was quite a wait, all crowding the entry on that wet Sunday morning. We called from the store and asked to be put on the list, which cut our time jostling in the entry down considerably.
An old building with lots of mirrors everywhere, reflecting a very dedicated and pro staff that moved constantly. Service was savvy, prompt and quite pleasant. Mother’s featured a special brunch cocktail, a wonderful menu of sweet gooey things, some healthy things, and some traditional and not so traditional things. We had Benedict on the brain, though the berry cakes and malted waffles with piles of fruit that cruised by our eager appetites while waiting up front all showed great promise.
If you are in Portland, we strongly recommend a trip to Mother’s. It was a highpoint and fun to be in a restaurant that has the ‘feel’ as well as fabulous food!
I have always loved the Northern Exposure episode where Chef Adam waxes poetic (or obsessive) about the perfect harmony of the egg yolk mingling with the Hollandaise sauce creating a sensation that even angels go ga-ga for.
Face it, Eggs Benedict is a delicious culinary adventure. One of my all-time favorites. On our recent trip to Portland Oregon, we enjoyed very nearly perfect Eggs Benedict in a very cool downtown eatery. The place is known as Mother’s Café, and is located on Stark and 2nd. We were tipped off by a helpful clerk at the Rack while buying (yes, you’re correct) an umbrella to protect us from a wet Portland day’s weather.
There was quite a wait, all crowding the entry on that wet Sunday morning. We called from the store and asked to be put on the list, which cut our time jostling in the entry down considerably.
An old building with lots of mirrors everywhere, reflecting a very dedicated and pro staff that moved constantly. Service was savvy, prompt and quite pleasant. Mother’s featured a special brunch cocktail, a wonderful menu of sweet gooey things, some healthy things, and some traditional and not so traditional things. We had Benedict on the brain, though the berry cakes and malted waffles with piles of fruit that cruised by our eager appetites while waiting up front all showed great promise.
If you are in Portland, we strongly recommend a trip to Mother’s. It was a highpoint and fun to be in a restaurant that has the ‘feel’ as well as fabulous food!
