{"id":3972,"date":"2010-08-06T16:07:05","date_gmt":"2010-08-06T23:07:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/burgersdogspizza.com\/?p=3972"},"modified":"2010-08-06T16:07:05","modified_gmt":"2010-08-06T23:07:05","slug":"portland-or-marcos-cafe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.peterstromquist.com\/?p=3972","title":{"rendered":"Portland, OR – Marco’s Cafe"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Marco's Cafe Portland<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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A nooner of a different color – I love the days when Mrs. Burgerdogboy calls from the road and says “wanna go to lunch?” Oh yeah, sez I.<\/strong><\/p>\n

We wanted something tasty and nearby, and she had talked about Marco’s Cafe in Multnomah Village before, so we headed over there. There was a slight wait for a table, but that was fine, we caught up on what each other had been doing for the morning.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Seated, we were promptly offered menus, including the day’s specials, and our drink orders were taken. Marco’s has a fairly standard breakfast and lunch cafe menu, with all the favorites, and works hard at the sustainable\/local aspect popular with restaurants these days.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It was tough deciding what to have: I had my selection narrowed down to a) breakfast, b) club sandwich, c) French dip…….and that was before I even noticed they had burgers!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mrs. BDB went with a half sandwich (grilled cheese for grown ups) and a half salad (some wild thing with dried cherries), and I went with the French dip, fries on the side. Another side option is house-made chips, a mixture of regular and sweet taters.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The food arrived and we dug in, Mrs. BDB was “starving”, and I was….hungry. The dip was on a very nice, crusty, toasted French roll, ample in size, melted mild cheese, REAL roast beef, (not pressed, chopped, and formed), and a good size bowl of au jus which I will assume was made in house as well – it didn’t have that undercurrent of flour taste the package mixes have, and it was noticeably pleasantly peppery. The fresh cut fries were dandy as well.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I’m guessing we’ll make Marco’s a regular stop…..it’ll be for breakfast next time. Prices were more than fair, as well.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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