Original Hotcake & Steak House
1002 SE Powell Blvd
(503) 236-7402
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I wasn't expecting much going in. It's a 24 joint that serves mostly breakfast, though some sandwiches and burgers are also on the menu. I had read that most people order the hot cakes, so I got them with eggs and chorizo, as well as a mexican omelette with hashbrowns. And voila, everything was great. Not like exquisitely great, but definitely diner food great. Eggs and chorizo were a huge portion of just that, lots of chorizo, everything nicely combined. If they had fresh corn tortillas, I might eat breakfast nowhere else. The hot cakes were absolutely hot cake like, doused in some buttery like substance, and then served with something that is heated, but probably not pure maple syrup (I saw some patrons bring in their own). The mexican omelette was stocked full of cheese, chorizo, onions and peppers, and the hashbrowns are thinly shred, but these are bigger thin shreds, nice and brown. If I lived in the neighborhood, I might be there all the time. The coffee looks scary—we didn't go there.
Posted at January 23, 2006 * add entry to del.icio.us
I've always had a soft spot for Hot Cake House, and occasionally manage to divert my girlfriend from her usual haunt (My Father's Place) as a change of pace. Yay!
Posted by: GreyDuck at January 23, 2006 02:47 PM
I must say, I echo VJ's sentiments - and the dish she had, the eggs and chorizo, is my favorite. It's that loose, taqueria-style chorizo that has incredible flavor (with all the grease, yes, but whachagonnado?). The coffee, by the way, is only recommended if you load it up with sugar and cream. Even then, it's pretty weak. But, the place is totally reliable.
Posted by: J.J. at January 23, 2006 04:14 PM
