Bread and Ink Cafe

Portland $$ **
My friend and I were not very pleased with this place. We were on Hawthorne and wanted to try something new instead of going to our usual, Pho Van. We've always walked by Bread and Ink, so we decided to try it. Right away, we got the feeling that it was not going to be our type of place. As soon as we walked in, we were seated by some person in grungy black clothes and tattoos. Now, I'm not judging her style (I have nothing against black clothes, trust me), but when I want a cozy dinner, this is not the person I want to have serve me. Plus, our menus were paper. That they reuse for each customer.

Okay, now the more important part: the food. The food was also unimpressive. My friend had an oily burger; I had a beef brisket sandwich. Both were mediocre, and they had gotten my order wrong: I wanted fries but they gave me a salad. So they brought my fries eventually.
Service was alright, atmosphere was alright. In conclusion, I probably won't come back here. Bread and Ink is not awful, but it's definitely not worth it for me. I hear their breakfasts are pretty good, but I doubt I'll come back when there are so many other breakfast places I love.

Bread and Ink Cafe (Hawthorne)
3610 SE Hawthorne Blvd
Portland, OR 97214
Sun-Thu 8am-9pm
Fri-Sat 9am-10pm