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Categories:
American (Traditional),
Wine Bars
Neighborhoods: North Portland, Overlook
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Italian
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Category:
Computers
Neighborhoods: Southwest Portland, Downtown
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American (New)
Neighborhoods: Northeast Portland, King
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Churches
Neighborhood: First Hill
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Local Flavor
Neighborhoods: Southeast Portland, Sellwood
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2047 Useful, 1839 Funny, and 1934 Cool
Portland, OR
Yelping SinceJuly 2007
Things I Lovearchitecture, urban design, the south park blocks, coffee, pdx, art galleries, hanging out with friends, going to shows, music, reading, getting lost in powell's, portland timbers
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Natalia's Cafe, located on a quiet corner of a sleepy town is something that you could easily stroll by without ever even noticing. Traipsing through Camas, and hungry, however, the cafe becomes a beacon of brunch-light. The fortunate combination of eastern facing windows and the early afternoon closing time of 2.30 ensures the cafe will always be filled with the sun's warm glow. A lunch counter separates the open kitchen from the booths and tables adjacent to the large windows. Taking a seat, you may or may not (with an emphasis on may) be treated to the delightful subtle sounds of some Russian conversations in the background. Not to be troubled however as the incredibly polite staff ensures that your order is taken and made for you as if you were stopping in for breakfast at your mother's home.
By the time the food quickly arrived at our table I was gleefully ready to enjoy my biscuits and gravy. Another roulette experience, will it be too thick? Too runny? Too much meat... well you can never have too much meat in biscuits and gravy. Yet they seemed to have found the perfect combination. The menu describes it as "my very own gravy recipe" and I can truthfully say that I haven't experienced anything like it before. Then we come to the bacon, I mentioned during the meal that bacon at home always seems to disappoint. It can never be cooked right, and even if by some force of God you were able to get it to that perfect stage, it would still be plagued by 50% fat and being thin as paper. I will never in my life be able to understand how they get theirs so perfect.
Some restaurants instantly make you feel uneasy and nervous. Taking a gamble on staying will leave you frustrated when you walk away. And yet sometimes, as such with the game of roulette, you walk in boasting of confidence, and perhaps walk away a little richer. Natalia's just might do that to you.