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The Breakfast Club's Interests
General
TBC recap to date:
artemesia cafe: A/A+
big mama's diner: B+
the porthole: A+
bintliff's american cafe: C
marcy's diner: A/A-
the front room: B
brea lu cafe: B+
uffa!: A/A+ (no longer open)
hot suppa!: B-
the good egg: A
local 188: B
bayou kitchen: A
becky's: D+
blue house cafe: A (no longer open)
ruski's: B
brian boru st. patty's only: C-
bibo's madd apple cafe: A
kathy & dave's cafe: B+
158 (pickett st cafe): A-
best in show: the porthole
best coffee: the front room
best tea: artemesia cafe
best homefries: blue house cafe / bayou kitchen
best benedict: the porthole / blue house cafe
best over-hard eggs: the porthole
best atmosphere: artemesia cafe / the porthole
best service: artemesia cafe / the porthole / the good egg
best food selection: bintliff's american cafe / blue house cafe
biggest disappointment: bintliff's american cafe
best breakfast sandwich: ohno cafe
worst overall: becky's diner
upcoming reviews
brian boru
rira
one fifty ate
Music
Heroes
aunt jemima. kevin bacon. mr heinz. the person who first coined the term "brunch."
About me: CONTACT US: portlandbreakfastclub@gmail.com
we here in The Breakfast Club like eggs. we like bread toasted. crispy bacon for some. pancakes for none. homefries golden and brown. one of us likes our tea extremely hot. the others like good coffee. we are picky. demanding. ruthless reviewers of breakfast establishments in portland, maine. we are The Breakfast Club.
breakfast is the most important meal of the day. and portland, maine has more fried eggs per capita than any other city that begins with the letter "p." have you ever found yourself stressed out about deciding where to get sunday brunch? do you often feel alone because you think you're the only person out there who doesn't understand what the big deal is about pancakes? have you ever gone to a reputable diner (like one on commercial street that begins with "b" and ends with "ecky's" for example) and realized that it was a tragic mistake? do you get slightly homicidal when your over-hard eggs are even the slightest bit runny? well then we're the folks for you!
last year we realized that one thing that portland was missing was a hard-core, no funny business, balls-to-the-walls truth-telling team of breakfast experts who aren't afraid to tell it like it is! we prefer to remain anonymous so that the servers aren't tipped off when they see us scribbling frantically on a note pad, so don't try to figure out who we are. sometimes there are 4 of us, sometimes 12...but there will always be 3 -- the core crew of The Breakfast Club.
every week we'll happen upon a different breakfast joint -- be it fancy, divey, greasy, or free -- and let you know how it all goes. the whole truth and nothing but the truth.
you can thank us later for all of our fabulous recommendations -- no longer will you have to suffer through condiment shortages, scabby-looking fritattas, or cold tea!
we accept all major credit cards if you'd like to make a generous donation for our invaluable advice. we're also currently accepting applications for the weekly "guest critic" spot...send us a message if you're interested and we'll schedule an interview.
Who I'd like to meet: free refills. hard eggs. easy eggs. rye bread. wheat bread. hollandaise. farmers. potters. writers. environmentalists. people who like lemons. anyone who is as hardass about breakfast as us. people who prefer savory to sweet in the a.m. if you're someone who ever orders lunch items at brunch, don't even THINK about contacting us. we are The Breakfast Club.
hey TBC, i just heard through the grapevine that Ciolas is going to start serving sunday brunch. perghaps a review would be in order? talk amongst yourselves... p.s. i think they are gonna have eggs-in-a-hole! i'm so stoked!
I went to Ohno's for a breakfast sandwich today, and thanks to your review, I had one of the best egg sandwiches ever! I had the #2 with bacon instead of turkey -- so effin' good! Thanks for the recommendation and keep up the great work!
i just read some of your reviews, they're pretty spot on. I noticed you guys hadn't written a review for a few weeks and was hoping to find out when I could expect another dose of reality. have you guys tried Vaughn St? they just make breakfast sandwiches, but I heard they're pretty good. your loyal fan, Jeffrey
Oh no, not the red dragon. It was such a new adition to the family. If you need to get somewhere and I am available to help, I will. Just let me know. I moved into the new apt. You should come see it. I realy like it. How was watershead?
11 new specied were discovered in Vietnam, 5 being orchids. Cool, huh? There are pics and the story on yahoo. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070926/ap_on_sc/vietnam_new_species
Ya, it was just the tank and the cabnet-thing. Perhapse tomarrow (wed) would be good. Fiona went to the holistic vet today. It was nice to have what I have been doing for her reinforced. Ring me.
DR's workin on it - been busy inflicting death on the populous and wishing he had opposable thumbs, but don't lose faith. The only thing you should lose hope on is the prolonged status of your lives.... cause I'm a muthafunkin killa yo!!! werd:)
so i finally got a sunday morning off from work, so i went to Uffa and ate some donuts (among other things) and drank mimosas with three friends. other than the almost $80. check we paid, it was amazing! i could eat there every day! thanks you guys...can't wait til your next review.
