besaws

mothra says..... quality menu & service. this has been on mothra’s wish list for some time. but the lines out the door on the weekends (nice problem huh?) have kept me away. recently on a workday, yes, the moth gets a vacation day occasionally, k and i popped in to a full restaurant with no wait and sat at the front counter. as you know, i love sitting at the front counter diner style. bobby greeted us and took our drink order. this place was just buzzing. diners moving in and out of the restaurant, employee’s scurrying around taking care of the diners, bus persons in & out of the kitchen, and chef’s doing what a chef does. onward. breakfast is served til 3pm each day the menu is really cool. k mentions that the menu is: “terrific.” it did not take too long to decide on our entrée items. bobby took our order. as we waited, he greeted and said so long to his regulars. within 15 minutes or so, k’s lox and bagel platter and my croque madame plate arrived. wow! theeggswere cooked perfectly over a shaved ham and béchamel sandwich. in addition a load of rosemary roasted potatoes was on the side. k’s lox plate included a picked hardboiled egg, 3 large sundried tomatoes, an assortment of picked vegetables, red onions, capers, and cream cheese with toasted bagel. lovely! enter no conversation as we inhaled our breakfast.
negatives, few: the coffee was fair but not extraordinary also, k kept steeling my rosemary potatoes. but that’s not besaws issue is it?
pluses, many: bobby was terrific on the front end with his customer service. sarah was great quietly on the back end efficient. the menu is fabulous; the chef’s are amazing, the prices just fine. we will be back to try other items on the menu. mothra says...... 3.75 of 5.0

artisan breakfast. rarely is a breakfast perfect; besaw's was wonderful. excellent bread, the potatoes were perfect and theeggswere definately farm fresh. coupled with an outstanding nw portland environ, this is not to be missed for those that require the bar to be raised.

not bad, not great. i didn't vote if i like it or don't because i can't decide. the place is nicely decorated - beautiful, natural, and comfortable. but the food . . . just okay.

for a breakfast place, i often geteggsbenedict as a yardstick to compare different places with each other. besaw'seggsbenedict is sub par, despite their multiple dishes that sound wonderful.

i've been there more than a few times, and had theireggsbenedict several times. more than once, theireggscame out with vinegarish smell and cold in the center. they probably make a lot of poachedeggswith vinegar ahead of time and keep them in cold water.

overall, this place is not a bad place for brunch. i've had good dishes more than once too (though nothing out of this world). but i can't bring myself to vote favorably for a restaurant that serves vinegarish cold poachedeggson myeggsbenedict. the best i can do is to not vote against it.

have been wanting to go here for a while. it was comfort food for breakfast. theeggsbenedict eas good but i am a sauce person and it was made for someone eating healthy. oatmeal pancake had nice flavor. spinach, chevere omelette was tasty and big enough for leftovers. thanks to the host for getting us seated fast! besaws is recommendable but not at the top of my favorite breakfast joints.

what is more perfect on a sunday morning thaneggsbenedict and a good cup of coffee? nothing—quite frankly. however, the thought of spending two + hours waiting for a table during this busy meal time is daunting and often leaves portlanders eating cereal