riverside

mothra says.....food with a view on the river.. on a recent trip to hoodriverand, after a disappointing dinner at stonehedge the night before (see review), k and i had a free breakfast coupon for the riverside grill in the hoodriverinn. first of all, the riverside grill is stylish, modern, fairly quiet (only one screaming kid… & the mom did the right thing and they walked out for a time), and the columbiariverview is spectacular.

as you know, good breakfasts can be really hard to find. this breakfast was really very good. k ordered up scrabbled eggs with bacon, fried potatoes, and sourdough bread. i had the croissant egg sandwich with cheese and sliced ham. potatoes as well; coffee for me, grapefruit juice for k. although slow, the quality and courteous service more than made up for the wait. overall, we'll be back to dine again, possibly for dinner as the menu looks intriguing. mothra says… 3.3 of 5.0

where was chef deresta?. we had a coupon, so we tried the breakfast. flavors were good, but the presentation of my oatmeal left a lot to be desired. granted, it was a monday morning and probably had the second string in the kitchen. oatmeal with poached pears and all the usual accompaniments sounded great. but when i get it, i'm puzzled; the pear hasn't been cored. i'm not sure, is this a european thing, are you supposed to eat the core? i do have a knife, so i attack the pear. it's yummy and not too sweet. then the oatmeal, loose and not gluey, but it's stuck to the edge of the bowl. it was plated long ago, and has a rim of tough oatmeal stuck to the bowl. how hard is it to dish up oatmeal? or use a little plastic wrap? we love hoodriverand will probably stay here again, but breakfast? not sure. chef deresta may want to spend a little more time going over the basics...