Food is amazing for it being hospital food. Service was amazing, they did overcharge me but they…read morelet me grab two more drinks. Ambiance is calming and surreal. I like the peacefulness of it. And it was only 7.00 dollars.

Delicious but rude hipster baristas and they often have a long wait for food on weekends.read more

I visit Portland, ORE at least once a year to visit family and we always stop here at least once…read more(and usually a couple times during the trip). With the plethora of eats to choose from, a friendly/efficient staff and service, and in or outdoor seating available, Elephants Delicatessen is a spot that's a must visit when you're in this fun city! There are multiple counters for different types of food. There's a sandwich/soup station, a pizza station, a hot foods station (for burgers & specialties), a cold deli station for cold salads/sides, and a bar/barista inside for adult beverages or coffee. Additionally, there's an area to purchase bottled wine and jams/jellies. Grab whatever items you order and pay at the register. If you order from a station, bring your ticket with you as that's where you get charged. Pretty much any type of deli flavor you're looking for, you can find it here. Some of my favorites involve the following: -Teriyaki Chicken Wings -Curried Chickpea Salad -Reuben Sandwich -Tomato Bisque -Corn & Crab Chowder -Broccoli Salad -Turkey and Avocado Sandwich -Pizza Slices (All of them!) I'm sure there's plenty of items I'm missing but those are the ones that stood out to me since I've eaten them multiple times. The staff is very helpful and move efficiently with all the orders flying around. As for seating, there's plenty of seating indoors or you can sit on the patio area outside. Also kid friendly too if you've got the little ones with you. One of Portland's finest eating spots!

What a great spot! I appreciate the private parking lot. First off, the service was fantastic! All…read morethe staff were friendly and helpful. We split up and hit the counters that appealed to our hungers. There are so many options here from pizza to burgers to soup and sandwiches. The food was all made to order and we had it pretty quick. My burger was cooked well and the toppings were crisp and fresh. The bun was nice and soft and the fries were a beautiful golden brown. Great food, great service!

One of my all time favorite brunch spots in portland. All the food came out fairly quick and it…read moretasted amazing. I enjoy getting to try multiple dishes for the price of one which is great. So sad they announced they will be closing soon but being hopeful about the future for the restaurant.

I have been wanting to come here for years. Yes years. In my family, we don't really go to brunch…read moreor even breakfast too often. You can tell from my yelp reviews, I don't really have a lot of breakfast reviews. But I had this saved as a must try and it is in NE and not far from our place. So this morning when hubs said our pregnant daughter was coming over for breakfast I jumped at the chance to suggest this spot. In case you don't read the rest of my review, I wanted to comment that the service was really great here and I am pretty sure the nice guy in the front was the owner, but I could be wrong. There was another guy working as well when two of us arrived and the rest were parking and he told us which table would be ours but that we should wait and all order together. But he was really great because when he saw the place start to get busy he reminded us of our table in the corner, kinda letting us know so it wouldn't get snatched. So that earned points in book. The menu is brunchy in that it is a prix fix breakfast menu for $28.50 and there are 3 columns with 4-5 choices. Drinks, savory and sweet items. Boozy drinks are about $10-15 extra. There is also drinking chocolate, teas, coffee or juice. (Orange and grapefruit). The girls said the orange juice was really good. But I can't drink citrus and drinking chocolate would've been too heavy for me, so I opted for coffee. This is the only column that I could take or leave. Savory - all of us I think had something different and not one item was bad. I opted for the popcorn chicken and cheesy grits and it came with a poached egg that had a beautiful gooey egg yolk in the middle. The chicken was crispy and cooked to a crispy perfection on the outside but tender and juicy on the inside. The grits were so yummy and creamy as well. *chefs kiss* My hubs ordered the buttermilk biscuits with chorizo gravy and that was also a stellar choice. I had a bite and the biscuits were crisp on the outside and the gravy with the chorizo had such good flavor. Sweet - I had the Tres Leches French toast and once again, it was perfectly crisp on the outside and cooked to perfection on the inside with what I assume was a tres leches condensed milk concoction. It came with some berries and cream drizzled around it was perfect. My hubs had the graham cracker waffles and I am going to say it again, crispy and golden on the outside and cooked perfectly. I didn't eat any of the other items that everyone else ordered, like the baked egg and potatoes or the crepes, so I cannot comment on them, but I did take photos to share. But there are so many photos already I doubt mine offer anything new. I'm not usually a breakfast or brunch person but this was really good. 10/10 delicios on every single item and this place gets 6 stars out of 5.

Old school lunch counter place from the 80s thats been preserved in amber. Simple and affordable…read morewith very nice employees. It's hard to understate how delighted I am that places like this still exist.

Simple straightforward lunch items and sandwiches for decent prices. The owners are very kind…read morepeople.

Commons should take a hint from the gallons of Tabasco sauce that gets consumed there everyday:…read moretheir food is bland! Their simple staples, like pasta with sauce, beans and rice, and salad bar are bland as can be; on the other hand, their entrees and soups are generally over-flavored (mostly with pepper), enough to make you a little queasy trying to figure out what's in there. They also seem to enjoy cramming mock meat into every dish imaginable. It ranges from logical (tofu in a Chinese dish) to bizarre (tofu in Indian food, the cuisine I count on to be pretty soy-free). On the plus side, the grill will make a wide variety of things to order: ie, only a basic quesadilla is listed on their menu, but they'll put anything they have on hand in there for you, like chicken strips, tomatoes, spinach, onions, french fries, etc. They also make a pretty good over-easy egg. If you, for some reason, must eat here, try the macaroni and cheese (every Monday night, hopefully still the schedule this year), beans and rice with a generous sprinkling of the hot sauce of your choice, or customizing something at the grill. I also hear that the hot turkey sandwich (lunch only) is also excellent. I'd avoid the soups, most of the nightly specials, and anything over-represented on the Scrounge table (a place to put food that you don't want to eat, so that people without a board plan can eat for free). I don't know if this is good or bad but: I rely on them for food during most of the academic year. Last year, I lost over 10 pounds between September and May. I was not trying to lose weight. I was just eating here.

Most college cafeterias have embraced the food court concept and so has Reed. Several varieties of…read morefood are offered at different locations within the commons dining area. I got a chicken, veggie & rice bowl in a sort of Latin American style that was very good. My wife said her pizza had an excellent crust and fresh toppings. My recommendation: include the Commons restaurant for lunch before or after strolling through the beautiful Crystal Springs Park that is across the street from the college.

Well, me and the crew finished a long day of field location work and it's time for dinner. We…read moredidn't feel like a real sit down and be served place, just somewhere to get dinner and head back to the hotel and rest up for the next day. I saw this Chinese buffet called Super King Buffet. I've been to other "King Buffets", but this I think I like a common name, so I don't think they're connected. With a buffet everybody gets what they want and keep them all happy, so I'm happy. Plenty of parking here and it wasn't too had to find. We get seated fine and drinks orders taken. This look like a little bigger buffet than some we've been to. Lot of different seafood options for dinner. They even have crawdads. Too much work for too little meat in my opinion, but that's just me. Inside is decently clean and the buffet lines are not all messed up by rude customers like I've seen other places. We all got our fill and were in and out in less than an hour. Price was around $25 per person including a soft drink and a little tip.

Waitstaff were great. They were attentive and even accommodated an unreasonable request. (Our…read moreparty had a couple of disabled seniors. We asked for some wet towels to clean their hands. The staff provided them with a smile.) Wonderful staffs. We left a good tip for their services. On the other hand, the food was very poor. Yes, there was a great selection, but the quality was generally bad. We were seated at around 11:50 AM on a Friday. They were open for less than an hour, yet the tuna sashimi was dried, turning brown on the edges; the avocado in the roll was mushy; the fried chicken was smelly, as if they were reheated old chicken; the sesame balls were dry and leathery; too many issues with other food as well. The only reason I gave two stars is the great staff.

A fantastic place to start the day. We came early for the Old Bolle Troll (can visit anytime during…read moredaylight hours) and then came back Broder Soder for brunch at 8AM (Saturday) - no wait upon opening despite having a group of 6. We started with the cardamom latte (rich and nutty) and the matcha marzipan (sweet and with enough aromatic almond flavor) and then proceeded to feast. We started with the Danish pancake donuts- lovely in that they were both savory and sweet, comes with lemon curd and jam. The lefse breakfast was really interesting - a layered thicker 'crepe' with cheese and egg. The fish plate was our family favorite - an epic collection of shrimp, mini shrimps, gravlax, pickled herring (our favorite) various breads, crackers and sauces. Very well presented, fun to eat, and enough to share. We also ordered the Swedish meatballs - rich hearty but small and few (5 total). Luckily, we had plenty of other food and this dish was great with sherry mushroom sauce and a delicious potato latke-like side. Our server was also incredibly personable, friendly, and helpful in our food choices which we always appreciate.

We went one Saturday morning and there was quite a wait, this place is very popular. They were so…read morekind and attentive while we waited. You can order a drink while you wait as well. I got a Marzipan Matcha latte and it was delicious! Our server was very nice and knowledgeable. I'm sure I've had her before. I got the Swedish meatballs which I always get cause I love the sherry cream sauce they out in it. It's so good. My partner got the smoked trout Benedict and he really liked it. Great portion sizes and fun flavors. Not the everyday breakfast Americans are used to. We also shared the Ebelskivers with lemon curd and jam. Those are always good and you have to get them when you go there. The one we went to was in the Scandinavian community center and it has a really nice clean vibe to it. It has large windows so there so much light. They have a little store in the building that you can browse around while you wait. It's a great place if you're down for something different for breakfast.