Utopia Café - Part Deux

Utopia Café
3308 SE Belmont St.

Date: 12/31/06
Arrival Time: 11:00am








Wow, I am so behind in my breakfast blogging! I am going to have to take a DeLorean back to the year 2006 in order to write about my very last breakfast of that year.

It was Sunday December 31, 2006. I was so young and full of energy back then. Natalie was in town from Austin, TX, and I wanted to pick one of my favorite breakfast restaurants in honor of her visit and the last day of the year. I was craving pancakes, she was craving waffles, and so I thought that the perfect place to go would be Utopia Cafe. We arrived at around 11am to find a huge crowd and a long waiting list. As I’ve mentioned in previous reviews, this is pretty typical of an 11am crowd anywhere in town, which meant that we joined the crowd and waited for about 20 minutes. Not bad at all.

Unfortunately after looking at the menus, we quickly discovered that Utopia does not have waffles! Ack! I felt bad for Natalie, because I was certain that they had them on their menu. She ended up going with their buttermilk pancakes and a scramble containing bell peppers, bacon, and cheese. I believe she was happy with her meal, but very disappointed in the lack o’ waffles.

For my last meal of 2K6, I of course chose Utopia’s blueberry pancakes. Yes, I realize that I have already written about them in this blog, but they are good enough to write about again. They were even more delicious than I remembered. I dare anyone to find a better pancake in the great city of Portland.

Unfortunately Utopia did not have their wonderful potato cakes this time! Last time they were a special item featured on their chalkboard. I was so sad that I couldn’t eat them again and I had to go with a side of eggs instead. C’est la vie.

Wait Time Inside: 20 minutes
Wait Time For Food: 17 minutes
Service: Friendly
Food: their pancakes are heavenly
Options: lots of scrambles and pancakes, but no waffles!
Price: $7-9
Atmosphere: Cute, very busy, small café