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4130 Roosevelt Way N.E. Seattle, WA 98105

206-547-8230

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Seattle Weekly
Recommended
Best Local, Earth-Friendly Brunch
Award Winner 2007

Cuisine(s): American, Breakfast

Hours: Sun,Sat 8am-3pm, Mon-Fri 7:30am-4pm

Price: $
Payment Types: MasterCard, Visa

Features: Banquet Facilities, Catering, Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Private Party, Takeout, Wheelchair Accessible

Serving: Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch
Alcohol: Beer/Wine

Reservations: Accepted

Parking: Street

Description

There's something about this place that makes it feel as if the sun's always shining. Maybe it's the expansive topping bar that lets you put the final touches on your breakfast dish, or the organic menu that keeps guilt out of your morning indulgence. But no matter what dragged you in (and kept you waiting in the winding line outside), Portage Bay's innovative twist on breakfast classics will make the trek more than worth it. With thick slices of French toast, pancakes, tangy benedicts, spicy herb-roasted potatoes, and chorizo sausages, the list of food choices is long and the unique tastes of each dish even more extensive.

2007 | Best Local, Earth-Friendly Brunch

I am a brunch person, but not the omelet-sausage-and-bacon kind. I crave carbs and fruit smothered in sugary, buttery goodness. Naturally this can result in slight nausea. Thankfully there's the U District's Portage Bay Café, boasting nine years of breakfasts and brunches using healthy, organic, sustainable products. Not that they brag about it: The small paragraph explaining their commitment to the environment appears only as a postscript to the succulent menu, like a whipped cream... More »

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KyoungK | Seattle, WA | 56 Reviews

| Thu, May 13, 2010

Pancakes with fresh berries! Who's not in?
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cchilton1 | Seattle, WA | 282 Reviews

| Tue, February 23, 2010

DO THE WAFFLE BAR! It's the best in town...fresh fruit, homemade whipped cream, yum...

Main Menu

Entree Salads
Served With A Chunk Of Savory, Homemade Organic Bread, Choose One Of The Following To Top It: Organic Tofu$3.50, Daily Roasted Local, Organic, Free-range Chicken $4.00, Grilled Large Gulf Prawns $4.00, House-smoked Salmon $4.00

$11.00

Winter Squash And Farro Salad
bluebird farms’ emmer farro, roasted organic butternut squash, wilted organic kale and roasted shiitake mushrooms with extra virgin olive oil and a drizzle of 6-year aged balsamic vinegar

$10.00

Quinoa Salad
high-protein, gluten-free grain salad of organic red quinoa, baby organic arugula, shiitake mushrooms and organic cherry tomatoes tossed in a roasted green-chili vinaigrette

$14.00

Autumn Chicken And Fingerling Salad
roasted organic chicken and organic fingerling potatoes tossed in a creamy organic dijon mustard and fresh sage dressing, served on a bed of baby organic spinach and apples

$10.00

Caesar Salad
organic romaine lettuce tossed in our homemade caesar dressing with house-made croutons and freshly grated parmesano-reggiano

$11.00

Walnut Salad
organic field greens tossed with organic seasonal fruit, candied walnuts and crumbled willapa hills bleu cheese in our balsamic vinaigrette

$15.00

Organic Prawn And Chicken Salad
sustainably-caught american prawns and fresh-roasted organic chicken, fresh organic seasonal vegetables and spring greens tossed with a red curry and coconut milk dressing, served on a bed of organic soba noodles and garnished with toasted coconut

$11.00

Pear Salad
organic baby spinach, local organic pears and fresh roasted whole pecans, tossed with a pear-champagne vinaigrette and topped with soft sheeps-milk feta cheese

$10.00

Quick Lunch Combo
organic mixed greens in our roasted red pepper vinaigrette with fresh radish, shaved fennel, and sheeps-milk feta cheese, served with a cup of our soup of the day and homemade bread

Breakfast Combos
Served With Organic Local Herb-roasted Red Potatoes. Fresh Organic Fruit Or Tomatoes Instead Of Potatoes, Add $1.5

$9.00

Phil’s Breakfast
three eggs any style*, your choice of pepper bacon, homemade molasses-cured ham steak or organic italian chicken sausage. served with a slice of homemade organic whole wheat toast

$14.00

Rancher’s Breakfast
three eggs any style*, your choice of pepper bacon, homemade molasses-cured ham steak or organic italian chicken sausage and two organic pancakes or two slices of homemade challah french toast. includes a trip to the toppings bar. sharing is an extra 6 (unless each person has an entreé)

$2.00

Migas
a large flour tortilla stuffed with three chipotle-cumin scrambled eggs, tillamook medium and sharp white cheddar, fresh basil, homemade salsa and sour cream. served with fresh avocado salsa, 13 add chorizo sausage

$11.00

Short Rib Breakfast Sandwich
painted hills boneless beef short ribs braised with theo cacao nibs and stout, served on a homemade organic yukon potato english muffin with sheeps-milk feta cheese, a sunny side up egg* and a pile of slow-cooked kale

Fall/winter Hashes
Our Winter Hash Has A Mess Of Local, Organic Roasted Root Vegetables And Butternut Squash, Hashed Up On The Grill With Fresh Herbs, Roasted Onions, And Your Choice From The List Below

$14.00

All-natural Zoe’s Meats Corned Beef

$13.00

Homemade Tasso Ham

$15.00

House-smoked Local Wild Salmon

$14.00

Organic Chicken Basil Sausage

$13.00

Pepper Bacon

$12.00

Sauteéd Organic Mushrooms

$13.00

Vegan Option - Mushrooms And Tofu, No Eggs

Toppings Bar
Where You Will Find Fruits, Nuts, Butter, Organic Maple Syrup. Remember, Take All You Want, But Eat All You Take.sharing A Toppings Bar Menu Item Is 6 Extra (unless Each Person Has An Entrée)

$11.00

French Toast
three slices of homemade challah bread are dipped in our vanilla egg batter and grilled

$11.00
Dave’s Way, One Pancake Topped With One Egg $10.00

Pancakes
two big pancakes made from organic bluebird farms farro heirloom wheat, organic yogurt and vanilla,

$10.00

Buckwheat Pancakes
two hearty (and gluten free) organic buckwheat pancakes topped with honey butter

$11.00

Vegan Banana Pancakes
two large pancakes made with organic rice flour, hempmilk, and puréed organic bananas, and a scoop of housemade organic chocolate-hazelnut spread

$8.00

Organic Homemade Granola Parfait
five grain mixture with honey and maple syrup, sliced almonds, raisins, ginger, cardamom, topped with organic vanilla yogurt and mixed berry compote

Sandwiches
Served On Fresh Baked Organic Bread From Our South Lake Union Bakery, With Roasted Organic Café Potatoes Or Organic House Salad With Roasted Red Pepper Vinaigrette For An Extra Dollar. All Our Meats Are All-natural (no Hormones Or Antibiotics) And Locally Sourced

$11.00

Club
your choice of fresh-roasted all-natural turkey or organic chicken, with organic avocado, lettuce, green tomato relish, mayonnaise and thick pepper bacon, all on our savory country white bread

$11.00

Mushroom Garden Burger
chopped portobello, crimini and wild mushrooms formed into a house-made patty with organic lentils, bluebird emmer farro and asiago cheese, served on our brioche roll with baby arugula and roasted red pepper pesto

$13.00

Patty Melt
hand-formed, half-pound all-natural beef patty*, grilled organic onions, beecher’s flagship cheese and homemade louie sauce on grilled caraway rye

$13.00

Duck Confit Baguette
shredded confit of duck leg, roasted onions, sierra nevada goat cheese, organic baby arugula, balsamic-tomato jam

$14.00

Prime Rib Dip
seasoned, daily-roasted painted hills natural beef rib-eye* with melted 5-year gouda, caramelized shallots and a horseradish spread on a crisp homemade baguette. served with au jus

$11.00

Reuben
grilled zoe’s corned beef, aged gruyere cheese, sauerkraut and louie sauce on grilled caraway rye

$10.00

Falafel Burger
house-made patty of organic chickpeas, onions, ground cumin, coriander and a squeeze of lemon, with baby spinach, pickled cucumbers and tangy yogurt sauce, all on a homemade brioche bun

$13.00
With Cheddar Or Gruyere, Add $1.00
With Cheese And Pepper Bacon, Add $2.00

Burger
our hand-formed, half-pound all-natural beef burger* is accompanied by roasted red pepper aioli, organic lettuce, green tomato relish and onion, all on a homemade brioche bun

$13.00

Barbecue Pork Sandwich
all-natural pork shoulder, braised in our spicy homemade fonte espresso barbecue sauce, piled up on a soft brioche bun with a heap of fresh slaw,

$12.00

Vegan Barbecue ‘pork’ Sandwich
our vegan version of this sandwich uses nutritious young jackfruit slow-cooked in our organic espresso barbecue sauce and served with fresh organic slaw on a homemade baguette

Sides

$3.50

Homemade Molasses-cured Ham Steak

$3.00

Pepper Bacon

$3.00

Italian Chicken Sausage Patties

$3.00

Herb-roasted Red Potatoes

$1.50

One Egg Any Style

$2.00

Whole Wheat Toast (2 Slices)

$6.00

Single Trip To The Toppings Bar

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Portage Bay Cafe

4130 Roosevelt Way N.E. Seattle, WA 98105

206-547-8230

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2007 | Best Local, Earth-Friendly Brunch

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