J & M CAFE

* Date:  December 2008  and then again mid 2009
* Address 537 SE Ash St., Portland, Oregon
* Phone Number: 503-230-3463
* Hours: every day for breakfast--call for exact hours -- a limited breakfast menu available at lunch

* Comments of Decor: tall ceilings, big windows, exposed brick wall, spacious: tables and chairs far enough apart to get you to your seat without banging into a fellow customer.  Serve your own coffee--chose one of the many styles of coffee cups hanging from the post next to the coffee set-up.
* The Food Was --really mixed -- first the worst: be warned the Scrapple & Eggs is greasy and can leave you with a real upset stomach; but, if you are a fan of grease--this would be your baby.  Also the Chicken Sausage did not score well on our table's applause-o-meter. BUT!! save the day: the Corn Bread Waffle was GREAT! Also, high marks go to Garden Omelet (plenty big enough to share) and the Mediterranean Omelet's pesto was excellent. The potatoes got an OK--and last but never least, the coffee got a nod for excellence.
* You Ought to Try --the Corn Bread Waffle
* Of special note -- NO CREDIT CARDS  --cash or check only --there is a cash machine in the corner.
* Service -- our notes say the person who waited our table was extremely nice -- with luck you'll get that person to wait on your table too.
* We will go back?  probably