3 Best American Restaurants in Portland, OR

“Mother's Bistro & Bar is an award-winning Chef, Lisa Schroeder, who creates a menu that offers refined versions of traditional home-cooked dishes made with love. The restaurant's bright window-wrapped dining room with sumptuous fabric-upholstered booths and banquettes, gold-tin trim, and attractive wainscoting make you feel warm and cozy as you settle in to enjoy your dining experience. They make everything from scratch using the best possible ingredients. Their signature dishes are Pacific Northwest wild salmon, Carlton Farms pork, and Cascade Natural beef. Mother's Bistro & Bar has vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free menu options. Cinnamon Roll, Biscuits, and Gravy are highly recommended dishes. Schroeder also celebrates the cuisine of a different mother each month, lovingly referred to as the "Mother of the Month" (or "M.O.M.”) menu.”

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“Screen Door Restaurant is known for its vast orders of fried chicken and sweet potato waffles. Screen Door’s menu surveys the South, from South Carolina Low country food to soul food and Cajun one-pot cookery to the refined Creole and French preparations found in New Orleans. They explore all methodologies and preparations from the historical to the modern and from the rudimentary to the refined. At Screen Door, they serve local and organic produce and meats every day. Their Griddle Burger contains a 6oz painted hills patty with bacon, American cheese, pickles, lettuce, and parmesan aioli on a toasted sesame seed bun, served with french fries. You can try their Fried Chicken Tenders, which are prepared with buttermilk-battered, crispy-fried chicken tenders and come with a housemade Creole honey mustard dipping sauce. Gift cards are also available. Screen Door Praline Bacon and Fried Catfish Sandwich are highly recommended dishes.”

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“Tin Shed Garden Cafe is a small, dog-friendly place specializing in American food that offers a covered patio and a canine menu. The restaurant's mission is to provide responsibly sourced food and drinks. They also pride themselves on delivering the kind of hospitality that turns commerce into a community. Their breakfast menus are served with your choice of potato cakes topped with sour cream and chives or sharp cheddar grits. Their Stacked Scrambles are served over your choice of potato cakes or cheese grits with a scratch-buttermilk biscuit. You can taste their Heartless Artichoke Burger, which contains a creamy blend of artichoke hearts, mayo, garlic, lemon, and parmesan on grilled sourdough with roasted red peppers and pepper jack. Tin Shed Garden Cafe has vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free menu options. Tin Shed Garden Cafe is a dog-friendly place that provides doggie desserts. Veggie Pesto and Everything Nice are highly recommended dishes.”

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