Tucked away on NE Halsey Street in Portland sits Gateway Breakfast House, a diner so gloriously stuck in time that it makes you wonder if they’ve discovered the secret to freezing the clock along with their perfect hash browns.
This unassuming breakfast spot has Oregonians putting miles on their odometers just for a taste of what might be the most honest meal in the Pacific Northwest.
In a city where restaurants compete to be the most innovative, sustainable, and photogenic, Gateway Breakfast House stands defiantly in its comfortable shoes, arms crossed, saying “Nope, we’re good just as we are, thanks.”
And thank goodness for that stubborn streak, because what they’re serving is exactly what we need more of – straightforward, delicious food that doesn’t need a backstory or a filter…