Restaurants, Traditional American Restaurants
$, Breakfast, Brunch, Local Favorite, Lunch Spot
Owned and operated by NE Portland residents Marianne Meskel Skogland and Loren Skogland since 1999. Milo's is an American cafe serving breakfast, lunch & dinner seven days a week. Serving our neighborhood and the city around us, we've created Portland's neighborhood restaurant. We're known for our outstanding breakfasts & lunches and have gotten a tremendous following for our dinners. We serve interesting, creative & affordable Northwest cuisine including fresh seafood, quality meats, interesting pastas and a variety of sandwiches and salads. Milo's City Cafe is in the heart of NE Broadway's business district. Just two blocks north of the Lloyd Center, convenient to I-5, I-84, the Rose Quarter and the Convention Center.
Good food, reasonable prices. However, noise level too high even though place only half full. Booths need cushions. Wooden seats very uncomfortable.
Posted 11/18/02
Well, it certainly lived up to it's billing. The salmon benedict was excellent, and so was the potato side. The highly recommended crab cakes were good, but not great; so the $4 per cake price tag was certainly not worth it. Nevertheless, prices for main dishes are very reasonable. Service was excellent.
Pros: salmon dishes, service
Posted 11/13/02
I've been going to Milos for four years now on a regular basis. It's far superior to most breakfast joints in Portland.
The service is outstanding, the food consistenly great and there is fine attention to detail. For example, the toast is actually toasted, there is a ton of salmon on the egg dishes and home-made preserves.
Go and you'll see for yourself!
Pros: Inexpensive, Great Food, Friendly
Cons: Crowded, Busy, No parking
Posted 11/10/02
A hell of a breakfast. Everyone's food looked great, mine was fantastic, and you get a cute little plastic toy with your mimosa. Friendly staff.
Posted 10/19/02
This place is great! We have routinely experienced attentive service and generous portions. AFter breakfast at Milo's you'll need a light lunch or none at all. They also have delicious breakfast burritos and eggs benedict. Feel free to bring the family as kids are wlcome.
Pros: inexpensive, family friendly, casual
Cons: a wait on weekends
Posted 09/18/02
Milo's has become my breakfast place of choice. I come here most mornings to enjoy outstanding food, friendly and family style service, and a wonderful overall experience. The omletes are the best in town, and the toast in buttered to perfection. By far, the best value for breakfast in Portland.
Posted 08/26/02
Milo's used to be my pick for best breakfast, but now that they're open for lunch and dinner, it is my choice for all around best restaurant in Portland. The menu offers a wide array of zippy culinary masterpieces, served by a personable, dedicated waitstaff. The value can't be beat! I don't know how they can keep the prices so low.
Pros: cheap cheap cheap!, delicous entrees, friendly service
Cons: no parking, long breakfast wait
Posted 08/16/02
probably one of the best inexpensive breakfast values in Portland. The menu offers a great variety of breakfast foods not normally found in other restuarants.
Pros: reasonable pricing, great assortment, friendly staff
Cons: not a lot of parking, crowded on sunday's
Posted 08/01/02
Milo's is definatley a nieghborhood hangout 'where everyone knows your name' and if they dont yet, give em an hour. Very freindly staff and great food with some traditionl dishes, with a twist. The Crab Cake Bennidict will have you licking the plate! (and if you want tobassco on that, there are approx. 150 different kinds floating around the restaurant)I love their homemade soups for lunch and now that dinner has been added till 9pm, you have to try the Flambe'd Cheese appetizer and a Cosmopolitan that will knock your socks off, Fab! Any choice for dinner is going to be good, I am partial to Lorren's Pesto Salmon, served up by Maryanne and her "spicey" dollop of attitude!
Pros: Food, Service, Price
Cons: Wait for table
Posted 07/25/02
Sometimes I forget that Milo's is in Portland. By the time the meal is over and the bill has arrived, I'm ready to hand over New York dollars to pay for the experience I've just had. I'm usually startled by the small amount on the check. Makes me feel like Christian Bale in American Psycho picking up the lunch tab: "$300? Huh, that's cheap." Fortunately, a Milos tab is usually under $10.
Beyond the great atmosphere, food and the usually great service (avoid the server with red hair sooo slooooow) is the consistency. Its incredible. Every time I go there, I get a great meal. The eggs benedict have a tremendous hollandaise sauce and the specials are usually exciting. An avocado omelet became an unlikely favorite for me. If youre in need of quantity, try the breakfast sandwich with eggs and pork. And the mimosas are great hangover busters.
Pros: Atmosphere, Tasty food, Eggs Beney
Cons: A bit loud, Long lines
Posted 07/17/02
"We just got back from eating at Bernies and it was amazing. ..."
