The Crooked Mile Cafe

I went in and was barely acknowledged by the 2 employees there--it was about 4PM on a Friday afternoon. The girl working behind the counter looked sad and miserable and did not make eye contact. No one asked me if I wanted to order, so I walked right back out the door. There were no other customers present and no one said anything to me before I walked out. Was really excited for a sandwich but felt so uncomfortable with the vibe. Someone give the sad girl a hug! Or tell her not to bring her issues to work.

Had a wonderful snickerdoodle latte. It was the best coffee I've had since moving to Portland a week ago, and we've had a lot of coffee! Also had an absolutely delicious bacon egg and cheese muffin. Divine. Will be back!

Better than average coffee, and generally good breakfast items...several tables in a very informal setting so we had no problem getting a good place to sit.

Some of the sandwiches are not impressive. I ordered the chicken cordon bleu and was shocked and actually dismayed at what their take on a chicken cordon bleu is. I was expecting a meaty, juicy grilled chicken breast topped with bleu cheese and breadcrumbs on toasted sourdough bread but instead, I was presented with an untoasted Wonderbread sandwich with four scraggly pieces of what looked like a [starved] chicken breast, a dozen tiny bleu cheese crumbles, two walnuts, and this paltry offering of "cordon bleu" was suffocated under a bush of dry salad greens and an overload of raw red onions. And I'm supposed to eat this?
I tried to muster the courage and appetite to eat the sad sandwich, but I just couldn't put it out of its misery. I returned the plate uneaten to the front and apologized, saying that this wasn't what I expected, and requested the same sandwich my sister ordered, a vegetarian mozzarella on baguette. I even left a $5 tip because I was thankful they were going to give me a new sandwich at no charge.
But, alas. It seems luck was not with me that day. I was brought a mozzarella sandwich... on the same weird Wonderbread "sourdough". My sister looked at me with sympathy as I resigned myself to eating the pasty pale flavorless bread. My sister is a saint as we traded one half of each sandwich with each other so I was able to have at least one half of my sandwich with the bread I wanted. This sandwich was sufficient, but lacking somehow. Perhaps some more pesto or better yet, BACON, would have perked it up to perfection. I'm willing to give this place another try, maybe for breakfast instead, but I'm hesitant, especially if it's anything like what lunch entailed.
Also, they have a major obsession with balsamic vinaigrette, which to me smells like sweaty feet and tastes just like them too. P.S. Balsamic does NOT need to go on EVERY sandwich!
But they will go out of their way to make it right... well, MOSTLY right.

OMG the ladies that work there are fantastic, they did everything they could to make my experience there great. Top of the notch customer service. I still have to mention the food, because those sandwich I ordered was truly appetizing.

No wait. Just counter service and tables. Price is good. Cappuccino was excellent. Filtered coffee was lousy, had to leave behind.

Beyond perfect for a breakfast in Portland. Right next to our hotel thx Portland regency. Healthy & comfort food too! And reasonably priced :)

Friendly, helpful staff.
Chill, low-key atmosphere.
Good coffee, good food.
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amazing food/coffee, but what sold me was the harry styles/1D playlist <3

Great little weekday breakfast & Lunch spot. Eaton or take away. Popular with local office workers. Lavender lemonade is a favorite. Sandwiches come with chips or fruit.