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Restaurant information | |
Established | August 18, 2007 |
Owner(s) | Donald Kotler |
Food type | American |
Street address | 5222 Southeast 52nd Avenue |
City | Portland |
County | Multnomah |
State | Oregon |
Postal/ZIP Code | 97206 |
Country | United States |
Coordinates | 45°29′06″N 122°36′31″W / 45.4849°N 122.6086°W |
Website |
toastpdx |
Toast is a restaurant in Portland, Oregon, United States. [1] Owner Donald Kotler opened the cafe in 2007. Known for its breakfast and brunch menu, Toast also offers happy hour and dinner options.
Toast is a restaurant at the intersection of 52nd Avenue and Steele Street in southeast Portland's Woodstock neighborhood. [2] Nathan Williams of Eater Portland described Toast as a "down-to-earth — but not uncreative — neighborhood café". [3] Toast is known for breakfast and brunch, operating daily. [4] [5]
The menu includes French toast with orange-vanilla whipped cream, and the Golden Pig, which has fried egg and pork belly. The afternoon happy hour menu includes macaroni and cheese made with Gruyère, a Cattail Creek lamb burger with roasted red peppers and caramelized onions, [6] and a gin and tonic. [3] Dinner options include gnocchi with roasted chicken, a lamb burger with Brussels sprouts and served with bulgur wheat salad, and sauteed manila clams with toast. [7]
Owner Donald Kotler opened Toast on August 18, [8] 2007, in a space which previously housed an adult video store. [2] He has also operated a food cart called Yolk since 2011, [9] [10] and his restaurant Bird and Bear has been described as a sibling restaurant to Toast. [11] [12] Kotler enjoys using berries as much as possible during berry season. He purchased berries from Patrick's Farm Fresh Berries in southwest Portland, as of 2008. [13]
In 2010–2011, Toast was the target of break-ins, a vehicular hit-and-run, and vandalism. The business had 15 employees, as of 2010. [14] Toast launched a dinner menu in 2014. [7]
In 2015, Ben Waterhouse of The Oregonian described Toast as a "beloved breakfast joint". [2] Nathan William included Toast in Eater Portland's 2022 overview of recommended eateries in the Woodstock neighborhood. [3] The website's Maya MacEvoy also included the restaurant in a 2022 overview of "Where to Find Wildly Tasty Game Burgers in Portland". [6]