Donald Kotler showing off the "All Day Burger", served on toast.
Edible Portland recently visited Toast, a new restaurant in the Woodstock neighborhood. Owner Donald Kotler opened Toast with the goal of serving great food sourced locally at reasonable rates to his neighbors. See below a partial list of Oregon and Washington farms and business that make regular deliveries to the small restaurant.
The staff at Toast is quite busy. They not only bake everything from scratch, they preserve jams and sauces, braise, pickle, cure, make pasta, and cut the whole darn pig.
There's no need for vegetarians and vegans to feel out of place at Toast. The menu will eventually expand to include more veggie items, and in the meantime, the cooks are itching to create a special meal just for you if the current choices don't strike your fancy.
Details:
Toast, 5222 SE 52nd Ave, Portland
Open for breakfast and lunch 8am - 2pm, Wednesday through Sunday
Open for dinner 5:30 - 9:30pm, Wednesday through Saturday
Local farms and businesses make daily deliveries to Toast. Here are just a few:
Greens and vegetables: Sauvie Island Organics and Your Backyard Farmer (Portland)
Pork: Sweet Briar Farms (Eugene)
Beef: Oregon Country Natural Beef
Eggs: Stiebrs Farms (Yelm, WA)
Flour, grains and honey: GloryBee Foods (Eugene)
Coffee: Courier Coffee Roasters (Portland, delivered by bike)
Items from the menu:
Bad Ass Sandwich: fried eggs, cured pork, and shaved Gouda on toast, with potato rosti ($7.50)
Good Monk: organic tofu, toasted farro, and veggies in a roasted onion broth ($7.50)
Population 17: seared chicken breast, two eggs over easy and a potato rosti drizzled with herb oil ($8.50)
All Day Burger: 6 oz beef patty, sautéed onion, soft Italian cheese, and a sunny side up egg served on toast ($9.50)
Roasted Pork Shoulder: pork shoulder, creamy polenta, braised greens ($13.50)
Fresh Pasta: braised chicken and tomato ragu with shaved gouda ($12.00)
