the best

I am Thanksgiving's #1 Fan. Its the simplicity of the holiday that is so attractive. It celebrates three things; our country's beginnings, food and togetherness. Thats it. There's nothing else clogging it up with superficiality. Uncomplicated, humble and pure.

getting bare

Holed up on the East end of Belmont is a non-descript auspice of unruffled food-fare, paying no attention to the culinary snobbery that pervades the Portland land mine of restaurants and food carts.

Bare Bones chooses not to abide by the norms of Portland-lore in the manner of pretension. For starters the rectangle box of a shop-billows top music hits- blatantly non-conforming to the understood rule that in this bridge city to claim your spot as a notable eatery or quote- unquote "hip hang out' is to have the most art laden tunes reverberating the trusses- in an effort to prove how with it they are. Here at "bones" all that hipster bullshit is thrown out the window. MJ- is cool with everyone here- and Lady Gaga- hell yes!

The food is just slightly pared down from any stuffy brunch spot that has been determined fabulous by the likes of Willamette Weekly or the Food section of the Oregonian. The prices match the atmosphere-understated, a little gritty and happily undone. The pint mimosas are an unbeatable understanding of everything right with Sunday. The staff are warm and friendly and are neither too much or too little.

Bare Bones

2900 SE Belmont Street

Portland, OR 97214

503-206-6535

http://www.barebonescafe.net/