We eat breakfast out every Saturday morning. Since moving to Portland five years ago we have tried every recommended breakfast place in the metro area, and for the past year we have eaten nowhere else but Sanborn's. When an Oregonian review recently gave the mantle for ""best German pancake"" to another place, we just shook our heads. They certainly had never been to Sanborn's. My test breakfast for any new place is corned beef hash and eggs; Sanborn's serves the best ever. The staff is super friendly, including Russ and ""Mom"" Sanborn in the kitchen). They are happy to accomodate our idiosyncracies (e.g., ""burnt"" bacon for my wife and mango sausa for my scrambled eggs). The ambience of the place is perfect for a pleasant start to the day. I almost hate to write this review, knowing that it will contribute to competition for attention from Rebecca and Jodie and the rest of the staff, but darn it they deserve it. (Oh, and if they have the breakfast chili rellenos on special, get 'em).
Pros: Great people, fresh food well prepared.
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