morning
star
cuisine:
espresso / american
part
of town: sw
downtown
address:
510 sw 3rd ave., 241-2401. (3rd
and washington)
hours:
6 am-5 pm m-f, 8 am-3 pm Sat.
portlanders
love places like the morning star. it's quirky: sandwiches have
funny names such as "yes, m' ham" and "loony tuna."
it's cool: achingly beautiful arty hipsters work there and play
punk rock on the sound system. it's comfy: try to nab the sofa at
the end. but most importantly: the food is amazing. rustic
bread, so fresh you leave your fingerprints where you grab,
bookends layers of high-quality deli meat and cheese and veggies.
"the growler" is $6.75 for a whole (or $5 a half) and
almost dares you to finish it, so flush is it with black forest
ham, smoked turkey, salami, provolone and assorted veggies. veg-heads
can gorge on greek sandwiches layered with feta, cucumbers, red
onions, tomato and alfalfa sprouts--or that old standby, peanut
butter, this time gussied up with banana, honey and cinnamon. with
each sandwich you get a cute little orange wedge to stick in your
mouth and real potato chips to crunch on the side. (caryn b. brooks)
read
2003 review