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But it's the little things that count. Things like every table having its own condiment bottle full of jam, for us shameless slatherers of the world. I also take my laptop with me wherever I go, and most cafes of the wooden plank and blackboard menu variety are painfully lacking in power outlets. New Deal had the forethought to put outlets in the benches themselves, and when I couldn't find an outlet where I wanted to sit, one of the staff just said "oh, here" and pulled one of the booths from the wall to reveal a hidden outlet. Places with little things like that make me... comfortable.

New Deal Cafe
Rating: 4 Stars
Posted by bonwell]]> Mon, 22 Mar 2010 19:21:56 -0700 Portland Mercury
You must have known that gravy was scorched as shit. As the plate of biscuits and gravy was carried through the room and over to my table, it must have left a nose-wrinkling wake reminiscent of burnt aluminum. Fine, maybe I was the first customer to order the gravy; maybe no one had noticed the foundry-esqe odor. I know how things can slip through the cracks in a busy kitchen. It shouldn't happen, but sometimes it does. I've been there. When I sent my food back there was a brief moment where I thought, "Maybe I'd better just get something else. It sure would suck if it came out scorched again." But I decided to have some faith in you guys – no way you would just put a new order together with the same ruined gravy. This isn't that kind of place.... Unfortunately, I was wrong.

I don't want to jump to any conclusions, but it's kind of hard not to be a little insulted. To be fair, in the end I was offered a refund. But, I must say my enthusiasm for the New Deal, not to mention my trust in their kitchen, has been diminished. I will be back, but I have to say that I will be ordering with caution for some time.

New Deal Cafe
Rating: 2 Stars
Posted by Nolan E. Arson]]> Thu, 03 Dec 2009 12:09:41 -0800 Portland Mercury