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I'm on a quest to find the world's best biscuits and gravy. I adore the dish; it's warm, filling, protein-packed, a little bit spicy and a lot buttery. Best of all? It's usually the cheapest thing on the breakfast menu and seldom leaves me feeling disappointed.
I don't think the dish served at Mother's Bistro in downtown Portland, Oregon is the best anywhere - but it is firmly on my top 10 list. I ate there with my boys on a recent weekday morning and found the gravy to have a nice balance of spice and salt, creamy but not greasy, and the biscuits were tasty. The big drawback: the biscuits must have been "drop biscuits" and were more chewy than flaky, not so easy to cut with the tines of my fork and texturally, not what my mouth waters for. And at $7.95, the dish is a little north of "inexpensive." At Mother's, I think I'll stick with the pancakes from now on.
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12-11-2005 @11:31AM Eric A said... You're way too north to find anything worthwhile. Even in the south, it's a hard dish to find made properly. Most places use powdered gravy and you're never sure if the biscuits were frozen.
The best that I've had that I didn't make came from the Dabbs Hotel in Llano, TX (http://www.dabbshotel.com/).
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12-11-2005 @3:35PM Vincent Reynolds said... In Portland, I would definitely recommend Meriweather's on NW Thurman. My wife & I just discovered the place, and the biscuits and gravy are definitely the best in town.
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12-11-2005 @4:06PM Food Dude said... I haven't been there in a while, but Gravy, down on Mississippi specializes in biscuits and gravy. I'm told they are pretty darn good. Unfortunately, there is always a wait.
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12-11-2005 @4:53PM sarah gilbert said... Eric - I've had great biscuits and gravy in the South, but the restaurants I've chosen in my quest are definitely not using powdered gravy or refrigerated biscuits. I'd agree, that would be a deal-breaker.
and thanks for the recommendations - I've tried Gravy on Mississippi (try mid-morning on a weekday - much less crazy ;) and will post about it soon - but I haven't tried Meriweathers. I'll check it out!
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