Broccoli for Breakfast: Besaw's Restaurant Review

Original bar from 1903

Restaurants like Besaw's in Portland's Northwest side are one of a kind and a rarity these days in more ways than one.  Not only is there the original 1903 bar in the restaurant, but their use of local ingredients is quite impressive.  I was fortunate to visit there for breakfast while in town for the International Food Blogger's Conference.  Besaw's was first opened in 1903, and with the same original bar in the restaurant, it feels a little like stepping back in time.  The short version on the history of Besaw's is it started as a bar back in the turn of the century and food was added on the menu after Mr. Liberty sold his share of the company to Mr. Besaw. 

Homemade ketchup and jam

Besaw's is committed to being a sustainable, locally sourced restaurant.  They use as much local food as possible.  They even have a garden in the back of the restaurant, use local, grass fed beef, local cage free eggs and 100% hormone free dairy.  It doesn't get much better than that!  They make their own marionberry jam which is delicious on their sourdough toast.   As a ketchup lover, I was a big fan of their in house made ketchup too.

For breakfast, they have a wide selection of dishes.  I love egg dishes when going out to breakfast, so I decided to order 2 egg breakfast that comes with sourdough toast and garlic rosemary potatoes.  I ordered a side of seasonal vegetables not knowing what I would get.  I was pleasantly surprised when a plate full of broccoli, cauliflower, zucchini and onions came back.  Some  people may turn their nose up at eating a side of broccoli and cauliflower for breakfast, but I was delighted!  They were well seasoned, not overly cooked and added some color to my egg plate.

Yum! Eggs, toast and garlic rosemary potatoes

Broccoli: it's whats for breakfast

Sure you can put non-traditional vegetables in an omelet.  But what about just as a side dish?  I was challenged to start using different veggies for brekafast more on my own.  Would you do it or do you associate certain vegetables as lunch/dinner only?  Mad props to Besaw's for serving delicious, local, out of the box meals.