My Father's Place
21 people recommend, 2 warn against itvia r/askportland, r/PortlandOR, r/Portland25 comments cited below
What people say, in short
My Father's Place is recommended for a greasy-spoon breakfast with a dive-bar setting. Diners repeatedly mention value, and one especially likes the biscuits. It also appears in late-night suggestions, though a commenter warns that the menu becomes smaller late at night. Food opinions are not uniform: one visitor praises the hash browns but finds the pancakes lackluster, and another thinks the appeal is as much drinks with breakfast as the meal itself. A separate commenter advises choosing somewhere else.
Address
My Father's Place, 523 SE Grand Ave, Portland, OR 97214
At a glance
- Price
- Budget
- Signature dishes
- Biscuits, Hashbrowns
- Best for
- Breakfast, Budget
- Opinions divided
- Yes
The evidence
Every point below is paraphrased from a real public comment, ordered by how much the community engaged with it. Caveats and negatives are kept in — follow any link to read the original for yourself.
- Recommendsu/elpresidentemarg in r/askportland · Nov 2024
Names My Father's Place as a dive bar pick for breakfast.
- Recommendsu/agoodveilsays in r/askportland · Nov 2024
Names My Father's Place as the answer.
- Recommendsu/pottymouth616 in r/askportland · Mar 2026
Suggests My Father's Place for a late-night diner meal, while noting it does close overnight.
- Recommendsu/stormcynk in r/askportland · Feb 2025value
Reasonably priced food, one of their favorites, plus pinball machines.
- Recommendsu/jediskum in r/askportland · Nov 2024
Seconds the My Father's Place pick and says it has dive-bar vibes, then concedes it is a bar.
- Recommendsu/Revolutionary_Pop_84 in r/askportland · Feb 2025value
Lists it among affordable cafes.
- Recommendsu/borrestfaker in r/askportland · Jun 2026
Says My Father's Place is good, classic greasy-spoon diner fare.
- Recommendsu/Hopczar420 in r/PortlandOR · Nov 2025taste
Praises the biscuits as amazing and says it is inexpensive across the bridge.
Show all 25 cited comments
- Recommendsu/SnooBooks3980 in r/askportland · Sep 2024
Says they regularly go there for diner breakfast and bloodies.
- Recommendsu/Ok-Writer3512 in r/askportland · Mar 2026
Used to go there for breakfast along with a Bloody Mary.
- Recommendsu/BoulderEric in r/askportland · Jul 2025
Named as a breakfast suggestion with no further detail.
- Recommendsu/shrug_addict in r/askportland · Apr 2025
Names this as a breakfast diner that also works as a dive bar, recommended for an American breakfast diner experience.
- Mixedu/kegel_strength_coach in r/askportland · Jun 2026taste
Likes the hashbrowns but finds the pancakes underwhelming.
- Recommendsu/HighMarshalSigismund in r/Portland · Feb 2025
Says MFP is always the choice, day or night.
- Recommendsu/chimi_hendrix in r/PortlandOR · Jan 2025ambience
Suggests it for a gritty, old-fashioned greasy-spoon feel.
- Recommendsu/6th_Quadrant in r/askportland · May 2024
Notes that the place has a diner section the commenter often overlooks.
- Recommendsu/big_fat_babyman in r/askportland · Dec 2023
Names it as a brunch option.
- Recommendsu/samgrover in r/askportland · May 2026
Named as a breakfast option with no description.
- Caveatu/Impressive-Ladder857 in r/PortlandOR · Nov 2025variety
Warns against it, saying similar spots are everywhere in their former city.
- Mixedu/AltOnMain in r/askportland · Jul 2025ambience
Calls it somewhat good but more a place for drinks with breakfast.
- Recommendsu/ohwhatanerd in r/askportland · Nov 2024
Agrees with the parent pick, saying it is one of few local spots with breakfast and a mimosa at a low price.
- Recommendsu/DamAndBlast in r/askportland · Jul 2026ambience
Finds it lovely and calm on weekdays, though guesses weekends are busier.
- Recommendsu/Suitable_Clerk9272 in r/askportland · Mar 2026
Directly names this spot as their pick for late-night food.
- Recommendsu/HeWhoDealtItSmeltIt in r/askportland · Mar 2026
Directly names this spot as the answer to the late-night food question.
- Caveatu/Tink50378 in r/askportland · Nov 2024taste
Calls My Father's Place disgusting and warns its bloody mary is poor unless you specify a different style.
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