Cheap Eats 2009

By Casey Jarman

This greasy spoon's motto is, "You eat here because we let you." Once you get past the tough façade, Stepping Stone is really quite endearing, from the music (expect lots of Dylan with occasional forays into '80s pop) to the decorations (action figures that fly whenever someone opens the door). I recommend everything on the breakfast menu, especially the fluffy eggs Benedict ($9) or a thin strip of Cajun-style steak with eggs ($9.50). If it's lunch you're after, a bacon blue-cheese burger ($8.50) goes pretty damn well with a cup of tomato-Gorgonzola soup—the soup of the day, every day. (CJ)

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Casey Jarman

Casey Jarman

Casey Jarman is a freelance editor and writer based in East Portland, Oregon. He has served as Music Editor at Willamette Week and Managing Editor at The Believer magazine, where he remains a contributing editor. He is currently working on his first book. It's about death.

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