Good Eats: Helser’s on Alberta, Portland, Oregon

Helser’s on Alberta  1538 NE Alberta St., (503) 281-1477.  Daily 7am-3pm; $.  Breakfast is served all day in this simple corner spot, with a $4.95 early bird special available weekdays from 7 to 9 a.m. (note that coffee is not included with the special but is included with the regular breakfast, making any savings almost a wash).  The usual is done nicely, but you’ll want to try some of the specialties:  smoked salmon or mushroom hash, an array of Benedicts, a Scotch egg (a hard-boiled egg wrapped in bratwurst, then lightly breaded and fried) with potato pancakes and horseradish cream, a German pancake/Dutch baby.  Lunch items are also available from 11:30 a.m. 

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