Moe Sharifi has owned tHawthorne Street Cafe for three years and has enjoyed every moment of it. He creates all the dishes from scratch, using his own recipes.

The restaurant itself was one of the lovely old Portland homes with a roomy interior and sunny porches. The oak floors are old and pretty, the interior a variety of soft colors with painted trim. There are four small diningrooms which are fairly roomy and comfortable and all have large windows with views onto Hawthorne Boulevard.

You'll enjoy friendly service and your meals arrive promptly. If you are really lucky Moe himself will take your order and make sure everything is going well. This is while he takes care of the cooking and greeting new arrivals too.

Hawthorne Cafe is a very popular breakfast destination on weekends especially, you may have to wait a bit, but it is worth it. Try a mango wrap whose presentation is so beautiful you almost hate to cut into it. Or a gourmet omelette. Coffees are top notch, lots of beverage choices incluidng champagne and mimosas. The portions are generous, the prices are moderate and everything is worth a try.

Hawthorne Boulevard is a window shoppers dream. There are shops of every description, garden shops, bookstores, espresso stands, antiques and collectibles, and the historic Bagdad Theater is just down the street.

Open for breakfast lunch and dinner. Lunches are a standard fare of soups, salads, burgers and sandwiches. Mediterranean style dinners, sides of hummus, pita, rice and tabouli. Ribsteaks and bloody Marys are highlights.