The menu for Blueplate this week is Back to School Specials. Reading it, propelled me back to elementary school, but I have a feeling this food is going to be a lot better than the fare my school cafeteria offered. More expensive yes, – lunch for me was .55 a day. Who’s going with me?
Once mom figured out I was spending all my lunch money on candy from the Helms Man before I got to school, she started packing my Roy Rogers lunchbox almost every day (wish I still had it!), complete with a little note along the lines of “We are so proud of you!”, and more unusual things like Viennese sausages, wedges of paté, and various delicacies left over from the night before. It’s amazing I didn’t get beaten up.
September 4th Back to School Menu
Baked Franks and Beans
$7.00
Sloppy Joe and Mashed Potatoes
$7.00
Caramel Apple Milkshakes
$4.00
Organic Honeydew Soda
$2.00
Blueplate
Dinner Menu Sept. 4-7
Starters
BBQ Cocktail Meatballs
Little meatballs tossed with Jeff’s BBQ glaze.
Served with Texas toast.
$5.00
Potato-Cheddar Hand Pie
Yukon Gold potatoes and Tillamook cheddar cheese
baked in a tender pie crusts.
$6.00
Jalapeno-Cheddar Biscuits
Made from scratch with home grown peppers.
$3.00
Blueplate Specials
Pork Chops and Scalloped Potatoes
Pan cooked thin cut pork chops with onions and garlic.
$12.00
Roast Chicken Tamale Pie
Southwestern stew baked with a corn bread top.
$12.00
Blueplate Chicken Fried Steak
Classic peppery pan fried steak with mashed Yukon Gold
potatoes and brown gravy.
$14.00
Jeffery Reiter
Chef/Owner
Blueplate Lunch Counter and Soda Fountain
308 SW Washington, Portland, OR 97204
503-295-BLUE
www.EatAtBlueplate.com
M: 11am – 5pm
T-F: 11am – 8:30pm (now serving dinner)
Oh man. I haven’t had a sloppy joe and mashed potatoes in forever. Throw in some canned green beans and a carton of milk, and I’m in 5th grade heaven.
Funny thing about your story is I just told a friend of mine over the weekend that I used to do the same thing – kept my $1.00 of lunch money until my Mom figured it out. Unfortunately, her version of reality was that once caught, I was on my own for lunch – no buck, just some bologna, bread, and mustard.
Speaking of which, maybe BluePlate should come offer up fried bologna sandwiches!
Thanks FD – keep up the good work!
I’ll go! For the honeydew soda and caramel apple milkshakes no doubt!