UC Cafe

Specialties

For Breakfast we serve:

Avocado/​Bacon/​Ham/​Sausage & Egg & Cheddar Sandwich on your choice of Bagels, Croissant or English Muffin

Bagel with Cream Cheese with the option of adding tomato/​avocado to your order

Burrito & Quesadilla with Egg, Cheddar, Hash Brown & your choice of Avocado/​Bacon/​Ham/​Sausage

For Lunch we serve:

Our Wraps are Caesar, Chicken & Bacon, South of The Border

Our Panini are Apple & Swiss Cheese, Club, Grilled Cheddar, Ham & Cheese, Reuben & Tuna Melt

Our Gourmet Sandwiches are made fresh to the order on your choice of Honey Wheat, Sourdough, Marble Rye, Croissant & Bagels with Lettuce & Tomato & Mayo

Our Sandwiches are BLT, California Turkey, Chicken Walnut, Egg Salad, Ham & Brie, Hummus Pita, Merry Berry, Pastrami, Roast Beef, Tuna

From The Garden: Our salads consist of fresh cut Apples, Bell Pepper, Carrots, Cucumber, Red Onion, Tomato, Black Olives & served with your choice of Balsamic Vinaigrette, Bleu Cheese, Caesar, Honey Mustard, Peanut, Thousand Island Dressing

Our Salads are Caesar, Chef, Chicken Mediterranean, Chopped, Classic Club, Cobb, Farmer’s, Garden, Greek, Spring, Thai Chicken, Tuna Nicoise

We carry Assorted Chips, Gums, Candies, Nutritional Bars, Juices, Soft Drinks & Water

We also make Coffee, Latte, Espresso

Our Breakfasts’ items are $ 5.00 or less

Our Sandwiches are $ 5.75 or less

Our Salads are $ 6.75 or less

We will make to order whatever your taste buds desire on any given day!

Welcome & Thank You for Your Business

History

Established in 2005.

This business was first owned/​operated by a Korean couple who also own another restaurant in the Pearl district. As their restaurant got busier, they find it harder to operate two businesses at the same time. They began searching for a partner to help with the operation and found a Vietnamese couple who had just moved to Portland from another state. The two couples got on with each other instantly as they share a love for foods, and the expertise in restaurant operation.

The Vietnamese couple have extensive knowledge and experience in food operation. The wife came from a long line of restaurant operators/​owners in Viet Nam. The husband had a degree in Culinary Arts and had opened two restaurants in San Francisco in the 80s. Even though they hadn’t been involved in food operation recently; they decided to get back in the food industry once they moved to Portland. It was as if fate would have had that these two couples met and joined forces to run these food establishments.

Meet the Manager

Chi L.

Manager

A mother of two beautiful children. A high school graduate from Vietnam who couldn’t continue her education further for lack of resources. Chi came from a long line of restaurant owners/​operators. As a child she helped her parents with their small restaurants. When older she worked in her older sisters’ restaurants, doing everything from cleaning, cutting, preparing, cooking and serving foods to customers.

She became a favorite person to go to for specific food plate because people like the way she seasoned her food. Many urged her to strike out on her own but she politely declined saying her sisters need her help more. Chi learned to cook in America, first for her husband, then her children. She got so good that she receives requests from her family constantly. Chi loves cooking for her large clan whom getting together on the weekends is the major event of the week.

Chi loves to get to know her customers on a first name basis. She smiles often and loves to chat. She is fast.

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«If you want to try authentic Chinese dim sum then you must go here.»

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«Their hummus is to die for.»