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Little Griddle
Little Griddle
	Exterior of the southeast Portland location at night in 2024
Restaurant information
Established	2017
Owner(s)	Yossel Gyorgak; Karen Harding; Judd Harris;
Head chef	Judd Harris
Street address	3520 Northeast 42nd Avenue
City	Portland
County	Multnomah
State	Oregon
Postal/ZIP Code	97213
Country	United States
Coordinates	45°32′55″N 122°37′13″W / 45.5486°N 122.6202°W
Website	littlegriddlecafe.com

Little Griddle is a restaurant with two locations in Portland, Oregon, United States. The original cafe operates in northeast Portland's Beaumont-Wilshire neighborhood, and a second location is on Hawthorne Boulevard in southeast Portland's Richmond neighborhood.

Little Griddle was originally co-owned by Yossel Gyorgak and head chef Judd Harris, and Karen Harding became a co-owner in 2019. The business has garnered a positive reception and was included in lists of the nation's best breakfast and brunch restaurants by Travel + Leisure and Yelp.

Description

Little Griddle operates two breakfast and brunch cafes in Portland, Oregon. The original 600-square-foot restaurant on Fremont Street in northeast Portland's Beaumont-Wilshire neighborhood has a seating capacity of 25 people,^[1]^[2] and a second location operates on Hawthorne Boulevard in southeast Portland's Richmond neighborhood.^[3]

The menu includes biscuits and gravy, French toast and pancakes,^[4] grain bowls,^[1] polenta with collards, and shakshouka.^[2] Eggs Benedict varieties have cured ham or braised pork shoulder, and Little Griddle also serves egg-and-cheese on buttermilk biscuits. Drink options Bloody Marys, mimosas, and coffee by Portland Roasting Coffee.^[1]^[3]

History

The original Little Griddle opened in late 2017. Yossel Gyorgak, Karen Harding,^[5] and Judd Harris have been co-owners; Harris is also the head chef.^[1] Harding, who founded Cup & Saucer Cafe, became an owner of Little Griddle in 2019.^[6]

The Hawthorne location operates in a space previously occupied by Cup & Saucer Cafe.^[3] Little Griddle has hosted the Hawaiian pop-up Kau Kau.^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]

Reception

In 2021, Little Griddle was included in Yelp's list of the top 100 brunch restaurants in the U.S.,^[5] and Alyssa Therrien included the business in the Daily Hive's list of seven of the best all-day breakfast eateries in Portland.^[11] In 2023, Little Griddle ranked number 33 in Yelp's same list^[12] and Amy Schulman included the business in Travel + Leisure's list of the nation's fifteen best breakfast restaurants.^[4] Zoe Baillargeon, Janey Wong, and Rebecca Roland included Little Griddle in Eater Portland's 2024 overview of the city's best breakfasts.^[3]