M & M Restaurant & Lounge

I couldn't remember the name of this restaurant - I kept thinking "Greasy Spoon"! mostly because that's exactly what this place is. That's not necessarily a terrible thing, although my dining experience went a little too far for my tastes.

I *love* shredded hash browns and I always eat all of mine and will generally steal some of my boyfriend's too.. when he lets me :) However, I was not able to finish my hash browns here. It just felt and tasted like potato shreds drenched in vegetable oil. Hashbrowns should be crispy - they can be a little oily, but not wet looking. Meh :(

I ordered a veggie omlette as well - pretty standard. No real complaints there - nothing to write home about. I was however disappointed in the french toast I ordered. I got the special of the day - hazelnut french toast, which I was kind of hoping that it would be prepared with hazelnuts in the batter, but it really appeared to only have a few sparse sprinkles of hazelnut bits on top. Sad Face! The french toast itself was alright, and it would have been more acceptable french toast if I didn't have the impression that it would be wonderfully hazelnut flavored.

End result: Would I go back here? Maybe. Turns out I'll be living in the area for a while so my family may be in the mood for some diner grub and I'll accompany them. The food isn't terrible and the staff seemed nice enough, and I believe they did have a veggie burger on the menu as well. Hopefully their fries aren't as greasy as their hashbrowns.

M&M stands for Mmmmm food.
All the years I had grown up in Gresham and I had never tried out M&M. On the search for breakfast we came across the M&M and decided to venture in. The staff greeted us with a smile and told us we could sit wherever we wanted.
Almost immediately we were served with water and coffee.
What did we order!? EVERYTHING.
Pancake - perfectly fluffy and syrup was warmed.
Hashbrowns were crispy. Nothing out of the ordinary here.
Sausages...they gave me 4. Holy crap!
Eggs...always a breakfast staple.

My breakfast meal also came with toast that I couldn't even manage to eat. You ever just want one bite of everything that sounds good? Yep. That just happened.
Only qualm is that they did not return to refill my coffee. Actually they just asked my date if they wanted a refill and kind of ignored me...hmmm.
Definitely a locals joint. Friendly staff. Typical diner feel. Prices are fair.

M & M is a pretty decent neighborhood bar.  We stopped in late because we were starving and needed a drink.  The place has old school bar decor, but it was clean and had a pool table.  They had decent, strong cheap drinks and friendly service.  One of our party kind of inveted her own meal off of different parts of the menu, they were definitely more tolerant of that than I would have been!

If you are a fan of turkey, you should really come for their turkey dinner.  Real turkey, real mashed potatoes with stuffing and home made gravy.  Nothing fancy, put good down home cooking.