Sweet Betty's?

Sweet Betty's?
Originally uploaded by ScrumpyFU

Desperate to get the lousiness of Holman's CFS out of my memory I ventured out the following day to Gresham and found Sweet Betty's Bistro.

This is about a good mid-level CFS as you can find. It's really quite good but due to limitations it doesn't move to the "great" category fully.

Near-perfect Texas-style breading here - that's by far its greatest asset. Clinging just perfectly to the steak w/o being wet or gummy; it doesn't dry out, either. Lightly-seasoned but firm this is more like a stereotypical definition of CFS breading.

Unfortunately, it doesn't work in tandem w/ anything else here. It's so good on its own it misses the mark since there's no blending of flavors: The three elements - steak, breading, gravy - are almost totally separate. You can, quite literally, taste each one on their own. Which is too bad because all the elements are here for a truly great CFS...

Lack of continuity or unity aside its a fair entry, especially good if you're not picky about your CFS. Best I've had in Gresham, too, by far.