The CFS at Fat Albert's Cafe

The CFS at Fat Albert's Cafe, a photo by ScrumpyFU on Flickr.

Well, well, well - I finally found a joint in PDX that serves the traditional, spaetzel-style of CFS!

Coming out more like a hamburger steak, this style is leaner and tastier than its more heavily-breaded siblings. The steak here at Fat Albert's is seasoned lightly but well and you get right into that flavor since there's little in the way of a coating to interfere. The breading is very thin and stuck right to the meat, so you don't get that what I call "paper bag" type of tearing/separating with other offerings in this style of CFS.

Fat Albert's is a small but very friendly diner-style place in the Sellwood area of town and is well worth the trip. The CFS is the priciest thing on the menu but coming in at $10.75 it's not too much of a hit to the pocketbook, either. The only complaint I had on this dish was that several of my potatoes were under-cooked but, again - I was there for the CFS, not the sides...
If you want a nice, tasty alternative to the more popular heavily-breaded style of CFS then seek out this item at Fat Albert's - it's well worth it.