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Marsee Baking, Portland Area, OR P151
 
A Top Pick in the Area
 
CLOSED  
   
Nowhere is the phrase:  "It's hard to find good help now days." more apparent than at Marsee Baking's multiple locations.  I have purchased food from most of their locations and the quality of staff ranges from excellent to moronic to surly to "Why are you bothering me to give me your money?".  If you're lucky enough to get someone excellent (usually found at their flagship store on N. W. 23rd Avenue), their baked goods are excellent and thoroughly enjoyable.

They feature several kinds of bagels...pesto, cheese, poppy seed and "everything" are my favorites.  Toasted with hummus, they're $1.85...a nice inexpensive, low fat lunch sandwich.

Their focaccia bread now comes in only two varieties...artichoke-mushroom and tomato-herb.  Both are excellent and for $2.50, you get a large slice...but on the negative side, sometimes they can be overly greasy.

They feature several kinds of bread, with olive pugliese my favorite at $3 a loaf. 

On the sweet side, their cookies, cakes and fruit tarts are excellent as well. 

If you go to one of the satellite locations, availability can be spotty after 11 am to noon, but the flagship store and the airport location is usually well stocked until closing.

Food: A. Attitude: A-D. Ambiance: A+. Parking: Can be difficult at most locations. Service: A-D. Value: A+.

 
Marsee Baking Overall grade: A
(503) 295-5900, 1323 Nw 23d.,  PORTLAND OR 97210-2601
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(503) 296-6700,  6850 SW Beaverton-Hillsdale Hwy Portland
(503) 625-6400, 16064 SW Tualatin Sherwood Rd.,  Shrwd OR 97140
(503) 226-9000, 845 SW 4th,  PORTLAND OR 97204-2015
(503) 232-0000,  1625 SE Bybee Bv.,  PORTLAND OR 97202-5714
(503) 280-8800,  935 NE Broadway,  PORTLAND OR 97232-1228
(503) 281-7000,  7000 NE Airport Way,  PORTLAND OR 97218-1009
(503) 294-6000,  1220 SW 5th,  PORTLAND OR 97204-1913
Date of visit: 9/1999 Rcvd: 9/17/1999
Submitted by: HCG, Tualatin, OR C2 R155
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