Bridge City Cafe Pioneer Place — Restaurant in Portland

I am a lover of sandwiches and my wife decided to take me to this place recently. She said they have amazing sandwiches and I was excited to try the club sandwich. We arrived a little before 6pm and we were informed by the staff that they are out of all sandwiches besides grilled cheeses. My wife ended up getting a salad and half a grilled cheese sandwich(she actually wanted a Broadway Veggie) and I was left with nothing as I had no interest in eating any of the other items available. As we sat there, we observed them doing all the closing things you would see a place do. Even covering the trash bin. I do not know if this is normal for this place, but if they stop offering the full menu an hour before close, they might as well close an hour early then. We also observed other prospective customers come and leave because of the limited menu options. I am extremely disappointed in my first, and last, time ever attempting to go to this place. As such, I currently will not be recommending to my other sandwich loving friends to try the food here as it's likely the employees won't even offer it.

Update: I did reach out to the store directly and was given excuses as to why they do not offer their full menu after 5pm. Don't go here for dinner.... They did not even attempt to make the situation correct or give me a reason to give this place a second...

My son wanted a kids meal for lunch and the Employee told me I could not purchase a kids meal without ordering an entree myself. I said I am not hungry but my 8year old is starving and I would like to purchase a kids meal. She again told me I had to buy an entree too. I don’t want to waste food so I asked to speak with a manager and received the same response, “it’s against our policy”. I was so upset I again said I want to please pay for a kids meal, and the employee next to her said “there are kids starving in other countries”. I was so angry, I agree there are children starving in other countries but don’t know what that has to do with the fact that I didn’t want to waste food by buying entree I was not going to eat just so I could buy...

Located in the Pioneer Place Mall, Bridge City Cafe is one of my "go-to" places for lunch, and I'm a regular visitor. It's pricey but delicious. If you need a cheap sandwich, find a Subway instead. If you want a variety of soups, sandwiches with fresh ingredients, and excellent cookies along with friendly, personal service, this is the place to go. Highly recommended is the tomato bisque soup, and they make a coconut chocolate chip cookie worth fighting for. There's a small seating area adjacent as it's in a mall. I bypass a number of sandwich shops nearby (Subway, Pot Belly) to go to Bridge City, and that's because it's noticeably better. Highly...