Bridge City Cafe – Bridgeport Village

This place doesn’t exist in this location anymore? Not that we could find, and the old building looks to be replaced by a sleep number store.

Staff are great and place seems inviting but breakfast is mediocre at best. Must be missing something …

Salad was sub– par, don’t expect breast meat, as the photo shows, all salad chicken is chopped thigh meat. Signage for the salads are false advertising. Sandwiches are OK, but skimpy on meats. Makes you wish you had stayed at home to eat. Disappointed, overall. We won’t return.

The staff here is pretty amazing. Having family from out of town that can sometimes be a bit picky and high maintenance, the staff was able to make our experience was good.
I had the delicious quiche muffin and it was oh so good. I also had a chai latte that was made with some delicious Oregon Chai.

They have the best cookies I have ever had. I wish I knew their recipe. Too bad I don’t live around hear, so I only come here almost once a year. They also have cookie cakes.

Overpriced, bland, airport-​kiosk quality food. Just really mediocre and disappointing. Good cookies and quite a good latte, though. Skip the food, stick with the caffeine and baked goods.

Been a few times now, mostly for dinner, but I tried it at lunchtime recently too. The ordering experience is a bit confusing if you’ve never been here. Heck, it’s still confusing and I’ve been there a half dozen times. But I like their food, and love their cookies, and the staff is unusually smiley.
You enter and immediately on the right is the display of cookies and pastries, and a cashier. Then there’s a break in the counter, and the next display starts. This is where you order your sandwiches. If you want a salad or soup, keep moving down the counter to the salad or soup areas. It’s just weird because they’ll write down your sandwich order, but not the salads. I’ve always ended up with the correct food, but I do keep an eye on them since it’s just an awkward process.
When you DO get your food, you will find fresh ingredients and tasty flavors. The bread has always been soft and fresh, and I’ve never had wilted lettuce. I love their Blue Cheese Salad, which is lettuce, blue cheese (duh), sunflower seeds, dried cranberries, and tossed with either Ranch or Blue Cheese dressing. YUM. Get their Half and Half and you can have a small salad and half a sandwich, and that’s a lot of food. Each order comes with a chocolate chip cookie. At lunchtime, they are still warm. Mmmmm… I like their double chocolate cookies too.
Evening times, similar set up, same good food, just fewer staff so things take a little longer, the cookies aren’t as fresh (but sometimes they throw in a freebie), and it takes them a while to clear the tables.
Good value for the food. It’s unfortunate they are stuck in a part of Bridgeport mall where parking is difficult, and it’s sort of hidden. I’ll keep going back as long as I can find a parking spot!

My son (age 7) loves this place but I feel they’re just ok. Their cookies are pretty yummy and there’s samples everywhere (and they even gave us samples for some of the cookies that weren’t out on the sample table.)
4.5 stars for the bakery section and service.
However, the sandwiches were kinda bland and the bread was a bit dry. (plus, they ran out of croissants when i ordered the only croissant sandwich on the menu. It wasn’t like we got there at a weird time or anything) Prices seem a wee high for plain old sandwiches but the meal combo comes with a big yummy cookie so that’s a plus.
Parking is a nightmare in all of Bridgeport Village so i guess i can’t ding them for that.
Overall, a decent place to eat if you’re shopping at Bridgeport (since casual breakfast/​lunch dining is far and few around there) but i wouldn’t go out of my way to eat here.

The atmosphere is nice, Service is good and the cookies LOOK tasty but beware if you are expecting things like FLAVOR, TASTE or variety.
My wife ate here twice on her home scouting visits and was excited to take me here since we recently moved to the area. Parking at this location is hard as others have mentioned as we drove in circles for at least 10 minutes to find a place to park.
Once inside, two lines await you, one for bagels and one for salads/​sandwiches. Don’t make the mistake we did and get stuck in the wrong line.
The menu is dull, descriptions are non-​existant with regard to what is in the food, Menu items were ¹⁄₃ dedicated to turkey on the sandwich side, 1 roast beef item and a few chicken items including an odd looking green tortilla Thai Chicken Wrap. The salads also are scattered. There isn’t a consistent theme here at all. No Special Sauce, No unifying item and a bunch of things that each seem to require their own ingredients but aren’t in other items.
I opted for the Thai Chicken Wrap, was told there were no more and I should order something else, so I chose the tuna, only to be handed a plate with a half of a Thai Chicken Wrap on it, a plastic cup of cold peanut sauce and a cookie.
One look and a poke at the dried white rice and I handed it right back glancing over to see the workers fumbling in the cold case with the other half, still wrapped in plastic wrap. I had the tuna salad sandwich and my wife ordered the walnut chicken salad sandwich. Both were lacking flavor or panache.
The Pros: The bread is very soft and sweet but makes you wonder what is in it to make it stay so soft.
The Cons: uninspired menu (unless you LOVE turkey), high prices for what it is. Food is Meh. Bonus — Undercooked Cookie with order. Iced Tea was also terribly bitter.
Recommendation: This is a step below Panera and Subway chain food which isn’t saying much. Save your money and go elsewhere.
I wanted to like this place since it is locally owned but I am sorry it failed to meet not all but ANY expectations with regard to flavor or flair. Next time, I’ll pass and will not recommend or return.

Yum. This place is good!
Good sandwiches, decent soups and awesome cookies, (Molasses, yummmmmm)! I usually just get a Turkey and Swiss on Sourdough when I come here along with a cup of the tomato gorgonzola our whatever soup that is. But I have tried the chicken salad sammy and that is pret-​ty good too!
I think im just a little confused if this is the same place as «Paradise Bakery», did they change owners/​names?

The location is great, the people are great, it’s nice and clean, but the food was just ok. The multigrain bread is thick but soft and the ingredients seemed fresh but the flavors just weren’t there. Tried a veggie sandwich and the Ross Island Tuna. Both were kind of bland. The cookies look delicious but are a bit overly sweet.

Wow! A vendor of the company I work brought us lunch yesterday… and it turned out to be the best box/​bag lunches we’ve ever gotten!
In each lunch bag was a HUGE sandwich, Kettle chips and a large, fresh baked chocolate chip cookie.
We all loved that the condiments were on the side, so our sandwich bread did not get mushy. That came in handy, because we were all eating our 2^nd half today — since we couldn’t eat a whole one yesterday — and none of them were soggy.
I love that the sandwiches are named after bridges in our lovely city of Portland Oregon.
I got the Fremont Chicken sandwich. The thick, soft. dark bread looked like rye, but had a touch of honey. The chicken salad was piled on thick and was tangy and sweet. I chose this tasty because chicken salad is a pain to make.
Co-​worker #1 got the Broadway veggie. It came with a side of avocado spread & pesto sauce. She said both were amazing.
Co-​worker #2 got the Steel roast beef. It came with a side of zesty horseradish 9which she gave to me because she can’t do «hot»). She said the roast beef was flavorful and piled on thick.
Co-​worker #3 got the Sellwood Club. It too was huge and she enjoyed it immensely.
Each one of us made note of the Café because we enjoyed our «Traditional» meals so much. I can’t even imagine what the «Amazing» and «Executive» meals look like!
If you are looking to impress an office full of potential customers, the way to our hearts is food… and this is some premo food!

Family brought me here for a Spicey SW Chicken Ceasar Salad. It was excellent. Of course I didn’t have to buy it but I think it was under $ 9 for dinner.
It was nice inside too. Friendly guys working the service counter. I’d go back. We took our salads as ‘take out’ but I wouldnt mind staying next time and getting a beer.

We were going to go to a movie at Bridgeport this afternoon and have a quick lunch beforehand. The initial plan was to go to Panera, but my wife convinced me to go to Bridge City instead, as we like to support local business as opposed to going to national chains. I have gone to the downtown location (both Paradise Bakery and the renamed Bridge City) in the past and never enjoyed it, so I was reluctant, but I gave in.
Mistake, mistake, mistake!
The food here just isn’t good. I had the Steel Roast Beef, which consisted of what seemed to be quite processed roast beef, with lettuce, tomato and cheese on an extremely dry and uninspired «sourdough» bread that just didn’t seem like sourdough to me. Along with this, I had a cup of the tomato gorganzola soup, which wasn’t horrible, but was supposed to come with a freshly baked roll… they never gave the roll to me and i was so disappointed with the way the sandwich looked that I just didn’t even bother to ask.
My wife also got the Steel Roast Beef, along with a «fresh made» southwest ceaser salad. I almost had to laugh at the salad… the guy grabbed a handfull of chopped lettuce, a pinch of cheese and a handfull of tortilla strips and put them into the same type fiestaware bowl that I eat my cereal out of every morning and put a small plastic container of dresing on top. The bowl was so full of lettuce that you could not even mix the dressing in. Very, very disappointing, especially since that particular salad is $ 4.15 on the menu. To their credit, my wife said the dressing was pretty good, although the salad itself was extremey uninspired.
Finally, the cookie I had was supposed to be double chocolate… but it had a really strong molasses taste to it… it was also undercooked.
Anyway, I’ve officially learned my lesson. I will avoid this place in the future. Panera, despite the fact that it is a chain is MUCH better… every sandwich, soup, and salad, without exception, is better at Panera than anything I’ve ever had at Bridge City.

There’s usually always seating and they have super good cookies here. Coffee is great and usually costs less than Starbucks or Peets above all super friendly staff.

Man, just trying to find parking in Bridgeport makes me knuckles go white whilst gripping the steering wheel in frustrated rage. Dear Mercedes SUV lady, blocking a WHOLE AISLE while waiting for a spot is not okay. Not. OKAY. Especially not for 10 minutes.
Anyway. Not that overwhelmed or even whelmed by this place. It’s just a pricey café with vaguely decent food. I opted for the half sandwich, half soup combo — going with a turkey bacon on one side and the beer cheese soup on the other. The soup was pretty good, but the sandwich was so boring I could have passed out with boredom. Dramatic, yes, but just so meh.
Service is very nice, can’t complain there.
Really the only bonus was the cookies. But I could say the same thing about Subway. Smeh.

We come for the cookies. And if we really plan ahead we… never mind, I won’t tell you my secret. But we love their cookies, especially the little chippers. You can have just a few and save the rest for later. They aren’t cheap, but let me tell you I’m not going to make these kinds of cookies at home because I would eat the whole batch, so a few cookies here and there are worth it. My favorite whole cookie is the snicker doodle and my favorite chippers are the sugar cookies.
I have not eaten here.

On those occasions we go to Bridgeport Village, a few miles from our home, the Bridge City Café (formerly Paradise Bakery & Café?) is a great choice for breakfast or brunch after pondering the choices at a nearby bookstore. You place your order, select your soup, pay for your order, and it will promptly be brought to your table. I enjoy the soups, sandwiches, cookies and breads and I can recommend them to others. The ingredients are fresh and tasty. You can enjoy good conversation without competing with the ambient noise levels. If you’ve battled the crowds in any of the shops and need to be nourished and refreshed, stop in at the Bridge City Café!

Great place to sit and chat
U can’t choose a bad sandwich here. Amazing coffee n hubby loves the cookies
It is tucked away in a corner of Bridgeport Mall… but it worth finding this little gem! As soon as the doors part and your nose smells the deliciousness of this coffee house — you will be back again and again. That is a promise!
They are always adding the to free sample — cookies and baked goods. When you fist walk to the counted — look for the basket of day old items — great by and always tasty!
Hubby loved the stuffed croissant… he highly recommends this item — the chocolate chip cookies come with your lunch item… delicious! Just like Grandma Alice’s! :) And if you did not have a Grandma Alice — eat one and you will feel like you do. :)
There are loads of places to sit inside and out. There is a back room that you can have for large groups of for meetings.
Every soup — salad — sandwich — cookie — baked good we have tried — our stomachs have given it two thumbs up (well if our stomachs had hands that is LOL)

So who gets the children in a divorce?
In the case of Paradise Bakery & Café, post-​split they are now locally owned and adopted a new name, Bridge City Café. The owner still has rights to Paradise Bakery’s cookie recipes, but will likely make some adjustments to the rest of the menu to be more locally focused.
I’ve enjoyed visits to this location for years, in particular as a breakfast option at Bridgeport. If you just want coffee, then Peet’s across the road is fine. But if you want a light breakfast, then this is a good spot. Especially because it is one of the few times in the day you can actually count on hassle free parking at Bridgeport since most of the stores don’t open until 10 or 11a.
During my most recent visit, I didn’t observe that much has changed. The staff has always been particularly cheerful and courteous, which is another reason I like to start my day here. It seems like a popular spot for casual business meetings since it is a little quieter than most coffee shops and there is some good outdoor seating.
On a return visit for lunch, I thought it was a cute play on the business name to have the sandwich menu named after our local bridges. Fremont Chicken Salad, Steel Roast Beef, Morrison Turkey, etc. Sandwiches are served on several different breads and my St. John’s Turkey Cranberry on homemade honey molasses was a winner. Factor in that sandwiches come with a fresh baked chocolate chip cookie and you have a great lunch option in the area.
I’m curious to see how they evolve and create their own brand with less of a corporate influence.