"Though any Portlander could simply visit one of the Broder locations in Portland proper, the Hood River location of the Scandinavian standby remains one of the finest spots for a weekend brunch in the Gorge. Guests staying in the Hood River Hotel stroll down from their rooms into the adjacent restaurant, to sip on aquavit-spiked bloody marys and cardamom coffee before tucking into lefse, eggs baked with spinach and cream, or puffy little ebleskiver, Swedish pancakes served with lemon curd and lingonberry jam. For lunch, Broder’s gravlax smorrebrod — an open faced sandwich with cured salmon and shrimp salad — is a nice summer bite, while the hearty Swedish meatballs are an obvious, well-executed crowd-pleaser." - Melissa Haskin, Molly Allen
