Ryan H.
Yelp
Starting a life in Portland was not easy. The only place my wife and I could find to spend our first few nights here was in the backyard of a wonderful family who we found on craigslist. Not wanting to be in the way, we woke up on the first morning, walked a block to Williams and began to head north. We passed the Waypost, but since they don't open til 10 (their one downfall) we didn't even notice the place. However, the patio for said coffee shop/bar has three picnic tables, and then a wild garden. Next to the garden is a sign encouraging people to turn abandoned parking lots (like the garden we were looking at used to be) into food! Brilliant. Because of this, we waited til ten and chose the Waypost.
I don't even know where to start. As soon as we walked in, we felt like we had found our place. I briefly noticed the amazing beer selection (I'm not from here, and am still shocked by the amount of places that serve good beer), but decided on coffee and some kind of breakfast. Both were phenomenal. The person behind the counter was more than kind; she made us feel like we were regulars or were visiting our aunts house. Coffee was great (and featured a free refill), food was great, and no one bothered us when we hung out there for a couple hours and both pooped in their comfortable bathroom.
While there we noticed the chalkboard with weekly events. They all seemed pretty amazing, but that night was a Workaholics marathon. Needless to say, my wife and I went back- before ever going anywhere else once, we had been to the Waypost twice. We weren't disappointed. It was a small, close knit, group of people watching this marathon. Instead of a breakfast sandwich, I got some bomb curry and instead of coffee I had a few IPA's.
Its been a few weeks now, and there hasn't been a three day stretch where the Waypost wasn't visited. If they opened earlier than 10, I would be there every morning for coffee and breakfast. I've tried multiple dinners, multiple breakfast, coffees, teas, and a bunch of their revolving beers and have never once been even slightly disappointed.
Finally, the staff - especially Antonio - are all pretty amazing (seeming) people. I can't wait to spend more time here!