Pine State Biscuits

Kevin Atchley, Walt Alexander and Brian Snyder grew up eating buttery biscuits in North Carolina, but after relocating to Portland they longed for biscuits as good as the ones back home. After plenty of tasty trial and error (as well as a few “biscuit tasting parties”), they debuted their buttermilk biscuits at the Portland Farmers Market in May 2006. They caught on like wildfire, and soon locals were lining up 30 deep to try them. A brick-and-mortar storefront soon followed, and today there are four Portland locations and another in Reno.

Pine State’s flagship biscuits are big, buttery and flaky, and are absolutely worthy of the heaps of praise they’ve received. Mushroom or sausage gravy takes them to another level, and when topped with fried chicken, bacon, gravy and Tillamook cheddar (“The Reggie”) it’s quite possibly the most deliciously decadent breakfast dish in existence.