Tin Shed has appeared on the Food Network's Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, and in a PBS documentary called Breakfast Special.

[16] The regular menu has a dish called The Cure, which has buttermilk biscuits and gravy with apple-wood smoked bacon or mushroom-rosemary varieties.

[17] The restaurant has also served breakfast burritos, cheese grits,[18] omelettes,[19] shredded-potato cakes, egg and tofu scrambles,[20] Bloody Marys, and vegetarian options.

[22] The dog menu has included free range meat options;[20] chicken, ground beef, or pork mixed with rice or sweet potatoes; and peanut butter banana ice cream.

[26] In 2010, Tin Shed was one of fourteen businesses seeking an exemption to a city ban on the use of public sidewalks for storing trash.

[34] In 2009, The Oregonian described Tin Shed as a "throwback" to when "offbeat, multi-ethnic flavors" combined with the American breakfast and said, "In short, this is a restaurant with a personality, one that's hard to dislike.

[42] The newspaper has included Tin Shed in other lists of recommended cheap eats[43] and places to grab hangover brunch.

[44] Autostraddle, an online magazine for LGBT women, included Tin Shed in a 2012 "Queer Girl City Guide".

[48] Thrillist commented on how friendly Tin Shed was with dogs, additionally stating that it was an "exceptional brunch", offering some of the "best burgers" in Portland.