Looking For: Biscuits and Gravy

In the mood for some biscuits & gravy and not in the mood to make it yourself? Here are some places to find some. If you have more details or other tips, please add it in the comments!

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Dovetail’s Biscuits & Gravy (split plate) with optional side of kale

Dovetail Bakery (vegan bakery/cafe; only on weekends, served with smoky tempeh, they’ll split an order on two plates for sharing, usually sells out)
3039 NE Alberta St, Portland, OR 97211
503.288.8839
Every day 8am-6pm

Blossoming Lotus (vegan restaurant; only for Sunday brunch; spelt biscuits, mushroom gravy served with seitan breakfast sausage, steamed kale, home fries, soy-free)
1713 NE 15th Ave, Portland, OR 97212
503.228.0048
Lunch: Mon-Sat 11am-4pm; Brunch: Sun 10am-2:30pm
Dinner: Sun-Thu 5pm-9pm, Fri-Sat 5pm-10pm

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Blossoming Lotus Sunday brunch Biscuits & Gravy

Sweetpea Baking Company (vegan bakery/cafe; available 8am-11am, also biscuit sandwiches)
1205 SE Stark St, Portland, OR 97214
503.477.5916 
Mon-Sat 8am-6pm, Sun 9am-5pm
Breakfast Menu 8am-11am, Sandwich Menu 11am-close

Back to Eden Bakery Boutique (vegan gluten-free bakery; mushroom gravy)
2217 NE Alberta St, Portland, OR 97211
503.477.5022
Every day 9am-9pm (9am-10pm summer)

A.N.D Cafe (vegetarian cafe; gluten-free option)
5420 E Burnside St, Portland, OR 97215
503.989.3908
Mon 9am-3pm, Thu-Fri 9am-3pm, Sat-Sun 8am-3pm

Proper Eats (vegetarian cafe; served with roasted potatoes and greens)
8638 N Lombard Ave, Portland, OR 97203
503.445.2007
Every day 9am-10pm

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Proper Eats Biscuits & Gravy

Vita Cafe (restaurant with extensive vegan options; almond gravy, small/large)
3023 NE  Alberta St, Portland, OR 97211
503.335.8233
Breakfast Mon-Fri 9am-3pm, Sat-Sun 8am-3pm
Lunch Everyday 11am-5pm
Dinner Everyday 5pm-10pm

Paradox Cafe (restaurant with extensive vegan options; gluten-free option, half/full)
3439 SE Belmont St, Portland, OR 97214
503.232.7508
Mon-Sat 8am-7pm, Sun 8am-6pm

Hungry Tiger Too (bar/restaurant with separate vegan menu; fennel & mushroom gravy, small/large)
207 SE 12th Ave, Portland, OR 97214
503.238.4321
Mon-Fri 11am-10pm, Sat-Sun 9am-10pm

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small order of Hungry Tiger Too’s Biscuits and Gravy

The Roadrunner Cafe (restaurant with some vegan options; mushroom gravy, entree or side)
3570 SE Division St, Portland, OR 97202
503.232.3004
Wed-Sun 8am-2pm

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side of Roadrunner Biscuits and Gravy

photos by Food Mountain

Open: Petunia’s Bakery

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photos by Food Mountain

Petunia’s Pies & Pastries started out selling gluten-free vegan baked goods at Portland Farmer’s Market, expanded into wholesale, and is now opening a downtown brick and mortar bakery. They had some soft opening hours this week in preparation for tomorrow’s (Friday, March 1st) grand opening at 8am.

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They have counter service for their extensive selection of sweets like cookies, bars, cakes, pies, tarts, cheesecake, whoopie pies, sticky buns, sandwich cookies, scones, doughnuts, and ice cream sandwich & sundaes.

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Blueberry Lemon Curd Tart

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The menu also offers savory items (including a flatbread, tart, soup, salad, bowls, sandwiches), espresso, beer, wine, and signature cocktails (one of which contains honey, making the establishment not 100% vegan). There is bar and table seating available for dining in.

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Tempeh & Veggie Market Sandwich with Heidi Ho Jack Cheese

Petunia’s Pies & Pastries
610 SW 12th, Portland, OR 97205
503.841.5961
Tue-Thu 8am-10pm, Fri-Sat 8am-11pm, Sun 8am-9pm

photos by Food Mountain

Hours: Food For Thought

PSU’s student-run organic vegetarian cafe is back up and running today after having to close in mid-september due to extreme water damage. They have their permanent menu items like bagels, housemade pastries, scramble, pancakes, french toast, parfaits/granola, and oatmeal. For lunch you can build your own sandwich, get a salad or soup, or the daily entrees. They also serve Trailhead coffee and espresso and Townshend’s Tea.

Food For Thought Cafe
1825 SW Broadway, Portland, OR 97201 (basement of Smith Memorial Student Union, Room 26)
503.725.4736
Mon-Thu 7:30am-5:30pm, Fri 7:30am-2:30pm (lunch starts at 11am)
closed on school holidays

New & Hours: Canteen, A.N.D Cafe

Vegan cafe Canteen started opening at 9am this week to begin serving small breakfast items like fresh fruit parfait with cashew cream (pictured below), the granola & fruit smoothie Sunrise Bowl that you may know from the Sip menu, and steel cut oatmeal super-packed with fruit. They’ve also added coffee from Heart and tea from Foxfire.

Canteen
2816 SE Stark St, Portland, OR 97214
Tue-Sun 9am-9pm


photo from Canteen’s Facebook page

Another all-vegetarian breakfast option, A.N.D Cafe, updated their menu yesterday. Gone are Country Gravy, the Bella Vita sandwich, Hoagies, Wraps, and Rawnola. New breakfast items include Hot Nest (red pepper & kale tofu scramble, jalapenos, mozzarella, sour cream chimichurri sauce; pictured below), walnut Meatloaf Benedict, Breakfast Burrito, and the Blue Plate special (3 nests, tofu, side of sausage and 1/2 order of biscuits & gravy). All breakfast items can be made gluten-free on request and you get $1 off waffles on Mondays. New lunch items include a walnut Meatloaf Sandwich and soup. And starting next week, they’ll be open on Thursdays.

A.N.D Cafe
5420 E Burnside St, Portland, OR 97215
503.989.3908
Mon, Thu-Fri 9am-3pm, Sat-Sun 8am-3pm


photo from A.N.D Cafe’s Facebook page

Open: Los Gorditos Perla

After a soft opening last week, the new Pearl location of vegan-friendly taqueria Los Gorditos is now officially open. They’re across the street from Prasad and starting off with the same menu as their SE taqueria.

Taqueria Los Gorditos Perla
922 NW Davis St, Portland, OR 97209
Mon-Wed 10am-9pm, Thu-Fri 10am-12am, Sat 8am-12am, Sun 8am-6pm


Tofu Taco

photo from Los Gorditos’ website

Open: Kitchen Dances

Looks like big changes are afoot for Kitchen Dances since we checked in with them just a month ago! The former food cart and now wholesale/Montavilla Farmers Market vendor is opening a 150-seat vegan restaurant inside the NE artist studio/residency Milepost 5 this Friday, August 3rd. They will be open from morning to night serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner including soup, salads, daily specials, desserts, and smoothies. There will be raw, gluten- and soy-free options, a full bar, and a Stumptown Espresso Bar. They are starting off with a pared-down menu and counter service while they train staff and will be adding other items over the coming weeks and eventually move to full table service.

Kitchen Dances
Milepost 5, 850 NE 81st Ave (entrance on NE Oregon between 81st & 82nd), Portland, OR 97213
Every day 9am-10pm (grand opening Friday, 8/3)

They will continue to be at the Montavilla Farmers Market through the end of October, Sundays from 10am-2pm.


Walnut Meat Tacos

Thanks to reader Mark B. for the tip.

Photo by Food Mountain

First Look: Canteen

Canteen, the new brick-and-mortar vegan cafe from the folks behind the organic juice cart Sip, is set to open this Saturday (5/12) next Wednesday (5/16) at the corner of SE Stark and 28th. We were able to get a sneak peek of the beautiful new space to share with you!

The entire space (which used to be MoJo’s Coffee) was built out from scratch by the same design team who outfitted the Sip 1969 Dodge Chinook mobile juice and cocktail bar, Portland-based Von Tundra, with Brian Pietrowski who built the counter.

All the table tops are custom-built with marble and wood and the walls are lined with modular peg shelving which will double as storage.

The pegs are even used with a modular chalkboard, candle holders, and magazine racks. And yes, Canteen will have local organic beer on tap and one or two organic kombuchas from Eva’s Herbucha.

Find bar seating on one side of the space and table tops with a built-in padded tweed bench on the other. There will also be outdoor seating out front and under the covered side patio.

In the mornings, the menu will offer pour-over coffee from Cellar Door, juices and smoothies (pared down Sip offerings), fresh fruit parfait, hot oatmeal, and the Sunrise Bowl (organic granola with blended fruit). Lunch and dinner offerings will include meal-sized organic salads and bowls, including a build-your-own bowl option.

Evenings will bring organic beers and wine, raw cheesecake, and chocolates. Tentative hours include late nights on Friday and Saturday.

The menu is still being fine-tuned and they love incorporating customer feedback so look forward to more details and updates, as well as a grand opening party.

In the meantime though, Canteen is opening just in time to make full use of its outside seating in our newly found warm weather. Stop by this weekend next week to welcome them to the neighborhood!

Canteen
2816 SE Stark St, Portland, OR 97214
Wed-Thu 9am-10pm, Fri-Sat 9am-12am, Sun 9am-6pm (subject to change)
Tue-Thu 11am-10pm, Fri-Sat 11am-12am, Sun 11am-8pm

photos by Food Mountain

Open: The Roadrunner Cafe

If you’ve been wondering what the big “CAFE” sign on Division was for, it’s the newly opened Roadrunner Cafe. They’re serving breakfast Friday through Sunday and their menu has some vegan options like biscuits and mushroom gravy, pancakes, and coconut yogurt. Opening weekend Yelp reviews make it sound like there are some kinks to work out, but let us know if you try it.

The Roadrunner Cafe
3570 SE Division St, Portland, OR 97202
Fri-Sun 9am-3pm

photo by Food Mountain

New: Sweetpea Breakfast

Sweetpea Baking Company revealed their new breakfast menu today and it officially starts this Saturday (2/11), although they hope to have a soft launch of everything on Friday. The breakfast menu is available from 8am-11am and all but one of the items can be made gluten-free. Here’s a quick run-down…

- Bagels: topping options include Earth Balance/jam/peanut butter/PB&J/hummus/schmear, or a sandwich with hummus/schmear and up to 4 veggies

- Biscuits and Gravy: one or two, gluten-free option

- Biscuit Sandwich: includes options with housemade sausage, tempeh bacon, fried tofu, and sliced seitan with gravy or hollandaise sauce

- Breakfast Potatoes: with carrots, peppers, onions and gravy or hollandaise

- Daily Quiche: gluten-free, flavor changes daily

- Grits: organic corn grits with Daiya cheddar cheese, bacun, Earth Balance, and chives

- Sides: biscuit, gluten-free biscuit, gravy, hollandaise, sausage, tempeh bacon, breakfast potatoes, avocado

Sweetpea Baking Company
1205 SE Stark St, Portland, OR 97214
503.477.5916 
Mon-Sat 8am-6pm, Sun 9am-5pm
Breakfast Menu 8am-11am, Sandwich Menu 11am-close