Open: Vegetalista

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We drove by this cart on Hawthorne at 32nd a week or so ago and wondered if it was veg because of the name. Well, we finally got a chance to stop by today and they were already closed, but their menu says they’re 100% vegan. Looks like their current offerings are pizza and juices. They don’t seem to have any online presence yet so we don’t have any info besides what was posted at the cart. Let us know if you have more details.

Vegetalista
3207 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland, OR 97214
Every day 11am-3pm

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photos by Food Mountain

Open: Savor the Chill

Vegan frozen dessert cart Savor the Chill has been open since the beginning of the year at the PSU Park Blocks, just across the way from vegan cart Tandem Treats. They make vegan ice creams and sorbets without corn syrup and are currently serving three seasonal flavors at the cart and participating at events like the Portland Underground Market. The flavor line-up right now is Ginger Snap (coconut milk-based, gluten-free), Thai Tea (coconut milk-based, gluten-free), and Dark & Stormy (almond milk-based). A single scoop is $4.50, double is $5.50, and a pint is $8.

Savor the Chill
PSU Park Blocks, SW Park & Montgomery, Portland, OR 97201
Mon-Fri 11am-3pm (can close earlier so check Twitter)


Single scoop of Ginger Snap

photos by Food Mountain

Closing: Off The Griddle cart

Just in case you hadn’t heard, solar-powered vegetarian burger cart Off The Griddle and partner breakfast joint A.N.D Cafe will be combining forces to form one restaurant in 2013 (there’s 5 days left to support their Kickstarter campaign to help outfit their forthcoming location with sustainable features). On their road to a combined space, they are closing down the cart on Wednesday, September 26th and burgers will be on a hiatus until the new restaurant. So you have a few more days to get a burger fix—the last special is the Pumpkin Curry Falafel Burger. Stay tuned to their Facebook page for an announcement on what special thing they’ll do on Wednesday for their last night. [UPDATE 9/26: starting at 4pm, they’re giving away free burgers]

Off the Griddle
à la carts Food Pavilion, SE 50th and SE Division Street (entrance at Ivon), Portland, OR 97206
503.989.3908
Fri-Sat 12pm-10pm, Sun-Mon 12pm-8pm, Wed 12pm-9pm? (last day 9/26)


Pumpkin Curry Falafel Burger

photo by Food Mountain

Moving: The Heart Cart

Vegan, organic, gluten-free downtown cart The Heart Cart is relocating to NE 11th and Alberta to the new Nargila Garden’s pod. They’ll be closed for the move this Saturday through Monday (8/18-8/20). They’ll still have weekend brunch, but regular hours will shift to evening service.

On a menu note, they’re now serving waffles for weekend brunch with rotating savory and sweet toppings. Their summer lunch menu also features items like a raw jungle curry bowl, sprouted hummus wasabi nori wrap, a local grilled seasonal veggies bowl, and fruit kebabs. Most items are available as full or half orders.

The Heart Cart
SW 2nd Ave and SW Stark, Portland, OR 97209 (until 8/17)
Lunch: Mon-Fri 11am-2pm, Brunch: Sat-Sun 10:30am-2pm

NE 11th and NE Alberta, Portland, OR 97211 (starting 8/21)
971.266.0122
Tue-Thu 5pm-10pm, Fri-Sat 5pm-12am, Sun 5pm-8pm


Sweet Waffle (brunch item)

photo from The Heart Cart’s website

Opening: Divine Café

A new vegetarian cart is opening on Tuesday, August 7th at the Good Food Here pod on Belmont. Divine Café was actually created in 2001 by Chef/Owner Rose Guardino and used to be in NE and then Downtown, but she took a six-year break to become the food service provider for the National College of Natural Medicine. She is coming to SE with a small menu of soups (vegan chili), salads (spinach salad with miso dressing), sandwiches (smoked tofu sandwich, tempeh reuben with locally made tempeh and vegan 1000 island dressing), mexican entrees (tacos with tempeh or tofu), and shakes (made with soy, rice, or hemp milk). Most of the sandwiches & entrees include cheese which they can sub with avocado on request.

Divine Café
4262 SE Belmont St (Good Food Here Pod), Portland, OR 97215
503.347.8093
Tue-Thu 11am-7pm, Fri-Sat 12pm-10pm (opening Tue, 8/7)

Thanks to reader Krette M. for the tip.

photo by Food Mountain

Closing: Oregon Ice Works

Italian ice cart Oregon Ice Works is closing up shop for good on Tuesday, August 7th as owner Keven Bell is moving to New York to go to culinary school. The truck has been sold, but they’ll be open a few more days at D street Noshery. They won’t be selling pints over the weekend to maximize servings for everyone, but will start selling them off on Monday.

Oregon Ice Works
3221 SE Division St (D Street Noshery), Portland, OR 97202
503.660.3221
Sat 12pm-9pm, check twitter for hours Sun-Tue (closing permanently on 8/7)

photo from Oregon Ice Works’ Facebook page

Open: Tandem Treats

Vegan tandem bike cart Tandem Treats is now in business. Owners Rocks and Cicada Vohzayda launched a successful Kickstarter campaign in the spring and just passed their pre-operational inspection a few days ago. They debuted at Last Thursday and we saw them today at the Division/Clinton Street Fair (at SE 41st & Division). They’re hoping to be set up soon regularly at the Eastbank Esplanade.

UPDATE: as of August 8th, they are open at Eastbank Esplanade at SE Salmon just north of the Hawthorne Bridge. Their hours are Tue-Sat Wed-Sun 11am-6pm.


Nachos with homemade almond milk-based cheese sauce

photos by Food Mountain

Looking For: Pizza Pies

In honor of Vegan Pizza Day today, we’re finally sitting down to do our expansion on our slices post to cover whole pizzas. We stuck to places that make a point of noting vegan options on their menu. If you have other tips, please add it in the comments. Viva vegan pizza!


Portobello pizza

Portobello (vegan restaurant; seasonal pizzas in two sizes, breakfast pizza for Sunday brunch)
1125 SE Division Street, Portland, OR 97202
503.754.5993 (reservations up to 10 people)
Tue-Sat 5:30pm-10pm, Sun 10am-2pm (July & August hours)


Sizzle Pie New Maps Out of Hell and Steve Caballero

Sizzle Pie (take out and counter service; vegan section on menu, two sizes—split combos for extra $; or build your own; signature sauces mostly vegan and toppings include Soy Curls, pepperoni, and Not-a-Ricotta)
East: 624 E Burnside, Portland OR 97214
West: 926 W Burnside St, Portland, OR 97209
503.234.7437
Sun-Thu 11am-3am, Fri-Sat 11am-4am

Hot Lips: (take out/delivery and counter service; vegan section on menu, two sizes; build your own; offers Daiya, seasonal vegetables, toppings like cilantro pesto and squash sauce)
multiple locations (SE Hawthorne, Downtown/PSU, Pearl, Civic at JELD-WEN, 33rd + Killingsworth)
delivery with $20 min purchase and $3 delivery charge


Dove Vivi Corn Cashew and Della Salute with herbed tofu ricotta

Dove Vivi (12” cornmeal crust pizzeria; 2 vegan options available by the half or whole)
2727 NE Glisan Street, Portland, OR 97232
503.239.4444
Every day 4pm-10pm

Bella Faccia (take out and counter service; 1 vegan pie in two sizes with roasted pepper/cashew spread, marinated tempeh, and your choice of 3 veggies; or build your own)
2934 NE Alberta St, Portland, OR 97211
503.282.0600
Everyday 11am-10pm
delivery available with advance notice; 10% delivery charge on  orders of $100 or more

Mississippi Pizza Pub (take out and counter service; 3 vegan combos on the menu in three sizes; build your own; Daiya, pesto, and gluten-free available)
3552 N Mississippi Ave, Portland, OR 97227
503.288.3231
Mon-Thu & Sun 11am-12am, Fri-Sat 11am-1am


Pizza Fino Vegan Pizza

Pizza Fino (restaurant or take out/counter service; 1 vegan pie option on dinner menu in two sizes with roasted pepper-cashew spread, marinated tempeh, and your choice of 3 vegetable toppings; happy hour menu has a 12” pizza with spinach, caramelized onions, and roasted pepper-cashew sauce)
8225 N Denver Ave, Portland, OR 97217
503.286.2100
Everyday 4pm-10pm (Happy Hour 4pm-6pm)

Hopworks (bar with separate veg menu; 3 veg pizzas in two sizes that they can sub with Daiya; or build your own with roma tomato sauce and extra $ for Daiya)
Hopworks Urban Brewery: 2944 SE Powell Blvd, Portland, OR 97202
503.232-4677
Hopworks BikeBar: 3947 N Williams Ave, Portland, OR 97227
503.287.6258
Sun-Thu 11am-11pm, Fri-Sat 11am-12am


Pyro Pizza Fennel Sausage

Pyro Pizza (wood-fired 12” pizza cart; frequent menu changes and specials, but at least a couple veg options; can sub Follow Your Heart on any pizza)
1200 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland, OR 97214
503.929.1404
Tue-Sun 11:30am-3am

Rudy’s Gourmet Pizza (take out or dine in; 4 veg combos—pesto isn’t vegan—in three sizes that can be veganized with Daiya for an additional charge)
4716 SE Powell Blvd, Portland, OR 97206
503.771.8008
Mon-Thu 12pm-10pm, Fri 12pm-11pm, Sat 1pm-11pm, Sun 2pm-10pm
free delivery to SE Portland

Bandini Pizza & Pasta (take out and delivery; 5 vegan options with Daiya in three sizes)
3513 NE MLK Blvd, Portland, OR 97212
503.288.0333
Sun-Thu 11am-10pm, Fri-Sat 11am-10:30pm
Free delivery; online ordering available and online coupons

Whole Foods (market deli; 1 option with Daiya)
multiple locations (Pearl, Laurelhurst, Hollywood)

Wy’East Pizza (12” pizza cart; most of their pizzas can be made cheeseless; build your own with up to 3 toppings including Field Roast sausage)
3131 SE 50th Ave, Portland, OR 97206
503.701.5149
Wed-Sun 4:30pm-9:30pm, Sun 4:30-8:30pm (or until the dough runs out)
walkers/bikers get $1 off


Hammy’s Greek Vegan

Hammy’s Pizza (take out or delivery; 2 vegan pie options in two sizes; or build your own with tomato sauce, toppings include Field Roast sausage and homemade vegan parmesan)
2114 SE Clinton, Portland, OR
503.235.1035
Every day 4pm-4am (closed for carryout at 2:30am)
Delivery is $10 min, $2 delivery charge ($3 after midnight), credit/debit only after 10pm

Lonesome’s Pizza (delivery only; 1 vegan option with Ethiopian spiced sauce, broccoli, and cashew cheese in two sizes or deep dish)
East: 503.234.0114
West: 503.274.9570
Sun-Wed 4:30pm-3am, Thu-Sat 4:30pm-4am

Eat PIZZA! (counter service and take out/delivery; sub Daiya)
2037 SW Morrison St, Portland, OR 97205
503.243.3663
Every day 10am-12am

Pizzicato (counter service and take out/delivery; 1 4 vegan options in four sizes)
multiple locations

Oasis Cafe (counter service; 1 vegan cheeseless pie option in four sizes)
3701 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland, OR 97214
503.231.0901
Mon-Thu 11am-9:30pm, Fri-Sat 11am-10:30pm

photos by Food Mountain

Open: The Cheese Plate PDX

Portland Monthly’s Eat Beat posted about a new vegetarian cart opening on Alberta that while based around cheese, has made a point of including some vegan options. Their summer menu does not offer any vegan cheeses, but they do have wild mushroom and kale pâté with balsamic seaweed caviar, corn and potato salad with white truffle aioli, melon with ginger sea salt, hazelnut and popcorn party mix, and Pacific Northwest Kale Chips. They also say they can veganize their Garden Cheese Sammich by not including the cheese and adding extra hazelnut romesco sauce. They’re located in the little cart pod next to Townshend’s Tea and will have a soft opening tomorrow during Last Thursday, with a grand opening on July 6th.

The Cheese Plate PDX
2231 NE Alberta St, Portland, OR 97211
soft opening June 28th during Last Thursday
grand opening Friday, July 6th, 4pm-9pm

UPDATE: their regular hours are Mon 12pm-9/10pm, Tue 12pm-6pm, Wed-Sat 12pm-9/10pm, Sun 11am-9/10pm


Wild mushroom and kale pâté with balsamic seaweed caviar

photo from The Cheese Plate PDX’s Facebook page

Looking For: Ice Cream

The first day of summer seems like the perfect time for a run-down on cold vegan treats in the form of cones, cups, cookie sandwiches, milkshakes, and floats. If you have more details or other tips, please add it in the comments!


Back to Eden Vanilla-Chocolate soft serve swirl with coconut flakes

Back to Eden Bakery Boutique (vegan bakery; two flavors of Temptation-based soft serve on tap & Coconut Bliss for cones, sundaes & milkshakes)
2217 NE Alberta St, Portland, OR 97211
503.477.5022
Every day 9am-9pm
Soft Serve Happy Hour Mon-Thu 4pm-7pm ($1 off)

Blossoming Lotus (vegan restaurant; cashew soy-based soft serve, flavor changes)
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

Portobello (vegan restaurant; house-made ice creams on dessert menu)
1125 SE Division Street, Portland, OR 97202
503.754.5993 (reservations up to 10 people)
Tue-Thu 5:30pm-9pm, Fri-Sat 5:30pm-10pm, Sun 10am-2pm

Sip (vegan juice cart; Coconut Bliss milkshakes in 10 flavors including creamsicle and cookies & cream)
SE: 3029 SE 21st Ave, Portland, OR 97202
503.964.0820
Every day 9am-8pm (summer hours)

NE: 2210 NE Alberta St, Portland, OR 97211
503.680.5639
Every day 9am-6pm (summer hours)


Fifty Licks Coconut Lemon Safron Sorbet

Fifty Licks (ice cream truck; 2 vegan sorbets & sugar cone)
4262 SE Belmont St (Good Food Here Pod), Portland, OR 97215
954.294.8868
Wed-Sat 1pm-9pm, Sun 1pm-8pm

Oregon Ice Works (italian ice truck; all flavors are usually vegan)
3221 SE Division St (D Street Noshery), Portland, OR 97202
503.660.3221
Thu 12pm-8pm, Fri-Sat 12pm-9pm (closing permanently on 8/7)

Ruby Jewel (ice cream shop; usually 2 vegan sorbets and can make ice cream sandwich with snickerdoodle or chocolate chip vegan cookies; cones aren’t vegan)
3713 N Mississippi Ave, Portland, OR
503.505.9314
Every day 12pm-11pm

Scoop (ice cream cart; vegan sorbets & Coconut Bliss; waffle cones aren’t vegan)
North: 2730 N Killingsworth St (inside Pizza Depokos), Portland, OR 97217
503.247.7499
Tue-Sat 12pm-8pm, Sun 1pm-5pm

SE: 4926 SE Division St (a la carts pod), Portland, OR 97206
Tue-Thu 5pm-8pm, Fri 5pm-8:30pm, Sat 12pm-8:30pm, Sun 1pm-5pm

Cosmic formerly known as Fizz (soda & candy shop with vegan options; floats and milkshakes made with vanilla Soy Delicious and your choice of soda syrup)
817 SE 34th Ave, Portland, OR 97214
503.894.8980
Every day 10am-10pm

Staccato Gelato (gelato shop; sorbets are vegan & they have vegan cones)
NE: 232 NE 28th St, Portland, OR 97232
503.231.7100
Tue-Sun 12pm-11pm

SE: 1540 SE Bybee, Portland, OR 97202
503.517.8957
Mon-Thu 12pm-10pm, Fri-Sat 8am-11pm, Sun 8am-10pm


Hungry Tiger Too Brown Cow root beer float

Hungry Tiger Too (bar/restaurant with separate vegan menu; floats with Vanilla Temptation)
207 SE 12th Ave, Portland, OR 97214
503.238.4321
Mon-Fri 11am-10pm, Sat-Sun 9am-10pm

Tula (gluten-free bakery & cafe with some vegan options; ice cream sandwich with Coconut Bliss on g-f chocolate chip cookies, current special that they might add to menu)
4943 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Ste 101, Portland, OR 97211
503.764.9727
Mon-Sat 7am-6pm, Sun 8am-3pm

Salt & Straw (ice cream shop & cart; usually offers a vegan sorbet—need to ask if the flavor is vegan; cones aren’t vegan)
Scoop Shops: 2035 NE Alberta St, Portland, OR 97211
503.208.3867
Every day 11am-11pm

838 NW 23rd Ave, Portland, OR 97210
971.271.8168
Every day 7am-11pm

Pushcart: 3330 SE Division St, Portland, OR 97202
Every day noon-10pm

Dick’s Kitchen (burger diner with some vegan options; Coconut Bliss Chocolate or Vanilla shake)
SE: 3312 SE Belmont St, Portland, OR 97214
503.235.0146
Every day 11am-10pm

NW: 704 NW 21st Ave, Portland, OR
503.206.5916
Sun-Thu 11am-10pm, Fri-Sat 11am-11pm

photos by Food Mountain