Face Plant (restaurant)

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Restaurant information
EstablishedJanuary 2025 (2025-01)
OwnerMatt Plitch
Location3110 North Going Street, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, 97217, United States
Coordinates 45°33′20″N122°41′55″W / 45.5556°N 122.6987°W / 45.5556; -122.6987

Face Plant is a vegan restaurant in Portland, Oregon, United States. [1] [2] Co-founders Molly Baz and Matt Plitch opened the drive-through in 2025.

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Description

The drive-through and dine-in restaurant Face Plant operates on Going Street in north Portland's Overlook neighborhood. It serves plant-based fast food such as burgers and nuggets (using Impossible Foods products as a base), French fries, shakes, and sodas. [3] [4] Burger options are "classic", also known as "red and yellow" (American cheese, ketchup, and pickles), or "deluxe", also known as "fancy" (lettuce, onion, tomato, and special sauce). [5] Staff go to vehicles to take orders, instead of using an intercom system. [6]

History

Co-founders Molly Baz and Matt Plitch opened the drive-through in January 2025, in a space that previously operated as a McDonald's location. [5] [7] Plitch is the chief executive officer and owner. [8] Baz is the head of culinary development. [5] [7]

Reception

Paolo Bicchieri included the business in Eater Portland 's 2025 overview of the city's best restaurants for lunch. [9] Alex Frane included the business in Portland Monthly 's 2025 list of restaurant opening that defined the city in 2025. [10]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Barr, Allison (2025-07-22). "A vegan fast-food restaurant inspired by In-N-Out just opened in North Portland". The Oregonian. Retrieved 2025-07-24.
  2. ↑ "What to Order and What to Skip, at Portland's Newest Vegan Fast-Food Spot". Portland Monthly. Retrieved 2025-10-24.
  3. ↑ Gebel, Meira (2025-02-27). "Portland newest vegan drive-thru opens". Axios. Retrieved 2025-04-03.
  4. ↑ "Vegan drive-thru coming to North Portland aims to rival fast food's top burgers". KOIN.com. 2024-12-18. Archived from the original on 2024-12-30. Retrieved 2025-04-03.
  5. 1 2 3 Sloan, Anastasia (2025-04-03). "This Vegan Fast-Food Restaurant in a Former McDonald's Is Out to Change the World". Eater Portland. Retrieved 2025-04-03.
  6. ↑ Gebel, Meira (2024-12-12). "Face Plant, a new vegan drive-thru restaurant, to open in Portland". Axios. Retrieved 2025-04-03.
  7. 1 2 Roland, Rebecca (2024-12-12). "At Portland's New Vegan Burger Drive-Thru, Fast-Food Classics Will Get the Molly Baz Treatment". Eater Portland. Retrieved 2025-04-03.
  8. ↑ Seibold, Hannah (2025-02-28). "This former McDonald's will soon be Portland's newest vegan drive-thru". PortlandTribune.com. Retrieved 2025-04-03.
  9. ↑ Bicchieri, Paolo (2022-03-08). "The Best Restaurants for a Mid-Week Lunch in Portland". Eater Portland. Retrieved 2025-07-23.
  10. ↑ "The Portland Restaurant Openings That Defined 2025". Portland Monthly . 30 December 2025. ISSN   1546-2765. Wikidata   Q137647863.
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