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Established | 2010 |
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Street address | 6526 Southeast Foster Road |
City | Portland |
County | Multnomah |
State | Oregon |
Postal/ZIP Code | 97206 |
Country | United States |
Coordinates | 45°29′20″N122°35′43″W / 45.4888°N 122.5953°W |
Seating capacity | 54 |
Website | offthegriddle |
Off the Griddle is a restaurant in Portland, Oregon. Owned by Ashley Arthur and Dan Harding, the business started as a food cart in 2010 before becoming a brick and mortar restaurant in southeast Portland's Mt. Scott-Arleta neighborhood in 2017. The menu includes vegan and vegetarian burgers, as well as breakfast options, salads, sandwiches, and cocktails.
The vegetarian diner [1] Off the Griddle operates on Foster Road at 65th [2] in southeast Portland's Mt. Scott-Arleta neighborhood, near Foster-Powell. [3] The 1,480-square-foot space has a seating capacity of approximately 54 people. According to Eater Portland, the interior has a "funky atmosphere of the late '80s and early '90s", a color scheme inspired by Saved by the Bell , a large wristwatch, a bowling lane as a bartop, a fake fireplace, and reclaimed church pews for seating. [4] Portland Monthly said the restaurant has "fun, retro vibes" and a hamburger piñata. [2]
The menu has included vegan and vegetarian burgers, as well as French fries. [5] Burger varieties include a jalapeño cheeseburger and the Smoky Bleu, [6] which has been described as a barbecue-tempeh-bacon-and-blue-"cheese" burger. Patties are made from leeks, mushrooms, and wild brown rice, among other ingredients. [3] Off the Griddle has also served salads, sandwiches, and macaroni and cheese bowls. [7] [8]
The restaurant also serves brunch; among breakfast options is biscuits and gravy, a breakfast burrito, [9] jackfruit brisket hash, a "brunch wrap supreme", walnut meatloaf Benedict, [10] and the Blue Plate, which has house-made sausage, hash browns, a biscuit with gravy, and either eggs or a scramble with tofu and herbs. [11] Waffle options include the plant-based fried "chk'n" and waffles, pumpkin with sweet cream, and blue corn with fruit. [12]
Among 1990s-themed cocktails [13] is the Cinnamon Toast, which has cinnamon whisky, root beer, and coconut-vanilla ice cream. [7] Bloody Mary varieties include Spicy (jalapeño), Gazpacho (cucumber, pepper, and garlic), and Bangkok (Thai basil and ginger). [11] The drink menu also includes Arnold Palmers and "kimosas" (half kombucha and half juice). [10]
Off the Griddle started as a solar-powered [7] food cart at the intersection of 50th and Division in 2010, before moving into a brick and mortar space previously occupied by music bar Gemini in 2017. [5] [14] [15] The business is owned by Ashley Arthur and Dan Harding, [3] [16] and has shared a space with A.N.D Cafe. [12] [17]
Carrie Uffindell included Off the Griddle in Eater Portland's 2017 overview of the city's "most worthy" waffles. [12] The website's Waz Wu included the business in a 2021 overview of the city's "hottest spots for vegan brunch right now", [10] and Nathan Williams and Janey Wong included Off the Griddle in a 2023 overview of recommended eateries in Foster-Powell. [11] The restaurant has been included in The Oregonian 's "ultimate guide to Portland's 40 best brunches". [18] VegOut recommends the restaurant for "classic comfort food with a vegan twist". [9] Off the Griddle ranked second in the Best Vegan-Friendly Restaurant category of VegNews ' 2023 overview of the best vegan establishments in the United States. [19]
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