Over the weekend, I attended the soft opening of first Portland locale for growing Californian chain, Native Foods Cafe. The new vegan restaurant officially opens out in Bridgeport Village today (11/8/2011) and we hear they’re eyeing two more locations in the metro area, whose locations remain secret…so far.
If the following photos do nothing more than give you a reason to truly live (and by that, I mean, have a delicious, chef-crafted yet casual meal) the next time you find yourself mysteriously trapped at a suburban shopping center, they’ve done their job.
If you’ve had a chance to stop by, please let us know your thoughts in the comments. I’ll let the photos do the talking from here…
Our table’s spread
Nuevo Native Nachos
Scorpion Tempeh Burger
Oklahoma Bacon Cheeseburger
Crunchy Kale Salad, back right
Native Chicken Wing with Buffalo Sauce – I vote Ranch

Baja Surf Tacos. Photo by Melissa
Chicken Run Ranch Burger. Photo by Melissa
Native Chili. Photo by Melissa
Chili Cheese Fries
Photo by Melissa
Photo by Melissa
Classic Deli Reuben
Peanut Butter Parfait
Boogie Bar
Photo by Melissa
The view from my side of the table
Cardamom Rose Good Luck Cupcake
Crunchy Kale Salad
Progress ?
You can conveniently peer into the Native Foods Cafe dessert case as you place your order.
There’s both indoor and heated patio seating at this location.
Photo by Melissa.
Photo by Melissa.
Why are there elephants in the bathroom?

With that, I’m looking forward to my next visit and trying out the Chimi Chop Salad or a Chicken Run Ranch Burger or Sweet Potato Taquitos or or or…
Start browsing the Portland menu online for your own advanced decision-making!
You can read the original Stumptown Vegans review of the Palm Desert location, posted by Webly in July 24, 2009, at this link.
Disclaimer: All soft opening meals were complimentary.






























Stumptown Vegans Map