Comments on: Papa G’s Organic Vegan Deli

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Savor Soup House Cart « Stumptown Vegans — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 20:28:29 +0000

[...] (which also has a cart downtown), Sweetpea Bakery(rotates seitan stew!), Red & Black Cafe, Papa G’s Deli, and Blue Moose to name a few. Possibly related posts: (automatically generated)Double [...]

By: easter

easter — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 01:05:53 +0000

this place is pretty expensive but sooo good – we really like the pizza rolls and the ginger gravy is AMAZING. The staff is super friendly as well when we want to treat ourselves we head over here

By: stumptownvegans

stumptownvegans — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 14:27:50 +0000

Glad to hear it, Lynn!

By: lynntofu

lynntofu — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 07:20:58 +0000

I just went there for a late lunch/early dinner and I tried several of the hot items….Coconut Smashed Yams, Quinoa with Tofu, Mac & Cheese and one of those walnut balls or whatever they were…all which were good! A sauce, maybe the gravy, on the walnut ball would of been good. If I’m in the area again I’ll be sure to try it again.

By: TJF

TJF — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 23:00:39 +0000

I went there twice. First had the salad bar (simple salad of spinach greens, green onion and some of their tomato chutney—I did really like the chutney) and a little bowl of their yogurt with some orange segments. I had been anxious to try their yogurt, and it was okay. Not sweetened which I actually appreciated, but not real exciting. Runny, also, which is to be expected.

The second time I went back specifically to get the BBQ tofu, after hearing it was good. And it was good. The texture was great, I liked the spicyness. I did actually find it a little overwhelming after a few bites, it’s a pretty dense food. And expensive at 10 bucks a pound.

A little while after eating that, I sort of had the realization that yes, Papa G’s is fresh, organic, pretty tasty, and vegan, but for what I paid for half a pound of bbq tofu (which was still sitting in my stomach like a rock), I could get a delicious, varied, vegan and probably mostly if not 100% organic meal from the Red and Black. I think the cost is a big factor, and could be worth it if it was really great food. All in all, I’m glad they’re there and seem to be doing pretty good business. I may stop in to try other items from time to time, but like I said, seems like there are other better vegan options in town.

And, despite being a “deli,” they have no vegan reuben.

By: stumptownvegans

stumptownvegans — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 22:10:06 +0000

Erica – No doubt! I recall seeing a handwritten sign inside mentioning the kefir, too.

ChrisI – We’re going to give them some time to develop more before we rate. Think of this more as an initial review.
And sure you can order a full amount of heavier items, but I dig how you can order a small amount of various items as well, and try some of each.

By: ChrisI

ChrisI — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 20:08:16 +0000

YUMMY Little pricey though looks like they are ironing out some kinks

By: erica

erica — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 19:54:39 +0000

Wait, vegan kefir? Honestly? You’re not jerking my chain, right?

By: stumptownvegans

stumptownvegans — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 23:48:53 +0000

Thanks for the heads up you guys! It was lovely running into Megan – I will have to try that tofu ball one of these days.
I really enjoyed the polenta last night.

By: VeganFabulous

VeganFabulous — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 14:12:31 +0000

I finally checked it out last night (and ran into Jess!) and really enjoyed it. I liked the casual scene and the curry was fantastic. I also tried the tofu ball but it was a little salty or something b/c I didn’t like it. Overall, it was good!