$ - inexpensive
American
Vegan-friendly diner in SE
Mostly vegetarian greasy spoon diner with a 1950's style booth and stool setup. One of the staple vegetarian restaurants in town.
They are nearly all veg, but they do serve beef hamburgers. However, they will replace the meat with a Boca burger upon request.
- Brunch
Added by Eric Waters on Jul 12 04 (updated Oct 21 04)
Reviews
Some of the food is really good. Try the haystack sandwich, corn cakes, or the vegan nachos. Just avert your eyes from the kitchen on your way to use the toilet. Paradox isn't fancy and the service can be slow, but it's inexpensive and has some good comfort food on the menu.
My husband and I totally dug this place. We went for dinner and were thrilled to see that breakfast is served all day. I got vegan biscuits with almond gravy. The biscuits were better than the gravy, but I was just excited to get biscuits and gravy. (I'm from Oklahoma originally, and we used to have the most non-vegan biscuits and gravy you could ever imagine, so finding a vegan version is great.)
I loved the decor--a weird mix of old-school diner style and Chinese (hanging lamps and posters). All in all, very enjoyable. Oh, and the carrot cake was amazing.
Updated review:
One minor complaint: We went back for breakfast a couple of days after enjoying our dinner there. The waitress brought out a little pitcher of cow milk with our coffee, without asking us if we wanted it or if we would prefer soy or rice milk. Only after I told her I was vegan (while asking about the waffles--alas, they are not vegan) did I mention the milk. She confirmed that it was dairy. Now, this is not a major thing, but it was kind of irritating in a restaurant that has a large vegan customer base.
On the plus side, the corn pancakes I ordered were divine, as was the scrambled tofu.
Food was rather boring. Was expecting more from it.
I love this place. I've had several vegan options now, including the Benedict and the corncakes with real maple syrup, and I always have to come back when I visit Portland.