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Dirty Lettuce

Vegan restaurant in Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Dirty Lettuce
The restaurant's exterior in 2022
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Restaurant information
Established2020 (2020)
Owner(s)Alkebulan Moroski
Food type
Street address4727 Northeast Fremont Street
CityPortland
CountyMultnomah
StateOregon
Postal/ZIP Code97213
CountryUnited States
Coordinates 45°32′54′′N 122°36′52′′W / 45.5484°N 122.6144°W / 45.5484; -122.6144
Websitedirtylettuce.square.site

Dirty Lettuce is a Black-owned vegan restaurant serving Southern, Cajun, and Creole cuisine in Portland, Oregon.[1] Alkebulan Moroski began operating as a food cart in 2020 and opened a brick and mortar restaurant in 2021.

Description

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Dirty Lettuce serves vegan Southern,[2] Cajun,[3] and Creole cuisine,[4] including plant-based "meats" such as seitan barbecue ribs and Ota tofu fried "chicken".[5] Sides include fried okra,[6] jambalaya, macaroni and cheese,[7] sour cream and onion mashed potatoes, Southern-style leaf vegetables, a Nachitoches meat pie, bowls similar to KFC's Famous Bowl,[8] [9] shrimp-and-grit fritters, candied yams, and corn muffins.[3]

History

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With assistance from his mother Kim,[10] Alkebulan Moroski began operating Dirty Lettuce as a food cart in northeast Portland's Shady Pines pod (5240 Northeast 42nd Avenue)[8] [11] in early 2020.[12] He opened a brick and mortar restaurant on Northeast Fremont in the Cully neighborhood (at the Rose City Park border) in May 2021,[12] and planned to continue operating the food cart as of March.[13] However, Shady Pines closed in late 2021.[14]

Reception

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According to The Oregonian 's Michael Russell, Dirty Lettuce was among the "new generation" of vegan restaurants which saw a "pandemic-era explosion".[15] [16] He called the restaurant a "rising star" of Shady Pines.[17] Similarly, Willamette Week 's Shannon Gormley called Dirty Lettuce the "biggest breakout success" of Shady Pines, Portland's only vegan food pod until closing.[14] [18] She also described restaurant as one of several local "breakout" vegan establishments opened in 2020.[19]

Waz Wu included Dirty Lettuce in Eater Portland 's 2021 lists of the city's fifteen "essential" vegan and vegetarian restaurants and thirteen vegan food carts in the metropolitan area.[6] [20] The website's Ron Scott and Nathan Williams included the restaurant in a 2022 list of thirteen restaurants for "serious" soul in the Portland metropolitan area.[21] Brenna Houck included Dirty Lettuce in a 2025 list of Portland's eighteen best vegan and vegetarian restaurants.[22]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Robert, Ham (June 3, 2020). "Help Support Portland's Black-Owned Restaurants". Portland Mercury . Archived from the original on 2021年04月18日. Retrieved 2022年01月05日.
  2. ^ "Is Portland America's most vegan-friendly city? Our travel writer wandered down to find out". The Seattle Times . 2021年11月11日. Archived from the original on 2021年11月22日. Retrieved 2022年01月05日.
  3. ^ a b Blair, Stenvick (February 24, 2020). "Shady Pines Is The Vegan Food Court Portland's Been Waiting For". Portland Mercury. Archived from the original on 2021年07月30日. Retrieved 2022年01月05日.
  4. ^ Robert, Ham (June 3, 2020). "Help Support Portland's Black-Owned Restaurants". Portland Mercury. Archived from the original on 2021年04月18日. Retrieved 2022年01月05日.
  5. ^ Russell, Michael (2021年12月10日). "Miami Nice makes the case: Portland's best Cuban restaurant might be plant-based (restaurant review)". The Oregonian . Archived from the original on 2021年12月10日. Retrieved 2022年01月05日.
  6. ^ a b Wu, Waz (2015年09月15日). "15 Essential Vegan and Vegetarian Restaurants in Portland". Eater Portland . Archived from the original on 2021年05月26日. Retrieved 2022年01月05日.
  7. ^ "5 Portland Chefs on the Recipes They Learned to Cook from Their Moms and Grandmas". Portland Monthly . Archived from the original on 2021年11月29日. Retrieved 2022年01月05日.
  8. ^ a b Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (2021年03月25日). "Vegan Sensation Dirty Lettuce Will Open a New Restaurant on NE Fremont". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2021年09月23日. Retrieved 2022年01月05日.
  9. ^ "Portland's Best New Vegan Restaurants, Food Carts, and Pop-Ups". Portland Monthly. Archived from the original on 2021年11月29日. Retrieved 2022年01月05日.
  10. ^ Bergen, Teresa (2020年03月03日). "What to Know About the New All-Vegan Food Cart Pod Opening This Month". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2020年03月07日. Retrieved 2022年01月05日.
  11. ^ "Where to Eat in Portland This Week". Willamette Week . Archived from the original on 2021年09月26日. Retrieved 2022年01月05日.
  12. ^ a b Garcia, Isabella. "These Chefs of Color Are Decolonizing Portland's Vegan Food Scene". Portland Mercury. Archived from the original on 2021年11月07日. Retrieved 2022年01月05日.
  13. ^ "Vegan Southern Comfort Food Cart Dirty Lettuce Is Opening a Brick-and-Mortar". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on 2021年05月28日. Retrieved 2022年01月05日.
  14. ^ a b Wu, Waz (2021年12月03日). "Shady Pines, Portland's All-Vegan Food Cart Pod, Has Closed Permanently". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2021年12月09日. Retrieved 2022年01月05日.
  15. ^ Russell, Michael (2021年10月20日). "The Sudra is headed to The Pearl, replacing Aviv". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2021年11月02日. Retrieved 2022年01月05日.
  16. ^ Michael, Russell (2021年11月23日). "These 40 new Portland restaurants survived — and thrived — through the pandemic". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2021年12月27日. Retrieved 2022年01月05日.
  17. ^ Russell, Michael (2021年06月19日). "10 new food cart pods to explore or anticipate from Southeast Portland to Forest Grove". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2021年11月09日. Retrieved 2022年01月05日.
  18. ^ "Shady Pines Is Portland's Only All-Vegan Food Cart Pod". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on 2021年10月24日. Retrieved 2022年01月05日.
  19. ^ "A Beloved Vegan Sushi Pop-Up Is Opening a Food Cart and Has Plans to Open a Brick-and-Mortar". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on 2021年05月28日. Retrieved 2022年01月05日.
  20. ^ Wu, Waz (2018年09月04日). "13 Vegan Food Carts To Visit in Portland and Beyond". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2021年10月28日. Retrieved 2022年01月05日.
  21. ^ Scott, Ron (2021年10月05日). "13 Spots for Serious Soul Food in Portland and Beyond". Eater Portland. Retrieved 2022年07月06日.
  22. ^ Houck, Brenna (2015年09月15日). "The 18 Outstanding Vegan and Vegetarian Restaurants in Portland". Eater Portland. Retrieved 2025年01月31日.
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