Review is for IKEA Bistro located on bottom floor where you check out. Thought I'd get a sweet treat for the trip here so soft serve cone it tis! But wait...they have a new flavor swirl w strawberry so ya know I had to try it. Verdict: pretty good. Had a nice strawbs flav...not too fakey. The consistency is lil diff being slightly icy vs the creamy soft serve. It's a lil sweet for me but I did not regret trying it :) Staff was nice, plenty of seating and you can shop all the foods they serve to bring home. They have the grocery items right next to Bistro w a self checkout. Easy peasy lemon squeezy. read more

IKEA - Strawberry swirl soft serve cone. - Scandinavian Near Me - Portland, Oregon

Have heard about Ikea's meatballs for a long time, and finally got to try them! Was pleasantly surprised by their cafeteria. The layout made me nostalgic for elementary cafeterias. Everything seemed clean and service was fast. There was a large seating area next to big windows for natural sunlight. We ordered the standard meatball plates with mashed potatoes, gravy, jam, and peas. The meatballs are definitely the star of the dish and have a good flavor. I had never tried jam with food like this, but the tart sweet berry taste balanced surpisingly well with the rest of the food. The mashed potatoes were creamy, and the peas weren't overcooked. It was nice to see many vegetarian friendly items on the menu. There is vegetable gravy option to go with your veggie meatballs. It appears they have dairy free desserts and sausages as well. The meatballs live up to the hype! read more

IKEA - Meatball plate and veggie meatball plate - Scandinavian Near Me - Portland, Oregon

My back is in revolt until we get a new mattress. We're considering a new bed as well. The last time we bought a bed it was from IKEA. We thought it would be good again. It was a good experience..... mostly. We did find a mattress we like. We also found a couple beds we like. We didn't buy anything at the store. We still were unsure as to what we wanted exactly and needed to go home and talk about it. Plus we needed dinner and had made plans elsewhere. On our way out we thought of a few kitchen items I needed. One item is a squeeze bottle. Found 2 sizes at IKEA. The smaller one was $0.99 and the slightly bigger size was under $1.50. I have found many stores with slightly larger squeeze bottles than the large one at IKEA for almost 5 times as much. Hence the reason I was still looking. A good size squeeze bottle for a buck 50 is great. A bottle that's a few ounces bigger but costs over 8 bucks is ridiculous. I was going to wait for our ketchup bottle to be empty before I spent 8-9 bucks on a cheap plastic squeeze bottle. No thanks. I'd rather do without. We did have trouble finding our way out but we also enjoyed looking at the different bedroom settings. That's how we found the second bed we like. Now that we've gone to the store and seen a few things, our decisions will be easier. Then we'll order online and have it delivered to our house AND they'll take our old mattress away. read more

Honestly the food is worth the hype. The meatballs is a good deal. So much flexibility. Friendly staff. Lots of seating. Great deal. read more

IKEA - Meatballs and macaroni - Scandinavian Near Me - Portland, Oregon

I'm not sure if anyone enjoys visiting IKEA (I certainly don't), but it's a necessity. It's surprisingly well-designed at their price points. When I was looking for a new bed frame, I got one online from a non IKEA store, and it was horribly squeaky and the tolerances were not good. I wished that I would have spent the same amount of money at IKEA. Once you've visited a single IKEA, you've visited them all. The parking lot is huge and well marked. The entrance has an escalator leading up to the showroom, with Småland and the bathrooms right before you transcend to the realm of home furnishings. I actually like the concept of Småland, which is a supervised play facility where parents can drop their child off for free. That way you can concentrate on how to spend your money without any distractions. There's also a small cafe in the showroom, so you can grab a bite to eat to replenish your energy levels. I do have a few gripes though. Not all products are displayed on the showroom so you'll have to look up items before you go. Even though the website shows what is in stock at your stone, the actual location in store is not helpful (vague terms like "lighting" etc) and it's hard to find a staff member to help you look. It was awful trying to find a specific light bulb and I gave up. Also, the self checkout will occasionally flag you for manual review which can hold up the process. read more

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I always love getting food from the Ikea Bistro. The food might not always be piping hot, but the taste of the meatballs is hard to beat. The mashed potatoes NEED the gravy for sure and paired with the meatballs and berry sauce is a perfect match. The mac and cheese is surprisingly good and the selection of cake slices is always nice. The ambience is what you make of it. Depending on where you sit in the seating area, you will get a different experience. read more

IKEA - Swedish meatballs, mashed potatoes, mac and cheese, tiramisu cheesecake - Scandinavian Near Me - Portland, Oregon

IKEA started as a tiny mail order company in rural Sweden and now it's a global home furnishing brand. They are known for relatively cheap, but decent looking, furniture items - everything from small decorative pieces to shelving/couches/beds to very involved cabinetry. You can furnish your dorm room or remodel your kitchen. For me personally, I appreciate IKEA's smaller pieces and textiles. Their vintage items are really neat and you can tell they used to be a higher quality. I probably wouldn't use IKEA for anything really large or that I wanted to last a long time. I also like their "as is" section for some even deeper discounts. Beyond that, the IKEA store here in Portland is fun to visit. You can spend a couple of hours or a half-day here if you want to, getting your steps in and avoiding extreme heat or snow outside. They have got a huge showroom to get lost in upstairs, as well as a food court with really cheap food. I usually skip the upstairs and just go straight to the downstairs to actually pick out items. read more

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[This review is mainly for the restaurant, with a comment about the new remodel.] I really do like IKEA's Swedish meatballs. But what I REALLY like is the dessert that looks like a little slice of toffee cake. So when we stopped there for some meatballs and toffee cake, and found that the toffee cake is no longer offered at the restaurant, I wanted to turn around and leave. But no. Couldn't do that. The meatballs were calling my name. So my friends and I stayed for the meatballs. Just as good as always. I got the child's plate which included 5 meatballs covered in gravy, a scoop of mashed potatoes, a big spoonful of peas and a healthy spoonful of lingonberry sauce. I'd have given 5 stars if they'd had the toffee cake dessert. IKEA has undergone a major renovation that's still finishing up and other than the new yellow shopping carts, the biggest change I saw was to the public restrooms on the first floor (I didn't go to the restrooms upstairs but I presume they're the same). Gone are the separate facilities for men & women and in its place are restrooms very much like those I've experienced in Europe. Each commode is in its own little room with a locking door, with handwashing sinks in the central area. It can be unnerving for those of us who've never experienced anything other than a typical public restroom in our own country but maybe using the new IKEA facilities will get us ready for some overseas adventures. read more

IKEA - Child's meatball plate - Scandinavian Near Me - Portland, Oregon

We Came For The Food... Well, and the plethora of kitchen gadgets they sell. The furniture is by far great! The cafe has those delicious meatballs everyone craves. But, I had the Chicken dish which came with a bed of rice, black beans, the rotisserie-style chicken and sweet plantains. read more

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Haven't been to an IKEA in perhaps a decade, and the Swedish meatballs are still the meatloafy balls of overworked goodness, quintessential gravy and lingonberry jam, and peas. The service was cafeteria style and the ambience was pure IKEA Cafeteria Love it! And more than one breakfast under $5. read more

IKEA - IKEA royalty - Scandinavian Near Me - Portland, Oregon

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It has taken me a few trips to get to where I don't get lost in this place. It's huge, but once you understand the maps that they have in many places, you can circumvent the crowds and get to where you wanna go without the full tour if that's what you prefer. They have everything here. I mean just about everything! One of my favorite things to do is to shop and then take a refreshing break in their cafeteria, which is very moderately priced. They have eggs and bacon dishes in the morning and if you are a member of the IKEA family club, You are always able to get a free coffee or free tea. I particularly like to go here for lunch and dinner because you can get there amazing Swedish meatball plates that comes with peas, mashed potatoes and gravy, and lingonberry sauce for a very reasonable price. They also offer salads, sandwiches, fish, desserts, and much more. The dining room is spacious and welcoming, and as I found today, they decorated it beautifully for Christmas time. Check out is downstairs and it is 100% self check out, though they do have staff members to help get the lines moving and provide any assistance needed. read more

Wrote a review several years ago, not sure why it was taken down - could it be due to a poor experience I shared? Here goes a second try. IKEA is really good for some specific items, especially if you have no issue or challenges with assembling furniture. There are some fun outdoor entertainment pieces that would look great in your space. I've also found some fun and inexpensive lighting. What brings me back is the bedding. I love the various versions of down comforters that map to one's sleeping temperature. I get the coolest version filled with 90% down, 10% feathers because it retains the consistent filling even after years of use. I have them on every bed. They have one that is 90% feathers and 10% down, but the feathers move and you end up with all the filling on the outer squares and not much in the part that covers the top of bed and you. Read the descriptions carefully. The predominantly down is the more expensive comforter, worth it. Also like the assortment of glass vases, so many uses; the plastic food storage bags, the different sizes are perfect; the kitchen dishes, they last forever, no chips; the serving trays and bowls; and the pots and planters in the garden area. The live plants are hit or miss. I bought several and they died within a week. When I tried to exchange, I was told they don't accept returns or exchanges on the plants. Be carefull if you decide to purchase. They don't have the happy appearance of healthy plants that have been watered appropriately and have the proper lighting. I was there yesterday and the plant section was filled with dead blooms and burnt leaves. The cactus were fine. Self check out is my preferred choice since I rarely have a lot of items. Will stop for a fat free yogurt cone if the weather is warm. I've had lunch there, the requisite Swedish meatballs, and found them to be very salty. But if they are your thing, they sell bags of frozen ones by the checkout area. Huge parking lot, always busy. I go weekday mornings because I'm not into crowds. Tip: from the first area when you enter, the kitchen and dishes section, you can go to the right through the storage department then the pictures & art, which takes you right through garden and to checkout bypassing the lighting and other areas if you are short on time. read more

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I needed chair pads for my dining room chairs. Came in on Saturday early afternoon. Parking was a mad house. Went upstairs. Ask someone for assistance. Told me to go downstairs and look for textiles area. Such a maze. I really wished the items will if told me where to look. I finally found it after asking multiple associates and walking around looking for help. I was definitely happy that I found some yellow Ikea bags to carry my purchases to front lanes. The self checkout was great. Associate was there to help and assist me. I was very happy to come to get an item. Just need to not come on a weekend so I didn't feel like I'm running a race with many people. read more

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Maybe it's nostalgia that makes me continue to eat here whenever I make an Ikea trip, because it's definitely not the food. I ordered the veggie meatball dish, which came with dry mashed potatoes, peas and cranberry sauce, and a side of macaroni. The meatballs and peas were nothing special. The cranberry sauce was too tart for me to consume. The macaroni was no different than what you'd get from a grocery store deli. Above all, it was the mashed potatoes that shocked me. They had ZERO flavor. How do you mess up mashed potatoes!? I ended up covering them in ranch to make them edible. I will add a star, just because the cashier was very friendly and made sure we got our coffees for free, which is offered for IKEA members. Also, despite being super busy, the workers cleaning up are so efficient, there is always a table available. read more

IKEA - Scandinavian Near Me - Portland, Oregon

Gluten free/ dairy free review: So, I strut into IKEA and what do I see? Breakfast! At IKEA is back! Who knew, right? I dive into the small breakfast - potatoes, bacon, eggs (eggs have a little milk) and make sure to grab a Daim cake (gluten free but not dairy free). For all who can eat dairy, If you have not tried this, please go try this. Cake for breakfast, only at IKEA. And get this, there were three of us, we each grab a drink, and the bill comes... $15! I mean, where else can you get a breakfast squad for that price? IKEA, you sly fox! Their breakfast is back and it's a steal. If you're in the vicinity, swing by and indulge in a little little breakfast. You simply can't beat it! Daim cake... Let me tell you, that beautiful chocolate creation is not just delicious, it's gluten-free! So yum. So, in conclusion, IKEA's breakfast - a steal of a deal, and a cake that'll make you appreciate small moments. Go ahead, do yourself a favor and treat yourself to this quirky breakfast adventure! The price is . read more

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I finally tried their plant based and vegetable balls. I have been eating more plant based dishes this year. And the IKEA plant based balls will not disappoint. The balls actually taste like real Swedish meat balls. I'm so impressed. On top of that it comes with the same sides as sweedish meat balls! The vegetable balls comes with the corn and square side. I had it with salmon last time I dined there. It is okayed. However the vegetable balls came with this yellow orange sauce that is a bit sour. I suspect it is made with yogurt. I'm not a fan. Again their food was lukewarm. And I forgot my own advice to myself. I should have popped the dish in a microwave before eating :) read more

IKEA - Salmon meal - Scandinavian Near Me - Portland, Oregon

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Better hope your transaction goes thru correctly the first time bc dealing with customer service after the fact is extremely frustrating

What a fantastic decision to order ahead and do the click & collect pick up. My husband had surgery and isn't able to bend or lift for a little longer. This process made it very easy especially on a busy weekend. Will definitely use this service again. read more

IKEA - Scandinavian Near Me - Portland, Oregon

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Everybody knows IKEA by now. I went by to stop in and charge my car. No can do. All of the EV chargers are blocked by porta-potties. Called in to talk to someone about it and was out on hold for 20 minutes and was just disconnected. read more

Unless you loooove crowds or getting bumped into by people not paying attention to where they are pushing their shopping carts, you are best getting whatever you need on Amazon. read more

IKEA - Scandinavian Near Me - Portland, Oregon

It's the travel maze of furniture stores. If you have a few hours you can walk through Ikea and see everything. Follow the line and look at all the displays and you will spend half a day there. There are some shortcuts throughout the store. Find them, use them, they're needed. Find the computers within the store and lookup what you're there to purchase and it will tell you the section. Go directly to that section and exit, this will save you about $50 in extra items not purchased. The store is great for some cool thing minor things in the house. They are great on shelving and containers. Happy shopping. read more

IKEA - Returns - Scandinavian Near Me - Portland, Oregon

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We went on a day that lunch was half off so it was busy and the line was long but it went pretty fast. The meet balls were so good! The mashed potatoes were alright nothing special and the peas were not the great. They had a whole bunch of table and a super cute aesthetic. read more

IKEA - Lunch with friends - Scandinavian Near Me - Portland, Oregon

Over the past several months, we've made several trips to Ikea to find household items to complete some organization projects at home. The first time here, in true Ikea fashion, the store "guides" you through their sample rooms promoting ideas and decorating inspirations. However, as you visit the store more regularly, you begin to find that their are doors directly into their marketplace and that you can pass through isle ways to get to certain products that might be on your list - ex: storage products, kitchen items, home decor, office supplies, etc. While I avoid furniture products at Ikea, I'm not a fan of the quality, I have found two key products I enjoy: 1) Over the years I have found you can purchase plates, glasses and cute items to decorate for a themed party. And if a product breaks you aren't heart broken because the items are very reasonably priced. I still have cute appetizer plates with hearts on them that I pull out for the Valentines holiday as an example. 2) Storage bins - a recent score as we redesigned our closets. In particular, the quality, variety of sizes and colors of these bins (featured in the attached picture) have been a great find. I used these white bins to organize clothes for my closet. read more

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I loved this ikea location but they recently changed all there restrooms. This is the worst idea you guys could think of. There is no longer a women only and men only bathroom. It is now all one bathroom with separate stalls. However you're still using a restroom next to man. Men and women all come out to wash their hands together. I feel unsafe as a women and if I had children I would not allow them to go to the restroom alone. Women can't even have their own space and privacy anymore. Me and my family are very unhappy about this change. read more

The restaurant is ridiculously slow, and employees are not friendly. Long slow lines to enter, and to check out. This is the case even at non-busy time. Lunch food is reasonable, but the breakfast is disgusting. read more

We haven't had a good experience here the last three times. The line for the cafe is painfully slow, and it gives you time to watch how the folks working there are not the least bit concerned about time. By 10:47, we could overhear (if we strained from many yards back) that there was no more egg available. (We had purposefully gone for breakfast and had already waited, but were noticing that many of the items pictures were not visible or available. Before today, we had gone for dinner and waited excessively long, watched an employee skip the line for their own food, hold conversation with the cashier, and then but in front of us again to get something else. The cake was dry and hard, all of the soda drinks were empty of syrup, and the now unisex restrooms were all urine covered. It just seemed like the folks working there do not have reason to upkeep anything. After we waited for breakfast, we figured we could go down for a cinnamon roll instead, but the market had a sign that it was "closed for the day." I guess these are the times we are living in. read more

The food is normal food. Meatballs, chicken tenders, and soup. It's good though. The rainbow cake they have sucks though. Tastes old. The service was good but there was a little misunderstanding that was fixed within no time and I got my money back. The ambience is very good because they have lots of seating in different areas. Always coming back since it's Ikea and a simple place to eat. read more

normally i'd rate ikea food at 3 stars, but right now there's a promotional deal i think happening throughout this summer where every main dish is half off or something every friday for a limited time. some really great deal where full meals feeding 4 ~ 5 people amounts to about $30 ~ $40. it's awesome. so at that price point, it's four stars. and it's great for kids and just the whole experience is fantastic. and of course who doesn't like browsing the marketplace afterwards for potential great deals on furniture and other home offerings? and lastly, the natural lighting in the ikea cafeteria makes for some great photos! read more

IKEA - bbq sandwich - Scandinavian Near Me - Portland, Oregon

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Just about every industry has seen rampant inflation, but IKEA doesn't seem to be too greedy about it. Not every item has gone up in price exorbitantly and this is still a great place to find reasonably priced housewares/textiles/furniture items. Their mattress delivery fee is only $19! Sales associate Tricia was extremely helpful and made our shopping experience fantastic. I used to dread going to a store like IKEA but i'm actually looking forward to my next visit. read more

IKEA offers a great breakfast for a great price! The server was nice, and so was the cashier. The ambiance offers great views. read more

IKEA - Great breakfast, at a great price! - Scandinavian Near Me - Portland, Oregon

May sound weird to say dinner was disappointing at IKEA but it was. Typically experience is to be wowed by value and cost and kindness. Not this time! They didn't ask size of meatball order and when I clarified they ignored me and didn't add from 8 to 12. Out of lingonberry sauce. I asked for an order of Mac and cheese. Photo shows a generous bowl of Mac and I got two spoonfuls. I asked for a larger size and they insisted this is the portion. Yet the signage shows much more Mac for $2.49 and a huge bowl for $3.99. I would have been happy to pay more. I simply wanted more Mac. Not good staff this evening at the IKEA food court. read more

IKEA - Dinner - Scandinavian Near Me - Portland, Oregon

Its IKEA, what can I say, lots of walking and remembering you have to build everything! Oh, the food court was horrable! read more

IKEA - smorgasbord. Stood in line for 30 minutes. One lady who seemed to be in charge, Did absolutely nothing. Food was cold. - Scandinavian Near Me - Portland, Oregon

This review is for the ikea cafe on the second floor. The food is pretty good and big vaule. You can get 2 entree, 2 salad, 2 dessert and 2 drinks for around $35 so it a very good vaule. The meatball were good, it came with side corn mix and mash potato. The potatoes does need a little bit of salt. The dessert were pretty good and salad was good and afforable. Nice clean dinning area and good sunlight. The people were nice. You can go shop around and get a meal. It very convince. read more

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You can wonder around IKEA all day long and when you are done just walk up to their food court and get some lunch . Their breakfast is so good as well . read more

I am awaiting a double knee replacement. DO NOT expect Ikea to be disability friendly. From the entrance, the shopping cart location is inconvenient, the posted directions to departments is false, you'll wander around endlessly, to the one cashier checkout that took over 30 minutes of excurciating pain, just standing; then the cashier tells me that I may not take the shopping cart out to the parking area. "You can buy the blue bags" for your your three flower pots, and live plants, and 2 bags of red rocks. I am VERY upset. I know the BIG corporation really doesn't care about one dis-satified customer; but I'm going to tell seven people about my experience, and they each will tell seven people, and in turn seven more people will know about my experience. No longer a customer of Ikea. read more

Convenient and cheap. The taste is ok... but if you love meatball, they got a great combo for $8 bucks, 8 swinish meatballs, a soda and salad. They also have vegetarian(vegan) option and salmon balls. I got veggie balls with steam veggie (over cooked and too soft) but enjoyed serving with coconut curry sauce. It serves for the purpose to fill your stomach when you are trying to shop at IKEA, you need a lot of energy, right? They also have many choices is sweets, so you can come back for some snacks or treats as well after you have done shopping:) read more

IKEA - Vegetarians (vegan) meatballs with ancient grain served with coconut curry sauce for $3.99! - Scandinavian Near Me - Portland, Oregon

When you consider the category this restaurant fits into (cafe/deli/restaurant inside a big box store), and take into account the massive scale at which this food is produced, the end result of Ikea's restaurants is nothing short of impressive. The cafeteria style of selecting and ordering food is efficient and effective; and regardless of how busy it may seem, we always find a place to sit. The standard Swedish Meatball Combo meal is my go-to -- 8 meatballs, mashed potatoes, gravy, lingonberry jam, and seasonal vegetables. In some way it reminds me of Thanksgiving dinner, except with meatballs instead of turkey. The portion size is what we Americans should be eating more often, and the price is reasonable. The one advantage of the meals *not* being "super sized" is it leaves room for dessert -- and Ikea has that covered. I'm a chocolate fanatic, and their 3-layer chocolate cake is amazing. It actually tastes like real chocolate, and not just your typical overly sweet attempt at chocolate. They also have other options, if chocolate isn't your thing. Ikea's restaurant is actually one of the few places our family of four can go to where we all find something we really like. I was reluctant to try the first time we came here, but now I'm a believer! read more

IKEA - Swedish Meatball Combo and 3-Layer Chocolate Cake - Scandinavian Near Me - Portland, Oregon

I had the worst experience at IKEA. I'm not a fan of their furniture, but I decided to check them out. I was dropping a couple people off at the airport, so since I was going to be in the neighborhood, decided to stop by. The parking lot was like a zoo. After I finally found a spot, I walked to the entrance. There were signs pointing you in the direction, I was still confused. I had heard good things about the vegan meatballs, so thought I would check that out. I was confused where the cafe was located, but once I found it, saw that it was closed, no explanation. So I decided to check out the gift shop. Nothing really interested me. I did find vegan meatballs in the frozen food section. I grabbed a box and decided that would be my lunch. I found what looked like a checkout station, but no one was there. So I started wandering around, and all the checkout stations for the main part of the store had super long lines. I walked back to the the checkout in the gift shop and someone was there and on the phone. She made hand motions that I couldn't decipher. It didn't look like she was saying, one moment and I will get to you. Looked kind of like she was saying the station was closed. So I walked away and decided I would put the meatballs back. As I started to walk away, I saw a line at the gift shop checkout counter. She was checking people out. So I grabbed the meatballs and got in line. As soon as I get to my turn, lady takes another phone call. It was just extremely rude. I paid for my meatballs and drove home. I microwaved my meatballs for lunch and they were nasty. I ended up getting sick from them. Well never again! I was really curious to check them out, but now that has been checked off my list. read more

Unbelievably I could not get the cashier to give me a ten dollar bill in exchange for me handing her an extra three dollars with a $20 bill for a thirteen dollar ticket. Either she could not do the math which is probable or IKEA has tied employees hands beyond doing anything that goes against what their cash register/or common sense might dictate. Just another inconvenient component of a growing gap between stupidity and customer service. The ambience of IKEA is generally good and the food for cafeteria style is normal. read more

Didn't realize that there was a separate "Ikea Restaurant" page in Yelp from the main store's, so here it goes... Ikea's "Restaurant" is a cafeteria, not a "restaurant", per se. There are lots of items available as entrees, sides, desserts, and beverages. Prices are very low, and despite the place being perpetually packed, you can generally easily find seating. How is the food? It's about what you'd expect for cafeteria food. If you want to go there, do so more for the experience ("Furniture store lunch today, anybody?") than the quality of the food. Overall, it's a fun experience with not terrible cheap food. read more

IKEA - Surprisingly good furniture store lunch. Swedish meatballs, vegetables, mashed potatoes, gravy, cornbread, and"chocolate conspiracy" cake. - Scandinavian Near Me - Portland, Oregon