We liked all the bowl options and choose the Albina bowl. The rice was tasty and the peanut sauce was ok with a nice amount of heat. The roasted garlic was tasty. They use Beyond Meat faux chicken which has a denser texture and tastes a bit like hot dogs. They do give you lots of faux chicken, so if you like it it's great. read more

Native Bowl - Vegan Near Me - Portland, Oregon

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This cart has some of the most inventive and delicious combinations. My favorite is the Broadway Bowl, which is tofu and veggies smothered in a sesame ginger peanut sauce. They serve the bowls layered, so as you eat them it's like a constant change in flavor and texture. The prices are very reasonable and the portions are enormous! The owners are very nice and food comes up quickly. One of my favorite carts in all of Portland. read more

So. Good. We're not vegetarian or vegan but we love this place. So much flavor! This is a common choice when we want some quick take-out. The Mississippi and the Alberta are great. read more

Best. Food. Ever. Seriously. I love food, and I truly can't think of any food I love more than the dishes I've had at Native Bowl. Julie, the friendly proprietor, is evidently some sort of tofu sorceress...I've eaten a whole lot of tofu over the years, but the tofu at Native Bowl is, well, magical. Reuben sandwiches are one of the few things I miss from my carnivore days, and the Native Bowl vegan reuben is absolutely amazing--a more-than-adequate substitute for the real thing. I normally don't want to have anything to do with faux cheeses, and I didn't even notice that the cheese was non-dairy until I re-read the sign after I finished my sandwich. Bravo! read more

Amazing food! We got the buffalo which was delicious and just the right amount of spiciness. We liked it so much that we got some for the drive back to SF. They were able to pack it in a way that it could travel well. read more

Mississippi bowl with BBQ soy curls = yum! I keep getting this every time I come here because I don't have it in me to stray from it. It's so delicious! The rice, soy curls, and crunchy slaw are perfect together. Also, the box of food weighs approximately five pounds (I might have to legit bust out the scale next time), so it turns into three meals for me. Will try and force myself to branch out the next time I swing by. read more

The food was pretty good, but not amazing. There are many other vegan bowl places that I would recommend over this, but I would say that it was fun to try. Probably won't go again. read more

My wife got the buffalo chicken. She liked it, but thought it was a little rich. For her, it was good, if a little too much, but some people might go for that. read more

Mississippi Marketplace is one of the trickier food pods because there is so much good food! Sometimes I just stand in the middle, overwhelmed by all the choices. But who am I fooling? 99.9% of the time I end up standing in front of Native Bowl, looking up at Ted's smiling face! And keeping with this theme of being a creature of habit, I always get the Broadway Bowl with garlic tofu, peanut ginger sauce, cilantro, red cabbage, carrots, scallions and toasted sesame seeds on a bed of jasmine rice. Eating it there with chopsticks can be a fun challenge, but my favorite thing to do is bring it home and dump it out upside down in a bowl. The amount of food you get for $9 is mind blowing and I usually eat it over the course of two meals. Writing this review is making me hungry... read more

UH-mazing. The Mississippi Bowl is my favorite. It's an entire southern barbeque in bowl.. minus the meat. It's just so good. I keep wanting to try other carts in this pod but I can't pass up this bowl. I want one right now. I'm pretty sure I tried a different bowl the first time I went. Maybe one with peanut sauce? It was good, but not as good as the Mississippi bowl. read more

Love this place. Delicious food, awesome service. Completely recommended! Eat local, eat vegan.

Friendly staff. Yummy food, what more could you ask for? The bbq sauces on the soy curls in the Mississippi bowl were sweet with a hint of spicy and entirely delicious. Reasonably priced for a good amount of food. I ate half for lunch and finished the rest later. I'll be back for sure. read more

I love this place so much! Their menu is current, easy to read, and their service is quick even if they are busy. I love how the put the bowls in the to go containers all layered and pretty (until I mix all the contents up). Their Mississippi bowl is my favorite with the BBQ soy curls and all. And they are right next to Homegrown Smoker, another awesome place with a tasty minted lemonade. The owners are awesome too and have been involved with the Portland community for years. Next time you are on Mississippi, especially if you are near Skidmore, go check this place out! And remember you can get your food and take it into nearby Prost if the weather is not great. Enjoy! read more

I loved this place until one time I came and got my usual and then couldn't stop throwing up for the next twenty four hours.

You truly get the bang for your buck with this food cart! The menu is COMPLETELY VEGAN (I am in heaven). And you get a ton of food. I got the Albina Bowl and man was I impressed. That thing really filled me up. I could barely finish it was so much food but I had to because it was so delicious. Absolutely adore this place and will return when I visit Portland again. read more

Very tasty and healthy vegan options with filling portions. I ended up going twice in two days because I was craving the Hollywood Bowl. Highly recommend. read more

I just realized I never updated this: Apparently the dude who was gross to me is actually the owner, and he found my facebook account and messaged me about this review and gave this total non-apology that was all about how he was SOOOO NOT PREJUDICED. He also seemed to feel like him being the owner would make me feel better and not worse about Native Bowl somehow? He had some story about how it was a mistake, which might have been very convincing if I hadn't actually been there when it happened? Then he was like "I guess I could give you a free bowl or something if that would make you feel better." I told him to get lost and blocked his facebook account. Dude sucks. read more

Suzzette & Ted are fantastic folks and their food is super yummy. Every time I go to Native Bowl, I tell myself I want to try something new but always fold and get the Mississippi bowl because it's my absolute favorite! It's always consistently delicious, and it's always great to see Suzzette & Ted's smiling faces. read more

This is the food cart I go to when I want something fresh and flavorful. It's also great that it is next door to another great cart so I can get my Native Bowl and my partner can get some Homegrown Smoker. read more

I loooooove this place! Seriously! I live down in LA and wish I could have the Alberta bowl on the daily! Lol. Thanks for making such fresh, tasteful, delicious food read more

Tasty, fast, consistent, and cruelty free(aside from the sweltering work conditions for the cook)

Mmmmmm - can't even find the words. Orgasm in my mouth. I've had the Alberta bowl a couple of times now. Rice, cabbage, deliciously cooked tofu, and amazing sauce that is made with Sriracha (aka: rooster sauce, cock sauce, etc.). They are always friendly, and willing to offer more cock sauce if you're sick in the head like me and have the motto, "if it doesn't make me sweat, it isn't hot enough". They also offer chopsticks to eat it with for people like me who think they are cultured. read more

I freakin love this place! Whenever I'm craving rice and veggies with some awesome sauces this is where I go! Everything is always fresh and I've tried every kind of "meat" they have and they are all exceptional. Everything tends to come with a lot of sauce, if you don't like your food saucy, I'd ask for it on the side read more

The first word that comes to mind when thinking of how to describe Native Bowl is generous. Their portions are huge and they don't skimp on the tofu or chik'n that they put in. Eating an entire one of these bowls ($9-10) will certainly fill you up and it can easily pass as two (smaller) meals if you like. My favorites are the albina bowl and the broadway bowl. Both are delicious in their own ways. The service was friendly and the wait to receive my food was only about 7-8 minutes even though they were busy. I love Native Bowl and visit often. Check it out if you're around Mississippi. Definitely worth a stop. read more

I was totally blown away by my Mississippi Bowl! BBQ Soy Curls, jasmine rice, cabbage, cart-made ranch sauce. Such a yummy, satisfying thing to munch on!! I'm going back to try more! read more

Stuck in the outbabck of the city otherwise called Beaverton, I'd cry in my beer if I drank beer at the lack of carts out here. (NO taco wagons don't count though those can be good too.) Fortunately I found myself with the wife running errands on the eastside of Portland and when hungry decided to hit the cart pod on Mississippi. Barely squeeking in at the end of lunch and their business "day" many of the pods were closed. Luckily for us the Native Bowl was open. We went with the Homemade Gravy bowl which on a cold wet day really hit the spot. "Crack gravy"? Maybe not, but tasty as all get out Hell yeah. Would I order it again? You bet. Will I come back? Already have. Twice. I love Ruebens, but since I won't eat beef anymore the search has been on for good alternitives. Sams Rueben is a worthy substitute. Flavor was good, texture similar, crunch and pucker factor, a thumbs up. For myself I would've prefered a nice rye bread instead of the sourdough, but I'll be eating this Rueben again. Due to my upbringing, I think I'm addicted to rice, and Julie does rice bowls really well. The next menu item I craved was the Alberta bowl. Nice bite to it though I had to crank it up for my preference. The carrots and cabbage had a satisfying crunch to contrast the softness of the jasmine rice and tofu. I look forward to trying the rest of their menu whenever I'm in the area, and maybe even if I have to make the Native Bowl my reason. Their regular bowl @ $6 is very satisfying, I may not be vegetarian, but with food like this I might never care about meat and dairy again. read more

Dude!!! $6.50 for a big bowl of vegan awesomeness!!! Yes please. I have tried almost all of their bowls and everyone of them is delicious, my favorite so far would have to be the Mississippi Bowl something about soy curls...I F'ing love 'em. The only thing I think that could get me eating here more often would be a punch card deal, a boy can dream right? The one "problem" I do have with this cart is that Smokers Vegan BBQ cart is right next to it witch makes for a tough choice....Bowl or BBQ ??? So I usually end up standing in front of both carts salivating for five minutes trying to decide....Life can be really tough sometimes read more

The Mississippi bowl is probably one of the best vegan bowls in Portland. Very reasonably priced, and I find myself craving that delectable little soy curl concoction. BBQ is not something readily available to vegans usually, so I definitely appreciate the thought. Thanks, Native Bowl. You are really on to something special, here. The food alone is a solid five stars, but sadly, I had to take away a star due to their hours. Twice now, we have driven down from the Vantucky just for a Mississippi bowl, and both times they were mysteriously closed during hours where they should have been open. Once they were closed at noon on a Saturday. We sat there at the closed cart, staring at it in disbelief and utter sadness when we realized we wouldn't be enjoying a magical bowl for lunch. Ummmm.....unless there is a family emergency or something, please make sure that you guys stay open during your posted business hours! Not cool to make something so delicious, and then to play a game of Russian Roulette with your hours. Let me know your definitive hours, Native Bowl. I will be there. read more

I get food from this cart probably once a week I'm not vegan, but i work (sorta) nearby. I call ahead, and pick up my order due to the 30 minute lunch break I am alotted. Their food is my best option for vegetables in the area immediately surrounding Swan Island (my co-workers think eating Subway rather than Taco Bell is the healthy choice of the Century.) I have found the staff to be perfectly nice, so not sure what everyone else is talking about/smoking. My only gripe is thatv the Chinese take-out boxes they use are cute but impracticable. There has to be some other kind of vessel that is easier to extract food from while maintaining the same portion size. read more

Quite possibly the best vegan food in all of Portland! This place is so delicious I could eat it for every meal of the day. The Mississippi bowl is to DIE for. read more

This is my all time favorite food cart in Portland (and this is coming from an avid meat-eater). Julie and Jay are the best. The food is organic and local. Everything is so fresh and tasty. Get the Broadway Bowl and ask for extra sauce because everyone should have more sauciness in their bowl. For dessert, simply wander over to Prost for an ice cold German beer. What more could you want? read more

My favorite food cart in town. These guys rock! Sounds like I am not alone in voting the Mississippi Bowl as my favorite. It is my #1 go-to comfort food. I have never strayed from it, although everything else on the menu sounds delicious as well. Excellent iced tea and yummy housemade vegan baked goods as well. You have to try this place! read more

Normally I am not into all vegetarian option dining spots, but the taste bud exploding deliciousness that was packed into my massive Broadway Bowl made me rather pleased, satiated, and lusting for more (but not until hours later when I was hungry again). Quick service, super good price for the sheer quantity and quality of food you get. Eat me! read more

So why would a serious carnivore who lives in SE drive to NoPo to eat at a vegan food cart? Great question. Beacuse the food is that good and every once in a while I need to give my colon a break. The great thing with eating with a spouse or friend is you get to try two things rather than just the thing you ordered. The bad thing is you have to share if you want to try something other than what you ordered. My wife ordered the Mississippi Bowl which flat out is incredible. it reminds me of a cuban bowl and I didn't even notice there was no pork. I however love rubens. Since there is a ruben on the menu felt the need to order it up knowing full well there is no corned beef in sight. Instead there is what Jay (the proprietor) calls satan (I believe it is spelled seitan). I think Jay has this right though, Satan has made this ruben. It was delicious and the sauce was fantastic. I will come back agan and try the rest of the menu if I can resist Satan's temptation. Go there now. read more

Seriously one of the best vegan spots I've been too. Super tasty food and super friendly people. I've tried quite a few of the menu items (the broadway is my fav so far) and nothing has disappointed. read more

Love this place. Super filling and healthy options. I always get the Hollywood bowl with extra tahini sauce and it's so so tasty and I can usually make it last for a second meal later. Highly recommend. read more

Tonight I was excited about coming here and finally getting to try it. I don't like giving a poor review but maybe it will help them change for the better. It was my first visit -not sure if I'll try it again. I love and cook fresh delicious healthy made-from-scratch food. I didn't like my dinner here. I had the Broadway bowl but it was too much raw purple cabbage somewhat thickly shredded, a small amount of thickly grated carrots, with a ton of large pieces of very firm tasteless tofu which was supposed to be garlic tofu, over a small small bed of brown rice. The peanut sauce had an ok flavor. This bowl could have been better by having way less cabbage and tofu, making the tofu bite size and flavorful by marinating it, adding another vegetable such as lightly cooked broccoli, and a better sauce. read more

This place is delicious and they give you really big portions. The salads are so filling. My favourite is the sriracha bowl with ranch dressing. read more

Native Bowl - Sriracha ranch bowl - Vegan Near Me - Portland, Oregon

Seems like a small amount of average tasting food for the money, and I left feeling still a bit hungry. Plus, I do not like white rice. I did appreciate the fresh veggies and how healthy it was and I would go back in a pinch, but I'm frankly surprised at all the five star reviews. read more

Ordered the special - Albina bowl. Was a generous serving but had to eat through a mass amount of spinach before I could see the rice and soy chicken. Once I got to the chicken and rice, I found it very much on the salty side, especially with it drenched in so much sauce. Having said that, the other bowls look impressive so I would like to give it all another try and hopefully reevaluate it with a more positive review at some point. So watch this space I guess. read more