Specifically, they offer five salads and two side salads. I love stopping in any of the locations and being able to get a “grab and go” prepared salad that I know is going to sate me and feel like a treat at the same time. And why not? They have so many delicious things to eat there-prepared and packaged, both. When I first came to Portland to visit family years ago, my aunt Farzaneh took me to Elephant’s Deli (the 22nd Avenue location).
You can get any salad in a wrap for two bucks more.ģ901 North Williams Avenue and 2045 SE Division Street in Portland 15932 SE Happy Valley Town Center Drive, Happy Valley. They want you to feel good when you’re eating their salads and other food, and their values include “sourcing from local partners and farmers” and “minimizing our carbon footprint, and empowering our team members to create a fun environment.” Prices are between about $11 to $14.50. They will sometimes offer special salads, too, like The Sláinte Salad, which was available around St. Crisp SaladsĬrisp, a small, local chain of restaurants serving soup, salad, and wraps, offers 10 big salad options, including a Chopped Cobb, a couple of Caesar salads (one with kale as a base), and a Cowboy salad with Beyond beef. On the vegan side of things is the Tuscan Farro Salad: organic farro (an ancient grain) tossed with cucumbers, peppers, red onions, arbequina olive oil, and assorted herbs and spices.ģ539 SE Division Street, Portland. This salad at Cibo includes grilled octopus, lemon, Tuscan fries, arugula, and extra virgin olive oil. Have you had octopus? It is delicious, and we both developed a taste for it at the many Greek restaurants that saturate Astoria, Queens. Their Caesar salads (three versions) are great but Judith points out the Insalata di Polpo-octopus. I think of Cibo as primarily a pizzeria but I have to say-their salads are enticing.
Definitely put it on your list of tasty healthy crunchy food spots. I usually get a smoothie with my salad (The Orange One is a fave). (Add a bed of balsamic dressed greens for $2.) Quinoa Confetti: quinoa, curried cashews, currants, apple, celery, mint, cilantro, lime, balsamic vinaigrette.Walnut Taco Salad: mixed greens, carrot, red cabbage, avocado-curry sauce, walnut taco crumble, pico de gallo, cashew nacho spread, avocado, green onions.They offer two substantial salads at their SE Stark location: Self-described at a “world famous organic juice and smoothie bar,” the food here I would say is nutrient dense, healthy, and fresh-the kind of place I like to go when I need to nourish myself. Here are some places where you can get the classic “Big Salad”-but instead of a bowl of “big lettuce, carrots, tomatoes like volleyballs,” a la Seinfeld, you can get a mix of diverse ingredients that will be delicious and satisfying-enough for a whole meal (sometimes two, if you play your lettuce cards right-Romaine stands up better overnight compared to mesclun greens). But really-sometimes you just want a big salad, no matter where you come from. Or the kind of “Big Salad” referred to in Seinfeld. Over the years, I’ve heard people ask, “So where can I get a big salad in Portland?” If they are a New York transplant, they are probably thinking of those chopped salad and panini spots that were (are?) ubiquitous in Midtown Manhattan. A big salad from Garden Monsters-The Hercules with chicken