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Off the Griddle
Off the Griddle
Restaurant information
Established	2010
Owner(s)	Ashley Arthur; Dan Harding;
Food type	Vegan; vegetarian;
Street address	6526 Southeast Foster Road
City	Portland
County	Multnomah
State	Oregon
Postal/ZIP Code	97206
Country	United States
Coordinates	45°29′20″N 122°35′43″W / 45.4888°N 122.5953°W
Seating capacity	54
Website	offthegriddle.com

Off the Griddle is a restaurant in Portland, Oregon. Owned by Ashley Arthur and Dan Harding, the business started as a food cart in 2010 before becoming a brick and mortar restaurant in southeast Portland's Mt. Scott-Arleta neighborhood in 2017. The menu includes vegan and vegetarian burgers, as well as breakfast options, salads, sandwiches, and cocktails.

Description

The vegetarian diner^[1] Off the Griddle operates on Foster Road at 65th^[2] in southeast Portland's Mt. Scott-Arleta neighborhood, near Foster-Powell.^[3] The 1,480-square-foot space has a seating capacity of approximately 54 people. According to Eater Portland, the interior has a "funky atmosphere of the late '80s and early '90s", a color scheme inspired by Saved by the Bell, a large wristwatch, a bowling lane as a bartop, a fake fireplace, and reclaimed church pews for seating.^[4] Portland Monthly said the restaurant has "fun, retro vibes" and a hamburger piñata.^[2]

The menu has included vegan and vegetarian burgers, as well as French fries.^[5] Burger varieties include a jalapeño cheeseburger and the Smoky Bleu,^[6] which has been described as a barbecue-tempeh-bacon-and-blue-"cheese" burger. Patties are made from leeks, mushrooms, and wild brown rice, among other ingredients.^[3] Off the Griddle has also served salads, sandwiches, and macaroni and cheese bowls.^[7]^[8]

The restaurant also serves brunch; among breakfast options is biscuits and gravy, a breakfast burrito,^[9] jackfruit brisket hash, a "brunch wrap supreme", walnut meatloaf Benedict,^[10] and the Blue Plate, which has house-made sausage, hash browns, a biscuit with gravy, and either eggs or a scramble with tofu and herbs.^[11] Waffle options include the plant-based fried "chk'n" and waffles, pumpkin with sweet cream, and blue corn with fruit.^[12]

Among 1990s-themed cocktails^[13] is the Cinnamon Toast, which has cinnamon whisky, root beer, and coconut-vanilla ice cream.^[7] Bloody Mary varieties include Spicy (jalapeño), Gazpacho (cucumber, pepper, and garlic), and Bangkok (Thai basil and ginger).^[11] The drink menu also includes Arnold Palmers and "kimosas" (half kombucha and half juice).^[10]

History

Off the Griddle started as a solar-powered^[7] food cart at the intersection of 50th and Division in 2010, before moving into a brick and mortar space previously occupied by music bar Gemini in 2017.^[5]^[14]^[15] The business is owned by Ashley Arthur and Dan Harding,^[3]^[16] and has shared a space with A.N.D Cafe.^[12]^[17]

Reception

Carrie Uffindell included Off the Griddle in Eater Portland's 2017 overview of the city's "most worthy" waffles.^[12] The website's Waz Wu included the business in a 2021 overview of the city's "hottest spots for vegan brunch right now",^[10] and Nathan Williams and Janey Wong included Off the Griddle in a 2023 overview of recommended eateries in Foster-Powell.^[11] The restaurant has been included in The Oregonian's "ultimate guide to Portland's 40 best brunches".^[18] VegOut recommends the restaurant for "classic comfort food with a vegan twist".^[9] Off the Griddle ranked second in the Best Vegan-Friendly Restaurant category of VegNews' 2023 overview of the best vegan establishments in the United States.^[19]