Vegan
American
Fast food
Beer/Wine
Take-out
Metal and punk themed bar and live music venue from Black Water Records. Serves vegan pub food including sandwiches, subs, nachos, and fries. Relocated from 835 NE Broadway. Open Mon-Sun 12:00pm-12:00am.
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Added by AbolitionistDrumGirl on 25 Jul 2015
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121 Reviews
First Review by AbolitionistDrumGirl
KatrynaOhryn
Points +48
Truly amazing - Edit
The food is so amazing here, highly recommend the King Burger, Pierogis and French Dip Sandwich. I've never had anything here that I don't like. Their shows are usually great as well. The staff is also so friendly and welcoming. Great prices too.
Read morePros: Great food, Good prices, Friendly staff
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Veg30
Points +25
Vegan bar food - Edit
I don't eat out often,but I do like the food at Black Water.
Read moreIt's simple and delicious. I always say that I'm going to get something different whenever I go there, but I always end up ordering a French Dip with fries. I have sampled my friends food and it's always been good. The Mozerella sticks were great the last time I had them. They do have punk and metal shows there, so that's something that you should check on in advance (if that's not your thing).
Pros: Good food, Good music, Friendly staff
Cons: Music can be loud, Bathrooms need a little attention
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twolane
Points +24
Vegan mozzarella sticks! - Edit
As stated food here is a lot of fun. Cheap and pretty darn good. I had the cheese sticks and buffalo chicken. Cheese sticks were great to have again. The buffalo chicken sandwich wasn't bad but it did lack some flavor. They seemed to go easy on the sauce.
Read moreThis place can and does get loud, so if that's not your thing be sure to visit earlier in the day.
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MikaylaNewbrey
Points +30
UGH I love this place - Edit
Black Water is what comes to mind when I want good food and music. I've only had a few things off their menu due to an allergy, but everything I've had has been amazon! And huge portions as well!
Read morePros: Delicious Greasy Vegan food
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AngelaValley
Points +62
craving comfort food? look no further! - Edit
MUST TRY! I had the party melt. I recommend pitting the vegan ranch in with it too!
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Arthousebill
Points +3479
Fantastic niche in the PDX vegan landscape - Edit
Took me a long time to get into this place, but when I did it proved to be a great throwback to the small, grungier, bar-food-90's style bars I first hung out in in post-21 days in 90's Portland and Salem. But it's better now, as it's a veganized and LBGTQ-friendly punk and metal themed bar. Good events, food is delish. I had the Elvis like burger with tempeh bacn, peanut butter, b&b pickles and sauce. Soooo freakin savory, nutty and sweet. Hearty portion of flavorful homemade potato salad. Looking forward to revisiting and diving into more of the menu! Allll vegan, and mozz stix?! Yes.
Read morePros: punk and metal theme, Good 100% vegan bar style food, Hate-free zone
Cons: Strange neighborhood, Evening-night only, Noisy at times
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sfio
Points +3940
Great junk food & music - Edit
So glad I went to this place on a recent visit, despite traveling solo. Food served all night and take out available for an extra dollar. I ate at the bar and washed down the chilli cheese fries with one of their lagers. Mostly beer in cans or bottles, not tap. Inexpensive. Friendly staff. Seemed like a great community. The music was right up my street too. This place has more punks & metal heads than some of the rock bars in London! Fully vegan and not a meat market either.
Read morePros: Delicious junk food , Inexpensive , Friendly staff
Cons: I love the vibe, but this will be too alternative
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Raesock
Points +679
Food so nice, we ate here twice! - Edit
While on vacation in Portland we ended up here twice! The first night there wasn't an event going on so we stayed to eat and watched the Hobbit on the big screen. The second night they were getting ready for a punk show so we got everything to go (all the tables were taken.) The food was SO GOOD. My favorite thing was the vegan cheese sticks. How do they make them?? My husband was in love with the Western burger and got it both nights. I had the BBQ sandwich one night, and the mac and cheese the second. Both tasted great. The bartenders were very friendly both nights and it wasn't too long a wait, even the night that it was packed.
Read moreLike the other reviewer said, check the facebook page to see what events were going on. We love shows and loud music so weren't put off by the crowd for the show, but I can see families might be a little hesitant to try it. Just get the food to go if that is the case, it can't be missed if you love GOOD vegan junk food.
Pros: great food
Cons: not much seating if there is a show
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Tantrix4u
Points +656
good food - Edit
I had the mac & cheese and the brisket sandwich with coleslaw. It was very tasty and filling. The staff was friendly.
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bilby
Points +326
Mixed feelings - Edit
Wannabe goth bar serving genuine pub crunk, veganised. The burgers are decently priced for what you get and my Scorpion burger was excellent. That said, the 'music' was provided by an over-amped garage band that should not have made it past the end of the driveway. Great venue if you love bar food and hate your eardrums.
Read morePros: affordable, fast
Cons: dark, loud
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djscechulte
Points +49
Vegan Casual - Edit
Great food. The food is authentic vegan. You can tell they make all of their proteins themselves. Need a better wine selection but still worthy of more than 5 stars!
Read morePros: All Vegan
Cons: can be noisy
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lai.9292
Points +371
Fun dark atmosphere with tasty sandwiches - Edit
I love the cozy darkness of this place, I love that they have pinball, I love the burgers, and my fiancé loved their home brewed beers he tried!
Read moreWe got the western and the scorpion burger, potato salad, and fries. He drank the smoked porter and seemed to really dig it! I love spicy food and the scorpion burger really hit it right. It was delicious! Pickled and fresh Jalapeños! The cold potato salad paired nicely! Although I recommend their coleslaw! I'm such a sucker for purple cabbage but wanted to switch it up.
The western burger was good too, but the scorpion was the tastier in my opinion!
They make their own veggie patties! No reheated frozen discs here. I commend you for that Blackwater. Going the extra mile by home crafting the foundation of their food and their own beer makes the trip worth it!
It's a venue too! Last night a DJ was playing some digital, alien sounding sh*t, and while playing pinball I was pretty happy about it, and the visuals were galactic and footage of ascending into space.
I think it would be pretty awesome if they had desert! Maybe some cookies with pentagrams or something with ice cream in the middle?
Call me Blackwater, I'll make the cookies. ;)
Pros: brew their own beer, solid menu, pinball
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AbolitionistDrumGirl
Points +107
Vegan cheeseburger can't be beat - Edit
Pretty sure I've gained a lil weight since this gem opened a few months ago. The diner-style menu is a perfect trifecta: delicious, generously portioned & cheap as hell!
Read moreOn my birthday I tried a bite of pretty much everything on the menu (salads, sides, Mac n cheese, fried motz. Sticks, etc) all good but the burgers & sandwiches win top prize.
Wow your nonvegans friends with the slutty goodness of the perfect vegan burger!
They also brew beer that's quite good. Look at their Facebook event calendar before heading out because there may be a rad but loud show going on at Black Water.
Pros: Tasty, Cheap, Laid back, roomy atmosphere
Cons: Not open til 6pm, Sometimes has concerts (not that that's bad)
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