Dirty Lettuce facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Dirty Lettuce |
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The restaurant's exterior in 2022
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| Established | 2020 |
| Current owner(s) | Alkebulan Moroski |
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| Street address | 4727 Northeast Fremont Street |
| City | Portland |
| County | Multnomah |
| State | Oregon |
| Postal/ZIP code | 97213 |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 45°32′54″N 122°36′52″W / 45.5484°N 122.6144°W |
Dirty Lettuce is a Black-owned vegan restaurant serving Southern, Cajun, and Creole cuisine in Portland, Oregon. Alkebulan Moroski began operating as a food cart in 2020 and opened a brick and mortar restaurant in 2021.
Description
Dirty Lettuce serves vegan Southern, Cajun, and Creole cuisine, including plant-based "meats" such as seitan barbecue ribs and Ota tofu fried "chicken". Sides include fried okra, jambalaya, macaroni and cheese, sour cream and onion mashed potatoes, Southern-style leaf vegetables, a Nachitoches meat pie, bowls similar to KFC's Famous Bowl, shrimp-and-grit fritters, candied yams, and corn muffins.
History
With assistance from his mother Kim, Alkebulan Moroski began operating Dirty Lettuce as a food cart in northeast Portland's Shady Pines pod (5240 Northeast 42nd Avenue) in early 2020. He opened a brick and mortar restaurant on Northeast Fremont in the Cully neighborhood (at the Rose City Park border) in May 2021, and planned to continue operating the food cart as of March. However, Shady Pines closed in late 2021.
