Allergy-Friendly Dining With Kids

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With Portland’s bounty of allergy-friendly restaurants, dining out can be more delicious than complicated.

Courtesy of Top Burmese Burma Joy

First up, Top Burmese Burma Joy, one of our new favorites on Northwest 23rd Avenue. (They have multiple locations, including Beaverton and Hillsboro.) With vegan options like tofu tots, samosa, sides of coconut rice and even coconut ice cream, everyone in the family will happily dine. All menu items are well-labeled with allergy indicators. Did I mention a robot serves you? The food is great, but don’t be surprised if the robot steals the show.

Courtesy of Vertical Diner

Hungry for breakfast? At Vertical Diner in Southwest, everything is plant-based and the gluten-free options are plentiful. They’ll happily take extra care for other allergies, like nuts or soy. Kids will especially love the chocolate chip, banana or blueberry pancakes  —  all with a gluten-free option.

Courtesy of Off the Griddle

Speaking of breakfast, Off the Griddle on Southeast Foster is the place for a delicious brunch (or lunch!) of gluten-free waffles, breakfast burritos and vegan mac ’n’ cheese. The menu clearly labels dishes that are soy-free, gluten-free or contain nuts.

Courtesy of Bang Bang

And when you’re ready for dinner, Bang Bang on Northeast Fremont opens at 5 pm for Thai food labeled gluten-free, peanut-free and dairy-free. They offer a kid’s bowl with fried chicken, veggies and coconut rice ($11), but you can’t beat the happy hour from 5-6 pm, where you can order french fries ($6), rice puffs ($5) and various meat skewers as well as a tofu skewer for only $2 each!

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