New Veggie Cart

Following the advice of local vegan warriors Food Fight, we spent today's lunchtime scopin' out the latest addition to Portland's veg-friendly mobile cart restaurant scene, Veggielicious. When I say "latest addition," I mean it: this spot just opened its shutters this Monday.

V-licious serves up the kind of sandwiches that vegans all over town probably already make at home: you know, maybe some cool wheat bread, veganaise, the good Trader Joe's sprouts, veggie cheese slices, a healthy slab of grilled tofu and the lettuce-tomato standards. It works, though, because it's food you already know you like -- and it's somehow more pleasant to eat it when it's handed to you in a nostalgic plastic burger basket by a really nice tattooed guy.

Some menu items are a little fancier: The "Big Mock" is a tasty veggie burger, and the "Egg" Salad Sandwich is a fluffy, cruelty-free pleasure. Steve Schroeder, Veggielicious first-timer, said, "going against my innate inclinations against mayonaisey salad sandwiches proved fruitful," adding that his "egg salad sandwich was delightful, a soft and simple lunch treat."

The cart is inexpensive, too: a sandwich, bag-o-chips, and soda combo will only set you back six bucks. We're heading back this weekend to try the "Egg" Mock Muffin.

Veggielicious is located on 3315 SE Hawthorne Blvd in Portland, OR.