Obon Shokudo,

720 Southeast Grand Avenue, Portland, OR 97214

"I discovered Obon S back in December and have been coming regularly since. I'm not a vegan, but I don't believe you need to be to enjoy vegan cuisine. Part of my intuitive diet is meatless and without any animal product. Whether you just want to enjoy good food or you're looking for a change in how you eat, this is a great spot to do so. I love their creative dishes, which are flavorful, and some have the spice that I desire. My favorite and recommended dishes are the kakiage (so yummy), the kinzanji miso glazed tofu (the golden Cayenne option has a nice amount of spice), the giant tots, and the don't and side salad. You can add a side salad to meals for 3 bucks. Love that. My single complaint is that there have been at least 3 times where I've had the absolute minimal amount of sesame dressing, to the point I was just tasting lettuce. The sesame dressing is delicious, and you get more dining in versus ordering to-go. The service is great. Everyone is friendly and personable. For me, the location is prime because it's close by enough to walk. Parking is largely street parking. Highly recommend it!"

"A Vegan Japanese Restaurant in PDX?... I was curious and had to go. So I grabbed a friend and off we went on another foodie adventure. The restaurant is located on the east side of the river downtown. Parking wasn't too bad at lunchtime, but I have been in that area during peak times where it could be a problem. I found a spot right in front of the place but left that for my friend. I parked right around the block in a nice 2-hour zoned spot. My friend was a shop teacher and he loved the decor. He was commenting on the materials the tables and seats were made of and how to make them. He loved the design, and I had to agree. It was pretty cool. We were quickly seated and shown the menu on the QR code. All the food ordering and payment are done on the online app. Once you put everything in, the food is rung up based on your table QR # and brought over. Being a vegan restaurant, we had to try the Karaage and katsu. Instead of chicken, they used tofu. The Karaage was tasty and had a similar texture to pressed chicken nuggets. The curry was tasty, too, and the katsu was again more of the pressed tofu chicken substitute. In the future, I would skip the katsu dish and order just the curry and another order of the Karaage. Their food is more izakaya comfort, so I'll definitely have to go back to try their udon... being a vegan udon, I'm curious to how they can mimic the flavors of the traditional dish. Anyway, if you are vegan/vegetarian and want something other than japanese sushi type food, I would recommend checking out Obon Shokudo."

"We met up with some friends for dinner to try this all plant based Asian food. The service was very good and they were very helpful suggesting some of the most popular meals. We ordered the tempura udon noodle bowl and it was delicious. We also tried one of the combination plates so that we could try a few of the different options. All were very good and we would definitely go back to try other options."

"I was swindled into coming here! My friend just told me we were going to a Japanese restaurant. He didn't say they were vegan... While I do admit, I'm an omnivore with more carnivoric tendencies, this place still wasn't bad. The only minus for me was that some of the sauces used had a sour taste to them, and was definitely not something I would have wanted. Honestly, something more savory via mushroom flavoring would've been more appropriate I think for the Onigiri and the Okonomiyaki --really just take out that sour flavoring, it's unnecessary. If someone wanted sourness in their plain or normally savory Japanese food, offer a side of lemons for them to dash some juice on. Other than that though, the food quality was REALLY good, and the drinks were too! Nice decor as well! But just know what you're getting into."

"I absolutely love Obon! They are one of my fave restaurants. They have such a fun variety of food along with a changing menu. I love trying different things every time I come here. The only thing that I'd love to see them add is an option for rice or soy paper instead of seaweed. Seaweed tastes disgusting to me so I order things without it or where it can just be not added on. Otherwise they are awesome!"