vegan curried vegetable fish. $2
no fish! go fish! is a vegan-friendly restaurant in portland serving cute little pockets of fish-shaped food that they refer to as “sandwiches.” while the place does serve meat, they have have plenty of vegan “sandwich,” soup and appetizer options that are pretty damn delicious. we hit up no fish! go fish! recently on our trip to portland and shared two of the premium vegan sandwiches: curried vegetable and mushroom pate.
i can’t even tell you how cute and tiny these fishes were! they come out lightly fried in the shape of a sweet little fish, with complete definition of gills and tail. they are quite small, so expect to eat a couple of them at least before you are filled up. check out how little they are next to an iphone.
curry vegetable fish and mushroom pate fish. $2 each
of the two, the curried vegetable was definitely the favorite. stuffed with peas, spices, and tons of flavor…that’s the one we found ourselves fighting over. the mushroom pate one was excellent as well, just a bit more bland than the curry awesomeness.
we also split a vegan spring roll appetizer, which was your typical chopped up vegetable bits fried up in rice paper. these were delicious and a great deal at $4. what made all this food even better though, was the selection of hot sauces. they had several different types of sauces, even ones i’d never even heard of before. i gotta say, portland sure does beat the hell out of LA when it comes to hot sauce.
spring rolls $4
inside, the restaurant was roomy and pleasant with a few small tables and lots of sunlight. they also have tap beer, which is rad…and excellent service.
when it portland, i recommend you give this place a try. and don’t miss the curried vegetable fish!
they also have a food cart location downtown. check their website for locations and hours. no fish! go fish!
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8:12 am on July 22nd, 2009
Damn, girl, get me to portland! ugh so wanna move there
9:12 am on July 22nd, 2009
The fish are cool, but they kind of scare me! lol
9:13 am on July 22nd, 2009
That is a very bizarre concept that I’m not totally sure I want to try! Kind of fun, but kind of creepy.
9:16 am on July 22nd, 2009
nora & vegyogini: come on y’all! they are CUTE! like animal crackers! mwhaha
9:37 am on July 22nd, 2009
I love the “sandwiches” at No Fish Go Fish, but the soup there has never impressed me much.
10:57 am on July 22nd, 2009
The scales on the fish kinda creep me out dude!
11:20 am on July 22nd, 2009
I hate stuff that looks like “real” fish. For instance, I can’t eat fake shirmp because it grosses me out.
…This, however is just fucking adorable. They don’t look like real gills. They look like bread. I could handle it.
11:34 am on July 22nd, 2009
i’d eat em, but i’d feel bad. only because they’re cute!
12:18 pm on July 22nd, 2009
Awesome! I am going to PDX in September so I’ll definitely give this place a try. I think the scales look pretty cool.
6:29 pm on July 22nd, 2009
Everyone, take a look at this:
http://www.korea.net/image/news/today/20061117010L_03.jpg
These fishies resemble the Korean shaped pastries that are very popular in Korea. The cooking element is very similar to a waffle iron. These are not savory though. These Korean fish pastries are a popular street vendor snack.
1:21 am on July 23rd, 2009
I didn’t even know they had a restaurant! I thought it was only a food cart.
12:48 pm on July 23rd, 2009
Oh, good god, I need a fish-shaped sandwich press.