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The Portland-Based Chain Serving Up Allergy-Friendly Comfort Food Bowls By Garrett Palm June 4, 2025 8:15 am EST
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Portland is often considered one of the top food cities in America and is well known for its incredible food cart scene with food cart pods full of delicious food and beer vendors dotted throughout the city. One of the original carts that's rarely on any modern lists of top food carts in the city, but is a popular lunch staple that often has a line, is The Whole Bowl. And while it has 6 locations around Portland, you can find one in Lake Oswego, Oregon and another in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Its menu is simple — only serving rice and bean bowls, chips, drinks, and cookies. The ingredients list is small: brown ri