Old Wives' Tales - Portland, OR

Old Wives' Tales has been open since 1980, offering a multi-ethnic menu of vegetarian, chicken and seafood dishes. The extensive menu, including many small plates and a la carte choices, makes it possible to select a range of dining experiences from light meals to multi-course feasts. The restaurant is famous for its Salad Bar and for its Hungarian Mushroom Soup, which is always available on the Soup Bar, along with two choices of vegan, gluten-free vegetable soups that change daily.

Virtually everything is house-made, emphasizing fresh produce, whole grains, natural chicken and wild seafood. Ingredients are carefully selected to avoid preservatives and other unhealthy additives or "mystery ingredients". Compared to other restaurants, very sparing use is made of salt in all recipes. Instead, the flavorful dishes rely on extensive use of herbs, spices, grains, fresh properly cooked vegetables and other natural ingredients.

Over the years, the large moderately priced menu has expanded to meet a wide variety of dietary needs and preferences, such as food allergies, gluten and lactose intolerance, vegan and low carb/high protein. Diners are empowered to meet their individual needs because the ingredients in the various dishes are listed on the printed menus and on the cards posted by the Soup and Salad Bar, including such details as type of non-hydrogenated oil and type of vinegar. At least 90% of our menu is gluten-free and we have new gluten-free choices every week! (from http://www.oldwivestalesrestaurant.com)