What Makes Our Foodie Favorites Unique?

November 8, 2016 by Marketing

At PPP we chose our restaurant and vendor partners wisely. We focus on local spots committed to sustainability, social responsibility, and healthy food. Here’s a few of our foodie faves who are committed to making a difference:

Keeping Portland Socially Responsible

New City Kitchen

New City Kitchen (NCK) is your one-stop solution for socially responsible lunch catering. NCK prepare delicious box and sack lunches with tasty sandwiches, fresh (and gluten free) salad rolls, and yummy cookies. Their food features have Mediterranean accents, and are flavor-tested by ProChefs Oregon, the local branch of the American Culinary Federation. Our favorite is the roasted eggplant sandwich.

Aside from the yummy food, New City Kitchen is a nonprofit social enterprise that trains and employs people who are looking for a second chance in the workforce. Their mantra is “Hope has a flavor,” operating under the belief that when you give people the opportunity they’ve been waiting for, they come alive.

Keeping Portland Green

Aprisa Mexican Cuisine

We deliver a lot of taco bars and delicious burritos from Aprisa Mexican Cuisine, a local favorite. Aprisa is a socially and environmentally responsible company. They aim to make the least impact on the environment as possible by using serving containers that are made from 100% sustainable and compostable materials.

Even more unique, their restaurant locations are made from recycled shipping containers. Using these as building materials (normally considered industrial waste) reduces the impact of this kind of waste on the environment. The building is also very efficient due to high insulation value; because of the layout and minimal square footage the cooking equipment can effectively heat the building!

Keeping Portland Healthy

Gluten Free Gem Bakery

Gluten Free Gem is an independent, family run bakery located in Portland’s Rose Quarter. Owners Anne and Mike Miller started baking gluten free at CCP Gluten Free Bakeshop in 2006 when their daughter was diagnosed with Celiac Disease. By April of 2011, the bakery had outgrown its SW Corbett location and was moved to its current location on N. Hancock St. With this move came a name change, to celebrate the original Gems: Anne and Mike’s daughters Greta and Emma Miller.

Over the last eight years, their understanding of eating and baking gluten-free has grown immensely, and so has the menu. Gem plans to continuing to develop new gluten-free products that help to change the perception of what gluten-free baking can be, all the while maintaining a 100% gluten-free facility, where everything is delicious and safe to eat.

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Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with Delicious Mexican Food!

April 30, 2015 by Jon Elias

Some of the delicious items you will find at Mi Mero Mole

Next Tuesday is Cinco de Mayo! A great opportunity to celebrate Mexican culture with great music, dancing, and of course, delicious Mexican food!

In case history wasn’t your thing, Cinco de Mayo commemorates the Mexican Army’s unlikely victory over French forces invading Mexico in 1862. It was a significant victory over the French, and inspired unity and pride throughout the country. Since that war, no European force has ever successfully invaded a country in the Americas.

So how will you celebrate this coming Cinco de Mayo? We have some fantastic Mexican restaurants you and your office can enjoy while celebrating:

Aprisa Cuisine – Built out of recycled shipping containers, Aprisa is the newest revolution in fine Mexican Cuisine. By creating high quality food with a chef’s flare, we put a spin on the idea of fast food.

Burrito Bar – A small family-owned restaurant, Burrito Bar provides fresh & healthy options for the community in Portland’s Pearl District for the past seven years.

Cha Cha Cha Taqueria – Serving authentic Mexican cuisine with an emphasis on organic and local ingredients, Cha Cha Cha Taqueria strives to be modern yet traditional with an eclectic mix of dishes.

Mi Mero Mole – In Mexico City, where urban life doesn’t always allow for a home-cooked meal, guisados are one of the most popular street foods. Mi Mero Mole serves traditional dishes from Mexico City made from scratch with tortillas made fresh using ground nixtamal.

Qdoba Mexican Grill – Qdoba is an artisanal Mexican kitchen where anyone can go to enjoy a fast, handcrafted meal prepared with fresh ingredients and innovative flavors.

Ready to celebrate? Que Bueno! Visit our menu and start planing how your office will enjoy Cinco de Mayo this coming Tuesday.

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Wake Up On The Right Side Of The Bed!

October 28, 2014 by Jon Elias

Mornings really set the trend for the day. If you wake up on the right side of the bed, nothing can go wrong! Your morning routine seems to go smoothly, you get to ride your bike to work, and your confidence is through the roof!

But if you wake up on the wrong side? Well, we’ve all been there, and it’s a completely different story.

Part of what keeps us going in the morning is getting the right breakfast. Whether you’re looking for something really hearty or something you can grab on the go, breakfast is what gives us the energy to hit the day in high gear! Lucky for you, Portland Pedal Power has a solid menu that can give you the boost you deserve!

Check out breakfast menus:

Addy’s Sandwich Bar serves sandwiches & salads made with traditionally prepared, carefully sourced, natural products. You will find scones, muffins, mini muffins, and just about anything you need to start your day right!

Aprisa puts a mexican spin on breakfast, creating high quality food with a chef’s flare. Aprisa puts a spin on fast food, offering breakfast burrito bowls, breakfast tortas, and guacamole that will add a zing to your morning!

Bowery Bagels is Portland’s premier NY style bagel bakery and sandwich shop. The hand rolled bagels are boiled and then baked, resulting in an authentic, lightly crisp, chewy bagel. Bagels, sandwiches, Schmears, what more could you need?

Brunch Box has been downtown Portland’s leader in amazing burgers and breakfast sandwiches served on the go. Choose from a huge variety of breakfast sandwiches, like the OMG, the OMFG, Black & Bleu, + more!

Theo’s Restaurant is a Portland landmark know for their late night treats, quick and tasty lunches and early morning breakfast values. All sandwiches are served with your choice of Tim’s Chips, green salad, or housemade red potato salad. Make sure to select your side selection below. And best of all, Theo’s serves Gluten Free fries and you can make any sandwich (almost) Gluten Free by selecting your GF bun.

So don’t settle for the wrong side of the bed. Get up on the right side and treat yourself to something good this morning! Check out our menu and we will help make your morning!

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Aprisa: The newest concept in fast casual dining!

January 28, 2014 by Jon Elias

Everybody loves good Mexican cuisine, and we at Portland Pedal Power are no exception. Of course, Mexican food isn’t something you can just throw together and hope for the best. There are so many flavors you have to balance and play off each other, it’s practically an art form in itself. That’s why we’re so excited to now offer Aprisa Mexican Cuisine on our delivery menu!

Aprisa is the newest revolution in fine Mexican Cuisine. By creating high quality food with a chef’s flare, Aprisa puts a spin on the idea of fast food. Aprisa’s visual kitchen is built from recycled shipping containers, and is therefore drive through and walk up only. By excluding dining rooms, Aprisa is able to operate with much lower expenses than standard restaurants. They then pass these savings on to their valuable customers.

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