Tofurky is a pillar of the plant-based food movement (5/5 Green Stars also)…read more Tofurky (made by the charmingly-named Turtle Island Foods, based in Portland, Oregon) has been around since the 1980s and is still a family-owned company. Founder, Seth Tibbot had this to say about the journey: "Armed with my life savings of $2500 and a passionate love for soybeans, I rented a small space in the back of the Hope Coop Café in Forest Grove, Oregon, and started making 100 pound batches of tempeh at night when the coop was empty." "Sure we have had offers to sell, merge and take on outside investment. And as we go forward, the day might yet come that sends us in one of these directions. Believe me, we question the sanity of walking the independent path all the time. But at the end of the day, we get great joy from our work and our independence and are sustained by it." He started by making tempeh, and that still represents around 10% of their sales, but they are more focused on products made from a tofu/gluten blend, such as their ubiquitous deli slices and their famous holiday roasts. Having developed a method for making roasts around 1997, they recently celebrated the sale of their five-millionth. My favorites: 1. Holiday roast with wild rice stuffing - so good with mashed potato and gravy! 2. Italian sausages - great with pasta and sauce. 3. Deli slices - a good addition to a sandwich or just on a slice of toast for breakfast. I'm also giving Tofurky 5/5 "green stars" for social and environmental impact, based on these reasons: * Vegan products. * The water, land, and greenhouse gas footprints for tofu and gluten are much lower than those for meat. * Made with organic soybeans sourced from North America. * Independent company that's certified by B-Corp. * Their main production facility was constructed to LEED Platinum standards. * Some of their energy is generated by on-site solar. * Packaging is recycled cardboard and minimal plastic. * They support local animal-rescue and environmental groups. Interested in writing green star reviews? If so, contact me!

Mmmmmm. Been my favorite since as long as I can remember. Thank you for feeding us non meat eatersread more

Decided to stop in here to see if they6 had anything delicious to buy. We did find a few treats and…read morethe biggest apple I'd ever had for sure. That thing was a monster and it was delicious. Fresh and crisp, just perfect. It's really just a little store but they have some good options and great fruit. If you're in the area you should give them a chance and see what they have.

Stopping at Smiley's because we liked the name, we found the biggest, most hugest pears and apples!…read moreThat Big Corinne Bosc I took a pic of came home with me - it was over a pound just for one pear. The tasting area inside yielded some very tasty jams (I got the Peach Mango which is a savory jam with peaches, mangoes, tomatoes, jalapeños, garlic, onions & spices - great on crackers!). Sweet little stop along the Hood River Fruit Loop.

Pesco is a small food cart regularly parked in the Windance Boardshop parking lot. It initially…read moreattracted us due to the pictures of various specialty dishes from different regions of Italy. We were most interested in a couple of the dishes, most notably the pettole and arancini. We walked up on a Sunday for lunch and none of the items we wanted were on the menu! The owner mentioned how she rotates all the menu items every month on the 15th, migrating between specialty dishes between regions of Italy for 11 months of the year, then bringing the customer favorites back for the last month. What a unique concept! Unfortunately most of the menu items available didn't interest us that much, so we ended up only ordering the tiramisu. Chef did offer us samples if we were interested which I appreciated. Tiramisu ($8) - The owner warned us when we ordered that she had just made the tiramisu around 30 minutes prior, so the espresso still needed time to soak into the ladyfingers. Electing to get lunch at a different spot, we ended up waiting about 2 hours before digging in. Unfortunately due to being kept cold in our cooler, the bottom layer of ladyfingers still hadn't reached the point of being soaked enough to be tender. Another hour or two outside of the cooler solved the issue. An $8 order contains a pretty large tiramisu square, hand cut and fit snugly into a takeout container. It's such a rich dessert that eating only about a third of it completely filled me up. It's creamy, it's tender, it's sweet, it's thick. It's night and day vs. store bought tiramisu, being probably two or three times the richness of mascarpone and cream, although not cloyingly so. The espresso soaks in well after a couple of hours, giving tenderness to the ladyfingers and an espresso taste that isn't bitter or acrid at all. Yum! (5/5) I don't eat tiramisu all that much, but I loved the one served at Pesco. Given that they have different menu items every month, it seems like this food cart is a great place to visit for plenty of variety. I'll have to keep an eye out the next time I'm in town!

Wow! A small food cart at the corner of parking lot of a business…read more Trusted Yelp reviews and turned out to be an awesome experience of great food! Better than most mediocre Italian restaurants in Portland. Very impressed with the taste and quality of the food.

Beautiful large pepperoni pizza cooked to perfection. Even…read morecrust, perfect spread of cheese and sauce.

Great pizza and sandwiches, friendly staff. Pesto sandwiches are AMAZING. Casual ambiance, sit…read moreoutside for a nice shaded view of downtown.

One of the best ma and pop deli sandwiches ive had. I always stop going through the Dalles. Never…read moredissappoints, better the subway across the street. Support Local

Made the mistake of stopping here to use the restroom while pumping gas at Sinclair…read more Forgot my wallet in the car and a remark was made by the old white haired woman when I entered back in, something along the lines of "you aren't leaving here with something unless you pay for it" basically assuming I was shoplifting. I didn't realize it was towards me until I saw the mean mug she had when I came to check out and my husband and friend told me that she kept looking at them through the window. So anyways, don't stop if you're brown and you're dressed comfortably because you just got done with a camping trip the girl that checked me out was very nice but only God knows what was in that old woman's mind and heart.

Love exploring ethnic neighborhood grocery stores! While often tiny, they are filled with the best…read moresnacks, fresh fruit and veggies, and pantry items. Juanitas is just that! They have wonderful fresh fruit and at prices half of what it would cost at a big box grocery store. When in Hood River for a few days, I always stock up on limes, avocado, tomatillo and onion for home made guacamole and salsa to go with their chips. Yes, this is the same Juanita that makes those famous chips. The factory is also in Hood River. Walking down the pantry aisle always makes me happy! I cook a lot of Mexican food and they have a much better variety and quality of condiments, spices, chiles and pantry staples, and at better prices. And of course you have to check out the snacks! Whether you like the savory, spicy, crunchy snacks or the sweets that are very sweet and often include dulche de leche, you will find a plethora of choices! This is a great little Mexican market with friendly service, located right on 13th Street in Hood River. Glad I discovered this little gem.

Friendly staff with good selection of groceries, the essential Juanita's tortilla chips and a…read moresizable collection of spices and dried peppers ready to take home a create delicious meals.

Rosauer's is the most upscale supermarket in Hood River. I love their selection of products…read more The price tags are slightly on the higher side for certain items, but are more or less comparable with Safeway, overall. Their bakery, deli, and pastries are slightly better than the competition, and their natural/health food section is much more modern/comprehensive. From the bakery, I recently had one of their "Persian" donuts, which was basically a frosted cinnamon roll, and it was really good. This afternoon, I ordered a custom sandwich from their deli, and it was amazing. While this wasn't the very best grocery store sandwich I've ever had in my life, it was probably one of the top five. I ordered Black Forest Ham and Swiss on Sourdough with chipotle ranch (instead of mayo) and all the veggies except jalapenos. The customer service was phenomenal. I thought it was kind of weird to stand there and order my sandwich verbally while the clerk took notes like a waitress (management, if you're reading this, please consider putting out sandwich order forms for customers to fill out, like a normal deli), but she did such a great job. She was really sweet, too. When I opened up my sandwich wrapper, I saw a whole rainbow of vegetables, which was exactly what I wanted. I should have taken a picture-- it was a very Instagrammable sandwich-- but I was so hungry and exhausted (it's been a rough few days), I just devoured it like a ravenous feral beast. Everything was as fresh and delicious as could be, and the sandwich was so big I could barely finish it. Definitely top tier for a grocery store deli. I've also stopped by several times now for a few small items at a time, and have had all great experiences. I think I may have encountered some expired chocolate my first trip here, but that turned out to be a fluke, and hasn't happened again since. All things considered, this is my favorite grocery store in the area.

A decade since my first review, and 8 years of shopping here regularly... I give the staff a lot of…read morekudos for being friendly, helpful, recognizing customers, etc. The "Huckleberrys" section has a decent selection of organic or specialty items. You definitely have to watch prices very carefully in a number of ways. The regular price at Rosauers will often be substantially higher than Safeway, particularly if Safeway has a special. For instance, Califia non-dairy milks are often $4.49 at Safeway, and today were $7.49 at Rosauers. Sale prices at Rosauers can make things more competitive. BUT... you HAVE to watch the prices as you're scanning or ringing up on your own. I now take a photo of the shelf tags on anything with a sale price. Otherwise, I'd say between 30% & 50% of the time, the price in their system hasn't been updated to reflect their shelf tag price. Even losing $1 or $2 a week on the failure to match system price with a discount price adds up. The bad part of even taking the photo is that if you didn't notice but then checked as you were ready to leave means you have to go wait in the customer service line, show your receipt, phone photos, and item, get it written up, and then get your $ back. So take the photos, watch as it's scanned, and call someone over as soon as you see the wrong price appearing. If you shop there once a week and save $2/week by catching their tagging mistakes, that's over $100 saved a year. It holds true in produce as well. ALSO ... watch carefully for which shelf tag refers to what item. They don't always get them correct, so you may see a tag that says $5.99 for an item, but it's referring to the item ABOVE your item (which is $8.99 instead). Caveat emptor is the reigning motto at Rosauers!

I am addicted to the tortilla chips, they are so delicious and have a nice crunch. Whenever I get…read moreanother brand my wife says I should have gotten the Juantonios tortilla chips and I have to agree. Also they are a small family business located in the Hood River Valley of Oregon so I feel great supporting a local business.

These tortilla chips are the best chips that I have ever had! I buy them in store and go through a…read morebig size bag like twice a week