Epif

I usually cook vegan or plant-based at home, so it's a rare experience for me to explore vegan dining. I prefer to enjoy well-cooked meats and diverse cuisines worldwide with non-plant products that I cannot cook at home.However, Epif has changed my perspective and bias towards my dining habits. I recently spent a few hours here enjoying the tapas-style menu with a date, and we were both blown away by the experience. First, the outdoor patio is private, adorable, cozy, and quiet from the busy street. The staff is very attentive and ready to share recommendations and ideas for course progression, which I highly recommend if you, like me, are new to dining here.The menu is short and sweet, just like Sabrina Carpenter's, so be ready for fun. There is also a good happy hour, so start your evening between 4 and 6 p.m. for extra discounts. I started with a glass of the sparkling Chilean Rosé, my first encounter with País grapes. We then ventured through several options for food, but my favorite has to have been the unique potato starter and the sweet enchilada dessert with local non-dairy ice cream.I wished I could have spent the entire evening here, splurging with friends and enticing my taste buds with new adventures. I will surely be back sometime soon, and now that I love vegan out of the house, be sure to see me exploring more options across Portland.Thanks, Epif.

The food is absolutely spectacular! After hearing tons of good things about this place we tried it out with our vegan friends. We were not disappointed. Every single item was absolute perfection! We were a group of four (plus a child) and we ordered five empanadas, the salad, soup, two orders of sopapillas and two sandwiches. We followed that with their passion fruit and strawberry cream empanada dessert.I don't know if it was because we were hungry, but every single item was the best we could imagine it to be. The salad was crunchy and fresh. The sopapillas were beyond great - being from New Mexico, I'm used to a different kind of sopapilla. But Epif's version incorporating pumpkin was just astounding and I think I could have easily eaten five of those things! The sandwiches were extremely filling and screamed of freshness especially with the avocado and the green beans. The desserts were things of beauty - the turmeric ice cream that accompanied the dessert empanada was a true star. I cook with turmeric a lot and a pinch of it goes a long way. I often find places overdo the turmeric but Epif knows exactly how to use it. I think their ice cream might have been the most delicious ice cream I've ever had! I absolutely recommend this place - these chefs know exactly what they're doing!

Yum! Love this place. Plenty of outdoor seating which I really appreciate. Before I went vegan many yrs ago my friend used to make a big deal of her yearly haul of Pisco from Peru and have a pisco sour night (with egg). I got real excited when I saw this place just walking by since I haven't had a pisco sour in a decade on this account! I found out from the server that Chilean pisco sours (hopefully I got this distinction right) don't usually use egg, but that they have also done Peruvian style that could I use aquafaba etc. Long vegan nerd out post to say a) aquafaba or not having a pisco sour really brought be back and b) the food was so tasty and inventive. I also eat gluten free and I was pleased to see not only were there options that fit my diet but that weren't just replacing bread for gf bread for example but did apple slices to eat with vegan cerviche - a much healthier and more exciting option! Love it and will be back in my neighborhood!

I came here for dinner on a Saturday night and there was no wait. This place has been on my to try list for the longest time and I'm glad I was finally able to make it. The menu is designed as tapas to share with the portions being good to share between two people so you can try many dishes. My favorites were the sandwich and empanadas. The sauces accompanying the empanadas were amazing and I can't wait to have these again. I would skip the tofu and potatoes dish next time as I thought it was a bit plain. The drink menu is also quite extensive and I very much enjoyed my mezcal cocktail while my partner enjoyed his. Service was very nice and the tables were spread out far enough that you couldn't really hear people's conversations so that was nice. I'll definitely be back again to try more dishes.

Absolutely delicious and beautiful food, fun drinks (my first time trying pisco), very friendly and knowledgeable staff, cute ambiance. Loved it!

What creative delicious vegan fare. Wonderful service, the most amazing ambiance with outdoor seating under the catalpa tree! Wish I lived In Portland so I could come all the time. Pepe and Nico are the best!!

This is my second time here. My first was 2 summers ago and I loved it! I couldn't wait to come back!They were on a wait for a table 40 mins before close so we opted to do take out. After waiting a bit for food they said that a few tables were about to leave, and if we wanted to sit and eat, we could! So we did that. Ordered 2 drinks and enjoyed our food there! It was nice to taste it fresh rather than to-go. It takes about 20mins to drive there and back home. The Empanadas could use a lil more filling, dough is a bit dry. Overall is like a 3/3.5 out of 5 I'd say. None of the salsa went well with the Empanadas. Maayybbee the amarillo with Empanada C...but overall ehhh. My favorite dish out of all of them was the quiche. It was the most savory and the crust was nicely layered and crispy. It really was dense rather than fluffy but the vegan egg was good (if you've had follow your heart vegan egg...its similar in texture and flavor).All their dishes were either too sweet or too sour....there was no in between? Like none of the dishes weren't too balanced...that maybe the way Peruvian food is supposed to taste like? I don't remember it being like that when I studied abroad there. The mulled wine type cocktail (Llama mama) was very nice. It was cold so it warmed me right up! It was perfectly spiced and not too sweet. I had a sip of the hot toddy type drink. It was a lil sweeter than one would normally be but uts similar enough. The Pisco in it was a nice touch in replace of whiskey, it was smoother. Image a hot toddy but less of a bite and more lemony and sweet. The crust of the dessert tasted good but didn't go well with the texture of the cheesecake. It was taken to-go to be enjoyed at home so... the cheesecake may have "melted" a little, like got a bit too soft. But it was rich and creamy as a cheesecake should be. It was very chocolate-y but not overwhelming. Service was great for being how busy they were! Outdoor dining ONLY with only 7/8 tables. Five 4 tops + two or three 2 tops.They are definitely worth trying though. My first experience was definitely a lot better but glad to have come back and try it again. Maybe covid had something to do with it?

I have never been inside, but sitting outside was refreshing. Very limited seating, though. However, the food was the star. Absolutely delicious. My cream cheese empanada with my choice of sauce was a great start. Then my small plate of maple and ginger glazed portabella mushrooms over polenta was the last to hit the spot. Everything, very delicious.Also, they claim to be a "Pisco" bar.And they offer a "Pisco flight" of both large and small ambitions. So, I imbibed on two pisco cocktails: Pisco sour and a Pisco Manhattan. Well executed. Everything together, I would go so far to say that this is my favourite vegan diner. Watch website for the days and hours open.

Overpriced, small portions and not very good. I've eaten there twice now and had the same opinion. The best thing that I had was the salsa. Two stars because it's vegan.

Very imaginative vegan menu with small plates for sharing, tapas-style and empanadas with dipping sauce (salsa) options. We shared potato dish, an excellent beet preparation as well as lightly pickled peppers. All excellent. The empanadas has rather less filling and more crust than I prefer but that was offset by the exceptionally tasting and quite complex and subtle salsa.The sinks were interesting though a Piso sour made without sacrificing an actual egg wasn't quite what I expected. But fear not, there's wine and other piso-based as well as non-alcoholic options aplenty.Our server suggested 2 - 4 portions per person. We found 2 rack to be sufficient for a group of light eaters.The space is open and quiet: you can have an actual conversation! Service was fast and friendly and informative. We'll be back