ChaosCafeAndParlor.com
Chaos Cafe and Parlor
Welcome to one of SE Portland's newest Hot Spots! Chaos Cafe opened its doors in August of 2007 and since then has grown on the local Portland scene as one of its premier eateries. The keyword here is character: the entire premises were renovated and decorated by Chaos' talented local staff to include artwork and interior design from a variety of Portland's artists. Come for food, drink, and free wi-fi.
Mission Statement
Quoted from their mission statement board:
Chaos Cafe and Parlor seeks to provide a healthy and entertaining environment for people to enjoy meals, get together, study, read, listen to music or just be. In contrast to today's chaotic world, we use fresh, local and highest quality ingredients to make delicious, energizing, whole foods meals. Just as importantly, we want to create space for the arts to meet the eats, to support and hold events that help foster community and interpersonal connection. We passionately hope to inspire and be inspired.
Cafe
The cafe specializes in vegetarian/vegan friendly food that tastes good and does your body right. Choose from a variety of home grown recipes including specially designed smoothies, wraps, and the beet burger (a local favorite - how the hell do they make this!?!).
- ...see the menu.
Parlor
The feel here is distinctly old school- there's a vintage record jukebox that truly compliments the laid back and retro feel of the design here. Low ceilings and skylights give the place an intimate but expansive feel (you've got to love some natural light!).
8/25 marked the opening of the parlor with a showcase of some of Portland's local acoustic talents. The turnout was incredible (100+ over the night). Since then Chaos has been working to develop the parlor into a weekly venue and rentable performance space. See Chaos' myspace page for more information on specific acts by week.
Musicians/Artists wanted for showcase! Contact us via email or friend us at one of our different web profiles. The latter is preferable since we can easily see what kind of work you do. For photographers/painters/etc: use Flickr. For musicians: use MySpace.
Drinks: Wine by the glass and beer on tap (pabst) or by the bottle (pitcher or glass) as well as a limited selection from the menu before 11am.
Other Services
- Free wifi
- Parlor space for rental
- Live music (in the parlor)
Price
- Medium for a cafe - entree dishes tend to be around $6-10.
- Credit cards accepted.
Hours
Cafe
- Monday-Thursday: 9am - 9pm
- Friday-Saturday: 9am - 10pm
- Sundays: 9am-3pm
Parlor
(Where All Events Are All Ages)
This Week in the Parlor: JAN. 28th- FEB. 3rd
- Monday: Live Music 8pm
- Tuesday: Acoustic Uprisings! 8pm Mya Elaine, DavidShaneSmith, & Dr. Something
- Wednesday: DJ Dance Night! 8pm
- Thursday: Open Mic Night! Sign up at 7:30pm Full Bands Welcome! Bring in your instruments for an open jam around 9pm!
- Friday: Live Punk Rock! THe Atomic Housewives, The Atomic Butterbabes,The Tramps, The Hand That Bleeds, & Pedestrian Diet 8pm
- Saturday: Live Dance Music! with The Wagon Crew from Luminous Fog 8pm
- Sunday: Live Music in the afternoons starting this Sunday featuring Sydney McClune!!! 3pm
See Chaos' MySpace Page for updated schedule changes.
- E-mail Amanda at
to book Shows and Special Events.
to book Shows and Special Events.Web Presence
Our Pages:
- MySpace: New page, Old page
- Facebook: search for 'Chaos Cafe' or 'Chaos Parlor' and add us as a friend
- Flickr profile
- YouTube page
Ratings Sites:
- find us on Yelp.com!
- The Portland Mercury: profile
- VegGuide.com: profile
- coming soon to Citysearch.com
Contact
- 503-546-8112
Address
- 2620 SE Powell Blvd.
- Portland, OR 97202
- Biking and walking encouraged
- Parking lot 1 block east (same side of street)
- On Bus lines 9 & 10
Additional Information
Community Reviews
- A subsect of the AboutUs team went to check out the food a couple weeks ago and it was excellent. All the items integrated tasty (organic?) vegetables with a variety of cheeses, sauces, and extras that made everything taste great. As much as I (ChrisBabson) haven't liked beets in the past, they integrate really effectively them into the menu as a staple item (garnish and not) - they've never tasted so good to me. My two favorite dishes now are the beet burger and the beet smoothie (together). And no - it's not a beet overload! Seriously though: this place is great. The food is excellent, and it's wonderful to just sit and talk or look around at all of the amazing artwork. The place itself seems like a work of art. And this is just the cafe. As of last week (8/25) the parlor opened its doors and I found it to be equally fantastic. Whereas the cafe is more designed to be an eatery (still has wifi though), the parlor maintains the artful design but provides a more open space for doing work and hanging out. The opening night demonstrated its potential as an acoustic (and potentially full band) venue with a great turnout and great acoustics. Overall: this place is chill. ChrisBabson
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