New Cascadia Traditional | Senza glutine a Portland

Charlie Krouse
11/02/2026

1

I am honestly so bummed to leave a bad review but I really hope it helps with shifting this place a bit. It genuinely feels like the cafe does not want customers and I am confused by the decisions made by the decision makers of this place. In my time as a customer here I have watched this place go through it's evolutions, but this one, I don't really want to waste my money at. In the responses to reviews, I have seen them claim they lose money on vegan pastries and that is why they have limited the amount they make and sell, but -- during my time as a customer, every time I am in line, I have heard people in line in front of me ask why they don't have the vegan donuts, why their only vegan pizza option doesn't have vegan cheese (when they literally use vegan cheese for the vegan breakfast sando and the pepperoni pizza..??) and why they stopped making certain items vegan. Literally every single time I'm in line, I have heard a verbal complaint from a customer about the food options provided and I genuinely feel bad for the staff that have to sit through and say the same thing over and over again to customers. For their sandwiches, which is in my opinion, the most confusing part -- they don't even use their farmhouse bread, they use a cheese bread made from their pizza dough which means if you are dairy free, you cannot even adjust the one sandwich option they have to be dairy free. It's weird because every business in Portland that offers a gluten free option (that's a good gluten free option) uses their farmhouse bread .. but they don't? They used to be so accommodating to the dairy free folks and I remember when I first started going here I was SO relieved to find a place that actually had options for me. Gluten Free spots, like truly celiac friendly spots, are so hard to come by. This place fills a community need for immunocompromised folks and it used to do it in a way that felt truly accommodating and actually catered to it's customer base. Now, it feels like they sell only what they feel the masses will like and cover everything with butter and cheese. I understand that running a business post covid is hard and that especially an allergy friendly business is hard -- costs are rising, things are scary -- but there are ways to hear the feedback from your customers and still be accommodating. GEM and Petunia's have been able to continue to stay open and still provide dairy free options. I hope y'all find a way back to your roots soon. You literally have all the ingredients to make allergy friendly food, even if it's just a vegan pizza and a dairy free sandwich, just provide them.

Kathy Tompkins
16/12/2025

5

We had a wonderful gluten free focaccia sandwich. They use the foccacia bread and fold it in half to make both sides of the sandwich. We also enjoyed the scones and bought some pizza crust dough mix to make at home. Our first time here and hope to make it again when back in Portland. They were very accommodating when needed to check ingredients for allergens.

Gerty Wraith
08/10/2025

5

Flavor explosion alert! I stopped into New Cascadia Traditional and my taste buds are still doing a happy dance. I started with dessert (because why not?) — the rhubarb muffin — and oh. my. goodness. Soft, tangy, a little sweet, perfectly balanced. It was straight-up amazeballs. Then came the Biancaneve Pizza, and wow…😋. Every bite was this perfect, mouth-watering combo of creamy ricotta, melty mozzarella, smoky provolone, roasted garlic, parmesan, and just the right kick of pepper flakes. Total flavor explosion. The crust was crisp and chewy in all the right ways — honestly, I couldn’t stop eating it. New Cascadia knocked it out of the park. If you’re anywhere near Portland and want food that’s both gluten-free and insanely good, this place is where it’s at. I’ll definitely be back for another round!