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Vertical Diner and The Gold Room

Reviews 652

• Jan Michaelis
  Tue, 2 Jan 2024 2:42
  We were the first ones there for breakfast. It soon filled up with people. The service was great! The food was awesome! The atmosphere was full of good vibrations of happy people eating fabulous food.
• Breann LaFaye
  Wed, 14 Feb 2024 23:46
  We've been here a few times for breakfast already and even ordered meals to go. The food is fantastic! My only criticism is the vegan "bacon" and "sausage". I've been vegan for almost 8 years so I've had plenty of fake meats. The bacon here has a near-perfect crispy texture. It comes with a sauce on top that tastes a little like seasoned agave with too much liquid smoke in it. It makes it a little too wet and has a slightly bitter aftertaste. I think this recipe could be revamped by marinating it first and then frying it as you normally do with no extra sause on top. My go-to marinate that even non-veggie eaters love is: 1/4 cup soy sauce 1/4 cup water 1 tsp liquid smoke 1 tsp smoked paprika 1 tsp garlic powder 1/2 tsp black pepper 2 tablespoons nutritional yeast 1 tablespoon maple Syrup 2 tablespoons oil The sausage taste and texture were not good to me personally. I had my waitress replace it after I took one bite. My guess is that this is a walnut/oatmeal mix. Maybe changing to a walnut and rice patty could improve the texture and using a simular spice mix as you use on your potatoes. I recomend getting more potaoes or mushrooms if its your 1st time here. Other then that, you can go wrong with just aboyt anything on the menu.
• Heather Storm
  Mon, 19 Feb 2024 16:43
  Delicious food. I would highly recommend visiting. We got the nachos, tiramasu, chicken sandwich, and savory pancakes smothered in gravy and fries and stuffed with sausage, peppers and onions So good!
• A. Hiram
  Sat, 9 Dec 2023 2:20
  Vegans BEWARE!!! This place is addictive and forces us to drive all the way from Eugene to get some. I love the Reuben and my wife's jam is the Philly cheeze steak.
• Jason Lombera
  Sat, 9 Mar 2024 3:50
  Came in here after many years with my family. Recently went vegan and had an itch for vegan comfort food. We were pleasantly surprised when we noticed how well the food was seasoned and tasted. But the best part was the Service we received from our server Gabby. We will definitely be coming back and recommending this place to everyone.