Accolades

We're proud of the many compliments we've received over the years. In addition to the praise noted below, check out all the positive reviews we've garnered on Yelp.

• "A secret lemon and garlic "Tali" sauce (named by creator Tali Ovadia) has been attracting accolades since the early 2000s."
  guardian.co.uk, 2011 • Read the full article
• "The best and most rewarding experience I have had thus far on my voyage into Portland street food has been The Whole Bowl."
  Hot Off the Quill, 2007 • Read the full article
• "My new favorite food cart, the Whole Bowl serves only one thing: a big, hearty bowl of tasty hippie stuff."
  The Portland Mercury, 2005 • Read the full article
• Named "Best Lunch Cart" - "...Serves the best movable feast in town - and that's according to veg heads and meat lovers alike."
  Portland Monthly "The Best of the City," 2004 • Read the full article
• "This tin shed serves up one thing (bowl of beans, rice topped with cheese, veggies, sour cream and the mysterious tali sauce) but they do it SO well. It's addictive I tell you! ADDICTIVE!"
  The Portland Mercury • Read the full article
• Voted "Best Lunch Cart in Portland"
  Willamette Week 2003 Readers Poll
• "The 'bowl' is a comforting and healthful mix of brown rice, black and red beans, avocado, cilantro, olives, cheddar cheese, sour cream and cilantro.  On the surface, that sounds like the inside of a burrito, but Tali's Special Sauce, a thick lemon garlic, ties all the disparate elements together and gives it an entirely different- and delicious- taste."
  The Northwest Examiner • Read the full article
• "It’s the hot fudge sundae of lunch."
  Portland Tribune • Read the full article
• "After experimenting for a summer, owner Tali Ovadia perfected her 'Tali sauce' and has been building local addictions in the Pearl ever since."
  Portland Tribune
• "After 2 years on the wagon, Ovadia's special sauce has become The Whole Bowl's secret weapon.  Even confirmed rice-haters adore the bowl, drenched as it is in the delicately spiced sauce- scientifically developed in Ovadia's test kitchens"
  The Portland Lunch Times • Read the full article