To Eat or Not to Eat?

Blackened tacos and Hibiscus tea from Natives Cafe. 

  In the past 2 years i've learned that I'm majorly allergic to wheat/gluten.  Finding foods that I can eat in town, wether i'm going for dinner with friends or a lunch by my self, is so difficult!  Yes, I've been that girl who sits with her friends at a restaurant and while my girls have heaping plates of food, I'm stuck eating the mixed greens salad.  It can be utterly unsatisfying and frustrating not being able to pick any item off a menu and eat it.
   Although, it seems in the past six months gluten free labels have been appearing more, and people are becoming aware of food allergies, such as gluten.  I have a bundle of restaurants that I enjoy and know I can go to that have gluten free options, but it's usually only one or two items.  I haven't been able to find a restaurant that makes delicious gluten free dinner items.  Usually i'll eat a big lunch if i'm in town and have little to no dinner, which is actually healthier for me anyways!
   For a number of years, my wonderful mother has had a dream sit on the "back burner", and that is having a cafe. It would be mainly vegan, have gluten free options, have a full juice bar, and what ever else she or I(mainly she) thinks up!  I think it'd be awesome if she pursued it, but like most dreams, there are other variables such as money and time.  She also has recently discovered her allergy to corn and gluten. I thought just having gluten as a allergy was bad enough, imagine not being able to have tacos or chips with salsa!
   After everything said, I thought I'd make a list of all my favorite places to eat in Portland, Oregon.  Keep in mind I'm not only gluten free, but also vegetarian.  So, all if not most will be vegan/vegetarian restaurants.  (:

*All of these restaurants are in Portland, Oregon

1. Vita Cafe
2. Blossoming Lotus
3. Native Foods Cafe
4. Paradox Cafe 
5. a.n.d Cafe
6. Papa G's 
7. Cup & Saucer 
8. Bread & Ink 
9. Prasad
10. Harlow