Next Level Veggie Grill brings generous plant-based comfort food to Portland’s Hawthorne Boulevard, where loaded burgers, fries, and shakes satisfy everyday cravings.
The original Next Level Burger location now serves the All American Vegan menu, featuring burgers, wraps, bowls, crispy sides, creamy shakes, and desserts.
It makes an easy, rewarding stop after vintage shopping, coffee dates, or a long stroll through Southeast Portland’s lively Hawthorne neighborhood.
For hungry visitors and longtime locals, this vegan restaurant delivers the familiar pleasure of a fully loaded burger-and-fries meal without animal products.
How Next Level Veggie Grill won locals’ hearts
Next Level Veggie Grill won over Portland diners by making fully plant-based food feel as satisfying and comforting as a familiar burger-and-fries meal.
The Hawthorne restaurant began as the original Next Level Burger location, giving this plant-based favorite a meaningful and lasting connection to the neighborhood.
Its location on SE Hawthorne Boulevard puts hungry guests near vintage stores, coffee shops, and independent local businesses throughout Southeast Portland.
That convenient setting makes the restaurant a natural food stop during an afternoon of shopping, exploring neighborhood favorites, or catching up with friends.
The restaurant offers free parking directly in front, adding welcome convenience for drivers navigating one of Portland’s busiest and most popular neighborhood streets.
Its All-American Vegan menu offers guests far more choices than a typical plant-based restaurant focused only on a single burger style.
Diners can enjoy burgers, wraps, sandwiches, bowls, salads, burritos, tacos, sides, desserts, and shakes, all during one easy and satisfying visit.
That broad selection helps groups with different cravings sit down together, knowing everyone can find a meal that feels personal and filling.
Burger fans can choose from classic cheeseburgers, barbecue-loaded burgers, spicy options, bean-based patties, and vegetable-forward creations made for bigger appetites.
The menu also includes ingredients such as organic vegetables, quinoa, kale, brown rice, tofu, tempeh bacon, and flavorful house-made sauces.
Those thoughtful ingredients give each meal a fresher feel while keeping the flavors rich, savory, familiar, and deeply satisfying for comfort-food lovers.
The restaurant proves a vegan meal can still mean crispy onion rings, pretzel buns, barbecue sauce, melty cheese, fries, and creamy shakes.
That balance of familiar favorites, bold flavor, and accessible plant-based choices explains why this Hawthorne restaurant continues winning loyal local fans.
Food Highlights
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American ChzBurger: A house-seasoned smash patty comes with organic tempeh bacon, dill pickles, cheese, and your choice of sauce on a brioche bun. Choose it for a familiar burger packed with smoky, salty flavor. 🍔
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Beyond™ Classic ChzBurger: A quarter-pound Beyond patty is layered with American cheese, special sauce, lettuce, tomato, pickles, and onion on a brioche bun. It is a satisfying first choice for plant-based burger newcomers. 🧀
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Maverick Burger: A Beyond patty is piled with crispy onion rings, organic tempeh bacon, pickles, cheese, hickory BBQ sauce, and special sauce on a pretzel bun. It is made for big barbecue cravings. 🤠
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Ghost Pepper Popper Burger: This hand-crafted Beyond burger is stuffed with jalapeño cream cheese and finished with pepper jack, pickled jalapeños, tomato, lettuce, and ghost pepper ranch. It brings serious heat for spice lovers. 🔥
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Signature Veggie Burger: A house-made organic quinoa and mushroom patty comes with avocado, lettuce, tomato, onion, cheese, and roasted garlic-thyme mayo on a whole-wheat bun. It is a fresh, savory, vegetable-forward favorite. 🥑
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Chipotle Black Bean Burger: A chipotle black bean patty arrives with guacamole, pickled jalapeños, lettuce, tomato, onion, and chipotle aioli on a whole-wheat bun. Smoky chipotle and creamy guacamole give every bite a welcome kick. 🌶️
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Sunrise Burger: A house-seasoned Beyond patty is topped with a fried vegan Yo-Egg, organic tempeh bacon, lettuce, tomato, cheese, and sauce. It delivers breakfast-inspired burger comfort at any hour. 🍳
Atmospere
The restaurant has a casual, welcoming atmosphere that fits naturally into a relaxed day spent browsing and eating along Hawthorne Boulevard.
Guests can stop in after exploring nearby vintage shops, meeting friends for coffee, or wandering through Southeast Portland’s lively independent-business district.
The mood stays relaxed and comfort-food focused, with burgers, crispy fries, and creamy shakes creating an easygoing, satisfying meal.
Bottom Line
Next Level Veggie Grill is worth a stop for big, satisfying vegan burgers, an all-day comfort-food menu, and a convenient Hawthorne Boulevard location near local shops and coffee stops.
Come for a classic cheeseburger, a spicy Ghost Pepper Popper Burger, or the fully loaded Maverick, then make the meal complete with fries, shakes, or another plant-based favorite. 🍔
Address: 4121 SE Hawthorne Blvd., Portland, OR 97214
📞 (971) 405-6656
🕔 Open Mon–Sat, 11 AM–12 AM | Sun 11 AM–11 PM