After bombarding website patrons with a virtue signal checklist that read “F*ck Ice,” a Portland pizzeria claimed victimhood status, insisting it welcomes “all guests” and “never stated otherwise.”
Standing out as a hotbed of violent protests where agitators have frequently clashed with federal agents, a Portland, Oregon wood fire pizza shop still managed to raise eyebrows. Weeks after committing to donate to help illegal aliens, a popup calling for the abolition of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) alongside alphabet activism, Hamas sympathy and The Science™ adherence found Tastebud lamenting “a surge of hateful” reviews.
Earning attention on social media, Libs of TikTok had shared the “unhinged anti-ICE rant” from the pizza business that seemed to suggest, “I guess if you support ICE they don’t want your business,” as a popup screen inviting visitors to signup for a newsletter read, “Food is [Political] • No one is illegal on [stolen] land • F*ck Ice, Abolish Ice • Release the Trump/Epstein files • Free Palestine • Black Lives Matter • Trans women are women • Love your LGBTQ+ neighbors • The holocaust was real • Healthcare is human right • Masks save lives • Get your damn vaccines • Wash your hands • Germ theory is science • Cook chicken to 165 • Stay hydrated.”
Pizza shop in Portland, Oregon says “food is political” in an unhinged anti-ICE rant
I guess if you support ICE they don’t want your business…
Would be a shame if everyone in the area saw this!! pic.twitter.com/8QVULyqUvA
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) February 15, 2026
That popup has since been updated to read, “Food is political because care has become political • Tastebud stands for human rights, equality, science, and collective care • From justice and inclusion to public health, truth and looking out for one another,” while the business argued silence and waiting are not “neutrality • Both are permission.”
Tastebud had also promoted cash only transactions when promising 10% of sales on Jan. 30 would go to Portland Immigrant Rights Coalition as others engaged in protests. “We will remain open today — to feed and gather our staff and community. We will also donate a percentage of sales to organizations that are on the ground fighting, helping those who are directly effected by DHS/ICE/CBP and their lawless and terroristic actions.”
Tastebud, a woke Portland, Ore. pizza restaurant on SW Capitol Highway, has released a statement warning the public that the business is political and that “trans women are women,” “trans men are men,” “masks save lives,” “no one is illegal on stolen land” and other leftist… pic.twitter.com/5wN4yIKF5E
— Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) February 16, 2026
The business that asserted Renee Good and Alex Pretti had been “murdered in plain sight” while engaging in anti-ICE activism in Minnesota provided a statement to Fox News Digital, contending that all guests are welcome.
Tastebud also insisted that “Not everything has to be political, but increasingly everything seems to become political. We believe many of today’s arguments function as false flags that further divide our communities,” and claimed, “Since receiving attention for our statement, we have experienced a surge of hateful, harassing, and abusive reviews, calls, and emails. This is concerning for our staff, our family, and our guests.”
While some reacted to the postings by calling for a boycott against the business, others suggested the move to be wholly unnecessary citing exorbitant prices for disappointing food, “Eating there is an IQ test for morons.”
NO need to boycott them. Their pizza is crap and they are WAY over priced. Eating there is an IQ test for morons. 🤢🤢🤮🤮
— I pledge allegiance U.S.A. ⚔️ (@to_the_flag) February 16, 2026
$34 for a carnivore pizza 😮
Food is a right
Pizza should be free.
— long_short_trader1 (@LS_trader1) February 15, 2026
There is nothing I love more than someone who is willing to alienate 1/2 their potential profit over their political views. I would obviously never shop there pleasing him. But also a little over 1/2 of America won’t. Best of luck dude.
— R Lee (@RLee19783678) February 16, 2026
I have never eaten there. I probably will never try them now. There is plenty of good Pizza in Portland. 😊
— Greg A. (@GregoryAnd93973) February 16, 2026
Not a particularly bold position to take in Portland.
— JHP2 (@jhp2) February 15, 2026
Native of Brooklyn, NY, Kevin Haggerty is a graduate of Hunter College where he studied Cultural Anthropology and Geography. An avid reader and truth seeker, he currently resides in Texas with his wife and their dog and, when he isn't researching current events and their impacts, you'll find him spending time with friends and family or working on his next novel.
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