Food Carts Portland

Location: SW 4th and Hall Parking Lot (near PSU)
Description: “Special Variety Better Choice” or so says the menu at Thai Pasta, located at the popular “PSU Cart Pod” on SW 4th. Not much pasta here, but some noodle dishes like the ubiquitous (but tasty) pad thai, hearty Pad Kee Mao noodles (also known as drunken [...]

Location: PSU Park Blocks next to Smith Center
(SW Park and SW Harrison)
Description: Lebanese food. An oldie but a goodie on the cart scene at PSU, food here was once petty mediocre but has improved quite a bit in the past few years.
Expect your usual falafel, sharwarma, hummus, etc. Food comes in either huge “plate” [...]

Location: SW 4th and Hall
Description: Big surprise, they serve Thai food at this popular cart. I haven’t yet eaten here myself yet though, so I can’t vouch for it. All choices $5.00, except salad rolls (two for $3.00). Stays open a little later than most carts (4PM). Most options come with a choice of [...]

Update 11/2009: This cart has now opened a full blown restaurant at NE 27th and Alberta. The cart is only open once in a while for events. Please call them at (315) 523-3407 to confirm.  Thanks!
Location: Sw 4th Ave and College St. (near PSU)

Description: Portland now has another food cart serving tasty and traditional [...]

New Food Carts
Asian Station, a pan-Asian cart on SW 10th and Alder is now open for business. I haven’t seen their actual menu yet, but it looks like they are serving things like noodles, the tasty Malaysian flat bread known as Roti, dumplings and the like. If you’ve tried them, drop me a line [...]

***Highly Recommended***
Location: SW 9th and Alder Parking Lot
Description: Japanese food about as authentic as you might encounter in the countless food stalls found all over Japan. If all you know about Japanese food is teriyaki and sushi, get ready for a whole new world here. Japanese street food is some of the best and [...]