Food Carts Portland

Update May 7, 2009: Recently moved to NE Alberta between NE 14th and 15th

Location: New location – will update once known.
Description: Heritage. What does that say to you? To me it means old world or something long lost that we need to remember. And that is what I thought when I saw [...]

**** THIS CART CLOSED EARLY 2009****

Location: South Waterfront District (located on corner of SW Moody and Abernathy, near Portland Streetcar). Delivery available to OHSU for $2.
Description: If you are a fan of Balinese and Indonesian food, you may be excited to know that Portland now has exactly ONE outpost of these fine vittles. Indonesian [...]

Location: SW 4th and Hall by PSU
Description: BBQ’d Turkey leg! Need I say more? I was off to visit my buddy who was working the swing shift at a local retail store and decided to stop in at the cart fest that is SE 12th and Hawthorne. It was Tuesday evening, so only [...]

Location: SE 12th and Hawthorne
Description: Ahh, 2am and you’ve had a couple of beers. Now what? You could stop on by any one of the late night 24hr fast food joints for “4th meal” and pay for it in the morning, or you could head on down to SE 12th and Hawthorne and [...]

***THIS CART CLOSED FEBRUARY 2009***

Location: SW 4th Avenue, Between College Street and Hall Street
Description: King of Rice may bill itself as “Middle Eastern” food, but that simply doesn’t do this cart justice. Sure, they serve a Vegetarian Plate made up of the typical hummus, tabbouli, stuffed grape leaves and the like. However, that’s about it [...]

One of the biggest rewards for me in running this website is in connecting with other food cart lovers. It especially warms my heart to read emails like the one I recently received from reader, Sharon:
Dear CBF, Just wanted to say thanks for your site. It has been of great help in planning my weekly [...]

Will many of the carts on SW 9th and Alder have to move? Will these carts have to shut down completely?
I’ve been hearing mumblings from the cart owners for a few weeks now and it could mean big changes for carts on that lot.
The issue concerns a recent cap on electricity use by the carts [...]

Update 1/2010 – Moxie RX is currently closed for winter break
Location: N. Mississippi at N. Shaver
Description: This cart is what I imagine people who don’t live in Portland think Portland is like.
Cute, funky, homespun and filled with healthy gourmet food. This truly is a one of a kind Portland experience. This food cart pioneer on [...]