Comments on: Asian Station http://www.foodcartsportland.com/2009/03/10/asian-station/ A Guide to Food Carts in Portland Oregon Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:26:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Emily http://www.foodcartsportland.com/2009/03/10/asian-station/comment-page-1/#comment-511 Emily Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:29:13 +0000 http://foodcartsportland.com/?p=73#comment-511 I know this is a tough request, but is there any way you could come up with vegan xiao long bao? They were one of my favorite foods when I lived in Hong Kong, but I haven't had one since I stopped eating meat seven years ago and it's killing me! There are vegan substitutes for gelatin that I think would work well in holding the soup together (agar and others), and the filling could be seitan or tofu or gluten or just vegetables. I would love you forever if you made these and come eat them all the time! I know this is a tough request, but is there any way you could come up with vegan xiao long bao? They were one of my favorite foods when I lived in Hong Kong, but I haven’t had one since I stopped eating meat seven years ago and it’s killing me! There are vegan substitutes for gelatin that I think would work well in holding the soup together (agar and others), and the filling could be seitan or tofu or gluten or just vegetables. I would love you forever if you made these and come eat them all the time!

]]> By: Tara http://www.foodcartsportland.com/2009/03/10/asian-station/comment-page-1/#comment-510 Tara Wed, 11 Mar 2009 02:03:25 +0000 http://foodcartsportland.com/?p=73#comment-510 Oh - those new veggie options sound awesome! Thank you for taking the time to come up with veggie alternatives for those dishes. I will be trying them out very soon. :) Oh – those new veggie options sound awesome! Thank you for taking the time to come up with veggie alternatives for those dishes. I will be trying them out very soon. :)

]]> By: Cindy http://www.foodcartsportland.com/2009/03/10/asian-station/comment-page-1/#comment-509 Cindy Tue, 27 May 2008 01:50:25 +0000 http://foodcartsportland.com/?p=73#comment-509 Chicken Banh Mi's are back. We are also going to a tofu version banh mi. Yeh! Sorry -- going to discontinue the Asian Hoisin Sandwich. Thanks everyone!!! Chicken Banh Mi’s are back. We are also going to a tofu version banh mi. Yeh! Sorry — going to discontinue the Asian Hoisin Sandwich. Thanks everyone!!!

]]> By: Cindy http://www.foodcartsportland.com/2009/03/10/asian-station/comment-page-1/#comment-508 Cindy Wed, 30 Apr 2008 05:13:48 +0000 http://foodcartsportland.com/?p=73#comment-508 Hi everyone. We have added a couple new items to our menu. 1. Spicy Sichuan Mein -- a thick spicy and garlicky sauce very similar to a Dan Dan Mein sauce over noodles. 2. Asian Hoisin Sandwich -- Hoisin glazed baked tofu or chicken in a soft french roll topped off with a sweet chili asian slaw. We are also going to serve some veggie only potstickers soon. We had a lot of requests for some vegetarian/meatless options and the above items are definitely in that category. Come on down and give it a try! Thank you. Cindy Hi everyone. We have added a couple new items to our menu.
1. Spicy Sichuan Mein — a thick spicy and garlicky sauce very similar to a Dan Dan Mein sauce over noodles.

2. Asian Hoisin Sandwich — Hoisin glazed baked tofu or chicken in a soft french roll topped off with a sweet chili asian slaw.

We are also going to serve some veggie only potstickers soon.

We had a lot of requests for some vegetarian/meatless options and the above items are definitely in that category. Come on down and give it a try! Thank you. Cindy

]]> By: Amy http://www.foodcartsportland.com/2009/03/10/asian-station/comment-page-1/#comment-507 Amy Fri, 04 Apr 2008 18:35:42 +0000 http://foodcartsportland.com/?p=73#comment-507 I called this cart when the owner, Mel, was getting ready to close down for the day. He offered to stay thru my order, even though I explained that wasn't necessary. When I picked up my order "Shanghai soup dumplings" he had also made a couple of pork dumplings that he just threw in. I was amazed at how DELICIOUS it all was. I got back to my office and was offering a soup dumpling to a couple friends because I couldn't experience them by myself!! I will definately return! I called this cart when the owner, Mel, was getting ready to close down for the day. He offered to stay thru my order, even though I explained that wasn’t necessary. When I picked up my order “Shanghai soup dumplings” he had also made a couple of pork dumplings that he just threw in. I was amazed at how DELICIOUS it all was. I got back to my office and was offering a soup dumpling to a couple friends because I couldn’t experience them by myself!! I will definately return!

]]> By: Emma http://www.foodcartsportland.com/2009/03/10/asian-station/comment-page-1/#comment-506 Emma Fri, 14 Mar 2008 19:54:42 +0000 http://foodcartsportland.com/?p=73#comment-506 A friend recommended this cart to me. I am currently sitting here enjoying their pork dumplings, and couldn't even wait to finish them to make this posting. They are SO GOOD! I could eat them all day long. They are really filling me up, but they are also light and not making me feel gross, as other cart food tends to do. The person who ran the cart was also extremely friendly and really went out of his way to make me feel welcome. A great experience! A friend recommended this cart to me. I am currently sitting here enjoying their pork dumplings, and couldn’t even wait to finish them to make this posting. They are SO GOOD! I could eat them all day long. They are really filling me up, but they are also light and not making me feel gross, as other cart food tends to do. The person who ran the cart was also extremely friendly and really went out of his way to make me feel welcome. A great experience!

]]> By: Jessica http://www.foodcartsportland.com/2009/03/10/asian-station/comment-page-1/#comment-505 Jessica Fri, 08 Feb 2008 20:46:19 +0000 http://foodcartsportland.com/?p=73#comment-505 Had lunch here for the first time today. (As in I just placed my empty take out box in the trash.) --- Mel, working the cart today, was so enthusiastic about the food and offered me a sample of a shrimp dumpling (that's not on the menu) that was perfect! Shrimp, dumpling - perfectly steamed and flavoured. Didn't even need sauce to enjoy it though the Siracha was nice. I had the curry and even tried the flatbread. Great service, great food (easily will be one of my stand-bys), great Mel ... "put the shrimp dumplings on the menu!!" So worth passing the other carts for a diversity of asian street food flavors. Though the menu is limited, what they do, they do well. Thanks! Had lunch here for the first time today. (As in I just placed my empty take out box in the trash.) — Mel, working the cart today, was so enthusiastic about the food and offered me a sample of a shrimp dumpling (that’s not on the menu) that was perfect! Shrimp, dumpling – perfectly steamed and flavoured. Didn’t even need sauce to enjoy it though the Siracha was nice. I had the curry and even tried the flatbread. Great service, great food (easily will be one of my stand-bys), great Mel … “put the shrimp dumplings on the menu!!” So worth passing the other carts for a diversity of asian street food flavors. Though the menu is limited, what they do, they do well. Thanks!

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