Food Carts Portland

Location: SW 3rd, between Washington and Stark
Description:
When I was looking for some good spicy Thai noodles last winter, a few friends recommended a place named I Love Thai Food. They thought it was down off 3rd avenue, but when I went down there, I couldn’t find said cart. I opted for a different meal that [...]

The lovely Audrey Eschright, part mastermind behind the Portland Food Cart Map, is seeking submissions for her newest endeavor:
I < 3 Food Carts Magazine.
Details are on Audrey’s Website, or here is an excerpt from her personal blog:
In the last few months, Portland’s food cart scene has been getting an increasing amount of media attention. I [...]

Location: SW 5th between Stark and Oak
Description:
Remember that first time you visited a really nice expensive steak house and were shocked that your steak didn’t come with anything but the steak on a plate? Those amazing mushrooms or curly fries or green beans were an extra $5 each. How could they do that? Oh, [...]

WordCamp Portland is looking to see if they could cater their conference with food carts. The organizer Kat Markert would need lunch and beverages for two days, with some vegan/vegetarian options for 200 hungry bloggers. They would offer In-kind sponsorships which include some cool promotions, tickets to WordCamp, and also a SEO website services package.
When: [...]

Location: SW 3rd between Washington and Stark
Description:
Portland is a great city to get fresh produce in. The city hosts a farmer’s market almost every day of the week in almost every neighborhood in the city. You would be hard pressed not to be able to find fresh veggies on a random [...]

Location: SW 3rd and Washington
Description:
When I walked by Built to Grill the other day, something caught my nose, intriguing me. I had already eaten lunch, so vowed to return the next day. Luckily, my lunch buddies wanted to head in that direction for a new Italian cart. We were headed in the exact [...]

Here is your midweek Food Cart News roundup:
NBC Nightly New producer Joel Seidman was in town the past couple of days doing a segment for NBC on Portland’s Food Cart scene. He’s a good guy and was excited Portland has taken Food Carts to the next level. They got in some great footage of the [...]

Location: NE 27th and Alberta St. [updated 10/09]
Description:
All Vegan Barbecue. Got that? All Vegan. I know that immediately throws a curve ball, but once you’ve tried it, you will say to yourself – “where has this been all my life?”  Homegrown Smoker is taking barbecue in a different direction, yet with reverence to barbecue’s history [...]

Location: SW 10th and Alder (facing 10th)
Description:
Sandwiches. Is there anything more satisfying than a good sandwich for lunch. I have fond memories of making basic cheese and ham sandwiches when I was a kid. My parents always opted to add butter which I thought was gross. I used mustard to mix it up. These days, [...]

Location: Pioneer Courthouse Square (near the corner of SW 6th and Yamhill) and SW 4th and Hall Pod
Description:
[Originally written Nov. 2008; updated Aug. 2009] Philadelphia Freedom! Perhaps it is this monumental 2008 election year, but after dropping off my ballot at the Multnomah County drop box downtown, I found myself craving a cheesesteak. I mean, [...]