i had a great chat with the woman running it, and while its not strictly indian food (she seemed to be debating what she would put on a sign to describe it), i will clumsily sum it up as: “indian by way of south africa”. mostly though, the food is delicious!

she gave me a lot to sample and the blend of fresh ingredients and varieties of spices were all fabulous. i didnt try a dish that i didnt like. she has chosen to dispense with some of the heavier milk-based fat, so you dont get the downtown-indian-food-cart heavy, oily feeling. however, there are pork and chicken dishes, and fried foods (samosas, etc); so its not about cutting fat out entirely!

i tasted great vegetarian versions of the dishes as well, and sampled some fresh roti. all on a bed of fluffy rice. wow. and the prices are right ($6-7)… worth every penny.

lest i sound like some sort of fanatic, know that the 3 other people who came up to the window while i ate had all been there before and independently said they had told “all their friends” about it.

maybe the spices have caused some kinda of trance, but my opinion is, if there is any justice in the portland food cart world, this cart will have a huge line forming; so please hurry!

-jon

I have tried to go to the Ruby Dragon twice. I have to say, they weren’t much for customer service the first time. They said they were only serving brunch, then when I tried to order, they said they were closed. boo. The second time, they were closed too. Bad timing I guess. I will try again, but 3 strikes and they are out.

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