Food Cart News May 2017

May 2, 2017

Some tidbits of news for your Food Cart Fans:

Hotel to replace food carts. It was announced on Monday that developers have submitted preliminary plans to build a hotel on the lot at SW 10th and Alder where 12 food carts currently call home. Affected vendors include Nong's Khao Man Gai, Savor Soup House, Caspian Kabob, The Dump Truck, Ole Latte and more. Some of these vendors have called the lot home now for over 8 years. According to the Willamette Week
, any movement won't be for at least a year, but mind you, vendors won't want to be left hanging, so you may see changes on that lot sooner than later.

We reported
in 2016 that the Goodman family, one of the largest property owners in downtown, had submitted proposals to develop a number of lots which includes the food cart lots we've grown to love over the last 30 years. Good luck to all.

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Milwaukie has embraced food carts. The City of Milwaukie will open their own food cart pod on a parcel of land next to the downtown MAX Orange Line at the Milwaukie/Main St station at 11301 SE 21st Avenue. With spots for more than 10 vendors, if you're looking, you may want to look south. More information can be found at their website
. They look to open in May.

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Have you had a Schnitzelwich? One Pound of Pure Joy? Well, if you haven't, you should visit Tabor soon for your fix. Tabor has been a mainstay of Czech cuisine at the SW 5th and Stark food cart pod for 10+ years. I've had the pleasure of getting to know Karel and Monica over the years and having them not there as I walk by will be different. They will be serving up their signature sandwich through the end of June. Fear not, in their announcement, they stated the Schnitzelwich will never die, so watch for future endeavors. Tabor Schnitzelwich - 1


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The Racist Sandwich Podcast
visited "Shawarma Square" and live to tell about it. Over the last few years, downtown Portland has seen almost a 100% increase on the number of vendors offering Mediterranean and Middle Eastern cuisine. There are gyros on every corner. Writer Zahir Janmohamed visited the lot at SW 10th and Alder (the entire city block pod) and wrote about the different options for Shawarma
. Take a gander.

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The Portland Food Hall has opened. Located at 827 SW 2nd ave, the food hall offers up cuisines from some of Portland's favorite food carts, but inside. Vendors include Moberi juice and smoothies, Casa coffee, The Whole Bowl, Aiko Ramen (from the Hapa Ramen team,) Boke Dokie and Minibar. Another great option for eating in downtown. Congratulations to the food cart vendors on opening brick and mortar locations.

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Spring finally arrives today with some warm weather. Food carts are the smallest of small businesses, so if you're itching to enjoy the sun, drop on by one of the many pods throughout the city and enjoy some amazing street food. Thank you for your continued support of Portland's ever evolving food cart scene.
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