Food Carts Portland

Wow, I think we have crossed that point where it is passé to say “a new cart is opening every day.” I think it’s more like 2 carts a day now. So, here’s the latest from Cartland! __ The biggest news of the past week has been that Yarp?! has closed and the cart has [...]

As you know, we have a holiday weekend ahead along with the opening of the Rose Festival Waterfront Village down at Tom McCall Waterfront Park. There are plenty of activities going on this weekend in and around the city and it is the unofficial start of summer. I’m excited because I get a 4 day [...]

Lisa and Brian Wood own and operate Big-Ass Sandwiches off SW 3rd and Ash. Lisa graciously wrote the following as a guide to aspiring food cart owners. Thank you Lisa. So you want to open a food cart. In case you hadn’t noticed, there’s a food cart bonanza happening.  High unemployment rates, difficulty finding work [...]

Last weekend when we ventured throughout NE Portland on Sunday Parkways, we rode by this beauty – a vintage Land Commander. Sitting their preening to all the bikers going by, my first thought was – future food cart. I kinda say that anytime I see a vintage trailer or airstream or step van. Who’s going [...]

Now that spring is here and we have more light and sunny weather approaching, Portanders are getting out and wanting to visit the food carts outside the traditional lunchtime hours. There are options for you later in the week and on the weekends. Sometimes they are carts that have later hours and other times it [...]

Another beautiful weekend is upon us. Get out there and have some fun. Portland’s Sunday Parkways kicks off this Sunday, the 16th in NE Portland. If you didn’t know, this is where Portland shuts down traffic on a number of streets in the neighborhood to create a path for bikes, pedestrians, skaters, children and anyone [...]

The sun is peeking through, so it should be a nice day here in Portland and a great weekend weather wise. A couple of tidbits of news. Today, up in north Portland, Che Cafe will be donating all their tips to support the marine life and other animals affected by the oil spill in the [...]

We’ve talked many times about the benefits of having street vendors in cities. They provide an active positive street use, act as a community gathering place, transform vacant and sometimes blighted land, and food cart vendors offer affordable food options in neighborhoods. Yet, there’s another benefit to street vendors around issues of public safety. Street [...]

Rudy Speerschneider, the owner and operator of Junior Ambassadors, decided to close his famous ice cream, sandwich and soup cart earlier this year. Sad news for many who had come to love the little orange cart and their tasty offerings. Rudy was a pioneer in opening his cart up in north Portland back in 2007. [...]

When I visited one of this week’s newest carts – The Portland Smoothie Company on SW 3rd and Washington, the owner Jennifer stated that the health inspector for Multnomah county had scheduled three two other carts the same day as hers. I asked and learned of 3 new carts I hadn’t heard of yet. If [...]