Food Carts Portland

Location: Roaming The Story: One trend that really took the food cart world by storm was to use social media as a tool to build buzz and a loyal audience. One tactic is to announce your location via Twitter. In other cities where the carts can’t necessarily park in the same spot every day, it [...]

Location: SE 13th and Lexington Hours: Tuesday-Sunday, 12:30-8 or 9pm The Story: Summer is here and it brings the heat. While Portland doesn’t experience the heat like the south or the muggy conditions like the east cost, when the mercury crosses 80, we start to sweat and seek out the nearest water. Portlander’s also look [...]

Location: SW 10th and Alder Hours: Monday-Saturday, 11am-5pm The Story: Many Portland cart fans mourned the closing of Asian Station in 2009. The cute little cart with the cedar mansard roof sat empty and for sale for more than a few months. Then, in February, a new roof and bright blue paint showed up along [...]

Location: E Burnside at 7th [updated August 2010] The Story: Another brilliantly reclaimed and well appointed travel trailer turned food cart has opened. As you roll up N Albina either driving or on your bike, you can’t help but snap your head at the bright green cart gleaming in the lot. Porridge is the work [...]

Location: N Mississippi at Skidmore [updated 3/2010] I had the pleasure of sitting down with Kir Jensen towards the end of last week to chat with her about the grand re-opening of The Sugar Cube, her dessert baby. The Sugar Cube, a cart specializing in desserts and all things sugary and sweet was originally located [...]

Update: The Sugar Cube is reopened at N Mississippi and Skidmore in Mississippi Marketplace. See this post for more information. [The Sugar Cube is closed until March 2010] UPDATE – February 2009. This cart has closed, but the business has not! You can still do special orders. Go to www.sugarcubepdx.com for more info. Owner Kir [...]