Aug
23
2009
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 [...]
Jul
27
2009
Location: NW 10th and Hoyt
Description:
Beyond buying local, what can a person actually do on the food security issue? Well, how about start a food cart? That’s what Lickity-Split, which appeared July 20th on the corner of NW 10th and Hoyt St. in the Pearl, did. Once profits start rolling in, their LLC will [...]
Jul
03
2009
Location: SW 3rd and Ash [updated 9/09]
Description:
Up on the west side of 10th ave some new carts have sprung up – Nong’s, Savor Soup house and now The Limp Noodle. I chuckled when I first saw the name – pretty cheeky and a good play on words. You cannot miss this cart as it is [...]
Nov
20
2008
Location: SE 12th and Hawthorne “cart pod”
Economic meltdown be damned! Yarp! proves the power of the Portland food carts: Good Food, Big Portions, Incredibly Low Prices.
Yarp?! spells their name with both a question mark (?) and an exclamation point (!) and it seems to fit. It’s a juxtaposition kind of cart and something you’ll only [...]
Jan
14
2008
Update 11/2009: This cart has now opened a full blown restaurant at NE 27th and Alberta. The cart is only open once in a while for events. Please call them at (315) 523-3407 to confirm. Thanks!
Location: Sw 4th Ave and College St. (near PSU)
Description: Portland now has another food cart serving tasty and traditional [...]
Nov
03
2007
***Recommended***
Location: South of SE 13th and Lexington, in the heart of Sellwood’s “antique row.” (Located in the 7900 address range, kitty corner to the Sellwood Library, and a few blocks north of Tacoma Street)
Description: “Italian Street Food from the Willamette Valley.” This shiny new wagon is Portland’s only cart offering Sicilian street snacks. They also [...]