Food Carts Portland

Location: SW 4th and Hall Hours: Mon-Fri, lunchtime The Story: Meatballs from food carts isn’t new. There have been numerous carts over the years where meatballs have been a part of the menu, most famously, Garden State’s meatball hero. Now, though, we get a cart fully dedicated to the craft of the meatball and with [...]

Location: SW 2nd and Stark Hours: Monday-Friday, 11am-2pm, Saturday lunch The Story: We don’t have many closures of late in the food cart scene of Portland, but many were saddened when SpudLocker and their unique military cart closed this past spring. Yet, with a closure comes change in the form of a new cart. Joslyn’s [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

***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. [...]