Mar
12
2010
Location: N Killingsworth and Greeley
The Story:
Portland always gets teased by a false spring in late February and early March. The sun is out, the air warms and the crocus bloom. We start wearing short sleeves and begin sitting out on the deck at the local bar. Then, without much notice, winter returns with a bang [...]
Nov
17
2009
Location: SW 5th and Oak/Alder Parking Lot
Description:
The other day I was wandering around from pod to pod, trying to decide what to eat. I just couldn’t choose, so kept walking and enjoying the fall air and moisture. After checking out about 25 carts and pausing at a couple, I decided upon soup. It was a [...]
Nov
03
2009
Location: N Williams at Shaver st.
Description:
North Williams street has become a new nexus of activity in North Portland. With in the influx of restaurants, salons, a dessert place and a brewery, it was only a matter of time before a food cart opened. And where it opened is important. The space where Che Cafe is [...]
Sep
02
2009
Location: SW 5th and Yamhill
Description:
No Fish Go Fish is one of those great food cart success stories. The cart, on the corner of SW 5th and Yamhill has been at this location ever since I can remember, serving up unique soups daily, along with their signature No Fish sandwiches. The success story is that the [...]
Aug
31
2009
Location: SW 3rd, between Washington and Stark
Description:
When I was looking for some good spicy Thai noodles last winter, a few friends recommended a place named I Love Thai Food. They thought it was down off 3rd avenue, but when I went down there, I couldn’t find said cart. I opted for a different meal that [...]
Aug
25
2009
Location: SW 3rd between Washington and Stark
Description:
Portland is a great city to get fresh produce in. The city hosts a farmer’s market almost every day of the week in almost every neighborhood in the city. You would be hard pressed not to be able to find fresh veggies on a random [...]
Jul
17
2009
Location: SW 4th and College
Description:
I was waxing poetic about another cart the other week on Twitter when one of our followers asked if I had tried the Portland Soup Company. I hadn’t, so we set a date. Thank you @sarahsthreads for introducing me to such a great cart. Upon arriving, I knew from the [...]
Jun
28
2009
Location: SW 9th and Alder (on Alder)
Description:
Sometimes, even during spring and summer, I want a nice warm soup. It has something to do with that feeling of your whole body warming up from the inside out. Add spice to the soup and I’m in heaven. In downtown, I have made an attempt to seek [...]
Jan
27
2009
Location: SW Alder and 10th (between 10th and 11th)
Description: Soup for the masses! Soup for the Soul! There is something so primitively comforting to me about a hot steaming bowl of soup served alongside a grilled cheese sandwich. It’s what I want to eat when I feel blue. It’s what inspires me and refuels me [...]
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 [...]