Food Carts Portland

Location: SW 3rd and Stark Hours: M-F 7am-5pm The Story: If visiting a cart where the individual serving you was wearing a kilt and had a strong brogue accent, wouldn’t you think it is pretty darn authentic? That was how we discovered a brand new cart – Celtic Foods. Donavon and Mike are the two [...]

Location: NE MLK and Graham at Dreamer’s Marketplace Hours: W-F, 8am-2pm; Sat/Sun, 9am-2pm The Story: There are so many types of breakfast foods available for someone in this city. Whether it be waffles or the greasy spoon or bagels or fast food, Portlanders have an abundance of choices. With the opening of Pepper Box, we [...]

Location: SW 2nd and Oak Hours: M-F, 8am-4pm The Story: Do you sometimes have a craving for a good wholesome breakfast or a traditional BLT lunch with fries? Well, now you can get that at your local food cart. The Lovin’ Spoonfull opened earlier this summer and will serve up traditional American fare with a [...]

Location: SW Stark, between 2nd and 3rd Ave Hours: Mon-Fri, 7am-2:30pm The Story: I chuckled the first time I heard this cart’s name. Happy Grillmore. What a great play on words. When I visited, I learned that Grilly Madison had been an early front runner. Granted, a cart isn’t just the name, but have a [...]

Location: Lot 94, SW 3rd and Ash Hours: Monday-Friday, 8am-1pm; Saturday, 10am-2pm The Story: There was a time, not so long ago, when there was a dearth of food carts serving the neighborhoods. Every so often, a taco truck would setup shop, but rarely would they become a mainstay. In the first decade of the [...]

Location: North Station, N Killingsworth and Greeley The Story: I know there are other colors for chickens and cows as I grew up in the country, but is that not the best name for a cart? I understand there is a joke behind that name, so I’ll need to ask Heather and Kevin the next [...]

Location: SW 3rd and Washington The Story: You may think Portland is over saturated with Thai carts, yet over the past few months, I have discovered that each cart has their special and unique item that sets them apart from the other. Now we have a Thai cart focusing on Northern Thai cuisine. Gin Northern [...]

Location: SW 3rd and Washington The Story: Most of us grew up learning that breakfast was the most important meal of the day. My breakfast usually consists of a couple of cups of coffee and maybe a mini Twix bar. I know, horrible. Working downtown gives me some opportunities for getting some nosh on the [...]

Location: SW 9th and Alder The Story: According to my numbers, Portland has about 20 different Mexican taquerias downtown serving up some of the best tacos and burritos one can find in carts. Loco Locos is one of those carts that has been around for years and has created a loyal customer base while serving [...]

Location: SE 82nd Ave, south of E Burnside The Story: It was a beautiful sunny Saturday morning and we were cruising around to different garage sales looking for loot. Once spring arrives, we try and hit up the sales for gardening items in prep for summer. While driving down 82nd, a very colorful street here [...]