Sep
02
2010
Location: SW 4th and Hall Hours: M-F, 11am-2pm The Story: Every so often, you just need a simple burger and fries. There are a few carts that offer some great burgers in Portland, but few offer the additional tasty additions we have come to enjoy. The Burger Jerk, a newcomer to the scene is here [...]
Aug
31
2010
Location: SW 10th and Alder Hours: Daily, 12-11pm The Story: A venerable old cart, Snow White House has been serving Portland crepes and sandwiches for over 13 years. Even before the current owners took it over back in the 90′s, it was acting as a food cart downtown. Talk about the stories that cart may [...]
Aug
26
2010
Location: SE 43rd and Belmont Hours: Daily, 11:30-7pm The Story: Portland loves Thai food. That is apparent with Thai restaurants and food carts available in most every neighborhood in the city. Lately though, we’ve been introduced to a new approach to the cuisine – Northern Thai. SE Portland now gets to enjoy what downtown has [...]
Aug
23
2010
Location: SE 43rd and Belmont Hours: Mon-Sun, 11:30am-9pm The Story: Every so often you want some simple well made Mexican food. Las Loncheritas, now relocated to the Good Food Here pod sates that need for a cheap well made taco or burrito. Las Loncheritas isn’t just inexpensive, they offer a broad menu of items for [...]
Aug
22
2010
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 [...]
Aug
18
2010
Location: SE 20th and Morrison Hours: Tues-Sat, 12-8pm The Story: Take a moped, one of those older ones that you can pedal, replace the front with a two wheeled storage chest and you have Treat Machine, a cart focusing on what’s simple – the taco. The Treat Machine was built and is pedaled daily by [...]
Aug
17
2010
Location: SW 4th and Harrison Hours: M-F, 11-3 The Story: Take a walk between the buildings just east of SW 4th avenue – there is a nice tree-lined path there and it is spectacularly quiet even around lunchtime. Tucked in the back corner of a lot at SW 4th and Harrison next to the CYAN [...]
Aug
16
2010
Location: SW 9th and Alder Hours: M-F 11am-2pm The Story: In Portland’s ever changing cart scene, we have yet a new member – Chili Inside/Chili Outside, a cart specializing in Texas brand homemade chili. Chili is like BBQ, there are as many ways to prep it as there are colors of a Benetton ad. I [...]
Aug
16
2010
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 [...]
Aug
12
2010
Location: SE 32nd and Hawthorne Hours: Tues-Sun, 11am-7pm The Story: Put a cowboy hat on a gun toting Frito chip and you have one heck of a logo. Add to that vintage wallpaper inside the already vintage cart and Rawhide playing on the back patio and I’m sold. Chili Pie Palace, a new cart on [...]