Food Carts Portland

Location: SW 3rd and Washington The Story: Twist and Shout! That’s what I wanted to do after eating at the newest cart from SW 3rd and Washington. Yet another cart has squeezed into one of the open spots at the SW 3rd lot and they are serving up some tasty Korean food…with a twist. Korean [...]

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 3rd and Washington (Sonny Bowl cart) The Story: “Feel Yummy! Be Healthy! Eat bloop!” That’s the slogan of a new venture downtown started by Kat and Matt, the owners of bloop, who spells their cart name with the lowercase b in case you were wondering. While Portland does have carts that specialize in [...]

Location: SW 3rd and Washington Description: I was in a discussion with some cartivores the other day and we arrived on the topic of uniqueness for carts. There are some carts that offer a menu that while focused maybe on a type of cuisine, the offerings are so broad, it is difficult to choose one [...]

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 [...]

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 Tuesday afternoon. [...]

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: SW 3rd and Washington Description: El Masry has a prime location.  On the corner of SW 3rd and Washington, it is one of the first food carts one would see when arriving into downtown Portland after crossing over the Morrison Bridge.  And such a nice cart too.  It is brand new and very welcoming [...]

Location: SW 3rd and Washington Description: I have been a fan of Tito’s Burritos for a few years now.  I moved back downtown for work in 2004 and quickly jumped back into the food cart scene.  I was so jones’n for some great tacos.  It took me a few years to actually discover Tito’s and [...]