Food Carts Portland

Location: SW 4th and Hall by PSU
The Story:
Fernando’s Mundo Fiesta is one of those carts that is always crowded at lunch time. With a menu that covers 3-4 poster size boards, you can understand they have something to satisfy even the most picky eater. I had initially thought it was a traditional Mexican taqueria, but [...]

Location: SW 4th and Hall (by PSU)
Description:
Chopollos is one of those carts that has taken their space and converted it into both a cart and dining area. By taking over 2 spots in the lot, they have a place for their cart and a place where you can enjoy your food under an awning. In [...]

Location: SW 4th and Hall
Description:
“Hey, that’s a new cart isn’t it?,” was the first words out of my mouth when I walked up to the carts on SW 4th avenue by PSU. Tucked in between Thai Pasta and a cart named Rice and Noodle was Buddha Bites, all bright and shiny and new. When [...]

Location: SW 4th and Hall
Description:
A coworker and I needed something hearty for lunch and wanted to try something new. We saw the shiny yellow cart named dosirak and decided to give it a try. Talk about simple ordering. This cart offers up one dish and one dish only – marinated chicken over rice with a [...]

Location: SW 4th and Hall
Description:
A couple of years ago, I would never have thought that waffles could be the focus of a cart. That was because I wasn’t thinking outside the box. I was thinking of the waffles of my youth – simple breakfast fare served maybe with fruit, but always with syrup. In 2009, [...]

Location: SW 5th and College
Description:
I didn’t realize that what Portland’s food cartopia sorely needed was African-Caribbean specialties until I made a visit to the Asaase Ital Palace by PSU’s cart cluster.  It’s only about two months old, and my previous attempts to sample its wares were foiled by random closures. At least, they appeared [...]

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 [...]

Location: SW 4th near College St. (Portland State University area)
Description: I love Banh Mi, those distinctive Vietnamese sandwiches that cause people all over to swoon. In Florida I’ve heard they are often called, the “Saigon Sub”, while in New Orleans they are known as the “Vietnamese Po-Boy.” As poetic love letters to this [...]

Location: SW 4th Ave. between College and Hall Streets (near Portland State Campus)
*photos provided by Tim Roth (Thanks Tim!)

Description: A Thai cart serving up all the Thai cart standards such as curries, noodle dishes, stir fries and fried rice  as well as  things like salad rolls and Thai Coffee or Tea.  Food here comes in [...]

Location: SW 4th Ave. in between College and Hall streets (near PSU)

Description: I have no idea about the name Inter Selects and what it has to do with Thai food. However, I do know that this cart is pumping out one of the largest Thai cart menus with far from the standard Portland Thai cart [...]