Food Carts Portland

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 [...]

Location: SW 5th and Stark
The Story:
Portland was first introduced to the Korean taco by Koi Fusion in 2009. Now we have a new cart on SW 5th offering them up without you having to know where they will be from one day to the next. Welcome Bulkogi Korean BBQ.
Korean tacos are usually defined by how [...]

Location: Area23, NE 23rd and Alberta
The Story:
North East Portland is the latest growth spot for new food carts here in the city. NE Alberta street has, for the last ten years, been a location where entrepreneurs can thrive. Even with the housing bubble and new fancy buildings being built, the street still attracts those [...]

Location: SW Alder, between 10th and 11th
The Story:
Just when you thought another cart couldn’t fit on the expanding corner of SW 10th and Alder, you get an email about a new cart. The owners of SomTum Gai Yang contacted us a couple of weeks ago, announcing their opening. I mentioned it to a couple [...]

***New Cart***
Location: SW 3rd and Ash St.
The Story:
I think the name tells the story. Big-A** Sandwiches is now open and they sell giant sandwiches and a bit more. A cart that has been a few months in the making, Big-A** Sandwiches is the brainchild of Lisa and Brian Wood who have brought us a [...]

***NEW CART***

Location: SW 2nd and Stark, on Stark, between 2nd and 3rd
Description:
Pork! Need I say more? I turned the corner and there it was, a bright yellow wood paneled food truck with a small crowd in front. I knew a new food cart had arrived. My heart skipped a beat when I saw the cart [...]

Location: SE 12th and Hawthorne at Cartopia
Description:
Friday night on the town. Happy hour at a fancy restaurant in the Pearl with cocktails made from fancy gin and vodka. Where does one go for dinner after such an event? Cartopia! Yes, indeed. We cruised down to SE 12th and Hawthorne to get some food and specifically, [...]

Location: SE 48th and Woodstock (parking lot of The Joinery)
Description:
El Gallo Taqueria is the latest taco and burrito cart to come to the sprawling neighborhood of SE Portland. Located down off SE 48th and Woodstock in the Woodstock neighborhood, Jake Brown, the owner, is offering up rustic Mexican cuisine while sourcing his ingredients locally.

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