This was our first experience at this new cart pod (new enough that the beer hall was still under…read moreconstruction). Chick & Pig has hit the ground running. We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves, even without libations. Lemongrass chicken with sticky rice, wide rice noodles with chicken, and sweet potato fries! made for a lovely meal. Because it's coming from a food truck, you don't get the fancier plating and presentation that a sit down restaurant provides, but nothing detracted from the flavor. The buzzer worked fine for notifying us of pickup time, so everything arrived hot and fresh. It's nice to have a quality Thai cart pod option in the neighborhood. My only advisory concerns parking - the large parking lot next door is, understandably, not for pod customers, and this stretch of SE Division is too narrow to allow for much street parking, so expect to accumulate a few steps when you visit.

I got the pad kaprao with pork belly after seeing a good review of that dish from the Portland…read moreMercury (https://www.portlandmercury.com/food/food-issue-2026/portlands-top-20-food-carts/). Unfortunately, I came away pretty disappointed. Everything except the pork belly was actually really good. The rice had a good texture and separate grains. The fried egg was crispy and had a nice runny yolk. The cucumbers had a nice thickness and crunch to them (could been colder though). The prik nam pla (fish sauce, chiles, maybe a little lime?) was really great -- something about the flavor really popped for me and was tasty. And everything was served hot and fresh. But the pork belly sucked, and that kinda ruined the dish for me. The fatty parts weren't melt-in-your-mouth at all. They were just chewy. The skin wasn't crispy, it also was chewy. The meaty parts weren't juicy at all, they were tough. I dunno, everything about it seemed wrong. And getting the pork belly right seems like a crucial part of the overall dish. After eating maybe 1/3 of the pieces of pork belly, hoping each time that the bad pieces were just outliers, I gave up and just pushed the rest of them to the side while I ate the rest of the dish. Oh well.

Great to have a good Burger place in the neighborhood. I will be making this a regular stop…read more Fantastic burgers!

Midtown Beer Garden delivers some delicious, authentic Chinese food and Stretch the Noodle is…read moredefinitely another food cart I'd highly recommend for their beef noodle soup. As their name denotes, their noodles are hand-pulled. While their menu is limited, this just means that they can focus their efforts on creating quality dishes. For only $14, the beef noodle soup is quite reasonably priced, and actually a full meal. I've had an experience with a food cart in the past where the portion size did not reflect the price point, but not here. The beef noodle soup here is on par at what you'd get at a sit-down restaurant. It's packed with tender beef, plenty of noodles, veggies, and a piping hot broth. Chili oil was unnecessary, as it already came with some on top. The broth itself was clear, yet still had the correct spices that beef noodle soup is known for. This food cart was pretty popular. Other patrons were ordering some of the dry noodle dishes such as the noodle salad or dan dan noodles. Everything from their kitchen looked so good, but as a soup kinda gal, I'm glad I ultimately went with the beef noodle soup. While I cannot speak for the flavor profiles of the other dishes Stretch the Noodle has to offer, from my experience enjoying the beef noodle soup, it's safe to say that I was very happy with my lunch and would love to return to this food cart the next time we visit PDX. Additionally, as I try to be eco-conscious, my food was served in a reusable container, which I saved after devouring my meal and washed instead of throwing it out.

My husband mentioned wanting to try this place months ago and the hours of the cart have made it…read moredifficult to get to. I finally found a time to come by, and ordered a couple of dishes. I ordered the Biang Biang noodles for myself and requested mild spice. I love that you get to customize the spiciness because I was a little worried the chili oil noodles would be too spicy. The hand-stretched noodles have the best texture and the flavor was indescribable, honestly. One order was almost 3 meals for me (I don't eat big lunches) and the quality was unmatched. It's only been a week since I went to the cart and I've been craving it again ever since. I didn't even take a picture of my meal, I just dove in. The smell was just too tantalizing. My only complaint is that the hours make it difficult to get over there, but if I plan it right I can make it work and the food is well worth the effort.

If your craving pasta. You have to go try Ooh Pasta! We ordered the Wooing Asparagus carbonara…read morechicken and it was so good! The staff and owner is very pleasant to talk to and if you're not sure what you want they can suggest which dish to try. I have told my friends and families to check them out and they now this is our to go spot for some good ooh pasta. You will not be disappointed.

We ordered the wooing asparagus carbonara for our first visit here. The truck looked great with no…read moreobserved issues. Lots of table space under cover for the rainy days. The gentleman who assisted us was friendly and helpful. Food was ready and back home in 10 minutes. The chicken was tender, pasta done well, asparagus crisp and lots of cheesy creamy goodness. I called ahead to make sure they were open on time - they weren't and was told when they would open.

Happy Valley Food Carts yeah, I might be a little biased... I live here. And to the three of you…read moretrying to triangulate my exact location based on this review relax, it's not that serious. Let's get into it. Right off I-205 and just a short cruise up into Happy Valley, this spot feels like the food cart scene finally put on a clean shirt and got its life together. It's modern, it's polished, and it sits in a neighborhood where you don't feel like you need to keep your head on a swivel. No chaos, no nonsense just good eats and a relaxed vibe. What makes this place stand out? Options. A ridiculous amount of them. This isn't a "hope everyone agrees on tacos" situation. This is a "you get what you want, I get what I want, and we all win" kind of place. I've officially made it my mission few days left to try as many carts as humanly possible. Call it a food tour, call it a personal challenge, call it reckless ambition... I'm doing it anyway. We kicked things off at K-Pop Korean Hawaiian BBQ-because when you roll with a buddy from Hawaii, that's basically law. And let me tell you, it delivers. Bold flavors, solid portions, and that perfect fusion vibe that just works. Honestly, it set the bar high and that's saying something, because every cart here seems to bring their A-game. The setup is dialed in too. Covered seating for those rainy Oregon days, indoor space when winter decides to show up with attitude, and open-air areas when you want to sip a little wine or knock back a cold brew like a civilized adult. Surrounded by trees and mountain views, it almost tricks you into thinking you planned something outdoorsy... when really, you just came to eat. And here's the kicker it's clean. Like, noticeably clean. The carts look new, the area is well kept, and the whole place feels intentional. Not slapped together. Not gritty. This is food carting with standards. If you're local, you already know. If you're passing through, put this at the top of your list. And if you're doing a full-on food truck tour? Start here. Set the tone right. Because trust me after this, when you head back downtown and start dodging zombies and chaos... you'll miss this place real quick.

Love me some Happy Valley Station!…read more This is like the upscale farmers market of food carts- park your car, enjoy the landscaping, and check it all out. Dog friendly, Kid friendly, 100-year old friendly. Lots of clean and tidy indoor and outdoor cafeteria-style seating to choose from. Carts are covered from the rain, but outside. Beer and Espresso served and paid for inside. Restrooms are accessible and inside. Carts will give you a buzzer to notify you when the order is ready, so you can go walk around or find a seat while you wait. It was very busy this particular day, but no problem, all the carts seemed to be prepared for that! Just a lot of friendly faces who understood we needed to drool over all the menus before arriving somewhere. We landed on Premier Japanese Hibachi and loved all the flavor. Some of the freshest shrimp and yakisoba I have ever had. We also had the grilled shrimp and steak. TIP: don't forget to ask how you want your steak because it is made to order! The sauces on the side were perfect for dipping and sharing. Unfortunately, the portions did feel small for $18 a plate. Also, how to order water with your meal was confusing- another worker said just go inside. Eventually I saw signs that water is free with purchase or $1, but you would think it would be obvious. Overall, Premier Japanese Hibachi and everything else was a hit, 10/10, TY!

We ordered 13lbs. of pulled pork for my daughter's Graduation Party…read more We had tons of compliments on the meat. It was delicious. Perfect amount of smokiness and the meats was most and flavorful.

Took the Orange line today to try this place, got a rack of babybacks for home and a Hawaiian pork…read moresandwich for lunch and it was all so good! It was a full rack, lots of meat, with a good tangy but not too spicy sauce, and the sandwich with bacon and pineapple was excellent on a nicely toasted bun. This is my new favorite bbq spot.

I loved chicken and gunz the first time I moved out here, 7-10 years ago…read more I don't know what happened, but they were the best. Quality dropped in the last few years (mostly just too dry the last few times we tried it imo). I hope they reset and come back, but as the old chicken and gunz, cuz it was our first stop for YEARS and we miss it!

Of course my favorite chicken spot closes…read more Why? Will they open another? Who else in Oregon has chicken similar to this?

This meal was A1. The best breakfast I've had in Portland. It was creamy in the eggs Benedict the…read moresauce of it was amazing and the two sandwiches that we got I would die for it again. The one of the sandwiches had an avocado, bacon and arugula, but the sauce really just makes up for it and it's just in general all of that together. It taste amazing. We have one with jam and that one was good. It had a sweet and savory taste to it, which was really nice. I'm a savory girl so I prefer my food savory but this really went well together. The service was amazing. He brought it out to us. we had a little machine, but he still came out and brought the food so he gets 100% totally recommend this place to anyone who is visiting Portland

I've had this place on my list for awhile now so when I had some time to check it out, I took…read moreadvantage. After reading reviews and looking at pictures of menus, the prices have certainly gone up a bit. I got a standard breakfast sandwich (Ronald? $8) with a vegetarian patty and a side of biscuit and jam ($4). Appreciated the fact that there was no additional charge for the vegetarian sausage. Sausage had good flavor BUT as you can see in the pic, the patty was pretty heavily burnt so while I could taste the sage and fennel of the sausage, I also got the unpleasant bitterness of the burnt bits. The redemption was definitely the biscuit! Wow! One of the best biscuits I've ever had, buttery and moist. The jam selections seemed impressive. The blueberry vanilla basil jam was delightful though a bit on the sweet side. All in all, I would definitely come back but would probably not get a breakfast sandwich. I would just get me some biscuits :)

Ordered a Match with Banana cream, and the seasonal Eggnog Latte. The matcha wasn't too strong and…read morethere wasn't much banana flavor or banana cream in the drink. The sweetness level was perfect. I won't go back, but it was good to try. The shop itself is quite small, but very cute. Staff friendliness was neutral. The first person asked us what we were getting then walked out of the store (and never came back). So then the next girl asked us if she took our order, to which we said yes, but she didn't ring us up, so we had to order again. Not a big deal, but it felt silly to ask us what we wanted and not communicate it to her colleague making the drinks.

They were in-between seasonal specials unfortunately, so I ordered their brown sugar cinnamon oat…read morelatte which was decent. I prob would try something else next time

You might easily miss this place, even though it's on a major street like Morrison. Kind of…read moreunassuming locale. Everything I got here was good, and the jiggling capybara jelly will put a smile on your face. They even had an Ube soft serve machine!

The quirky vibe fits this part of town. The spicy tuna onigiri was satisfying, the side balances…read morethe meal. There's a foosball-type game and many things to look at. Friendly dude at the counter. Maybe a fun place to meet a friend.