Humongous proportions on the Loco Moco. See the black sauce? Underneath is half an inch layer of rice that spread out. They give large amounts. The two beef patties are delicious and generous as well! You top that with fried egg with runny yolk on top, a bit of grilled onions, a nice Mac salad on the side and generous amount of smoky and peppery Loco Moco Sauce, it's such a value meal at $18! The wait wasn't all that bad neither. About 10 minutes right at the beginning, and you'll get a fresh, hot to-go plate to eat in this food cart plaza. Overall, a fantastic place to drop by. read more

Palenaka's - Loco Moco. Delicious and humongous! - Food Trucks Near Me - Beaverton, Oregon

I've been to this cart a few times and liked it a lot, but I recently came back from a trip to Hawaii. Now I can say their katsu and mac salad is even better than what I had there! They have friendly and helpful service too, and wait times aren't as long as some of the other trucks. Nice to be able to wait in the shade. Mahalo! read more

Palenaka's - Strips of fried chicken (katsu) along with two scoops of white rice and a scoop of mac salad. It has a small cup of sauce on top. - Food Trucks Near Me - Beaverton, Oregon

I've reviewed here before- but if you are a Hawaiian food fan, you need to come here! One of the only places regionally that does Meat Jun. Not only do they have it, but it's done right. I feel like I'm on Kauai when I'm eating it. The teriyaki beef and chicken are both phenomenal. A real rich and flavorful sauce. Great mac salad too! They had a poke special today, I got a spicy poke bowl. So good! Satisfied my craving! We've had the Loco Moco, and the noodles too. All great. The owners are great people. So fun to support them and also get amazing food! read more

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Best meat jun on the mainland that I've had so far! The quality of their meat jun makes me want to try their whole menu. So one of my favorite dishes to get in HI is meat jun. It's a dish you don't find often in restaurants on the mainland and even more rare to find a version close to HI. This is the CLOSEST. Family working this food cart was very nice and you can tell they are working hard to put out good food. Luckily I came when I did, because I think they closed right after I ordered. Meat jun: perfectly marinated meat, good egg consistency, and the sauce has the right amount of vinegar to it. Don't get me started on how restaurants in Seattle mess up on the sauce. Super tender meat, rice was good, Mac salad was delicious too! I usually take a piece of meat jun, dip one side in the sauce, drag it across some rice (I love saucy to rice) and eat it all together. SO ONOOOO read more

Palenaka's - Meat jun (regular size) - Food Trucks Near Me - Beaverton, Oregon

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LOCATION: This awesome food cart is nestled right in the corner BG Food Cartel. There's street parking from what I gathered and possibly a parking garage/lot area since it's next to City Hall. AMBIANCE: It's an outdoor food cart area, but there's open seating, as well as covered seating with heaters. Plenty of space to walk and some areas of astro turf to walk and bring your pets! SERVICE: Experience good ol' Hawaiian hospitality with friendly faces and generous spirit of Aloha. FOOD: The Loco Moco plate was delicious. Gravy was dark and flavourful and the hamburger patty was thick and cooked well. Not dry at all and topped with egg. Perfection. We also tried the Meat Jun which I've never had before. The meat was cooked well, juicy, and the egg gave it a nice crispy texture. Dip it in the sauce that comes with it and you're in for a great meal. Their kalua pork is the best I've had in the Portland area. They cook it just like it should be with the right amount of smokiness AND with the cabbage. It's a taste of Hawaii for sure. We also got the Teriyaki Chicken and the sauce was not overly sweet or salty and the chicken was cooked well and not dry. OVERALL: Officially my go-to for a taste of Hawaii on the mainland. Honestly so good. Highly recommend the dishes we tried and can't wait to taste their specials! read more

Yum! They had this as a weekend special and hope that they make it a regular item on their menu. This bowl was filled with rice and spicy ahi, avocado, topped with furikake and green onions. I enjoyed their take on a spicy ahi poke bowl. Staff were very friendly and welcoming! read more

Palenaka's - Spicy ahi poke bowl - Food Trucks Near Me - Beaverton, Oregon

Loco Moco for thee win! Gravy on point and they came with the sweet onions! Generous portion. Meal, soda, and tip under $20. I'm a sucker for plate lunch, but this truck was solid. Staff was friendly and the only thing that would have made it better was some Pepper on the P.A. but I get that they can't play tunes in the cart pod read more

Tucked into the food cartel in Beaverton, this spot stood out from the SMELL. I had the Garlic Chicken, a special of the day, and my mouth was watering even before I took a bite. The dish was well made, full of garlicky, sweet, and salty flavors. I'm giving it 4 stars because I thought it was a tad bit too salty, to a point that it was almost bitter. Another qualm is that I wish there were combination plates available :( but I do understand why they don't allow combination plates. read more

Palenaka's - garlic chicken - Food Trucks Near Me - Beaverton, Oregon

Fabulous food here. Great service. Specials like mixed plate with kalua, lau lau, and poke. Locally owned and family run. I LOVED my food. It's hard to find lau lau here in Oregon, (unless you gon make at home) and it was so delicious. I also got to introduce lau lau to a haole friend who had it the first time here. You have two new fans, Palenaka's! Open Wednesday - Sunday 11:30am-7:30pm Located at BG Food Cartel. They use pagers to let you know when your order is ready which is helpful since inevitably you'll go here and order from more than one cart since there's several food and drink options. read more

Palenaka's - Sunday special! Was ALL so good. - Food Trucks Near Me - Beaverton, Oregon

Another lunch that didn't disappoint. Had the Shoyu Chicken special and hubby had the Loco Moco. So Ono we took home a Meat Jun and Fried Noodle plates for dinner. read more

During these hard times, it's hard to find somewhere to eat on the fly. It was middle of lock down coming to dinner time, we were starving and desperate for something kanak attack worthy. I've had palenakas bookmarked for a while so I was happy to see they were one of 9 food trucks open during the lockdown. We ordered the meat jun and the service was great. A cute mom and pop food truck. Super welcoming people Good: FLAVOR TOWN! Great portion size and their Mac salad is mayjah Bad: the beef was kind of chewy read more

Palenaka's - Food Trucks Near Me - Beaverton, Oregon

Best Meat Jun in the Portland area (not many options though) The beef was super soft and flavorful. Price was kind of high, but what isn't these days? It's in a food cart pod (had a brewery in the pod as well) in Beaverton. It was super crowded and super had to find parking but I'll still make an effort for this if I'm around the area. read more

My best friend and my grandma went with me. Words can't express how good this food was my best friend and got the chicken katsu and my grandma saimin my grandma said "I loved it I'm eating every single bit of it" my friend said "I really liked it" the macaroni salad was my favorite it was so good Thank you so much for good food read more

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I've only had the loco moco from this food truck but I can say that it was phenomenal. Definitely did not skimp on the meat. The gravy sauce is savory and so flavorful. Not too salty either. I can't wait to try more next time I visit the area. read more

Palenaka's - Loco Moco - Food Trucks Near Me - Beaverton, Oregon

These are some authentic Hawaiian grinds. I haven't even seen Lau Lau outside of a homemade family gathering before. The menu is slim with only Da Classics. If authentic Hawaiian food is what you crave, then this is the place. Spam musubi is awesome. Perfect rice ratio and flavorful well seasoned spam. Despite what Monty python would suggest, spam is quite good and if you've never tried maybe start here. Very friendly and hospitable service. Good folk. I think I musubi might be in my lunch plans today. read more

Yawn... we got the chicken katsu which was well battered and deep fried nicely albeit paper thin in terms of actual chicken. Mac salad was bland and disappointing, which was a surprise... how does one end up with a bland, runny Mac salad? Probably did a poor job straining water from our batch. Not to mention no saltiness of any kind and overcooked pasta. I'm sure in general they are good, but my rendition didn't hit the mark today and overall the other Hawaiian places nearby are significantly better in flavors and prep IMHO. read more

This was the sauciest teriyaki chicken we've ever had. The portion size was huge, and the chicken was tender. We just wish it would have come with a side of vegetables. read more

Palenaka's - Teriyaki Chicken - Food Trucks Near Me - Beaverton, Oregon

Taste of home! This is my second time trying out Palenakas. Today my husband and I got the special Kalua pork, laulau and shoyu poke combo and fried noodles for our son. Everything was ONO! fresh and steaming hot! read more

Palenaka's - Fried noodles far back and Kalua pork with Cabbage, laulau and shoyu poke combo - Food Trucks Near Me - Beaverton, Oregon

If you are craving great Hawaii home cooked fresh food Palenaka's is your place. With great costumer service I highly recommend this food cart. I got the Teriyaki Chicken and Teriyaki Beef because my body was fighting between these 2 great meals. I will definitely be visiting this cart soon! read more

Palenaka's - 1/2 Teriyaki Chicken and 1/2 Teriyaki Beef - Food Trucks Near Me - Beaverton, Oregon

The Chicken Teriyaki and Kalua Pork were very tasty and savory. They are also very friendly and kind. Would recommend!

Although my husband and I now live in Oregon, we consider Hawaii our home. We were overjoyed to discover Palenaka's, which offers some of the most delicious (Hawaii) local food we've ever had - BG food cartel's best kept secret! I'm Korean and have had a LOT of meat jun - probably more than the average person would ever consume in a lifetime - and Palenaka's is hands down the best I've tried. Tender, flavorful, and perfectly seasoned; the meat is not just well-marinated but also thicker than most iterations, so it's almost like a very thin medium-rare steak. Very luxurious! Chicken katsu is also on-point - crispy, but not oily or heavy, and again perfectly seasoned. And no plate lunch would be complete without two scoops of rice - reminds me of my mom's stovetop rice growing up and my husband, while not Korean, is picky about rice and will always request an extra scoop :) Eating here warms our hearts and tummies. Thank you, Palaneka's, for giving us a taste of home! read more

Meat jun was fantastic. Sweeter than a Korean meat jun. Very tasty. Kalua pig was good too, good salt level. Mac salad was delicious, not too vinegar-y like many Hawaiian places here. Felt like real Hawaiian food, definitely going back. read more

We loved it! We had the Chicken Katsu (fried chicken thighs) and fried noodles (with cabbage, spam, and fishcake). Super tasty, and my teenager devoured it. . They are tucked into the SW corner. read more

Palenaka's - a food truck with menus - Food Trucks Near Me - Beaverton, Oregon

Great Hawaiian food we had today! Very good service as well. I had the meat jun and my fiancée had the kaluha pork yummmm. We cant wait to come back! Thank you! -Randon read more

I love BG's but have not tried Palenaka's until the other day. I had the best Kalua Pork ever, and their Macaroni Salad was amazing. This will be a go to BG's food cart in the future. read more

being from Hawaii, we know what a local plate is suppose to taste like. this truck is by far the best Hawaiian food that we've been to outside of Hawaii. the Katsu sauce is perfect. The Kalua Pork was cooked like it was in Hawaii. the Mac salad is on point, loco moc- perfect. Can't not say enough about them. read more

Chicken Katsu was cooked perfectly and it was delicious! Mac salad is yummy and creamy. My son loves the Chicken Teriyaki and my mom loved her Fried Noodles on Mother's Day! The BEST customer service and everything was fresh and hot. We will be back. Often! read more

Ended up here because the food cart we wanted to try was closed. The food was delicious, service was friendly and super fast. Will definitely be back and will recommend! Help this local couple continue to succeed and stay in business long after the pandemic! read more

Very friendly couple from Oahu that relocated to Oregon. They opened during the pandemic and are located at a food pod so parking is great. Called to put in a phone order on my way over and the food was ready promptly. Definitely felt the aloha spirit. Forgot to take a photo because I was too hungry haha. read more

Amazing!! Well cooked and consistent authentic flavors! Worth going back. Quick and friendly service

BEST Spam Musubi!!! We wanted to grab something from a food cart that wasn't an entire meal. It's nice to have smaller options. Will definitely be back! read more

After five years of living away from Hawaii, there's finally a place in Beaverton that's my go to for lau lau and kalua pig. Was really surprised that the limu poké was fresh as well! read more

We had a chicken teriyaki dish and kalua pork dish and both were outstanding. There are a few other Hawaiian restaurants in town that we love (808 and Roxy's) but after trying Palenakas for the first time, they are giving them both a run for the money. It was so good and the two people running the cart were very kind. I highly recommend this cart at the Biggi food cartel. I will definitely get food from them again! Also, today is Tuesday and they were open, so Yelps hours saying they are closed on Tuesdays is incorrect. read more

I hesitate to mention this cuz it almost feels like a secret but...their Musubi as amazing and the price is unbeatable. Everything here is great but the musubi is such a treat! read more

The loco moco is delicious! The portion size is large. Reminded me of the one I had in Hawaii. Was really happy it was not salty. Some other places I've tried were always so salty. read more

Trying to support local...I ordered the teriyaki beef for dinner. It was not cooked thoroughly. The texture was slimey. Too much gravy poured on the meat. Gravy was salty Not worth the $14 plus tip, $16.20 total for raw beef on rice. Do not recommend this cart. read more

We had a small outdoor wedding and they delivered their food to our location. Food was amazing! We had teriyaki chicken, Kailua pork, Mac salad, rice, fruit platter and green salads. Everyone loved the food and the presentation upon delivery was great! Would highly recommend for catering an event. read more