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!

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.

Love that the noodles are hand made. The flavors in this dish were absolutely incredible…read more Recommendation would be to get a spice level down from what you normally get. We wanted to do medium but went with mild and we were glad we did. Located conveniently in the Midtown Beer Garden.

I still love Bing Mi. Their cart has moved a few times, and they temporarily opened a second cart…read more They also have a brick and mortar that has the jianbings and also an expanded noodle and dumpling menu. No matter which location I have visited, the food has been consistent and quality. These wraps are the perfect texture, great spice levels, quick to be made and easy to take on the road for lunch on the go. A personal favorite, and a must-try food cart in my opinion!

When my Yelp pal Ron writes a review, I tend to read extra carefully. The last time I was in…read morePortland I wanted to try Bing Mi but they weren't open when I could go. Fast forward to today when my flight got in early and I saw they were open. Came in around 11ish when many of the food carts looked like they were just starting to prepare food. Found Bing Mi behind the Beer Garden stage. After looking at the menu, I couldn't pass up trying the roast duck. I ordered the loaded roast duck Jiang Bing with mild sauce. I paid with my card, was given a number and took a seat at the communal wooden picnic tables. When I got my food, I could see it was a solid amount. Two Jiang Bing halves. The only thing I didn't really see was the roast duck. Before I get into that though, I just want to say you can tell how much care the people who work here put into their food. If there's a line, they don't rush the process. The crepe outside is perfect and the crispy wonton pieces in the middle are the star of my Jiang Bing. Their cucumbers are fresh. You can taste the sauce. I just would have wanted a little more meat so it wasn't so much crepe and crispiness. I give them a solid 4.5 though. I couldn't finish both halves of my Jiang bing because it's filling. I suggest bringing someone who will want to share food. I may be back to try their handmade dumplings next!

Customer service, fantastic! Very outgoing and enthusiastic. Love to see it! However the food okay…read more Got the braised pork noodles. Noodles were cooked perfection, the braised pork was very salty and had an extremely overpowering star anise flavor. It lingered in the mouth and tongue like Szechuan pepper, but star anise flavor. Eww. So much so that I only took two bites, waited til I got home and added steamed rice to balance the flavor. Even that didn't work :( so the service is a 5! The food is a 2.5.

Their Taiwanese foods were sooo good!! I will not gush over all the yummy stuffs they have! Food…read moreline for this truck is well deserved!! How they can pull off fried dough (yiou tiao) is beyond me! Will be back soon! Great ambiance walking through the Farmers Market! Wish they'll get a storefront soon!

WOW!! my new thai go-to for sure. I appreciate the late night hours that are offered here. We went…read morefor the first time after hearing lots of great things and I was blown away with how flavorful everything was. We were greeted with friendly service and were told that it would be about a 25-30 minute wait for food. While it did take some time, it was completely worth the wait. Next time, i might order ahead of time to avoid the crowd! We got a Pad Thai with Tofu and a Thai Champa Fried Rice with Chicken. It was made to order fresh and the portion size was huge. Two items were more than enough to share between the two of us. I would definitely go back in a heartbeat!

We had a hankering for thai food and couldn't decide where to go, so we looked up reviews and…read moredecided to come here. As others have said, it's behind a strip club in a parking lot so the ambiance is...unique. But other than that, it's on point. We got the pad thai and the drunken noodle - both of which were great and super fresh. The woman working was also really friendly and she came out to set up a bench for us to sit at. Would definitely come here again.

When we went it happened to be dumpling week so they only had a special menu item of Wonton soup…read more We were pretty hungry so we still got it even tho we were looking forward to trying their actual menu. It was a pretty standard good wonton soup w/ just wontons & boo choy, the broth had a slight turmeric flavor. It is located in the food cart pod behind steeple brewing, and you can eat inside there too.

I was delighted to find another Mama Chow's outpost at the Steeplejack carts on Hawthorne. I had…read morenostalgia for the garlic noodles and chicken. They were still so, so good. Hits the spot with a pint for sure. The meal is very filling, you likely will have leftovers but you won't be able to stop picking at them.

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.

I have tried numerous items and have not been disappointed. Portions are fair, flavor is great. I…read moremust warn you though spicy level is high. I'd be scared to see what 5 tastes like. I have had 4. My favorite has been cucumber salad, the fried and the grilled pork.

Tacos are excellent, really brings the street tacos feel! I would recommend going earlier in the…read moreevening during the weekend before all the people that have been partying show up.

Fresh made corn tortillas. I've never had a bad meal here! Love their tacos de tripa and asada!…read moreGreat salsa bar too!! Wish it was open everyday!

TLDR: Popular Portland food truck with a long wait, friendly service, and filling sandwiches that…read morewere worth it. ------ One of my Portland friends brought us here, and it ended up being a great recommendation. The food truck is located inside a food truck plaza with plenty of options nearby and ample outdoor seating with picnic tables. This particular food truck had a long line, which made the wait to order a bit lengthy. However, it was well worth it. The woman taking orders was incredibly kind and bubbly, which added to the overall experience. After ordering, the food took about 20 minutes to come out, but I did not mind since the sandwiches ended up being really good. The sandwiches were flavorful and very filling. Honestly, I probably could have been satisfied with just one sandwich. Overall, I thought this spot was worth the wait. I would definitely come back if I were in Portland again.

Came here after seeing that they have a scotch egg sando and knew I had to try it! This food truck…read moreis located in a food cart area with a ton of carts around so there's ample seating and a variety of options if you're coming with a group. The line ended up being pretty long around 3pm on a Saturday (they close at 3:30pm) and between ordering and getting our food, we waited about 30 min. I did really like the sando though. The scotch egg was nicely fried and crispy on the outside with a soft gyoza stuffing filling. My only wish is that it was a bit easier to eat and that it had more seasoning as the gyoza filling was a bit bland and the egg smaller than I thought it was be. But overall pretty tasty and definitely worth trying. I'll have to come back and try their OG Tokyo Nando sandwich.

This spot is located inside of the Hawthorne of the Asylum, one of many food cart pods…read more Ordered a variety of different things from different vendors and I ordered the Bulgogi beef burrito, which was OK in flavor a little bland nothing crazy with the ingredients. I wish there was maybe some spiciness going on or something pickled inside of it but the size of this was pretty huge if you're hungry and want something big this is the thing for you.

Super fast, filling, tasty! I got a burrito, my friend got a bowl. Owner was super friendly and…read morehelpful with modifications (I'm vegan and my friend can't handle super spicy food). Reasonable price and was ready super fast!