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Best Things I Ate Last Week
OK let’s get right into it, the title says it all. First up is the featured image above, a special burger from Lone Star Burger Bar. “Paris Texas Deluxe” and fries. Double patty with chanterelles, Gruyère, onion and an au poivre steak sauce. It’s chanterelle season, which is one of my faves. This is one…
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Breakfast Burritos Part II
This is a follow up to a post I made 1.5 years ago rounding up my favorite breakfast burritos. This is not a guide to the best in town so much as it is my recent favorites. No repeats from the previous post, a lot of these places are new to me and I sought…
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August Eats
Here is a roundup of some of the best things I ate this month that I haven’t posted about yet, specifically all those BLTs and summer salads in the previous post! Up first is the pizza from Prettyboy pictured above. This is a “hunk”, a large square cut into 2 slices. A good amount of…
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BLTs & Summer Salads
Summer to me is fresh produce, especially heirloom tomatoes and fruit. Living in the Willamette Valley, we are so lucky to grow so much excellent produce. This summer really hit home for me how much I love heirloom tomatoes and how, moving forward, non-seasonal tomatoes just won’t do for me anymore! This year’s crop seemed…
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Wonderboy’s Smokestack
Wonderboy’s Smokestack is a food cart specializing in Midwestern BBQ. Located in the Alberta Carts at 1027 NE Alberta. Meat options include Brisket Burnt Ends, Pork Ribs, Pulled Pork, Smoked Chicken Thighs & Sausage Links. Sides include Potato Salad, Mac n Cheese, Coleslaw, Cornbread Muffin, Chips and Queso & Smoked Beans. The quality is high,…
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Favorite Eats of This Week
So many great eats this week! Let’s start it out with the plate lunch pictured above. Huli Huli chicken & Mahi Mahi, mac salad, coleslaw and rice from Mahi Taco. Mahi Taco is a food cart located in the Piedmont Station at 625 NE Killingsworth. They just celebrated their 10 year anniversary. Jeff makes what…
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The Heist
The Heist is a food cart pod in SE Portland’s Woodstock neighborhood. It is the premier dining destination in the city hands down with some of the best food. It is a food cart pod done absolutely right. Large indoor and outdoor seating, a bar with an expansive beer list and an incredible roster of…
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Recent Faves
Here are the best things I ate in the last two weeks. Pictured above is a plate from Botto’s BBQ. Pork Belly Burnt Ends is their Saturday special, Spicy Mac & Coleslaw. Botto’s offers up some of the best BBQ in Portland. They have a really deep menu, all the meats and sides are stellar,…
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Golden Triangle Asian Fusion
Golden Triangle is a food cart located at The Heist in Portland (4727 SE Woodstock Blvd). They just celebrated their 10 year anniversary and are on at least their 3rd location in town. I’m pretty sure I was a day one here because I used to go to their cart when they were on a…
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Recent Faves
“Strawberry Fields” salad from Farmer and the Beast. Oregon Strawberries, Fromage Blanc, Pickled Fennel, Roasted Spring Vegetables, Cucumbers, Spring Greens, Almonds, with Strawberry Vinaigrette and Balsamic Drizzle. This is a really incredible salad. They ran it last year too and it really blew me away so I had to get it again this year. Oregon…
