Portland food news and views
Food carts are part of the culture of Portland and an important element of the eating and drinking that goes on in the city. They are found throughout the city both as individual carts and grouped together in pods.
We have a Delta Carts Food Pod update: They had their soft open yesterday, Tuesday June 17!
Last week I went by to see the space for myself. At my visit, so much of it was complete—the patio, which takes up much of the space, a few carts in, seating, landscaping—such a change from where they started. Here are some photos I took and a little bit of additional details I learned while there.
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A few things have crossed my desk in the past few days that I wanted to tell you about. First, the grand opening of the Yellow Line Food Cart Pod in North Portland—a pod we haven’t covered here before—is this Friday.
Then to catch up with a couple of things we have covered: the opening of Navigator Coffee on Hayden Island on Saturday, and Alma PDX on NE MLK opens on Friday.
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Today, June 6 is National Donut Day. It is celebrated on the first Friday of June each year, and as Portland is a big donut town, you can expect to find donut specials throughout the city. Here are some to watch for.
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Foster Food Carts, formerly known as the Carts on Foster, is reopening as a pod at SE Foster Road and 52nd Ave. Their grand opening is this Saturday, May 17.
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Balong is officially open. After a short time in soft opening phase, they had their grand opening this week. This Filipino-American breakfast sandwich spot (they also make fresh bread like pan de sal) from Justin Dauz opened their brick & mortar after being a pop-up since 2022. They are now located in the former Meianna Bakery in the Fubonn Shopping Center (considered the largest Asian mall in Oregon). 2850 SE 82nd Avenue #27, Portland
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