Spencer's Food Adventures

Tag: hawaiian food

  • Favorite Eats of This Week

    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…

  • Mahi Taco

    Mahi Taco is one of my favorite food carts located in the Piedmont Station Food Carts on NE Killingsworth St. Open going on ten years now, Jeff at Mahi serves up Baja style tacos and Hawaiian food. The common theme being the beach. These are some of the best Baja style fish tacos I’ve had,…

  • Ate-Oh-Ate

    Portland has seen a number of excellent Hawaiian restaurants and food carts open in the last few years. Some of my favorites are Kau Kau (which I have a post about) and GrindwitTryz are serving up some of the best food in town. One constant however has been Ate-Oh-Ate (named after the Hawaiian area code…

  • Kau Kau

    Kau Kau is a new Hawaiian restaurant that opened up two months ago on Alberta. Married chefs Tracee and Brandon are bringing their own twist and flair to Hawaiian food and the plate lunch. Meticulous care is being brought not only to each dish but also to the sides, condiments and even the rice! I…

  • Plate Lunch Roundup

    One of my favorite lunches is the plate lunch. Whether Hawaiian, Korean, or even Chamorro, there is so much you can do with meat, rice and salad. Let’s start with the most traditional offering from Ate-Oh-Ate on Burnside. I love this place and have been eating here for years. The classic Hawaiian plate lunch of…