Spencer's Food Adventures

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  • 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,…

  • Laurelhurst Market

    Laurelhurst Market is a beloved institution in Portland on East Burnside (technically in the Kerns neighborhood but on the border with Laurelhurst). Open for over 15 years now, they serve as three distinct entities under one roof: Steakhouse, Butcher Shop & Lunchtime Sandwich Counter. As someone who constantly goes out to eat, I don’t have…

  • Stretch the Noodle

    Stretch the Noodle is a long time favorite downtown food cart in Portland serving house made hand stretched noodles and Sichuan fare. They have a limited menu of five items, all of which are delicious. I’ve had everything on the menu and planned to post a photo and do a review of each, but for…

  • Little Bloom Lao & Thai Cuisine

    Tucked away on N. Mississippi Ave near the intersection at Fremont is a tiny cart “pod” with two carts: J’s Cuts and Wraps & Little Bloom. Little Bloom has been open now going on 10 years. J’s Cuts has been around a long time as well. This was a place that I drove past for…

  • Lúa Vietnamese Restaurant

    Over the last few years one of my go-to choices for lunch has been Lúa, which serves delicious, varied, healthy dishes at a good price. Whether rice dishes, noodle dishes, soups, appetizers, or fried chicken wings, Lúa has whatever you could want. I’m using this post to highlight some of my favorite meals there over…

  • Tacos Fita

    Tacos Fita, one of the best food carts in Portland, just opened up a new restaurant in Beaverton. Tacos Fita serves up some of the best Mexican food. Tacos, burritos, bowls, all centered around their delicious and perfectly seasoned and grilled meats. All the standard meats you would expect, plus bonus specialties like Ribeye, Shrimp…

  • Sugarpine Drive-In

    Along the banks of the Sandy river in Troutdale is the greatest little old drive-in restaurant you could ever hope for. Started in 2018, this place has quickly become an Oregonian favorite and a must for any trips out to the Gorge. They specialize in seasonal, thoughtful, scratch-made menus utilizing local produce as well as…

  • Ki’ikibáa

    One of my favorite restaurants in Portland is Ki’ikibáa. Specializing in regional Yucatecan food, they won restaurant of the year from the Oregonian in 2023, their first full year open. The name means “delicious food” in Mayan and the name is spot on. Located in an unassuming strip mall on 82nd, this restaurant holds special…

  • The Meddling Lime

    Some of my favorite Mexican inspired food of recent memory has been from the food cart The Meddling Lime located at 6200 SE Milwaukie Ave in Portland, OR. Tacos, burritos, pozole, breakfast burritos/tacos, but also fare like bowls and crispy rice dishes. They have a really deep menu that is executed flawlessly and is built…

  • Better Half

    One of my favorite neighborhood sandwich shops, Better Half is closing this week so I decided to make a long overdue post about them. Hopefully they find a new place so that this post isn’t a swan song. Let me set the table: I moved in 2019 from Grant Park to Irvington. In my old…