Spencer's Food Adventures

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  • The Noshpit Sandwich Bar

    A new addition to the Portland sandwich scene as of late 2025, the Noshpit is serving chopped sandwiches. Their motto is “Chopped, Toasted, Loud” and that comes through in their sandwiches. Located in the old Backyard Social space at  1914 N Killingsworth St, they are open Tuesday-Sunday. Chopped sandwiches were new to me until a…

  • Desperados Sandwiches

    Last month I stumbled across a food cart slinging classy and highly delicious sandwiches made on house made focaccia bread. Located at 7339 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd (just south of Lombard) at the “Park the Carts” food cart pod. I was visiting to check out Savage Soulfuleatz, a soul food cart which is…

  • Basilisk

    Basilisk is a “micro-restaurant” or “food stall” located in the Zipper on NE Sandy & 28th that serves the best fried chicken sandwich in town. Nobody ever came up with a good name for what to call this restaurant concept. “Micro-restaurant” was the original term back when they opened in 2016 and it was a…

  • Kim Jong Grilliin’

    Kim Jong Grillin’ (KJG for short) is a famous food cart in Portland, OR that serves Korean food. The brainchild of Han Ly Hwang, the cart has been in operation for 15 years, which in food cart years is like a century! Currently located at the Heist on SE Woodstock, KJG is on their 3rd…

  • Picone’s Quality Deli

    This is a long overdue post about Picone’s, one of my favorite sandwich spots in town. For the past few years Vin Picone has been slinging some of the best deli-style sandwiches out of his cart in North Portland on Lombard. He makes his own bread in house (cart?), uses quality ingredients and runs daily…

  • 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…