Spencer's Food Adventures

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  • Lucky Soup

    There is a new pop up in Portland serving soup through the winter. Lucky Soup is a cart in the patio next door to Guero on NE 28th Ave. For the last 3 years Guero has been hosting wonderful summer pop ups in their patio space with the likes of Paradise Hamburguesas and Farag’s. This…

  • Breakfast Sandwich Roundup

    This post is a roundup of my favorite breakfast sandwiches in Portland, OR. Breakfast sandwiches are the best of both worlds. First up is the Belmont Breakfast sandwich from Tabor Bread. Fried egg, Olympia Provisions breakfast sausage, white cheddar, house-made chimichurri, garlic aioli, Mama Lil’s peppers, pickled red onions and Gorge greens on a freshly…

  • Grasslands Barbecue

    Grasslands Barbecue is a mobile food cart based in Hood River, OR that has been accumulating local and regional praise for their high quality smoked meats as well as their sides. They are making Texas-style barbecue, and have even been getting praise from Texan barbecue notables. This is my fourth time eating their food. This…

  • The Houston Blacklight

    Found a new favorite bar recently, The Houston Blacklight in Portland, OR. Located on SE Clinton & 21st, this is the new offering from the team behind Gado Gado and Oma’s Hideaway, two of the best restaurant/bars in town. This is truly an excellent bar, both as a destination spot and, if you’re lucky enough,…

  • Paradise Hamburguesas

    I have had many wonderful summer eating adventures, but my favorite so far was a visit to Paradise Hamburguesas in Portland, OR. This is a summer pop-up food cart serving up incredible food in the patio behind Guero, one of my favorite restaurants ever. They are serving up a small, thoughtfully put together menu of…

  • Stacked Sandwich Shop

    Stacked Sandwich Shop is back. After closing 1.5 years ago they have reopened in a new location, taking over the Sunshine Noodle spot (gone too soon…). On the menu are 8 regular sandwiches and a rotating/seasonal option, along with a few sides: fries, chips, salad, potato salad. They are well-known for their oxtail french dip.…

  • Tito’s Taquitos

    I went to the grand opening of Tito’s Taquitos this weekend. This is their first brick and mortar restaurant after starting a popular and successful food cart a few years ago. I had heard good things but hadn’t visited the cart yet. Thankfully the restaurant is much closer to where I live. They had me…

  • Mole Mole

    Holy Mole, I have found my new favorite Mexican food in town. Between Mole Mole and Ki’ikibaa, Portland is entering into a new era of super delicious, authentic Mexican food. You can find my review of Ki’ikibaa on this page as the first review. Mole Mole is a food cart on Alberta and 23rd that…

  • XLB

    In today’s installment of “What Did Spencer Eat For Lunch?” I visited XLB, which has been on my list for awhile now. XLB is a fast casual Chinese restaurant with a limited menu that features Bao. Their namesake (XLB) is an acronym for Xiao Long Bao, which are soup dumplings. Those are smaller and come…

  • Eem

    On Friday I got the keys to my new place and decided to celebrate by having lunch at my favorite restaurant in town, Eem. I don’t say favorite lightly. I have many faves, but the hands down single favorite is Eem. Everything they do there is so unbelievably delicious and perfect. I have never had…