Comments on: Best Food Cart City: Portland or New York?

By: mixotic

mixotic — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 21:26:37 +0000

Seriously, jaspeers is right…if you haven’t made it out to PDX to actually try the food and explore the pods, you have no place passing judgment on the scene.

@Mamacita – we have people from all over the world making their traditional food here. All parts of Latin America, Asia, Eastern Europe, etc. Are you saying they don’t know how to make their own home cooking?

On a per capita basis, Portland wins hands down (see steverollers comment above). Not to mention the general quality of life/cost of living differences…but that’s a different “discussion”.

By: jaspeers

jaspeers — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 22:10:44 +0000

People who have never been to Portland think that NYC has better food carts.

You should at least *try* a single food cart in Portland before declaring yourself the victor, or saying the comparison is unfair.

Just had Koi Fusion today, first time. Amazing. @KoiFusion on twitter.

By: tdub

tdub — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 19:28:00 +0000

I would sell my soul to get out to NYC often to do a fair bit of eating, but it’s nice to know the carts here in Portland are a good n’ plentiful thing. I guess I take it for granted. Why the hell aren’t other cites going nuts with carts?

By: DocChuck09

DocChuck09 — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:08:46 +0000

Oh yeah, Portland does EVERYTHING better than New Yawk City — trust me.

By: Tyler

Tyler — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:46:16 +0000

Oren’s is crap…their espresso is always burnt. A *properly* brewed cup of Stumptown rivals any coffee! Unfortunately not many places brew it properly. Roots Cafe in Park Slope does it right (Gorilla is decent too)

By: deanlo

deanlo — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 13:07:51 +0000

he’s gonna show up at your doorstep with a fleet of carts behind him and challenge you to a find-the-best-street-meat throwdown

By: lisafnyc

lisafnyc — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 11:52:31 +0000

I lived in Northwest Portland a while back and really miss it out there. Ironically, one of my favorite cheap eats along 23rd Street was a pizzaeria called Escape from New York. I think they bragged that they brought in water or flour (or both) from NYC. The pies were pretty good, with large slices — two of those were often my dinner, for less than $5!

By: Bossman

Bossman — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 01:28:10 +0000

Holy fuckwad gone wild it’s a goddam comment box not a soap box.

Rule of thumb: if it can’t be said in two sentences nobody gives a flying fuck.

By: Food Carts Portland » Food Carts! PDX or NYC?

Food Carts Portland » Food Carts! PDX or NYC? — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 00:10:25 +0000

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By: Conrad Logic

Conrad Logic — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 21:07:50 +0000

If Jay-Z had to respond to every 2 bit rapper who contested his status as the best in the game, there would be no time to enjoy life.

And Sarah, I think you mean Intelligensia > Stumptown. Oren loves his momma, but not his schwag coffee.