The Best Barbecue Restaurants and Carts in Portland | Eater Portland

"Though Grasslands is based in Hood River, it regularly travels even as far north as Seattle, with regular pop-ups in Portland and other parts of the Columbia River Gorge. Get it when you can, for this is masterfully cooked barbecue, with Oregon white oak smoke permeating every brisket, beef rib, and black pepper chicken thigh with a taste of the Pacific Northwest. The pork belly burnt ends get a little twist in the form of a ginger soy vinaigrette, while the cheddar sausage benefits from the bright zip of Los Roast hatch chiles, rounding out platters with great complexity and obvious attention to detail." - Ron Scott