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"Fluffy flour tortillas filled with smoked brisket have arrived on Northeast Alberta Street: the Tex-Mex spinoff of Portland’s celebrated barbecue cart moved into Great Notion Brewing’s Northeast Portland location on November 2 with its full menu of tacos and snacks. Originally opened as a Southeast Hawthorne cart in 2019 by pitmaster Matt Vicedomini, the cart had already won acclaim for slow-smoked brisket and snappy sausages and became known for breakfast tacos built on soft, lard-and-flour tortillas layered with eggs and smoked meats such as chopped brisket, pork belly, and pulled pork; some versions add potatoes or refried beans but the focus remains on the eggs and meat. In the afternoon many smoked-meat tacos swap eggs for guacamole and pickled onions, while a migas taco—eggs scrambled with pico de gallo fixings and tortilla chips—became a brunch standby. Matt’s drew serious lines around brunch, earned a spot on Bon Appetit’s list of the 10 best new restaurants in the country, and now sells breakfast, cheeseburger, and barbecue tacos all day inside Great Notion, with options for takeout or delivery." - Brooke Jackson-Glidden