The Best Restaurants and Bars in Hood River, Oregon | Eater Portland

"It’s worth getting up early to snag some of this Waterfront Park food cart’s knock-out Texas-style barbecue — but note that the operation is only open on weekends and usually sells out by the afternoon. The headlining beef brisket, slow-smoked over oak for more than 16 hours, puts Grasslands firmly on the list of destination barbecue joints around the Pacific Northwest. It’s best to get a heaping tray of everything on the menu — including the brisket, Hatch green chile and Tillamook cheddar sausage, and slow-smoked pulled pork rubbed with Cajun tasso — to eat on its own or as a sandwich. The barbecue meats come served with standard fixings like sliced white bread, BBQ sauce, and house pickles, with essential add-on sides like macaroni and cheese with roasted green chile and Tex-Mex slaw you’ll want to eat every weekend." - Molly Allen