Portland Food Cart Speed-o Cappuccino Opens in the Lil’ America Pod | Eater Portland

"At the Lil' America pod I found Speed-o Cappuccino, a bikini-barista–style vegan cart that leans into “vegan stoner foods” — smash burgers with grilled onions, fried snacks, tamales, cashew mac-and-cheese with rosemary breadcrumbs — plus a lineup of oat milkshakes (strawberry, coffee chocolate and the peanut-butter-chocolate “Exploring Mars”) and coffee from Tostado Coffee Roasters, which sources beans from Chiapas and Oaxaca. Owner Dahlia Hanson opened the cart in early February after two years of moving around the city; she built the business out of a background as a dancer who was once houseless, deliberately hires fellow sex workers and dancers, and says she was surprised by how accepting and kind people have been and that this location feels like home. I noticed the cart leans heavily on the experience — loud, bubbly employees in booty shorts as part of the bikini-barista shtick — and offers standout items like fruit tamales with a house-made icing reminiscent of a Toaster Strudel; it also provides free delivery to Portland strip clubs and is open 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Tuesdays through Saturdays." - Brooke Jackson-Glidden