Carte Blanche’s Restaurant Malka Will Open on SE Division in September | Eater Portland

"I watched Carte Blanche grow into a lines‑around‑the‑block global food cart known for bold, captivating flavors — dishes swimming with fish sauce or tom kha reduction, a crispy rice salad, and rice bowls topped with fried shallots — and for convincing customers Candy Yiu and Akshay Dua to save toward opening a brick‑and‑mortar. The cart operated on SE Hawthorne until 2016, and the team ultimately decided to close the cart to take time off and focus on plans for a restaurant." - Brooke Jackson-Glidden