Portland’s Best Restaurants and Bars, Spring 2025 | Eater Portland

"People flock to this pair of food carts, one on Alberta and another on Mississippi, in pursuit of chiles en nogada stuffed with ground pork and bowls of lipstick-red pozole, sipping prickly pear agua fresca and horchata. The menu is extensive, with everything from soy curl burritos to cochinita pibil, but it should be no surprise that Mole Mole’s particular specialty is its moles: a sweet and nutty mole negro, an herbaceous and vegetal mole verde. The cart’s fuchsia mole rosa, a rarity at Portland Mexican restaurants, made with earthy beets and hibiscus flowers, is available as a coating for tender enchiladas or smartly paired with fresh salmon. The artful plating — custom colorful ceramic bowls from Mexico, garnished with flowers — is an unexpected touch of refinement for food cart dining, making this one of the city’s best spots for Mexican food." - Katherine Chew Hamilton