Bark City BBQ

"Many barbecue fans mourned the loss of Bark City BBQ when pitmaster Michael Keskin closed his cart and moved to Arizona in 2022. Now, Keskin has returned to Portland and is slinging his Texas-style, oak-smoked meats at Woodstock’s Heist cart pod. Whether slow-smoked brisket, pork spare ribs, or salt-and-pepper turkey strikes your fancy, meats are sliced to order for optimum freshness. The cart’s weekly specials — including a brisket-loaded spaghetti dish using pasta from Dame, available Sundays — are worth a strategically timed visit." - Eater Staff

"Pitmaster Michael Keskin has returned to Portland and reopened his barbecue cart at the Heist, serving regional specialties like Texas brisket, Carolina-style pulled pork, and Sunday barbecue spaghetti." - Janey Wong

"Bark City is keeping the good name of Portland food carts alive, settled into the Hawthorne Asylum pod and taking locals down home to the Carolinas with their barbecue trays, meat-heavy sandwiches and brisket nachos. The side of cornbread sits next to other classics of the region—potato salad, mac n cheese and coleslaw—and would make any Southerner proud with its crispy edges and mild, chew-and-you’ll-miss-it sweetness. Regulars know to pair the meal with a banana pudding milkshake." - Scout Brobst

"For Father’s Day, beloved barbecue cart Bark City will have pre-ordered packages of ribs, pulled pork, brisket, and beer links, plus popular sides like slaw, barbecue beans, and potato salad. Plus, as a special treat, the Bark City team will also have hulking Painted Hills beef ribs, for those really looking to go all-out. Order online here for pickup before 5 p.m. June 20." - Alex Frane

"Favorite barbecue: 'One of the places that does it is Bark City, and they have my favorite pulled pork sandwich.'" - Brooke Jackson-Glidden