Fairview Food Plaza

I've been to this place many times since I discovered it. Plenty of food to choose (food carts) great choices of beer 🍺 and drinks 🍸. Thinking of going back right now 😋

Today I tried juniors hot chicken. It was great. The woman working there was so kind. I got the medium and it was perfect. The options of food, the option to sit inside or out, and they do have a small kids play area. There are plenty more carts I want to try, but I had a bleu bacon burger from Sammy's.

Omg, best juiciest chicken sandwich this side of the Rocky Mountains! We ate at Juniors Hot Chicken. Hands down the best Chicken tenders. So good. Highly recommend. Yum.

We had Burgers from Sammy's Smashburgers, Green apple green tea and a mango chamoy from Bobablastic and onion rings from Briskets & Gravy and I was NOT disappointed. The burgers were amazing and the onion rings had a ton of flavor. Also loved the drinks. Definitely recommend.

I didn't take pictures of all the food carts (regrettably), but here are a few from my visit on August 25, 2022. There is an incredible array of food varieties. Pricing was a dollar or two on the higher end of the spectrum than where it should be, but I'm guessing it is due to the cost they are being charged for the space. This is a great place to head if you are undecided on what to eat.

Stopped by Fairview Food Plaza on the way back from The Gorge in search of chicken wings. Found some good, dry rubbed Cajun ones at Mr. Sabroso’s, which also looks to have some other good Cajun boils. There’s a myriad of options though, mostly based on Asian cuisines. The atmosphere is pretty family friendly, with some yard games outside a full bar and taphouse in a hybrid indoor/outdoor hall, complete with a massive TV that was playing international soccer. The tap list is basic but decent and cheap. This’ll be a regular stop for me.

Met a freind for lunch here on Friday, August 19th, 2022 for the first time at noon. As who doesn't want to see a gaint world record fork, made here in Oregon! I have to admit to being a bit disappointed at the gaint forks placement, on the busy street corner. Not very photo friendly or photographic backgrounds. This food court is nice and clean, with a kids play area. Game of gaint Jenga anyone? The building has plenty of inside seating and looked to have a unfinished bar when I visited. Some outside seating is slso available. * I highly recommend Sammy's Smash Buger for their mushroom & swiss burger & fries! Be sure to get a side of smash sause for your fries! * Daily Dose of Aloha had a super moist and delicious chicken and rice dish. Fair waring. This was the busiest vendor at this food court during my visit. One negative was the peach cider from Portland Brewing. Second negative was about 1/5 of the vendors weren't open. Lastly. I was there when the food court opened and while not packed. It's popular. Especially at Daily Dose of Aloha.

This place is setup perfectly for food carts! Large indoor seating area with plenty of picnic style table seating. The building has a handful or large, clear garage bar doors as well as overhead heating (although not needed for the 100+ degree day we went). It was really comfortable to sit in the shade and enjoy our food. There were a lot of carts there all with very similar pricing and plenty of variety as well. Tacos, burgers, felafel, Thai, Chinese, and even a Ukrainian cart. They also had a beer cart there and a bubble tea cart for your beverage needs too! Plenty of parking with 2 separate but connected parking lots. Pet friendly and a small Astro turf area with giant Jenga and connect 4. This was a really well thought out and well planned Food Cart area. Cannot wait to come back!

I really like The Fork. There's ~12 carts here and I've enjoyed the six or seven I've tried. Inside is nice and clean. Pretty good selection of drinks, plenty of tables. It's never as busy as the Troutdale pod (nor is it as big) which I think is a positive, food tends to come pretty quick and it's not hard to find a spot to sit.

A decent food cart pod with a variety of offerings. Unfortunately, the Hawaiian cart seems to be closed every single time I visit. There are outdoor benches and indoor benches with a bar inside. The tables are clean, as is the entire pod. Having come back, I'm excited to see a Scandinavian food cart. I was wanting something a bit more familiar today, so I'll be back to try their goodies soon. There's an astroturf area with giant connect 4 & jenga, which the kiddos seemed to love. You can't go wrong with an all day breakfast cart or boba & desserts.

This place has a bunch of different food, and a nice open picnic kind of vibe. Lots of seating at tables in the center of the room. It's like a mall food court, remember those? with all the seating in the middle and the food places surround. There a lot of places to pick from, but Flavors of India is the best food I've ever had. Hands down, their food is fresh and they make the naan to order! It's the only thing I crave now. There are other places open, and they have excellent stuff too - but oh man, the Flavors of India is the best food place I've found. Like ever. Trust me get the garlic naan, and their samosas (make sure and get extra Tamarind sauce, you will love it with the garlic naan). Their Chana Masala is also delicious, they can make it extra spicy if you are daring like me! Very yummy, to show you how yummy - I'll be moving to Salem, Oregon in a few months. I'm planning on returning here at least once a month to get this food. It's an hour drive, each way, and I don't even have to think about it. That's how much I love their food.

I visit the Fork once a week or so, and have tried many of the carts. The food is always good. This pod is less than a year old, and so I expect things to only get better in the near future. The trash cans are usually full, and as for ambiance, someone has driven over the rocks and planters in the parking lot. But everyone is friendly, and service has always been good.

Lowering to 2 stars after a visit on Friday at 5 pm -- not-so-happy hour. As usual, many of the carts were closed, but we ordered from the Korean Teriyaki cart and the Swede. Once inside to wait for food buzzers, we found out that wine is no longer sold! There were only 2 choices of wine before, but now nothing but beer, cider, and alco-pops. The vendor said "people didn't like wine in cans." Solution? No wine at all. Bad decision! The Swedish Elk Stew was delicious, though a bit pricey at $13 for a bowl. The Chicken Teriyaki was very uninspired (chicken, white, rice, teriyaki sauce dumped on top). It was a large portion. We won't go back. The Troutdale food carts are so much better for adult beverages, food choices and quality, and atmosphere.

So I pass this place every time on my way to Target and today was the day I decided to stop and see what it was all about. Parking: There is a small parking lot that's accessible from Halsey and Arata which is pretty nice. It's not huge but it has enough stalls for a decent amount of cars. I'm not sure if there's street vendors there everyday or perhaps it's just a Sunday thing but there were quite a few selling things from coffee to jewelry to other random things along with the food carts. The food cart area is nice with a large seating area. So far this place is checking all the boxes, decent parking, street vendors, large seating area so why the 3 stars? Only about half the carts were actually open. I get it maybe because it's Sunday or whatever and I'm just going to guess the street vendors there might be a weekend type event. I was there around 12ish so it's not like it was 930 in the morning and it's not like I was the only one there because there was quite a few people walking around. *shrug* I'm not one to judge when things should be open or closed but I do feel like it's a huge missed opportunity for those closed carts. This place could be rocking if the carts were on the same page but from my first experience it seems like a miss.

I had to find the fork and after all the hoopla, expected a great selection of carts. Nope. Hardly anything is there, and not everyone was open. We have 4 to choose from. The Scandinavian cart is Amazing! Love the ladies there. Try their sliders. Very much enjoyed. Wanted Hawaiian, they have strange hours, so took a few tries to get them. It was so disappointing. The Spam was not available -- the entire reason I wanted them. There was only 1 option, the pork plate, it was so uninspired. Need to add a lot more carts to have much draw.