Kai's Stir Fry

Great customer service Big portions Delicious Food Thr Drunken noodles were delish! perfectly spicy lots of veggies, full on flavor 😋

Food is delicious!!! and they also have vegetarian options. Excellent customer service too! Can’t wait to go back again.

Great food, great friendly service! The eggplant was amazing, the seaweed was a delicious original touch.

Food was great and tasted delicious. Would definitely come back!!!

Food by itself was probably 3 or 4 stars, not amazing but decent. But service and treatment by staff at my visit last night was very much subpar. They didn't let me know until after I had ordered and paid (and asked, they didn't volunteer the info) that wait for food was 30 minutes. 50 minutes later my food was finally done. They were not apologetic and instead were somewhat condescending and kept calling me sweetie. Not to mention forgetting part of my order that I had to go back and get and pretending like they were being nice by giving me a lukewarm spring roll that actually came with my order. I understand it's a new cart/pod and they were apparently slammed last night, but communication and respect should still be standard. Will not be eating there again.

Solid stir fry cart with an expansive menu. I got the lo mein which was flavorful with good noodle texture. Could have used more spice. If you like spice, just ask for it and they’ll accommodate. Service was great!

Been back a couple times now. Friendly staff who give great recommendations. The food is classic and tasty, nothing too frilly. Decently priced for the amount you are served. Timing varies depending on time of day, but you will walk away full!

Only been here once and my daughter is a orange chicken entrepreneur cuz that's all she likes to eat anywhere and she loved it and your combo with rice was perfect for her, I got the sesame seed chicken eight piece wing for $9 and a side of rice for $1.50 which beats out most places around and it was delicious. Will be back to try the other wings but I hope you get a fish sauce and thai sauce wings also.

Chris the bartender is amazing! He is helpful, friendly, and is great at helping you pick a great beverage.

It's a neat concept and convenience location. I wish they have more business because the place looks dead instead of bursting with people. There were only 5 places (3 counters inside and 2 trucks outside) opened during Friday's afternoon when I dropped in. My broken rice was generous in portion and tasted okay. I wasn't fond with the caramelized plain fish sauce came with it. I wish she would've the traditional fish sauce instead. I wanted to order drink but there was many trucks opened. Overall, it was a disappointment first visit. I'm rooting for this place though and wanting to see it thrive. I hope the management and marketing for CORE step up their game!

We went here to support Chris the bartender at the newly reinvented CORE trying to reestablish the cart pod that was nearly dead a year ago. Chris was his usual jovial self as we ordered beers from him and went to order food. I had seen a special sign for Dan Dan noodles before so I went there to order the special from a very nice young woman at the order window when from the back of the cart an angry older man was yelling about no special and ran out of the back of the cart to run into the building and return yelling that the sign wasn't there. He was incredibly rude and I have no intention of returning. The noodles were pretty good but not worth patronizing the angry, divisive guy in the that cart. While we were eating he was going around stirring up trouble with other cart s. He apparently does not like Chris and is a bit of an anti dog nazi. I might go back to again support the bar and Chris but I certainly won't be supporting the carts. The owners of the CORE should get rid of their little divisive anti dog nazi cart owner or lose their investment trying to resurrect the pod.

The interior, while spacious, doesn't have much character. Could definitely use more decoration or something, otherwise, happy it exists!

Was cruising down 82nd and starving and saw the grand opening sign. This is a pretty modern food cart pod. They have around 10 carts and a very nice indoor / open air / air conditioned eating area Carts are fine. Got your usual Thai, gyro and Mexican places. For the unique stuff they have a nice southern Cajun place as well as Suus which has great pepper shrimp Also have breakside brewery w some nice beer on tap

It's a great food cart place bunch of seating inside and outside not many food carts round now about five or six there's a lot of open spaces so if you ever wanna Parker your food cart over here, you should apply cause there's not many food carts here

About a dozen carts with a pretty good diversity. About half Asian offerings, and some Middle eastern and Latin. The best part of this pod is the large A/C space and clean bathrooms. Also, plenty of parking and picnic tables for outdoor eating. Excellent place for when weather sucks (e.g., rain, too cold, too hot). Also with fenced-in parking and attentive cleaning staff, it's like dining at an upscale food court.

When my friends say that my old hood has been opening up amazing food carts right and left, I was a little cautious at first. Then I saw the photos and high praise from some of the carts at the newish food cart pod. Right away I was impressed they have its own parking lot and plenty of outdoor and indoor seating if someone may incline. Breakside Brewery has a cart and has a great assortment of of beers to ty at around $5 a pint. There is something for everyone and I do recommend ordering a variety of items from the carts there. The vegan sushi cart is probably one of the highlights and they are a big hit in terms of flavor and unique quality. Other carts have affordable plates and both time I have been there most have been open. It looks like they are expanding so I am excited for what the future brings to one of the better food cart pods in recent memory.

Y'all if you haven't gotten to CORE yet GO. Period. It's got SO many great options. We usually get BKK Pad Thai, Shark's Cove and Mitate. We also got Papi Sal's this time. There is covered seating outside as well as inside. It's welcoming and comfortable. There is food for everyone as vegans, vegetarians, carnivores and omnivores can all find great food here. Parking is pretty easy for the most part but this pod has indoor and air conditioned seating too. Which sets it apart from many. We have only eaten outside but it's always clean and comfortable. It's definitely my personal favorite, since it's where Mitate resides, which is my favorite spot to eat out in Portland. Or maybe anywhere actually! CORE is fantastic so get there!

The is a clean nice food pod. There's some delicious trucks. I've tried almost all of them. I'm sad for the one's that left too. Seems like a good place for larger and smaller groups alike. Has a parking lot, has bike parking. Has breakside beer truck.

Broken Rice Cart was amazing. The Lady was compassionate and kind and was outgoing and friendly. Location is spacious and modern. Portions were just as good as well.

Heard about this POD and paid a visit for afternoon lunch. There is parking available on the premises. There are roughly 8-10 food carts with a lot of variety. These are the cuisines here: Mediterranean, Thai, Russian, Hawaian, Singapore, a Sandwich shop and beer on tap. If I have to get one dish that would be Falafel (5/5) super crunchy and had ton of flavor. Its a must try. The Hong Kong Style Noodles (5/5) was also great. Ton of flavor and good portion. The Hainan chicken was good but it need the additional sauces to get a flavor (4/5). The Kai Platter is ok, but the spring rolls are amazing (5/5). There were tables inside and the place is kept very clean. Overall an amazing place with lot of food options.

We have an early flight so are staying at a stay, park and fly. We ventured out looking for dinner (all the places by ikea had 45 min wait). We stumbled on this place. I ordered the birria burrito from birreria Pepe chili and it was so so delicious. We also tried the crispy chicken pad Thai from the Thai cart. We had a break side beer as well. This place has great carts, bathroom, inside/outside seating , pet friendly as well! I saw someone bombed on these carts but they are delicious!

I love the variety of food carts here. The building is under construction, but it's so spacious with lots of seating. We had a group of about 12, not including kids, and we had a great time! I ate from a vegan truck, and they did not disappoint. Super friendly. We will definitely come again. :)

The food at the Birrea place was absolutely AMAZING. I can't remember what it was called but they gave really generous portions for how it was priced and the flavor was great. My boyfriend got in Italian (?) sandwich from a sandwich cart which was also amazing. I can't remember what either cart was called so I'll have to go back to find out!

I think all the carts I tasted today took a blood oath to have flavorless food here. Kai's stir-fry had absolutely no flavor in their chicken lowmein and shrimp fried rice. No green onions in the pale white rice but full of shrimp. The lowmein looks good but has no scent , let alone flavor. Again, generous with the meat and veggies in this case. Nice bouncy noodle. Nice sheen and cook of the food, but no soul. No garlic, onion, or basic salt and pepper. The birrea place was the WORST! As we know birrea is all the new craze, and whether you go to PDX Birrea (162nd/the best and the biggest portions), or LaPlaza on 146th/Stark, you can't say that either are not genuinely delicious. The birrea place here is the opposite tasting of either of the forementioned. While beautifully plated, that is where the pleasure ends. The birrea tastes of only boiled COW . No resemblance of flavor. No salt & pepper, no onions, seasonings. No rich dark succulent color. Plain shredded boiled heifer. Yuck yuck yuck. I can't believe someone would serve that. Only seemed to be manned by an elderly woman, I figured the flavors would taste even better than the top two places in SE. I was wrong. For pure disappointment , go here. The Chicken and Guns food truck isn't operational and that sucks. The dining hall is clean and offers step activated hand sanitizer. The picnic benches are kept clean, but have sharp edges that jaunt out at the base and you can easily stub your toe like I did mine. The 82nd street entrance is closed, and I am sure that's to keep transients out. Good! They have bathrooms inside the dining hall. Not a ton of flies which is good considering it is accessible from the outside. Will I be back, most likely not. You can walk through the entire way and not smell a thing cooking. Most of the owners and operators don't look up from their phones or the disinterested staff hangs out in the rear of the trucks. Can't tell who is open or not. No engaging staff and not a star in the pod. Hopefully it will get better and those renting out spaces will taste test their occupiers. Lastly, DripNCrab: DripNCrab's seafood Cajun pasta. Creamy, good ingredients, but lack of flavor. No holy trinity of celery/bell pepper/onion. Nothing Cajun about it but the ingredients. You can taste the sausage, bland, but tender chicken, and shrimp individually, but the flavors don't marry together in any way. Nice Aldente noodle. A bit cold. Staff had window shut and were on their phones in the rear of the truck. I kept walking. My fiance walked to the back and knocked on the ajar doors, and asked if they were open. They said yes, and went back to their phones. Eventually they came and opened the window and took his order. Considering the pod as a whole: Two stars for how many were closed. Four stars for the venue. Two stars for food selection, taste, and service. You can tell your on 82nd. Let's just say that much.

Good parking, real restrooms, several food carts with different types of food. The food that we ate was from 2 different carts, and was well prepared, by friendly staff. One wishes there was a coffee place in the CORE, as there were other sellers of other types of drinks.

Really love this place, amazing in door area to eat in. Fantastic variety of food carts, but some of them don't open until later in the day. Make sure to check the hours before you visit! Personal favorite is Gnarlys, amazing vegan food, the loaded fries will blow your mind!

The food was delicious...once we took it away, ears ringing, from the atrociously loud live music. We were hoping for a nice dinner with our out of town family in an open air setting. Ordering was beyond difficult; we couldn't hear the truck operators. We sat tense, waiting for our food, as far from the music as we could get. Even at the far end of the area, conversation was difficult. Kids melted down from the noise. Everyone left disgruntled. Volume matters. We probably will go elsewhere in the future.

If you don't live nearby, don't bother making the trek out there! Went there yesterday afternoon for lunch and only two carts were opened....what a waste of time. There are other more reliable cart pods around town.