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Vietnamese-American fusion cart with pandan donuts, burgers
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Vietnamese-American fusion cart with pandan donuts, burgers
"The dish I truly can’t stop thinking about right now, though, is from Matta’s soon-to-end pop-up in the Dame space: ca chua nhoi thit, an heirloom tomato stuffed with ground pork, mushrooms, and glass noodles. Matta’s version was almost aggressively savory, which I mean as the ultimate compliment: hearty and herbaceous thanks to a bath in a spicy tomato sauce." - Eater Staff
"Matta's chả cá lã vọng during its residency at Lil Dame was the essence of comfort." - Eater Staff
"Việt Kiều cart-turned-pop-up Matta will go on an indefinite sabbatical while chef and owner Richard Le focuses on his mental health. The residency at Lil’ Dame will end on December 13." - Brooke Jackson-Glidden
"For the last four years, Matta’s Richard Le has served steak frites with fish sauce and breakfast sandwiches on pandan buns out of a Northeast Portland food cart." - Janey Wong
"I saw Vietnamese food cart Matta’s pop-up at Multnomah Whiskey Library featured in All The Homies Network’s episode “Restaurant Takeover ft. Matta,” which won the reality or competition visual media category; the episode was part of All The Homies Network’s YouTube channel documenting the experiences of BIPOC Portland food businesses." - Clair Lorell