Mole Mole Mexican Cuisine
Mexican restaurant · Concordia
2231-2237 NE Alberta St, Portland, OR 97211
Highlights
Specialty moles, vegan options, and beautiful ceramic plates
Specialty moles, vegan options, and beautiful ceramic plates
"It is unclear how, exactly, the team at Mole Mole is able to make as many dishes as it does in such a small space, but this Alberta Street cart successfully smothers enchiladas and burritos in various shades of mole, serves brick-hued pozole in colorful ceramic bowls, and gussies up plates of cochinita pibil with pickled onions and radishes. It’s hard to go wrong here, but considering the name, it’s best to start with anything featuring the cart’s moles."
"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
"This food cart has a shockingly extensive menu, ranging from enchiladas blanketed in a trio of moles to lengua tacos on hand-made tortillas to plump chiles en nogada, all served on beautiful, painted ceramics when you eat onsite. Mole is generally the move here, whether it’s a chicken quarter doused in pistachio-green mole verde or vegan mole poblano enchiladas — one of many plant-based options on the menu — stuffed with soy curls. Eat at the cart pod’s covered patio, or take your moles to the back patio at the adjacent Baerlic Beer Co. taproom." - Katherine Chew Hamilton
"This Alberta Street food cart churns out an exceptionally wide range of dishes, from pozole to seafood burritos to various shades of mole. Of course, the moles here are particularly special, especially when covering enchiladas stuffed with tender chicken or stretchy cheese. It’s worth it to eat any meal at the pod, where sopas arrive ladled into colorful bowls." - Janey Wong
"This Alberta Mexican cart, which operates a sibling on North Mississippi, offers a staggering number of dishes under $15, all executed at a consistently high level. The hearty Tres Amigos burrito — stuffed with asada, pastor, and chicken, plus various salsas, sour cream, rice and beans, cheese, and guacamole — is only $11, with less-involved burritos priced at about $9. The tres moles enchiladas come with a trio of filled and rolled tortillas doused in mole poblano, mole verde, and mole rosa; they are $14, and the cart’s crown jewel." - Katrina Yentch
