Third Avenue Food Cart Pod

Food court · Downtown

Third Avenue Food Cart Pod

Food court · Downtown

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SW 3rd Ave &, SW Harvey Milk St, Portland, OR 97204

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Mediterranean and global fare in a food cart park  

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SW 3rd Ave &, SW Harvey Milk St, Portland, OR 97204 Get directions

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The Latest Updates on Block 216, the Portland Ritz-Carlton Building - Eater Portland

"In 2019, the Alder Street Food Cart pod closed to make way for a major new development: Block 216, a 35-story mixed-use building in the heart of downtown Portland." - Brooke Jackson-Glidden

https://pdx.eater.com/2023/7/21/23803303/block-216-ritz-carlton-flock-food-hall-bellpine
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Portland’s New Bar, Restaurant, and Food Cart Openings - Eater Portland

"One of Portland’s longest-standing food cart pods has reopened with an expanded roster of carts and a beer garden by Fracture Brewing." - Eater Staff

https://pdx.eater.com/22251525/portland-restaurant-bar-cafe-openings
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The Scrappiness of Portland’s Food Carts Made Them Leaders During the Pandemic - Eater Portland

"But the 2019 closure of the longstanding Alder Street food cart pod — making room for a Ritz-Carlton downtown — seemed to signal a shift in the way the city valued the diversity of food carts and their impact on the overall food scene." - Brooke Jackson-Glidden

https://pdx.eater.com/2020/8/31/21403119/portland-food-carts-surviving-takeout-pandemic-2020
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@cntraveler

10 Best Food Trucks in Portland, OR | Condé Nast Traveler

"Third Avenue Food Cart Pod, a no-frills, carts-only pod (no tables, no tents) in Downtown Portland, has been affectionately dubbed Gyro District, thanks to the sheer volume of Middle Eastern carts serving—you guessed it—gyros (plus shawarma and hummus platters, too). But sprinkled among them are a few carts that offer a welcome, though somewhat random, sense of variety. There are the chewy, hand-pulled noodles at Stretch the Noodle, which draw the biggest lines (they’re totally worth the wait); for a no less tasty Asian option, Mama Chow’s Kitchen serves up garlic noodles, wonton soup packed with the eponymous dumplings, and sticky-sweet lollipop chicken wings that always sell out by noon. Though most of the carts are open until dinnertime or later, the pod is at its most popular during lunch—so plan accordingly." - Danielle Centoni

https://www.cntraveler.com/gallery/best-food-trucks-in-portland-oregon
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The Alder Street Food Cart Pod May Become A Giant Apartment Building - Eater Portland

"The Alder Street food cart pod is home to spots like The Dump Truck." - Brooke Jackson-Glidden

https://pdx.eater.com/2018/4/27/17292024/alder-street-food-cart-pod-redevelopment-apartments-hotel
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Jamie Harris

Google
This place is so cool! You're just strolling along, minding your own business when suddenly BAM! Food! It's an entire block of different ethnic food. Mostly Mediterranean, but plenty of other places too. Gyros, shawarma, Mexican, cajun and more, all wrapped around an empty parking lot. Come hungry!

Alexandria Williams

Google
Loved the wide range of selections. My friend and I bought a lemongrass chicken pad thai and a French toast with bacon. Even both of us together we couldn't finish it all. It was delicious and money well spent.

James dsixl

Google
Good place for Mediterranean or Mexican food. I haven't tried other cuisine yet.

august smith

Google
$8 ramen that was just regular ramen with TWO thin, tender slices of pork ... nice condiments, no vegetables to speak of, pleasant spice, bone broth ... $1 for one more SLICE of meat ... 50¢ to use a debit card ... good luck folks ... I’ll make 30¢ ramen at home and add my own $1 slice of pork :( JEEZ!

Mr. Evolve

Google
I always grab the shawerma from one of the food carts, but this time the one I usually go to was closed, so I ended up going to the one that's called Mediterranean Cusine. First of all customer service sucks, second I had to wait over 25 min just to get few shawermas, and we where the only people there , third the shawermas we got , we took few bites and had to throw it away couldn't even finish eating it, that's how bad they where. I'll just leave it at that. Never again

Richard Lamm

Google
So many choices!!! Took me 45 minutes to decide. Settled on a seafood combination plate. Don't remember from who. Best damn thing I've ever ate.!

Edmund Keisuke Kashi

Google
It's good enough to eat. And ok selection. I ever been here more than once.

Dan Ingraham

Google
Maybe unpopular, but dislike food carts. Long wait, mediocre quality, no place to sit and enjoy, not comfortable with health standards of mobile carts and their workers.