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Just had a smashing fish taco from J&W Fish and Chips at Flipside, and it made me think: How has there been no press coverage of the surge in amazing food in East Portland of late?
A lot of the individual elements of EPo's sudden rush of great food have gotten some press. ButâŠ
A lot of the individual elements of EPo's sudden rush of great food have gotten some press. ButâŠ
It's an ecosystem that's changing, and those individual, one-off, "You'll be surprised to find this good of food in East PortlandâŠ" stories leave out the totality of some great culinary developments. To wit:
The food cart pod at 82nd and Francis is *lit*. Sheger Ethiopian, Indian Hunger Point and @kuyafredsc are dishing up some real winners in small spaces.
Yes, you've read about all of the birria, but Sabor Yucateco at 82nd and Francis is doing a great job filling the void created when President Jackass wouldn't renew the visa of culinary genius Manuel Lopez of Angel's Food and Fun
And there's been great press about Nacheaux, but the survival, and flourishing, of Cartlandia is a piece unto itself. The Cajun-Mexican fusion is legit.
Back up at Flipside, 76 BBQ has a killer Cubano sandwich and I swear, that J&W fish taco was the best I've had north of I-8.
It's not just carts. At 85th and Division, you've got El Inka Peruvian rotisserie, Master Kong's Chinese dumplings and Pure Spice's Chinese entrees.
Foster Road is now the Pizza Capital of Portland: Char, Atlas and Otto, with Humdinger about to open at 92nd and Giant's re-opened at 92nd and Holgate.
And in the non-pizza world, Zoiglhaus is still making killer schnitzels (and they thankfully gave up on flammkuchen)
And in the non-pizza world, Zoiglhaus is still making killer schnitzels (and they thankfully gave up on flammkuchen)
And at 91st and Foster/Woodstock, Bella's is chugging along with the city's best Italian pastries and omg her homemade bread is stellar with cream cheese and an avocado.
So this is obviously fodder for a @eaterpdx list, or an actual feature story by @tdmrussell, @portlandmercury or @wweek. Because I have questions. Will all these carts bolt for the central city if the economy continues to tank? Will the brick and mortars survive?
And what other places am I missing? I mean, I've lived in Lents for 12 years, I remember when good food out here was limited to Bun Bo Hue. It's quite a quick transformation.
