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| Location | Portland, Oregon, U.S. |
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| Coordinates: 45°31′21.4″N122°40′43″W / 45.522611°N 122.67861°W | |
Cart Blocks is a food cart pod in Portland, Oregon's Ankeny Square, in the United States. It is operated by Friends of the Green Loop. [1]
The pod opened in 2021, following closure of the Alder Street food cart pod in 2019. [2] [3] The city hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to commemorate the pod's opening. [4]
The pod has also hosted events. In 2023, the site hosted a floral installation, [5] as well as a dance party and ice cream social following the Pride Bike Ride. [6] [7] [8]
In December 2023, Portland signed a five-year deal to keep the pod open. [9]
Businesses which have operated at the site include:
The city of Portland, Oregon, United States, has experienced a boom in the number of food carts due to relatively low regulation compared to other North American cities.
Block 216 is a high-rise building in downtown Portland, Oregon, United States. The 35-story building replaced the Alder Street food cart pod and parking lot between 9th and 10th avenues and Alder and Washington streets. At 460 feet (140 m) tall, it is Portland's fifth-tallest structure. Block 216 houses the Ritz-Carlton, Portland, a food hall, and other retailers.
Human Access Project (HAP) is an organization based in Portland, Oregon, whose mission is "transforming Portland's relationship with the Willamette River". The organization's vision is a city in love with its river. HAP was founded by Willie Levenson, whose official title is the organization's Ringleader, is a tireless and effective advocate for swimming in the Willamette River he brings his love of water to his work as an activist for recreational access to the Willamette River in Portland.
Shine Distillery and Grill is a distillery which previously operated a bar and restaurant in Portland, Oregon's Boise neighborhood, in the United States.
The Kevin J. Duckworth Memorial Dock is a dock on the Willamette River, along Portland, Oregon's Eastbank Esplanade.
Portland Mercado is a collection of food carts in Portland, Oregon, United States. The carts are located in Southeast Portland's Mt. Scott-Arleta neighborhood, at the border of Foster-Powell.
Ankeny Square is part of the North Park Blocks in Portland, Oregon. The square is south of Burnside Street. One local reporter described it as "a little nub of SW Ankeny Street between Broadway and Park".
The Alder Street food cart pod was a pod of food carts at the intersection of Southwest 10th Avenue and Alder Street in Portland, Oregon.
Carts on Foster was a collection of food carts, or "pod", in Portland, Oregon's Foster-Powell neighborhood, in the United States. Established in 2010, Carts on Foster was owned and managed by Steve Woolard. Ownership was transferred to 2021, and the pod closed in 2023.
Springwater Cart Park, formerly known as Cartlandia, is a food cart pod in Portland, Oregon, United States.
Silver Dollar Pizza is a pizzeria and sports bar in Portland, Oregon.
Matt's BBQ is a barbecue restaurant in Portland, Oregon's Boise neighborhood. Sibling restaurant Matt's BBQ Tacos, also located in Portland, opened in 2019.
Kim Jong Grillin' is a Korean restaurant in Portland, Oregon. The business operates from southeast Portland's Richmond neighborhood as of 2022, and plans to expand with a stall in the food hall at Block 216.
Fried Egg I'm in Love is a restaurant with multiple locations in Portland, Oregon.
Reo's Ribs is a barbecue and soul food restaurant in Portland, Oregon.
Shanghai's Best is a Chinese restaurant in Portland, Oregon. The business operates from the Pine Street Market, as of 2022, and has previously operated from Portland's Alder Street food cart pod and in Salem.
Stretch the Noodle is a restaurant in Portland, Oregon.
The Southwest 5th Avenue food cart pod is a group of food carts in Portland, Oregon, in the United States. Following an update and renovation in 2023, the pod became known as Midtown Beer Garden.
Lil' America is a food pod in Portland, Oregon. The pod opened at Southeast Stark Street and Southeast 10th Avenue in April 2023, in the space previously occupied by MidCity SmashBurger, and businesses are LGBT- and/or BIPOC-owned.
Tokyo Sando is a restaurant in Portland, Oregon. Spouses Taiki Nakajima and Andrea Nakajima began operating the food cart from the Portland State University campus in downtown Portland in February 2020, just prior to the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic. The business later relocated to 2nd Avenue and Stark Street. In 2023, the owners announced plans to close permanently due to increases food costs and declining revenue. However, in 2024, Tokyo Sando re-opened in the Southwest 5th Avenue food cart pod. The business has garnered a positive reception.
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