Carts on Foster

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Coordinates: 45°29′45″N122°36′31″W / 45.49583°N 122.60861°W / 45.49583; -122.60861

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. [1] Ownership was transferred to 2021, and the pod closed in 2023.

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History

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Carts on Foster in 2013
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Food carts

Original owner Steve Woolard opened Carts on Foster in 2010. The pod was the city's first to serve beer. Woolard sold the business in 2021, to the owner of another pod in Woodstock. [2]

In 2014, Carts on Foster was the starting point for Santacon PDX, a pub crawl in which attendees dress as Santa Claus. [3] In 2016, approximately ten carts in the pod were vandalized. [4] [5] Carts on Foster was included in Willamette Week 's 2018 list of "Our Favorite Beer Carts". [1] The pod was shut down in 2023. [6]

The following businesses operated in the pod:

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References

  1. 1 2 "Our Favorite Beer Carts". Willamette Week . March 2, 2018. Archived from the original on July 29, 2018. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
  2. ↑ "'Bittersweet': Former Carts on Foster owner says the closure surprised him". KOIN.com. 2023-08-24. Retrieved 2023-08-24.
  3. ↑ Hale, Jamie (November 26, 2014). "Portland's best holiday pub crawls: Pirate Santas to Ebenezer Scrooges". The Oregonian. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
  4. 1 2 June, Sophia (October 26, 2016). "Another Portland Food Cart Pod Was Burglarized Wednesday Night". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on October 29, 2020. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
  5. ↑ Russell, Michel (October 26, 2016). "Food cart pod vandalized day after Portland Mercado break-ins". The Oregonian . Archived from the original on November 8, 2020. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
  6. 1 2 3 4 Shults, Thomas (August 21, 2023). "Southeast Portland food cart pod shuts down". Portland Business Journal. Retrieved August 23, 2023– via KGW.
  7. ↑ Bakall, Samantha (July 13, 2016). "Carts on Foster's Bari fries the mini calzones of your dreams: Cheap eats". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on March 2, 2021. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
  8. ↑ "KOIN's Cart of the Week: Bari Food Cart". KOIN. October 17, 2019. Archived from the original on January 27, 2021. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Williams, Nathan (August 23, 2023). "Carts on Foster Is No More. Where Have Its Food Carts Landed?". Eater Portland. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
  10. ↑ Lopez, Michelle (June 19, 2018). "15 Portland Biscuits That Would Make Any Southerner Proud". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on May 10, 2021. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
  11. ↑ Church, Joy (April 24, 2019). "A New Food Cart Serving Lao Specialties Has Opened in Southeast's Cartlandia Food Pod". Eater Portland . Vox Media. Archived from the original on April 26, 2019. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
  12. ↑ Jones, Allison (June 7, 2013). "Central Eastside Food Carts Put the Mmmm in MLK". Portland Monthly . Archived from the original on May 10, 2021. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
  13. ↑ "2021 Portland Bar, Restaurant, and Food Cart Openings to Know". Eater Portland. 27 January 2021. Archived from the original on April 29, 2021. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
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  15. ↑ Church, Joy (March 7, 2019). "A New Sushi Cart Stuns in Multnomah Village". Eater Portland. Vox Media. Archived from the original on March 8, 2019. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
  16. ↑ Cottell, Pete (August 16, 2019). "You Can Find Carts on Foster Owner Steve Woolard's Homebrews on Tap at Pod Bar". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on August 5, 2020. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
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