Ruthie's

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Ruthie's
Restaurant information
Street address3634 Southeast Division Street
City Portland
County Multnomah
State Oregon
Postal/ZIP Code97202
CountryUnited States
Coordinates 45°30′17″N122°37′33″W / 45.5046°N 122.6257°W / 45.5046; -122.6257

Ruthie's is a restaurant in Portland, Oregon. [1]

Description and history

Ruthie's operates from a food cart at the intersection of 36th Avenue and Division Street in southeast Portland's Richmond neighborhood. The menu, described by Eater Portland as a "modern spin on Mormon food", has included funeral potatoes, Jell-O, [2] rockfish sliders, a pork roll, [3] a salad with corn, sheep cheese, popped sorghum, and tomato, [4] as well as biscuits, jams, pickles, and desserts. [5] [6] For Valentine's Day, Ruthie's has served shokupan with dino nuggets, ranch powder, and caviar. [7]

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History

Collin Mohr and Aaron Kiss opened Ruthie's in October 2020. Named after Mohr's Mormon grandmother, [8] the restaurant has sourced food from the local farms Farrah Farms, Vibrant Valley, and Wild Roots. [2] In 2022, Ruthie's was featured episodes of the Netflix travel documentary series Somebody Feed Phil as well as Street Food . [9] [10] [11]

Reception

Katherine Chew Hamilton included Ruthie's in Portland Monthly's 2021 list of "Portland’s Best New Food Carts" and 2022 list of "20 Food Carts that Define Portland Now". [7] [12]

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References

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  2. 1 2 "13 Gourdet-Approved Portland Food Trucks and Carts". Eater. 2021-06-17. Archived from the original on 2021-07-07. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
  3. "No. 10 Because the Pork Roll Is STILL Having a Moment...No. 11 And So Is Our Pizza Scene". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on 2022-03-22. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
  4. "Best Thing I Ate This Week: Pork Chop with Plum, Fennel, and Basil at Ruthie's". Portland Monthly. Archived from the original on 2022-03-24. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
  5. "Amid chaos, these Portland restaurants found a way to look forward — and thrive". Los Angeles Times . 2021-08-13. Archived from the original on 2022-01-31. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
  6. "5 Portland Chefs on the Recipes They Learned to Cook from Their Moms and Grandmas". Portland Monthly. Archived from the original on 2021-11-29. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
  7. 1 2 "20 Food Carts that Define Portland Now". Portland Monthly. Archived from the original on 2022-04-22. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
  8. "Ruthie's Introduces Portland to "Mormon Cooking." Don't Knock It Till You've Tried It". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on 2021-10-05. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
  9. "Recap: 'Somebody Feed Phil' Tours Portland". Portland Monthly. Archived from the original on 2022-05-27. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
  10. Turnquist, Kristi (2022-05-25). "Portland food is the delicious focus in Netflix's 'Somebody Feed Phil' Season 5 episode". The Oregonian . Archived from the original on 2022-05-28. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
  11. "Which Portland Food Celebrities Made It to Netflix's 'Street Food USA'?". Portland Monthly. Retrieved 2022-07-29.
  12. "Portland's 9 Greatest New Food Carts of 2021". Portland Monthly. Archived from the original on 2021-12-16. Retrieved 2022-06-04.