Smart Donkey

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Smart Donkey Burreria
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The restaurant's exterior, 2024
Smart Donkey
Restaurant information
Owner(s)Oswaldo Bibiano
ChefOswaldo Bibiano
Food type Mexican
Street address3420 Southeast 50th Avenue
City Portland
CountyMultnomah
State Oregon
Postal/ZIP Code97206
CountryUnited States
Coordinates 45°29′53″N122°36′40″W / 45.4980°N 122.6110°W / 45.4980; -122.6110
Website smartdonkeypdx.com

Smart Donkey Burreria, or simply Smart Donkey, is a Mexican restaurant in Portland, Oregon. [1] Chef Oswaldo Bibiano operates the food cart in southeast Portland's Richmond neighborhood, in a converted car wash. Smart Donkey has garnered a positive reception and was named one of the city's best new food carts of 2022 by The Oregonian .

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Description

The Mexican restaurant Smart Donkey operates on 50th Avenue in southeast Portland's Richmond neighborhood, near Foster-Powell. Eater Portland has described the space as "something like a single-cart pod and beer garden". [2] Among burritos on the menu is the El Gordo, which has chicharron, chorizo, and potatoes, and the El Guapo, which has vegetables, pumpkin seeds, and avocado salsa. [3] The El Hipster has kale and red cabbage braised in apple cider and red wine vinegar, [4] and the Zumpango has Guerrero-style shredded beef. [5] Drink options include draught beer and cider, micheladas, wine, and cocktails such as margaritas and mimosas. [5] [6] [7]

History

Chef Oswaldo Bibiano opened Smart Donkey in a space next to SuperDeluxe that was previously used as car wash. [3]

Reception

Writers for The Oregonian ranked Smart Donkey tenth in a list of Portland's best new food carts of 2022. [8] The newspaper's Michael Russell described a "perfect" mean at the restaurant: "A burrito with barbacoa in the style of Guerrero, Bibiano's home state, plus a tall margarita and a lawn game played on the former car wash parking lot." [9] Katherine Chew Hamilton included Smart Donkey in Portland Monthly 's 2023 overview of the city's best Mexican cuisine. [5]

Nick Woo and Janey Wong included Smart Donkey in Eater Portland's 2023 overview of fourteen recommended eateries for "gargantuan" stuffed burritos in the city. [4] Brooke Jackson-Glidden and Maya MacEvoy included the business in the website's 2024 overview of "jaw-dropping" happy hours. [6] In KOIN's 2024 overview of Portland's "top-rated" burritos, Aimee Plante said Smart Donkey had a rating of 4.8 on Yelp. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ Russell, Michael (2022-01-19). "With Smart Donkey, one of Portland's most celebrated Mexican chefs rolls his recipes into burrito form". The Oregonian. Retrieved 2024-06-15.
  2. ↑ Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (2022-01-11). "Autentica's Oswaldo Bibiano Is Now Stuffing Burritos With Barbacoa at a New Food Cart". Eater Portland. Retrieved 2024-06-15.
  3. 1 2 "Former Autentica and Uno Mas Chef, Oswaldo Bibiano, Is Opening a Burrito Beer Garden Called Smart Donkey". Willamette Week. 2021-12-16. Archived from the original on 2024-05-10. Retrieved 2024-06-15.
  4. 1 2 Woo, Nick (2019-03-14). "14 Gargantuan, Stuffed Burritos in Portland". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2021-10-29. Retrieved 2024-06-15.
  5. 1 2 3 "Portland's Best Mexican Food". Portland Monthly. Retrieved 2024-06-15.
  6. 1 2 Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (2017-12-22). "Jaw-Dropping Happy Hours Spotted Across Portland". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2024-06-15.
  7. ↑ "Burritos with a Kick at Smart Donkey - PDX Parent". PDX Parent. Archived from the original on 2023-09-28. Retrieved 2024-06-15.
  8. ↑ Russell, Michael; Acker, Lizzy (2022-09-13). "Portland's best new food carts of 2022". The Oregonian. Retrieved 2024-06-15.
  9. ↑ Evensen, Julie (2023-04-06). "It's National Burrito Day! Here's where to find freebies, recipes and local favorites". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2023-04-28. Retrieved 2024-06-15.
  10. ↑ "Portland's best burritos for National Burrito Day". KOIN.com. 2024-04-04. Archived from the original on 2024-04-12. Retrieved 2024-06-15.
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