Cart Blocks is a
food cart
A food cart is a mobile kitchen set up on the street to prepare and sell street food to passers-by. Food carts are often found in cities worldwide selling food of every kind.
Food carts come in two basic styles. One allows the vendor to sit ...
pod in
Portland, Oregon
Portland (, ) is a port city in the Pacific Northwest and the list of cities in Oregon, largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon. Situated at the confluence of the Willamette River, Willamette and Columbia River, Columbia rivers, Portland is ...
's
Ankeny Square, in the United States.
History
The pod opened in 2021, following closure of the
Alder Street food cart pod
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.
Description and history
Established during the 1990s, the popular pod hosted approximately 60 carts at its ...
in 2019. The city hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to commemorate the pod's opening.
The pod has also hosted events. In 2023, the site hosted a floral installation, as well as a dance party and ice cream social following the Pride Bike Ride.
Businesses
Businesses which have operated at the site include:
* #1 Bento
* Anna Thai Basil
* Beijing House
* Fernando's Alegria
* Hua Li House
* Kafta House
* kBap Korean food
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Shanghai's Best
Shanghai's Best (also known as Shanghai's Best Street Food) 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 ...
* Tito's Burritos
* Villa Angel Taqueria
References
External links
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The Cart Blocks Comeback City of Portland
2021 establishments in Oregon
Food carts in Portland, Oregon
Southwest Portland, Oregon
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