Ruthie's is a restaurant in
Portland, Oregon.
Description and history
Ruthie's operates from a
food cart at the intersection of 36th Avenue and Division Street in
southeast Portland
Southeast Portland is one of the sextants of Portland, Oregon.
Boundaries and features
Southeast Portland stretches from the warehouses along the Willamette River through historic Ladd's Addition to the Hawthorne and Belmont districts out to Gr ...
's
Richmond
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neighborhood. The menu, described by ''
Eater Portland'' as a "modern spin on Mormon food", has included
funeral potatoes
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,
Jell-O,
rockfish
sliders, a
pork roll, a salad with corn, sheep cheese, popped
sorghum
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, and tomato, as well as
biscuit
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s, jams, pickles, and desserts. For
Valentine's Day, Ruthie's has served shokupan with dino nuggets, ranch powder, and
caviar.
History
Collin Mohr and Aaron Kiss opened Ruthie's in October 2020. Named after Mohr's
Mormon grandmother, the restaurant has sourced food from the local farms Farrah Farms, Vibrant Valley, and Wild Roots.
In 2022, Ruthie's was featured episodes of the
Netflix travel documentary series ''
Somebody Feed Phil'' as well as ''
Street Food''.
Reception
Katherine Chew Hamilton included Ruthie's in ''
Portland Monthlys 2021 list of "Portland’s Best New Food Carts" and 2022 list of "20 Food Carts that Define Portland Now".
See also
*
Cuisine of the Western United States
*
Culture of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
*
Food carts in Portland, Oregon
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.
History
In 1965, the first food cart in Portland, which sold kosher hot dog ...
*
Mormon foodways
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References
External links
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{{Richmond, Portland, Oregon
2020 establishments in Oregon
Cuisine of the Western United States
Food carts in Portland, Oregon
Latter Day Saint culture
Latter Day Saint movement in Oregon
Restaurants established in 2020
Restaurants in Richmond, Portland, Oregon