Portland has the best streetfood in the WORLD?

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  1. GriLtCheeZ

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    You mean like Crispy Cream?
     
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    I see it nothing more than a passing fad...like Dipping Dots, Krispy Kreme, Boba Shakes, gourmet cupcakes and Frozen Yogurt.......they WILL get oversaturated and once the hype dies down hopefully we have a renaissance!

    I was involved in a cupcake biz a few years ago which went under, it was so crazy how unrealistic people are as to the demand. everyone tries to latch on...the appeal is the relatively low start up costs and as mentioned earlier, they ARE more successful/profitable than restaurants.
     
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    OK...for Portlanders...what is the best street food in town?
     
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    Well, it's true that there aren't any poor people in portland who are hundreds of years old, so I guess you got me there.

    Tradition is good, but new things are good too.

    A lot of traditional food is, frankly, crap. Knawing on horse hooves because some poor fuckers in the past didn't have anything else to eat isn't any different than shitting on the ground because that's the way it was traditionally done. Or sacrificing virgins, cannibalism, or using horsecarts to transport goods to market, or what have you.

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    New things in America are usually sanitized for the unwashed (or washed) masses of suburbanites. sure, lots of traditional food IS crap....but I appreciate the history and effort behind it. I'm just kind of anti-chain and the shit food we get in America sucks. Everything is processed crap from Sysco.
     
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    I dont' know about best, but there is a little cluster of carts on the east side around 12th and harthorne that is great for post bars. Crepes, fries, mexican, and po boys
     
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    True.

    True again. But it's possible to seek out the non-chain food, and certainly not all PDX food carts are chain food/ processed crap. None of them will be slaughtering a goat on the ground behind the cart, it's true.

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    as it gets more popular, there will be more regulations from city government, taxes, fees, surcharges, and what not....pressure from restaurants, which lead to increased costs to do businesses and the true artisans are pushed off by well funded (or well-borrowed) entrepreneurs who give less authentic versions of the products. I've totally seen this shit happen here in LA with taco trucks.....the more there are, the crappier the food is...the concepts just spring in and out overnight.
     
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    I used to hit up a street cart years ago for fresh crepes. Delish. They made them with various options...pesto, cheese, Nutella. There were some other choices too, I think. Good stuff.

    I'm definitely heavily in favour of the concept of street carts and street food. I just don't see them much.
     
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    Just one more reason you need to move to PDX, Minstrel.

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    I very rarely eat from a street cart. I want my food from a clean kitchen.
     
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    its 4 am on a saturday and your drunk as fuck and you cant drive, so you go hit up a street car...

    great fucking food...looooove it
     
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    While it is clear that taste is subjective - one can't argue that this street food you talk of is good for you. There is just no way it would not if you get to live for multiple centuries cooking it.
     
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    Do the streetcars run at 4am?

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    EL PRESIDENTE BOURDAIN
     
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    those pics were actually places on No Reservations. hah. Bourdain is the man.
     
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    I don't recall pesto, but it wouldn't surprise me. I got nutella and banana. I know they have many different cheeses from multiple animals i'm sure. feta first coming to mind...
     
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    Couldn't agree more.
     
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