Portland

Hey everyone! Long time no see, I must say. Being on the road makes updating this food blog a bit tough, especially when you're avoiding snakes and angry hobos. Anywho, to streamline things a bit, I won't be doing separate entries for each joint that we hit, unless if it's really worth it. So, here we go.... welcome to America, namely Portland, OR!

Fuller's

Cam and I arrived in the city around noon and got our stuff to the hostel. (Find out more at our other blog.) Both of us were famished, so we headed out in search of food. We came across a nice-looking diner on the corner of NW 9th Ave and Davis (136 NW 9th Ave), known as Fuller's. I likened it to a bigger and more classy Save on Meats Cafe. Only bar seating for about 20 people in this place, and that added a bit of flavour, I think.

So, we sat down immediately and were brought a couple of waters. We each ordered a coffee ($1.95 each, free refills) and began browsing the menu. It featured many of the things that you'd expect from a diner, ie. breakfast specials, french toast, burgers, etc. Cam and I decided that it was too late for breakfast, so we each ordered a burger, no fries. The service was amazingly fast and the servers themselves were a lovely bunch of folks. Coffee kept coming as soon as we got a bit low, and the burgers also came out in a matter of minutes. They were great! So full of toppings and fresh veggies. We scarfed them down in no time, finished our coffees and paid our bill, which only came out to about 12 bucks. Good show and 3.5 Bacons all-around!

Food Carts

Having been to Portland before, Cam was aware of some delicious and cheap food in the core of Portland. In a few spots, there are groups of street vendors serving up a multitude of food and delights. (Take a hint, Vancouver). Everything from Thai to burgers to Indian and Mexican. If you wanted it, you could get it from these places. Our first foray into the food carts was for lunch. Cam was going to get some curry, until he was given a sample of some sauce at a pulled pork booth. His mind changed in that moment and he ordered up a pulled-pork sandwich. Meanwhile, my heart was set on a grilled-cheese sandwich.... and then it happened... I fell in love. Yes, I found a booth that made burgers with grilled-cheese sandwiches AS BUNS. WHAT?! For 5 bucks, how could I refuse or resist? It was like heaven, minus the crappy parts. I'm sure that my heart stopped a few times in the midst of eating, but that's okay. Cam's sandwich blew his mind, among other things, I'm sure.

For our second run the following day, we returned to the same set of carts and chose a couple of new places. Cam finally got his Thai curry.

Meanwhile, I got... SURPRISE, a burger!

I'm going to have to give 4.5 bacons to these places. The prices were right and they didn't mess around, that's for sure.

Stay sharp, kids
Jesse