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Shortly after I moved to Portland I was at a business conference telling co-workers how much I liked it. Another dude at the table was from San Francisco turned to me and said,

“Seriously? Portland, it has the worst of the weather and the worst food on the west coast, you could have at least made it to Seattle.”

I’d only been a resident for a couple weeks and didn’t have the ammo to back up what I thought was a pretty decent scene. Since then I’ve come to know and love Portland food. There were tons of hidden gems, but they are becoming less hidden. In particular the Portland Food Carts are pretty awesome. In no particular order: