Deschutes Brewery Street Fare

Last Thursday night, Chick and I headed down to the pearl district for the Deschutes Brewery Street Fare, benefiting Morrison Child and Family Services.

It was a warm summer evening in the city and our first opportunity to check out some of the amazing Portland Food Carts.


In Oregon, food carts remain a mostly urban Portland phenomenon, with a small smattering of carts elsewhere in the state. While other cities, including New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles, also boast high numbers of food carts, the Portland scene has exploded like nowhere else.

$5 at the entrance got us one beer/food tasting and for $4 we were able to try a myriad of other offerings, each exclusively paired with a Deschutes beer.

Here is what we chowed down on.....

The Grilled Cheese Grill - The Jalapeno Popper, which was extremely spicy! Gooey cheddar and fired roasted peppers (burnt the crap out of our mouths).
Slow and Low Sandwich - Our favorite of the night! Cantonese Inspired Hook Roasted Pork Belly
Housemade Kimchi, Horseradish Mayo, Fennel, Cilantro and Iceberg Lettuce (I gotta find this cart again soon and eat a whole sammy).
The FlavourSpot - The Dutch Taco - Pork sausage patties and 100% pure organic maple spread between a waffle. Sweet, salty, delicious! This was dessert!
Mum's Kitchen - Spicy Garlic Pork & Cabbage - Tender curried pork braised with sweet cabbage, wrapped up like a burrito (citrus beer pairing was our least favorite of the night).

What a fun Summer event! A great turn out to support a wonderful charity. I hope the pearl continues to put on these little gems all through the year.

Enjoy!
Stacy