WHERE TO FIND EASTPORT’S FOOD CARTS AFTER THE POD’S SUDDEN CLOSURE
Just days after the highly-anticipated Hong Phat Supercenter opened the site of Southeast 82nd Avenue’s shuttered Walmart, the Portland food community received a stroke of bad luck with the sudden closure of the popular Eastport Food Center on 82nd and Southeast Center Street.
According to Antonio Chavez of the Los Tamales Locos cart, cart operators were given just over two weeks’ notice that the site had been sold and they would need to vacate. While Chavez’s Oaxacan cart managed to find a new home just across the street at Collective Oregon Eateries (CORE) and is experiencing levels of business close to what he found at Eastport, some carts like Year of the Fish (the cart was put up for sale on Facebook Marketplace) and Off the Leash appear to have closed permanently.
Below, find the new locations of several of the former Eastport vendors; this piece will be updated as carts find new homes.
Indian Hunger Point
With a tiny cart kitchen and a couple of rice cookers, this cart consistently offers some of the best South Asian food in town. Neighborhood fans will be relieved to learn it found a new home at the nearby Flipside carts on Southeast Foster and 92nd Avenue.
Style: Indian
Go-to order: Chicken jalfrezi
New location: 9320 SE Woodstock Boulevard
Mucho Sabor
Throughout its history, Eastport typically boasted multiple Mexican carts, but few drew as many repeat customers as the bright yellow Mucho Sabor. After departing Eastport, Mucho Sabor found its new home in the sprawling Cartlandia pod at the intersection of 82nd and the Springwater Corridor.
Style: Mexican
Go-to order: Huaraches
New location: 8145 SE 82nd Avenue
Philly Billy
Located a few thousand miles away from the city of brotherly love, Portland nevertheless loves its Philly cheesesteaks. Eastport’s go-to spot for tender sliced beef and melted cheese landed a few miles south of its previous home on 82nd at Cartlandia.
Style: Philly cheesesteak
Go-to order: Lamb cheesesteak
New location: 8145 SE 82nd Avenue
Habibi Shawarma & Gyro
The latest in a succession of Eastport shawarma staples, Habibi joined Mucho Sabor and Philly Billy in migrating down the road to Cartlandia.
Style: Shawarma
Go-to order: Tri-meat gyro
New location: 8145 SE 82nd Avenue
Fresh Fish Poke
Fresh Fish’s generous bowls of fresh poke were a year-round favorite at Eastport and have nabbed a spot just across the street at Collective Oregon Eateries (CORE). As an added bonus, CORE features greatly expanded indoor dining space and permanent restrooms.
Style: Poke
Go-to order: Spicy ahi don
New location: 3612 SE 82nd Avenue
Kyla’s Kitchen
Decision fatigue is nowhere to be found at Kyla’s, which gifts patrons with a simple but dynamic menu of five flavor-packed Vietnamese entrees. Fans can find Kyla’s at the CORE pod just across from the old Eastport lot.
Style: Vietnamese
Go-to order: Blue crab udon bánh canh ghẹ
New location: 3612 SE 82nd Avenue
Los Tamales Locos
Offering a robust menu of vegan and vegetarian Oaxacan dishes — alongside meats like chicken, steak, and pork belly — Los Tamales is already drawing regulars to its new location at the CORE pod.
Style: Oaxacan
Go-to order: Oaxaqueño tamale box
New location: 3612 SE 82nd Avenue
Turkish Agha
East Portland’s loss is Scappoose’s gain, with the departure of standout Turkish Agha to the Lodge food pod in the leafy town 25 miles northwest of Portland. Previous neighborhood regulars may not be able to pop by for lunch, but Scappoose is a lovely stop on the way back from Astoria or Sauvie Island.
Style: Turkish
Go-to order: Doner saj
New location: 51875 SW Old Portland Road, Scappoose, Oregon
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