Piedmont Station Food Carts — Restaurant in Portland

Piedmont Station is one of the better “upscale” food truck parks with nice wooden pavilions for covered eating spaces. Numerous high quality food trucks populate this truck depot. Food trucks are all the rage in Portland and the food truck parks are upscaling themselves to create a more park-like picnic ambiance to distinguish themselves. Piedmont Station succeeds in this.

I’m amused by the numerous 5-star gushing that food trucks are showered with, as if they were Michelin rated restaurants. Piedmont Station is one of the better food truck depots, yet I debated between 3 and 4 stars. I heard several customers at various food trucks being told that their orders wouldn’t be complete because the kitchen had run out of certain items. The food tends to be quite good, but you’re still walking up to a counter to order and eating at an outdoor picnic table (and bussing your own table - not sure why they have a tip space on the receipt).

There are many many Portland area restaurants that will rightfully argue that the food you are getting here is NOT the “best in the area”. It IS very good, but by no...

Aesthetically, Piedmont Station is probably the coolest food cart pod in Portland. Everything about the décor is fantastic, from the slightly-claustrophobic lanes running between the "rustic"-looking, junkyard-chic dining shacks, the decorative lighting, spray misters for hot, sunny summer days, and even a boat-turned-dining table, you're unlikely to find a pod with more soul that this one. Couple that with some live music, and a fantastic array of cuisine choices, a coffee cart and a beer shack, makes this collection of culinary carts my new favorite!

Sadly, like many other pods, some carts don't honor the operating hours that are listed online (whether it be Yelp, Google, or their own websites); an experience we encountered once again when attempting to visit a specific cart. But that just means we get to branch out and try something else, and we were very much satisfied with our alternative, the eminently excellent Halibut's.

Piedmont Station is worth a visit for ambiance alone, but the perks and provisions for purchase, promote his pod to peak palate-pleasing...

Great food cart pods, based on an old gas station site. The selection can change, but currently has Gyros, Vegan food, Curry, Sushi-burritos, Korean, Thai, Smoked Barbeque, Fish-n-Chips, Fish Tacos, and Italian food. There is even, not one, but two Beer, Wine, and Cider carts providing beverages for the adults.

It's a creative little urban space that provides a lot of different seating options and can definitely handle large groups where maybe not everyone can agree on what to eat.

The old canopy is used to cover the outdoor seating area. Great light in the summer. For year round use, the accessible service building serves as a heated indoor dining room with real men's and women's restrooms. Not something you always have at the food...