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Hawthorne Asylum
View on WikipediaThe Hawthorne Asylum is a food cart pod in the Hawthrone District of Portland, Oregon, United States. There are more than 20 carts, as of April 2021.[1] The pod also has picnic tables and fire pits.[2]
Key Information
History
[edit]The food cart pod opened in February 2019 and was named after the Oregon Hospital for the Insane and its co-founder (and also the district's namesake) James C. Hawthorne.[3][4] Approximately a dozen carts were burglarized in January 2021.[5] Vendors have included:
- Bake on the Run[6]
- Bark City BBQ[7]
- Black Dagger PDX[8]
- Le Bistro Montage Ala Cart[9][10]
- Smaaken Waffle Sandwiches
- Tall Boy Fish and Chips[11]
- Your Side Chicks[12] (closed in 2024)[13]
Reception
[edit]Pete Cottell of Willamette Week wrote, "Named after a 19th-century hospital for the mentally ill, the pod looks like what might happen if Tim Burton were commissioned to design a Portland-themed section of Disneyland."[14]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ Frane, Alex (2021-04-07). "Southeast Portland Food Cart Pod Hawthorne Asylum Is Getting a 40-Tap Beer Hall". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2021-05-14. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
- ^ Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (2021-05-17). "The Eater Portland Guide to Eating Outside". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2021-06-02. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
- ^ Church, Joy (2019-04-16). "Seven Things to Know About the Hawthorne Neighborhood's Newest Food Cart Pod". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2021-06-02. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
- ^ Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (2019-02-04). "A Huge New Food Cart Pod Is Opening on SE Madison". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2021-06-02. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
- ^ Haskins, Devon (2021-01-06). "Food cart and restaurant owners report rash of break-ins to start the new year". KGW. Archived from the original on 2021-06-02. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
- ^ Wu, Waz (2021-02-08). "Where to Find Standout Vegan Curries in Portland". Eater Portland. Retrieved 2025-04-05.
- ^ Russell, Michael (2019-01-29). "One of Portland's best barbecue carts is moving across town". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2021-06-02. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
- ^ Townsend, Nick (2021-05-05). "Six Portland patios to hit up this summer". Portland State Vanguard. Archived from the original on 2021-05-16. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
- ^ Russell, Michael (2020-09-11). "Portland restaurants turn to food carts to make it through pandemic". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2021-06-02. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
- ^ Frane, Alex (2020-07-30). "Shuttered Portland Institution Bistro Montage Is Returning as a Food Cart". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2021-06-02. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
- ^ Hale, Jamie (2021-05-17). "The 12 best fish and chip spots in Portland". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2021-06-02. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
- ^ Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (2023-07-20). "An Expat of the Wolfgang Puck Empire Is Slinging Chicken Tenders in Hawthorne Asylum". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2023-07-25. Retrieved 2023-08-20.
- ^ Wong, Janey (2024-07-11). "The Portland Restaurant Closings to Know, July 2024". Eater Portland. Retrieved 2024-07-26.
- ^ Cottell, Pete (2019-05-22). "The 10 Best Menu Items at Hawthorne Asylum, Portland's Newest Food Cart Pod". Archived from the original on 2021-05-29. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
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