Portland has a fantastic food cart scene. Lots of little shacks, like the Brunch Box, that throw down with some delicious eats at very reasonable costs. I had read a bit about this in the New York Times Frugal Traveler article on Portland. During our visit we hit up a bunch of these places for serious gut busting meals.
The Brunch Box is famous (in my mind) for the YouCanHasCheezeburger. Its name is derived from www.icanhascheezeburger.com and it is a cheeseburger, minus the bun, plus two grilled cheese sandwiches. The eating experience was sublime. The thick pieces of toast, covered in butter and grilled with processed cheese gave way effortlessly to the 1/3 pound burger. It was almost difficult to taste the meat through all of the greasy, fatty, cheesy goodness.
With each bite I do admit to have felt arterial clogging, but I have faith in science to overcome this. The next day we went to a Mexican cart where they made burritos the size of artillery shells. Someday, when I have made enough money to ensure the next generations have a bright future, I may just need to retire to Portland where I can stroll the downtown hunting for inexpensive food and eat myself to death.
