PDX Food Cart Review: Samurai

Recently Megan had the brilliant idea of getting the tots and us moms together to try out some of Portland's finest food cart vittles. So, last Monday we hit our first food cart - Samurai. It took me 30+ years to eat at my first Japanese food cart. It took Monsieur Henry only 23 months. He's far better at trying new foods than his mother.

As Darr had promised, pork yakisoba was on the menu even though it doesn't appear on the online menu, and so that is what I ordered.* In a word, tasty. Henry couldn't get enough. (He likes the salty goodness, just like his mama.) Huck didn't even flinch at the appearance of chopsticks, which is über cool. Though we hit the cart around the lunch rush, we were still able to get our food in a reasonable time. And, perhaps more important given that we were all traveling with toddlers, there was plenty of available parking. I cannot say for sure if this is the standard for that area during that time of day (we went at 11:30), but it was certainly appreciated by this mom. Upon receiving our orders, we headed off to the Park Blocks so we could sit and enjoy our food in an area that would allow the youngsters to romp about if/when they got bored with eating and listening to their moms gab, not that what we converse about isn't stunningly interesting and engaging. It occurred to me that a ratings system of some sort might be in order but really what I want to remember is what I ordered, if I liked it, if Henry liked it, and whether or not I'd go back (either to try something new or order the same again). For this food cart experience, a resounding yes to all those questions. Mmmm...fried noodles are yummy.

Of course there was video captured...

Samurai from Christie Glynn on Vimeo.

*There was fried egg on top as Darr had warned. This was promptly moved to the side and remained uneaten. Fried egg on noodles, vegetables, and meat? Whoever heard of such a thing?