Burgers on a Stick! Skewed Concoctions, revisited

Yesterday, I obtained my lunch from Skewed Concoctions, and ranted about their peanut sauce. They warned me of their next special item, "cheesy burgers" - on a skewer... with the cheese IN the burger.

Well, I couldn't help myself - same cart, two days in a row - I had to try these.

At $5, they are quite the food cart bargain. Two cheesy burgers (the cheese is IN the burger patty!) - with onion and yellow pepper, skewered on a stick. (burgers included) Tasty, flavorful, tender, and great for a lunch appetite.

Although tempting, I didn't go for the deep fried brownie rolls they were offering (2 for $2) Great food, good folks, and two of my cart posts in a row... really, I do like this cart.

Skewed Concoctions on SW 3rd - Try their peanut sauce!

Work has kept me very busy lately and I've not been able to get away to try very many new carts and blog about them.
This is a cart I've blogged about before, here:
Skewed Concoctions

I'm doing it again, because it bears repeating.

Not only is their food fantastic, but... they have the BEST peanut sauce EVER.

Sure, you may say something like "I walked by that cart and saw all sorts of meat on a stick and I'm a vegetarian..." -- Well, they serve vegetarian dishes, too... - namely, Pad Thai -- and if you've never had Pad Thai with peanut sauce from this cart -- you owe it to yourself to try it out.

Myself, I'm addicted to the Pork Satay, and had that for today's meal. Again, very satisfying.

The owners pointed out a new concept they'll be starting tomorrow, which is basically a cheeseburger deconstructed on to a skewer, with the cheese INSIDE the burger. I don't typically go to the same cart twice in one week, but I am very curious to check this out tomorrow.

oh, yeah, and 'deep fried brownie rolls' were mentioned, as well. uh-oh.

Beef Schawarma Plate - Pita Express - SW 3rd and Stark

Today, I did my walk down the SW 3rd Ave pod, and noticed two new carts... a new Thai cart, and -- where the beloved and sorely missed Happy Grillmore cart was, a new Pita/Lebanese establishment. Same cart, different occupants.

Naturally, I can't resist trying out a new cart when it arrives on the scene, and though I miss Happy Grillmore terribly (they have experienced great success serving Microsoft employees at the Redmond campus as of late) - I didn't hold it against them that they took over one of my favorites.

Offering Falafel, Beef/Chicken Schawarma, hummus, lebneh, batata, etc. - in both sandwich and plated forms - stuff for meat eaters and vegetarians alike.
They offer baklava for dessert, along with bananas and Nutella.

I ordered the Beef Schawarma plate, which came with salad, hummus, the beef schawarma (over rice), and a toasted pita. This is PLENTY of food.

The schwarama had a sweetness to it, and a definite fennel flavor, more than I can detect in most dishes from other establishments. Unique, and tasty. The rice was cooked perfectly, very flavorful and a nice accompaniment to the beef.

This is good stuff. Veggie pitas are $5, meat $6, and plates $7. I would venture to guess that a plate is for a super-sized appetite, and the smaller servings are more than enough for most, as I am not going to be able to finish this in one sitting.

The Shocker - Grilled Cheese Grill, SW 10th and Alder

Today's food cart adventure took me to a cart that has a presence in two other cart pods, apparently quite successful - one is a school bus, the other a double-decker bus - now they're downtown, though not in a bus.
The aptly named Grilled Cheese Grill has a bold, colorful sign, encouraging you to "come by for a taste of your childhood -- unless your childhood sucked, then we'll share a taste of ours..."

They feature -- you guessed it -- Grilled Cheese, in various forms. Different breads, cheeses, and ingredients are available to please any dairy-consuming individual.

I ordered "The Shocker" - a special on the whiteboard: Bacon, Provalone, Jalapenos, and Roasted Red Peppers on Sourdough.
Grilled cheese with bacon and jalapenos -- 'say no more...' This was quite a substantial sandwich, after the first half I was worried I might not be able to finish. It was rather tasty, though, and I showed that sandwich who was boss.

It was a nice, semi-cloudy Portland day and it wasn't raining, so I enjoyed my sandwich at the park across from the pod. Lots of other people were doing the same, and it appears that the park has finally shed the former crowds of shady characters that used to loiter there.
If you like grilled cheese, you'll like what this cart has to offer.