Food Cart Haven
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One window, one line, a hundred orders.

Food Cart Haven began in a Portland, Oregon food cart pod and grew into a library of street-food recipes made for home kitchens.

Food cart at night
2016

A cart with a six-item board

Founder Marisol Reyes opened a single-window cart with six menu items and a hand-lettered sign. People lined up; the recipes spread by word of mouth, then by request.

Row of carts
Today

Twelve recipes, tested twice

Every recipe is rewritten for a regular stove, a regular pan and a regular grocery run, then cooked at home twice before it is published.

Cart with open sign
Always

Eat it while it is hot

Street food is about timing. Our recipes tell you exactly what to prep ahead so the good part, the first bite, lands hot and crisp.