About Us
We are excited to welcome food carts vendors and the local community to our food pod. We hope to bring vibrancy to the local community.
The journey to opening has been arduous, and we eagerly anticipate serving you and the local community of the Centennial/Powell District in Portland, Oregon.
our History
Chop Chop Food Carts owners have been pacific northwest locals since the 90s.
June 2019: The concept of our food pod emerged in response to a disheartening news article highlighting the displacement of numerous food cart small businesses from downtown food cart pod to make way for a hotel development [See source article link below].
Referenced source article of the downtown pod: Link to source article
August 2019 – We collectively pooled our savings and secured substantial loans to acquire a space to host food carts. Our aim was to create an environment where small business food cart owners could thrive, particularly in an area of town with limited food choices.
March 2020 – the food cart pod has encountered various challenges related to the COVID-19 pandemic, delaying the project’s opening.
11-2024 – With all that behind us, We are now open! Our space include beautiful greenery and busy foot/car traffic in a shopping center border Portland/Gresham in SE portland and we are OPEN everyday to serve our local community.