What is the Carty Award?

It is an honor created by Willamette Week and Eat Mobile to recognize outstanding achievement in mobile nourishment. This award is quite possibly—no, definitely—one of the highest accolades a Portland food cart can receive. For the third year in a row, Portland's best food carts will battle it out for this prestigious honor—or for the just-as-coveted People's Choice Carty—at this year's Eat Mobile event.

The People's Choice Award is chosen by you, the people. Come to Eat Mobile and cast your vote, or forever hold your peace.

Eat Mobile Carty Award Panel 2011: We're pulling out all the stops and calling in some professional eaters for this year's Eat Mobile Carty Award judge panel. We searched near and far to bring you a well-rounded group of chefs, writers and appreciators of food, including Top Chef Masters contestant Naomi Pomeroy, Time magazine food writer Josh Ozersky, VendrTV producer Daniel Delaney, Portland's own Tommy Habetz and Adam Sappington, and Boqueria's Seamus Mullen.

Meet the Judges

Past Carty Award Recipients:

People's Choice Award:
2010: Whiffies Fried Pies
2010 Runner-up: FlavourSpot
2009: Grilled Cheese Grill

Style Award:
2010: Moxie Rx
2009: Sip

Judge's Choice Award:
2010: Garden State
2009: Junior Ambassador's