Trap Kitchen

(Christine Dong)

8523 SE Stark St., 503-442-0748, trapkitchen.com/pdx. Lunch-dinner Monday-Saturday, brunch-dinner Sunday.

Transplanted from Southern California, Trap Kitchen made a lot of noise in Portland when it opened in 2018—and rightly so. The Compton-based food cart serves up soul food—chicken and waffles, hot wings, burgers and more. Fridays here mean Pineapple Bowl Day, with meaty pineapple fried rice served in a hollowed-out half pineapple. $$.

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