Hawthorne Asylum
{{Short description|Food cart pod in Portland, Oregon, U.S.}}
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The Hawthorne Asylum is a food cart pod in southeast Portland, Oregon, United States. There are more than 20 carts, as of April 2021.{{Cite web|last=Frane|first=Alex|date=2021-04-07|title=Southeast Portland Food Cart Pod Hawthorne Asylum Is Getting a 40-Tap Beer Hall|url=https://pdx.eater.com/2021/4/7/22372324/hawthorne-asylum-food-carts-tap-room|access-date=2021-05-29|website=Eater Portland|language=en|archive-date=2021-05-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514201640/https://pdx.eater.com/2021/4/7/22372324/hawthorne-asylum-food-carts-tap-room|url-status=live}} The pod also has picnic tables and fire pits.{{Cite web|last=Jackson-Glidden|first=Brooke|date=2021-05-17|title=The Eater Portland Guide to Eating Outside|url=https://pdx.eater.com/2021/5/17/22440940/outdoor-dining-portland-patios-picnic-spots-rooftops|access-date=2021-05-29|website=Eater Portland|language=en|archive-date=2021-06-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602212842/https://pdx.eater.com/2021/5/17/22440940/outdoor-dining-portland-patios-picnic-spots-rooftops|url-status=live}}
History
File:Hawthorne Asylum 2021 1.jpg
The pod opened in February 2019.{{Cite web|last=Church|first=Joy|date=2019-04-16|title=Seven Things to Know About the Hawthorne Neighborhood's Newest Food Cart Pod|url=https://pdx.eater.com/2019/4/16/18410705/hawthorne-asylum-where-to-eat-drink|access-date=2021-05-29|website=Eater Portland|language=en|archive-date=2021-06-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602212551/https://pdx.eater.com/2019/4/16/18410705/hawthorne-asylum-where-to-eat-drink|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|last=Jackson-Glidden|first=Brooke|date=2019-02-04|title=A Huge New Food Cart Pod Is Opening on SE Madison|url=https://pdx.eater.com/2019/2/4/18210654/hawthorne-asylum-bark-city-bbq-food-cart-pod|access-date=2021-05-29|website=Eater Portland|language=en|archive-date=2021-06-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602214330/https://pdx.eater.com/2019/2/4/18210654/hawthorne-asylum-bark-city-bbq-food-cart-pod|url-status=live}} Approximately a dozen carts were burglarized in January 2021.{{Cite web|last=Haskins|first=Devon|date=2021-01-06|title=Food cart and restaurant owners report rash of break-ins to start the new year|url=https://www.kgw.com/article/news/food-cart-and-restaurant-owners-report-rash-of-break-ins-to-start-the-new-year/283-0d5e7e47-41cc-464c-aa66-c789097478fe|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-29|website=KGW|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-06-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602212846/https://www.kgw.com/article/news/food-cart-and-restaurant-owners-report-rash-of-break-ins-to-start-the-new-year/283-0d5e7e47-41cc-464c-aa66-c789097478fe}}
Vendors have included:
- Bake on the Run{{Cite web |last=Wu |first=Waz |date=2021-02-08 |title=Where to Find Standout Vegan Curries in Portland |url=https://pdx.eater.com/maps/portland-restaurants-vegan-vegetarian-meatless-curry |access-date=2025-04-05 |website=Eater Portland |language=en}}
- Bark City BBQ{{Cite web|last=Russell|first=Michael|date=2019-01-29|title=One of Portland's best barbecue carts is moving across town|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/dining/2019/01/one-of-portlands-best-barbecue-carts-is-moving-across-town.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-29|website=The Oregonian|language=en|archive-date=2021-06-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602212634/https://www.oregonlive.com/dining/2019/01/one-of-portlands-best-barbecue-carts-is-moving-across-town.html}}
- Black Dagger PDX{{Cite web|last=Townsend|first=Nick|date=2021-05-05|title=Six Portland patios to hit up this summer|url=https://psuvanguard.com/six-portland-patios-to-hit-up-this-summer/|access-date=2021-05-29|website=Portland State Vanguard|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-05-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516033306/https://psuvanguard.com/six-portland-patios-to-hit-up-this-summer/|url-status=live}}
- Montage ala Cart{{Cite web|last=Russell|first=Michael|date=2020-09-11|title=Portland restaurants turn to food carts to make it through pandemic|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/coronavirus/2020/09/portland-restaurants-turn-to-food-carts-to-make-it-through-pandemic.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-29|website=The Oregonian|language=en|archive-date=2021-06-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602212842/https://www.oregonlive.com/coronavirus/2020/09/portland-restaurants-turn-to-food-carts-to-make-it-through-pandemic.html}}{{Cite web|last=Frane|first=Alex|date=2020-07-30|title=Shuttered Portland Institution Bistro Montage Is Returning as a Food Cart|url=https://pdx.eater.com/2020/7/30/21348109/montage-ala-carte-reopening-food-cart-covid-19|access-date=2021-05-29|website=Eater Portland|language=en|archive-date=2021-06-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602212500/https://pdx.eater.com/2020/7/30/21348109/montage-ala-carte-reopening-food-cart-covid-19|url-status=live}}
- Smaaken Waffle Sandwiches
- Tall Boy Fish and Chips{{Cite web|last=Hale|first=Jamie|date=2021-05-17|title=The 12 best fish and chip spots in Portland|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/dining/2021/05/the-12-best-fish-and-chip-spots-in-portland.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-29|website=The Oregonian|language=en|archive-date=2021-06-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602212432/https://www.oregonlive.com/dining/2021/05/the-12-best-fish-and-chip-spots-in-portland.html}}
- Your Side Chicks{{Cite web |last=Jackson-Glidden |first=Brooke |date=2023-07-20 |title=An Expat of the Wolfgang Puck Empire Is Slinging Chicken Tenders in Hawthorne Asylum |url=https://pdx.eater.com/2023/7/20/23800486/your-side-chicks-gluten-free-chicken-tenders-food-cart-opening |access-date=2023-08-20 |website=Eater Portland |language=en |archive-date=2023-07-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230725202400/https://pdx.eater.com/2023/7/20/23800486/your-side-chicks-gluten-free-chicken-tenders-food-cart-opening |url-status=live }} (closed in 2024){{Cite web |last=Wong |first=Janey |date=2024-07-11 |title=The Portland Restaurant Closings to Know, July 2024 |url=https://pdx.eater.com/2024/7/11/24196590/portland-restaurant-closings-july-2024 |access-date=2024-07-26 |website=Eater Portland |language=en}}
Reception
Pete Cottell of Willamette Week wrote, "Named after a 19th-century hospital for the mentally ill, the pod looks like what might happen if Tim Burton were commissioned to design a Portland-themed section of Disneyland."{{Cite web|last=Cottell|first=Pete|date=2019-05-22|url=https://www.wweek.com/restaurants/2019/05/22/the-10-best-menu-items-at-hawthorne-asylum-portlands-newest-food-cart-pod/|title=The 10 Best Menu Items at Hawthorne Asylum, Portland's Newest Food Cart Pod|access-date=2021-05-29|archive-date=2021-05-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210529170310/https://www.wweek.com/restaurants/2019/05/22/the-10-best-menu-items-at-hawthorne-asylum-portlands-newest-food-cart-pod/|url-status=live}}
See also
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