Redonkadonk
{{Short description|Portland sandwich variety}}
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| main_ingredient = Grilled cheese sandwiches, ham, bacon, cheese, eggs, Spam
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Redonkadonk is a grilled burger with ham, bacon, cheese, egg and Spam inside two grilled cheese sandwiches made with extra-thick Texas toast style bread. It was served by Portland, Oregon's Brunch Box food cart and restaurants.[http://www.kval.com/news/health/97698379.html Portland sandwich one of nation's 50 fattiest foods] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928071719/http://www.kval.com/news/health/97698379.html |date=2013-09-28 }} July 2, 2010 KATU Brunch Box operated in Portland for 12 years, first as a food cart in downtown Portland and then two additional brick and mortar locations in the city; the business permanently closed in September 2021.[https://pdx.eater.com/22240842/portland-restaurant-bar-cafe-closings/ A Running List of Portland’s Restaurant, Bar, and Food Cart Closures] April 6, 2022 Eater PDX
It has been identified as one of the fattiest foods in the U.S. by Health.com[http://www.health.com/health/gallery/0,,20393387_38,00.html Oregon: Brunchbox's Redonkadonk] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120523115447/http://www.health.com/health/gallery/0,,20393387_38,00.html |date=2012-05-23 }} Health.com{{cite web |title=The 50 Fattiest Foods in the States |url=http://www.health.com/health/gallery/thumbnails/0,,20393387,00.html |website=Health.com |access-date=2012-04-03 |archive-date=2012-05-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120502112115/http://www.health.com/health/gallery/thumbnails/0,,20393387,00.html |url-status=dead }} The sandwich is featured on the Cooking Channel's Eat St. show in its second episode.[http://www.foodcartsportland.com/2011/04/19/eat-street-features-portlands-carts/ Eat Street Features Portland’s Carts] April 19, 2011 Food Carts Portland[http://www.foodcartsportland.com/2010/06/29/the-redonkadonk/ The Redonkadonk] Food Carts Portland[http://www.660news.com/entertainment/article/207286--new-series-eat-st-captures-revolution-in-gourmet-food-says-host New series Eat Street captures revolution in gourmet food says host] 660 News The Cooking Channel includes the recipe on its website.Grant Butler [http://www.oregonlive.com/movies/index.ssf/2011/04/portland_food_carts_featured_o.html Portland food carts featured on The Cooking Channel's new series 'Eat Street'] April 19, 2011 The Oregonian[http://www.cookingchanneltv.com/recipes/redonkadonk-burger-recipe/index.html Redonkadonk burger recipe] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120220182320/http://www.cookingchanneltv.com/recipes/redonkadonk-burger-recipe/index.html |date=2012-02-20 }} Cooking Channel
The Redonkadonk competed on Portland's food truck and food cart scene against the Big-A** Sandwich's Gutbomb: "a basic Big-A** with double the meat, double the cheese and the girth of a fishbowl", as well as the Original Cheesus from the Grilled Cheese Grill: a Colby Jack and grilled onion grilled cheese sandwich and an American cheese grilled cheese sandwich with pickles encasing a one-third pound burger with lettuce, tomato, ketchup and mustard.{{cite web |date= 18 November 2016 |last= Ferretti |first= Elena |title= Portland's Gourmet Food Cart Phenomenon |url= https://www.foxnews.com/food-drink/portlands-gourmet-food-cart-phenomenon |website= Fox News }}