Had the best pork schnitzel sandwich. The slaw is great. Looking forward to the next visit!!!
Food: 5
Service: 5
Kareem Alston-Rosales
Go out of your way to visit this cart! Their food is so fresh, delicious, creative, and the staff is super kind. They have some great seasonal fish sandwiches, their potatoes are delicious, and they have a great vibe. They have a really cool red food cart and they are in Hinterland, which is awesome.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Crispy Potatoes
Kareem A.
Go out of your way to visit this cart! Their food is so fresh, delicious, creative, and the staff is super kind. They have some great seasonal fish sandwiches, their potatoes are delicious, and they have a great vibe. They have a really cool red food cart and they are in Hinterland, which is awesome.
Stephanie Davidson
Best food cart in the whole City. I love Matt's BBQ tacos, which is right next to it, but almost always go for this place now because everything (the sauces especially!) are so good! Way better than what I've typically found at food carts.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Julianne C.
Yummy Rockfish Chowder and Arugula Salad! Nice heated tented area to enjoy your meal. I'll be back again soon.
evan brammer
Best all around food in the pod, which isn't putting the other food carts down, it's that Hunker Down is that far elevated. Don't be intimidated by the gourmet-esk menu. The dishes are crafted and composed as you'd expect from a fine dining establishment, but they're doing it in a 50 sq ft kitchen. These unpretentious dishes hit the spot, all the spots. Smash Fried yukons with umami aioli and lemon rinds? Crazy delicious. Seafood poboys ftw, Vegetarian options, great salads, and despite its seemingly fancy approach, you don't feel like you need to hold your pinky out while eating a chili glazed chicken wing that came straight from a glamour catalog. Go get it, all of it, now!The cherry on top is the incredible bar next door, so don't forget to order a drink while you wait in either of the massive heated, covered patios. I suppose you could wait inside too, but this is Portland, PATIOS BUENOS.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Arugula Salad, Crispy Potatoes, Mac &Cheese
Lyle Kopnicky
This is one of the best food carts in the city. They call it “elevated bar food”, and I’m not usually into bar food, but they’ve elevated it to a gourmet level, so I love it. The braised pork cheek dish is fantastic and unique. The pancakes (weekend brunch) are very good, though the portion is too big for me. This time I tried the Mac & Cheese. I’m picky about mac & cheese, but this one hit all the buttons for me. Get the small size unless you have a truck driver appetite, or you’re sharing. The arugula salad was delicious too! Nothing is phoned in - careful attention is paid to choice of ingredients. And the prices are great!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Emily Neidert
I've had the breakfast sandwich, mac and cheese, and arugula salad. Everything was great! This is definitely my new go to when craving mac and cheese.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Arugula Salad, Mac &Cheese
Paul F.
Just had Hunker Down's butternut squash soup with roasted spiced pepitas and IT IS KILLER! Good thing I live close b'cuz I'm gonna order it every day they make it! Highly recommend!
Joe M
Just stop.Stop looking. You wanted something interesting to eat but also professionally competent?You found it.It's this.I'm from PHX and spent a few decades eating my way through the Valleys thousands of restaurants and this place would be worthy of any downtown brick and mortar establishment.Holy HELL is the schnitzel good. CRISPY yet juicy, suited-up with a coleslaw you won't be able to totally wrap your head around the first time - each bite has you come back for more trying to unlock it's secrets. Toast on the bun ( brioche?) Was flawless. Oh and the pork belly Mac and cheese? If you are fortunate enough to order this fondue laden masterpiece before it sells out..do you self a favor and get it.All of the above paired extremely well with the rosemary gimlet they serve at the bar nextdoor. There's nothing to deliberate.. go eat here
This place has amazing stuff! The seafood is super fresh, and the unique presentation and flavors are wonderfully aesthetic!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Steve B.
I wanted to like Hunker Down after all the hype but I have mixed feelings. Pork schnitzel sandwich is good but would be better if the pork were still juicy. Cacio e Pepe salad is missing loads of pepper but the sardines are alright. I refused to try the soft serve because the guy told me the base is made with Alpenrose. Great job using a local purveyor of milk but poor choice because Alpenrose puts chemical thickeners banned by the EU in their products.
eileen mcgovern
The crispy potatoes were really good though there was littleaioli.The pork schnitzel was very chewy and had little flavor.Staff was friendly.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Crispy Potatoes
John Imon Pedtke
Amazing cozy food, the braised pork is so good and soft serve is a great end to the night, highly recommend!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jennifer V
This was a nice change of pace for a food truck. Loved the focused menu with specials available. We tried the crispy potatoes, radicchio salad, pork schnitzel sandwich, and the special tomato and burrata salad. First, the potatoes have some delicate lemon rind and hollandaise on them which was quite lovely. The fresh slaw on the gigantic schnitzel was paired well. The pickles were a must and that cheese... Yum. I loved the tomato and burrata whole my partner did not. Blasphemer. We both enjoyed the blue butter radicchio salad with that lemon dressing. Thankful for the eggs as they add richness and cut the bitter. Thanks for a great meal!
Had the best pork schnitzel sandwich. The slaw is great. Looking forward to the next visit!!!
Food: 5
Service: 5
Go out of your way to visit this cart! Their food is so fresh, delicious, creative, and the staff is super kind. They have some great seasonal fish sandwiches, their potatoes are delicious, and they have a great vibe. They have a really cool red food cart and they are in Hinterland, which is awesome.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Crispy Potatoes
Go out of your way to visit this cart! Their food is so fresh, delicious, creative, and the staff is super kind. They have some great seasonal fish sandwiches, their potatoes are delicious, and they have a great vibe. They have a really cool red food cart and they are in Hinterland, which is awesome.
Best food cart in the whole City. I love Matt's BBQ tacos, which is right next to it, but almost always go for this place now because everything (the sauces especially!) are so good! Way better than what I've typically found at food carts.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Yummy Rockfish Chowder and Arugula Salad! Nice heated tented area to enjoy your meal. I'll be back again soon.
Best all around food in the pod, which isn't putting the other food carts down, it's that Hunker Down is that far elevated. Don't be intimidated by the gourmet-esk menu. The dishes are crafted and composed as you'd expect from a fine dining establishment, but they're doing it in a 50 sq ft kitchen. These unpretentious dishes hit the spot, all the spots. Smash Fried yukons with umami aioli and lemon rinds? Crazy delicious. Seafood poboys ftw, Vegetarian options, great salads, and despite its seemingly fancy approach, you don't feel like you need to hold your pinky out while eating a chili glazed chicken wing that came straight from a glamour catalog. Go get it, all of it, now!The cherry on top is the incredible bar next door, so don't forget to order a drink while you wait in either of the massive heated, covered patios. I suppose you could wait inside too, but this is Portland, PATIOS BUENOS.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Arugula Salad, Crispy Potatoes, Mac &Cheese
This is one of the best food carts in the city. They call it “elevated bar food”, and I’m not usually into bar food, but they’ve elevated it to a gourmet level, so I love it. The braised pork cheek dish is fantastic and unique. The pancakes (weekend brunch) are very good, though the portion is too big for me. This time I tried the Mac & Cheese. I’m picky about mac & cheese, but this one hit all the buttons for me. Get the small size unless you have a truck driver appetite, or you’re sharing. The arugula salad was delicious too! Nothing is phoned in - careful attention is paid to choice of ingredients. And the prices are great!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
I've had the breakfast sandwich, mac and cheese, and arugula salad. Everything was great! This is definitely my new go to when craving mac and cheese.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Arugula Salad, Mac &Cheese
Just had Hunker Down's butternut squash soup with roasted spiced pepitas and IT IS KILLER! Good thing I live close b'cuz I'm gonna order it every day they make it! Highly recommend!
Just stop.Stop looking. You wanted something interesting to eat but also professionally competent?You found it.It's this.I'm from PHX and spent a few decades eating my way through the Valleys thousands of restaurants and this place would be worthy of any downtown brick and mortar establishment.Holy HELL is the schnitzel good. CRISPY yet juicy, suited-up with a coleslaw you won't be able to totally wrap your head around the first time - each bite has you come back for more trying to unlock it's secrets. Toast on the bun ( brioche?) Was flawless. Oh and the pork belly Mac and cheese? If you are fortunate enough to order this fondue laden masterpiece before it sells out..do you self a favor and get it.All of the above paired extremely well with the rosemary gimlet they serve at the bar nextdoor. There's nothing to deliberate.. go eat here
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pork Schnitzel Sandwich
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This place has amazing stuff! The seafood is super fresh, and the unique presentation and flavors are wonderfully aesthetic!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I wanted to like Hunker Down after all the hype but I have mixed feelings. Pork schnitzel sandwich is good but would be better if the pork were still juicy. Cacio e Pepe salad is missing loads of pepper but the sardines are alright. I refused to try the soft serve because the guy told me the base is made with Alpenrose. Great job using a local purveyor of milk but poor choice because Alpenrose puts chemical thickeners banned by the EU in their products.
The crispy potatoes were really good though there was littleaioli.The pork schnitzel was very chewy and had little flavor.Staff was friendly.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Crispy Potatoes
Amazing cozy food, the braised pork is so good and soft serve is a great end to the night, highly recommend!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This was a nice change of pace for a food truck. Loved the focused menu with specials available. We tried the crispy potatoes, radicchio salad, pork schnitzel sandwich, and the special tomato and burrata salad. First, the potatoes have some delicate lemon rind and hollandaise on them which was quite lovely. The fresh slaw on the gigantic schnitzel was paired well. The pickles were a must and that cheese... Yum. I loved the tomato and burrata whole my partner did not. Blasphemer. We both enjoyed the blue butter radicchio salad with that lemon dressing. Thankful for the eggs as they add richness and cut the bitter. Thanks for a great meal!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4