Mobile Chowdown III

A lineup of mobile food carts gathered next to Safeco Field for a foodie event last week.  When I heard that several Portland street vendors were going to be there, I made sure I circled the date on my calendar.  It also happened to be the first day that the Mariners game tickets went on sale so hubs, his little sis and I decided to head out early to beat the lunch crowd.  We learned our lesson from the first Mobile Chowdown event.  The lines were endless and we waited for over an hour just to get food.  We were not going to be fooled again.

We got there around 10:30 am and already saw lines forming for some of the more popular vendors like Marination Mobile, KOi Fusion and Potato Champion.  I've been wanting to try KOi Fusion (Korean Oregon Infusion BBQ) ever since our last Portland trip.  Their menu is very similar to Marination's without the Hawaiian influence.  We already tried Marination Mobile last time so we went straight for KOi.  We stood in line for about 20 minutes and ordered bulgogi taco, pork taco, short ribs burrito, and kimchi quesadilla.  We originally wanted K-sliders but they were all sold out.  Hubs said the food was overrated but I liked it.  However, we both agreed that Marination's tacos trumped KOi's.  I think it was Marination's signature slaw that gave it a nice kick.

While waiting in line at KOi Fusion, we took advantage of the other food vendors with little or no lines by sending one person to grab food while the rest of us remained in line.  We tried the mixed mushroom pizza with an ultra thin crust from Veraci Pizza.   The pizza was cooked in a wood fire oven on wheels!
 

Then we had a poutine from Skillet.  The poutine was a mish mash of fries, pulled pork, cheese, cilantro and gravy sauce.  The pulled pork was tender but lacking in taste.  Good thing for the sauce and fries!

After we finally reached the beginning of the line at KOi Fusion, we placed our order and tested our luck at a cornhole toss game right next door at Chipotle while we waited for our food.  We walked away with a gift certificate for a free meal, thanks to hubs.

I'm looking forward to the next foodie event!  Even better, it's finally spring and I can't wait for summer to be here!