Food Cart : PB&Js Grilled

As I mentioned in my previous post Portland is food cart crazy! We've tried a handful with oh so many more on our list to try. Last year Jeanne and Daylon found a gem of a cart up on 23rd, PB&Js Grilled. They were brand new. Jeanne immediately was interested and the three of us went back soon after and have been loyal regular customers ever since. Shane and Keena are the owners; super busy, super motivated, masters of their craft and creations and most of all super friendly, ready to have a good chat without ever losing their inviting smiles. We've enjoyed getting to know them and have admired their passion to provide such a tasty, unique yet original product (using fresh and organic ingredients made locally or made themselves).

Our first grilled sandwich was The Joy; smooth dark chocolate spread, sweet coconut filling and almond butter sandwiched between think pieces of challah bread lightly basted in butter then grilled to perfection. We've tried just about all their sandwiches (Spicy Thai! Betty!) and although all their treats are superb Jeanne finds herself enjoying their Pumpkin Pie creation (the perfect blend of their yummy pumpkin butter, Two Tarts caramel sauce, scrumptious pie crust and peanut butter again between butter basted challah bread all grilled together just right) most of the time where I always find myself craving that Joy. Daylon has nibbled on every one we've ordered and seems to be very indiscriminate. He loves them all. We know he would love having a whole sandwich to himself. One of these days when Jeanne and I aren't looking Shane and Keena just might hand him one. I don't think we'd mind. As long as Daylon shared.

This last weekend we met up with our good friends the Phipps' and they finally were able to experience PB&Js Grilled. We ordered our treats, enjoyed some hot beverages from Two Tarts (a local bakery/cookie/coffee cafe), shopped the toy store around the corner and enjoyed fellowship and pleasant conversation. Here is a photo of Shane and Keena working their magic :

Here be their menu and they are active on twitter @pbjsgrilledcom. I'm looking forward to when their newest idea/creation finally makes the menu : a Pecan Pie Sandwich!