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UPDATED: 18 Top VanPort Steakhouse Prices Compared

Here’s our cost analysis of rib eye steak from the better restaurants in VanPort listed from the lowest to highest price per ounce.

August 6, 2026 – Michael Key
Portland Mercury Burger Week 2026

August 10–16Portland Mercury Burger Week is an annual event in which restaurants, food trucks, and carts sell specialty burgers for just $10. These burgers are not part of their regular menus. Instead, they are limited-time promotional creations available only during the event. Participating restaurants pay a fee to be included. Not only is there little…

July 31, 2026 – Michael Key
VanPort Insider Facebook Group 1st Anniversary

July 16th marks the 1st anniversary of VanPort Insider’s Facebook group. The online community of foodies shares reviews, job opportunities in the food service industry, and restaurant announcements to keep members informed of the latest happenings. In just twelve months, membership has grown to more than 850. Although it’s still in its humble beginnings, engagement is…

July 16, 2026 – Michael Key
UPDATED: How Much Are you Paying For Tacos?

You’d be hard-pressed to find someone who doesn’t like tacos—they’re universally loved. There’s Pizza Day and Cheeseburger Day, but those only come once a year. Tacos get their own day every week. That’s 52 taco days a year! Tacos are served in brick-and-mortar restaurants, carts, trucks, and fly-by-night pop-up stands. But like most things, prices…

June 23, 2026 – Michael Key
Two Portlanders Receive Prestigious James Beard Awards

Monday, June 15, 2026 at the Lyric Opera of Chicago the 2026 James Beard Award Winners were announced. Two Portlanders were among the winners. Noted cocktail bar, Scotch Lodge won for Outstanding Bar.https://maps.app.goo.gl/tN9yddsKFYhPi8M58 Best Chef: Northwest and Pacific (AK, HI, OR, WA) went to Ryan Roadhouse who is the chef and co-founder of Nodoguro, a…

June 16, 2026 – Michael Key
New Food Cart Pod Under Construction in East Vancouver

Evergreen Outpost Yet another food cart pod is under construction at the corner of NE 28th Street and NE 138th Avenue in Vancouver. It’s called Evergreen Outpost and will have space for nine carts and food trucks. It will also feature Tucker’s Taps, “a 3,200-square-foot tap house named after Tucker, the dog who inspired the…

June 11, 2026 – Michael Key
4 Portland Pizzerias Listed on 50 Top Pizza in USA List

50TopPizza.it is an Italian website devoted to ranking the world’s best pizzas. They publish lists by region. Recently, they released their USA Top 50 list, and four of the restaurants are in the Portland area: #10 Ken’s Artisan Pizza — 304 SE 28th Ave, Portland, OR 97214 #26 GRANA Pizza Napoletana — 2811 E Burnside…

June 10, 2026 – Michael Key
Are You Paying Too Much for Breakfast? 27 Eateries Compared

We did a price comparison for breakfast in VanPort. Omelettes, pancakes, French toast, etc can very considerably from place to place. To keep it fair, we stuck to the classic American breakfast: Bacon and eggs. Bacon can vary but eggs are pretty much eggs. We also factored in the price of coffee because just about…

May 3, 2026 – Michael Key
Vancouver Station

Vancouver Station, 1817 SE 164th Ave, Vancouver, WA 98683, sits between Gustav’s and Big Al’s. The food cart park is in the soft opening phase. There’s only a handful of carts so far, and some are present but not open yet. There are also banners for carts advertising that they will be joining.At this point,…

March 6, 2026 – Michael Key
2026 James Beard Award Semifinalists Announced

Scotch Lodge, Le Pigeon and The Elbow Room are amoung several nominations for bars and restaurants in VanPort. The James Beard Awards® presented by Capital One represent the pinnacle of culinary recognition in the US. Since their inception in 1990, the Restaurant and Chef Awards have made icons out of the nation’s top restaurant and…

January 21, 2026 – Michael Key