Ruthie's
Description and history
Ruthie's operates from a food cart at the intersection of 36th Avenue and Division Street in southeast Portland's Richmond neighborhood. The menu, described by Eater Portland as a "modern spin on Mormon food", has included funeral potatoes, Jell-O, rockfish sliders, a pork roll, a salad with corn, sheep cheese, popped sorghum, and tomato, as well as biscuits, jams, pickles, and desserts. For Valentine's Day, Ruthie's has served shokupan with dino nuggets, ranch powder, and caviar.
History
Collin Mohr and Aaron Kiss opened Ruthie's in October 2020. Named after Mohr's Mormon grandmother, the restaurant has sourced food from the local farms Farrah Farms, Vibrant Valley, and Wild Roots. In 2022, Ruthie's was featured episodes of the Netflix travel documentary series Somebody Feed Phil as well as Street Food.
Reception
Katherine Chew Hamilton included Ruthie's in Portland Monthly's 2021 list of "Portland’s Best New Food Carts" and 2022 list of "20 Food Carts that Define Portland Now".
See also
- Cuisine of the Western United States
- Culture of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Food carts in Portland, Oregon
- Mormon foodways
References
- ^ Herron, Ryan (2022-05-01). "High Dining at Ruthie's". Leaf Nation. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
- ^ "13 Gourdet-Approved Portland Food Trucks and Carts". Eater. 2021-06-17. Archived from the original on 2021-07-07. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
- ^ "No. 10 Because the Pork Roll Is STILL Having a Moment...No. 11 And So Is Our Pizza Scene". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on 2022-03-22. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
- ^ "Best Thing I Ate This Week: Pork Chop with Plum, Fennel, and Basil at Ruthie's". Portland Monthly. Archived from the original on 2022-03-24. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
- ^ "Amid chaos, these Portland restaurants found a way to look forward — and thrive". Los Angeles Times. 2021-08-13. Archived from the original on 2022-01-31. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
- ^ "5 Portland Chefs on the Recipes They Learned to Cook from Their Moms and Grandmas". Portland Monthly. Archived from the original on 2021-11-29. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
- ^ "20 Food Carts that Define Portland Now". Portland Monthly. Archived from the original on 2022-04-22. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
- ^ "Ruthie's Introduces Portland to "Mormon Cooking." Don't Knock It Till You've Tried It". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on 2021-10-05. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
- ^ "Recap: 'Somebody Feed Phil' Tours Portland". Portland Monthly. Archived from the original on 2022-05-27. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
- ^ Turnquist, Kristi (2022-05-25). "Portland food is the delicious focus in Netflix's 'Somebody Feed Phil' Season 5 episode". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2022-05-28. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
- ^ "Which Portland Food Celebrities Made It to Netflix's 'Street Food USA'?". Portland Monthly. Retrieved 2022-07-29.
- ^ "Portland's 9 Greatest New Food Carts of 2021". Portland Monthly. Archived from the original on 2021-12-16. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
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