El Capullo

As always I am on the hunt for real mexican food in the metro area. I have always seen a line around this truck near 185th and stark in Gresham. So me being the taco obsessed crazy person I am. On my way to work in the middle of butt fuck egypt.

I have tried all of the meats. This is my expert opinion, Carne asada varies from day to day but always is OK to decent(if you must get something besides birria get the mixed chorizo and asada which is named campeche). Pollo, come on now are you really that fucking white?(the only decent Mexican chicken that I have found in this town is at bora bora(158th and division) and make sure you say pollo asado!. The Birria is why you come to this place. I have not found a better Birria de Chivo taco or consume in this town yet. I am not saying it is as good as the temples of Birria(El Pirian in LA for one). The meat is tender and has the wonderful taste of goat(don't say gamy or I will shoot you). The consume is wonderful and captures the essence of the wonderful animal. Also the tortillas are the best non handmade tortillas I have had in this town supple and toasted with animal fat(the only way!) Also the tacos and cup of consume are only a buck each. Sadly I had to try the burrito(against my better judgement) and was really disappointed. The beans were pasty and the rice was actually not that bad but it just did not work as a whole.
So this is my warning to this place and ALL other mexican places I review on this blog.
Eat what I recommend dammit! I am tired of telling people where to go and what to eat in extreme detail and having people order other items than I recommended and say "that place was not good" when they did not even order the right thing. So I say trust me and I won't steer you wrong.
oh yea this place is only open on fri-sunday 11am-11pm

Jang Choong Dong Wang Jok Bal

It seems as if most great ethnic resturants are in strip malls, and this Korean one is no exception. It is near a H-Mart that is soon coming(awesome because who really needs to go to tigard?).

Inside of the place is dark and seems is if it should be smokey with korean business men smoking and drinking tons of soju and Hite beer(which has a similar taste to most american light lagers but seems somehow to fit with the food)

We got started with some awesome Banchan which includes my favorite kimchi in this state. Which I complimented the woman server who got excited by my compliment and told em a few "secrets" about how she made it.


I also have an obsession with Ddukbokki(Spicy rice cakes) I love the clean taste of the chili and the texture of them which is strangely enough gummy and chewy in a really pleasing way.


I tried the pork bulogi too this time and it was really tender and not as spicy as the woman warned me about. But damn this might take a place in my rotation of korean meats. The sauce seemed to bring out the inherent sweet porky goodness. Caramelizing on the edges and bringing a nice crunch to it.


The seafood pancake came out next which was fairly light in seafood, but that was a good thing considering my favorite part was the crispy batter that encased the almost custardy insides. The dipping sauce that accompanied was mostly soy sauce with some vinegar I believe that made it all come together like a fine rug in a room.

3492 SW Cedar HIlls Blvd
Beaverton, OR 97005

Taco's Tamix

At taco's tamix, I found the best taco's al pastor I have ever had. The meat was moist and tender and so complexly seasoned that it actually was the only thing I could talk about for an hour afterwards(this during a crazy taco crawl across east LA). The flavor was full of porky sweetness and rich with both chili(ancho?) and warming spices. The tortilla(also perfectly toasted and just firm enough and soft as a baby's you know) was warmed on the grill underneath the spit. He also did a crazy acrobatic move where he held the tacos full of meat at his side and flipped the pineapple slices onto the taco's which were at waist level and 3 feet away.

So sadly the outdoor trompa(spit) is only open Friday-Sunday from 8ish till 3am.

Tacos Tamix
Pico and Westmoreland

more coming soon