Hey all, I hope this short post finds you all doing well.
Life has been really throwing me some hard and fast balls this year which has prevented me from posting like I want to. But, I hope to get back in to the swing of things soon.
In the mean time, my daughters and I have been out trying a few new restaurants. We checked out 2 ramen spots, 1 Korean Chicken and 1 Korean Bbq restaurants.
The quick video below shows you where we went and what we thought.
Until next time remember to Cook, Eat, Enjoy, Travel, Live, and Repeat!
So as you all know, if you have been following my last few post, I road tripped to Las Vegas from Oregon Via California. Currently, in the time line, I am stopped for the night in Bakersfield, California. And I can’t not go checkout some dope food carts. Or in this case a food cart, as I am only stationary for a few hours.
I always like doing research prior to my trips for, food spots that I might want to try while I’m traveling. I had several options, but settled on ‘Oh Boy! Po Boy!’ food cart in the Bakersfield area. After checking out their Yelp reviews and their Instagram, I found out where they were located.
‘Oh Boy! Po Boy’ currently is only open 3 days a week and they are in a different places on those days, Thursday-Saturday. I happened to catch the cart on a Thursday, therefore, they were located in the rear of Great Change Brewers in Bakersfield.
I always checkout the menu before I go to most restaurants. And if there are pictures of the food, even better; I can get an idea of what to expect.
‘Oh Boy! Po Boy!’ menu is super simple. However, after checking out their Instagram, I discovered that they had one secret menu item.
This small, unassuming trailer, of which I passed by twice. Thus, having to call to make sure I was in the right place. It doesn’t look like much, and the sign they have was so small (get a bigger sign!!! 😉 ).
But, once I walked up to the cart, I was greeted by a nice young man name Austin who happen to be both Chef and Owner of ‘Oh Boy! Po Boy!’
Super kind individual, showed me what I would be getting, if I wanted to eat there, but I decided to take my meal to go so I could enjoy it in the comfort of my hotel room.
I mention the secret menu item before, which is what I order. A 2 face Po Boy and Chicharron plate.
Now if you want to know what I thought about the food, you will have to check the video put on my YouTube Channel.
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One of the things I love about the Portland, Oregon metro area is that, it has a plethora of awesome food. Even better is that you don’t have to go into the heart of Portland to find great food because the smaller cities and towns around the area have some great food options as well. Bites Restaurant in Forest Grove is one such place.
Locally Sourced
Bites is an Asian Fusion Restaurant that sources a good portions of its ingredients and products locally. They get their meat from local Carlton Farms in Carlton, Oregon and their on-tap brews from area breweries. Such a great example of community businesses supporting each other.
Now this isn’t my first experience at Bites. I came here over a year ago and tried a few items and they were tasty. But this time, with new additions to their menu, we (my oldest daughter and I) tried several new things. But first, the menu.
The Menu
This menu has a bit of everything; from pasta and ramen, to burgers and fish options; most having notes of Asian flavor; from kimchi to tempura and everything in between. However, although the menu is a fusion of a lot of Asian-American flavors , there are some Mexican and Italian influences and flavors, all combining to create some very tasty options.
This time around we ordered 3 menu items to share. Let go from my least favorite (still good though) to my favorite.
Classic Gyoza
We order two small plates as the menu calls them, the first being the the Classic Gyoza. This small dumpling is filled with pork and pan fried. The skin was nice and thin and the filling was flavorful; there was just the right amount of filling. The Gyoza sauce that comes on the side was not my favorite thing, as it has a off putting after flavor. The dumpling were good without it.
K-Town Tacos
We also order the K-Town tacos with the kabli beef as our protein choice. This dish has two soft yellow corn tortillas with kalbi beef, lettuce onions, tomatoes (which I had omitted), jalapeños and a aioli with a side of Beer Fries. When I saw this dish, it looked a bit dry and I thought I was going to need some sauce to add to the top like I do most of my tacos, but no. This taco needed nothing but for me to eat it. The beef was tender and seasoned and grilled very well; the veggies balanced the meat out and made it filling and the aioli bound it all together. And those beer fries… let’s just say, I am glad they have those as a separate small plate item because I can definitely eat a plate of those alone.
Dynamite Nachos
The second small plate item we ordered and by far my favorite menu item so far (I haven’t tried everything yet, but I will at some point) are the Dynamite Nachos. These are corn tortilla chips with tempura shrimp, chunky Pico De Gallo guacamole, cheese and aioli. Now I have a sensitivity to tomatoes so I usually will have them removed from my dishes, but you can not remove tomatoes from Pico De Gallo of course, so I just left it and I am glad I did. So fresh and tasty especially with the chunky avocado. The shrimps were tender and yummy, but the thing that brought the whole dish together was the aioli. The aioli was like a sweet chili sauce that elevated all the flavors and made this menu item number one in my book. These are the best restaurant nachos I have had, dethroning my long time favorite Old Chicago’s Italian Nachos.
Great Restaurant
Overall, if you happen to be in the Portland, Oregon metro area and you are looking for good food outside of the hustle and bustle of the major city, check out the surrounding smaller towns in the area. You could be missing out on some beautiful food gems like Bites in Forest Grove otherwise.
By the way this Is Not a sponsored post. All opinions and photography are my own.
Until next time, remember to Cook, Eat and Enjoy!!!
