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Potato Champion

Food Truck and Snack Place$$$$
Portland
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    Amit G.
    "Get cheap and tasty poutine with cheese curds."(25 Tips)
    Tina C.
    "Poutine is good wished the cheese curds were warm though."(5 Tips)
    Nic C.
    "Get extra curds."(2 Tips)
    Greg B.
    "Get the vegetarian poutine with horseradish ketchup."(3 Tips)
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  • Amit G.
    Amit GuptaSeptember 13, 2012
    Get cheap and tasty poutine with cheese curds. Friendly and they've good veggie options!
  • SPIN
    SPINJuly 19, 2011
    For those late nights when you have to have poutine - that's French Canadian for fries, cheese curds, and gravy. The Thermals have only two words to describe the food: "So good."
  • Bing
    BingJune 26, 2012
    Why Famous: Offers a unique variety of french fry-based dishes Specialty: Ketchups are homemade and the rosemary truffle ketchup is the best
  • Elisa
    ElisaAugust 14, 2017
    If you're expecting Canadian poutine, then lower your expectations. The gravy is more of a liquid that seeps through the fries & doesn't have much thickness to it. Stick to the weird flavors
  • Heather N.
    Heather NorthOctober 21, 2014
    Been here 5+ times
    Try the PB&J fries if you're looking for something savory, or the pulled pork fries if you're feeling spicy!
  • Bing
    BingJune 26, 2012
    Offers a unique variety of french fry-based dishes. Specialty: Ketchups are homemade and the rosemary truffle ketchup is the best
  • Stacy B.heart icon on user image
    Stacy Bo BacyApril 11, 2018
    I don’t really like potatoes but I love the poutine here so that tells you how yummy it is.
  • Todd T.
    Todd TonerAugust 22, 2013
    Get the table by the window for the city's best people watching... And get a half satay/half regular poutine ;)
  • Jaredheart icon on user image
    JaredNovember 22, 2015
    Poutine was fantastic! Make sure to get double curds.
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    _January 18, 2015
    Satay poutine: cheddar cheese curds, satay sauce, on top of fries
  • Stephanieheart icon on user image
    StephanieFebruary 28, 2016
    Best place to go post-drinking. Veggie poutine and palak paneer are so tasty.
  • Meg S.
    Meg SoupJuly 9, 2012
    Chef/owner is a celiac, so all the food including the sauces is gluten-free friendly. And it is delicious.
  • Enrique G.heart icon on user image
    Poutines are great! Also chili
  • Jeshka L.heart icon on user image
    Jeshka LewisMay 14, 2012
    The vegan poutine is verry salty. I LOVE salt and it was a little much for me, but otherwise it was delicious!
  • Portland Monthly
    Portland MonthlySeptember 30, 2010
    This classic Québécois dish has become a kind of Holy Grail of the Portland food scene, and it’s always well worth the pilgrimage—and the indulgence. Read more
  • William H.heart icon on user image
    William HubaJune 4, 2018
    The gravy on the poutine is kind of peppery, thick, and great.
  • Mia D.
    Mia DominguezMay 2, 2014
    Not as good as Fritz's Fryhauz in Vancouver, BC, but it works for a poutine fix!!! Gravy is a little peppery...
  • Donald H.
    Donald HawkApril 10, 2014
    Get the peanut butter and jelly fried. Salty, sweet, and addicting
  • Ed D.
    Ed DonahueFebruary 10, 2013
    Poutine was good, but the PB&J fries are where it's at! So amazing!!
  • Portland Monthly
    Portland MonthlyJune 29, 2010
    It’s not the circus-like ambiance surrounding Potato Champion, one of six food carts clustered on the corner of SE 12th Avenue and Hawthorne Boulevard, that draws hundreds of hungry diners to this for Read more
  • Shirley L.heart icon on user image
    Shirley LiuAugust 30, 2017
    Try the paneer curry poutine
  • Tina C.heart icon on user image
    Tina CowanDecember 15, 2015
    Poutine is good wished the cheese curds were warm though.
  • Jill P.
    Jill PSeptember 7, 2012
    POUTINE. This is also in the Hawthorne Food Truck pod with crepes and tacos. Yum.
  • Paul D.heart icon on user image
    Paul DDecember 16, 2011
    Been here 25+ times
    You cannot go wrong with the PB+J fries or the poutine. So damn yummy.
  • Jen C.heart icon on user image
    Jen CunninghamMarch 22, 2017
    The PB&J is always my fav.
  • Libby S.
    Libby SpencrrJuly 5, 2011
    PB&J. If you like meat the chili cheese fries are epic
  • Emily C.heart icon on user image
    Emily CreasyApril 10, 2016
    Really great outdoor seating.
  • C D.heart icon on user image
    C DeloJuly 28, 2013
    The closest thing to perfect!
  • Jeff J.
    Jeff JacobsonJuly 1, 2010
    Get extra gravy and extra curds with your poutine. Delicious!
  • Alexandra B.
    Alexandra BaroneFebruary 4, 2013
    PB&J fries. That's all. And they're spicy.
  • Ben S.
    Ben SamplesSeptember 21, 2011
    Been here 5+ times
    Try the banana ketchup - delicious!
  • Marc C.heart icon on user image
    Marc CharbonneauSeptember 28, 2014
    Need food after a night of drinks? There's nothing better than a big dish of poutine.
  • Nic C.
    Nic CovellDecember 6, 2010
    The Poutine is great. Get extra curds.
  • Leighta L.
    Leighta LehtoApril 25, 2013
    Pooooooutine! Taste so good!
  • Tracy B.
    Tracy BrawleyFebruary 13, 2011
    Pesto Mayo. Just eat it with a spoon.
  • David B.
    David BettsJune 5, 2010
    Been here 5+ times
    PB&J Fries . . . yes, fries! (also good as poutine)
  • Tina L.heart icon on user image
    Tina LuuNovember 23, 2013
    PBJ with cheese curds!
  • Chris O.
    Chris OLearyMay 28, 2009
    Get the Poutine. It's the closest you'll get to Quebec without leaving the Northwest.
  • Josef P.
    Josef PfeifferSeptember 23, 2013
    Fries galore.
  • Rob Z.
    Rob Z?July 15, 2012
    Poutine!!!
  • Justin R.
    Justin RockAugust 14, 2010
    Been here 25+ times
    Poutine! Its all about the Poutine!
  • Sarah
    SarahAugust 1, 2010
    P & j rich n sweet , pountine very yummy
  • Greg B.
    Greg BorensteinMarch 14, 2009
    Get the vegetarian poutine with horseradish ketchup.
  • samantha l.heart icon on user image
    samantha lieversAugust 8, 2015
    Very salty
  • Hai H.
    Hai HuynhDecember 25, 2011
    Been here 10+ times
    Be cautious. Got food poisoning the last time I was here.
  • August G.
    August GassettApril 29, 2010
    try the fries
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