Thai Sky

Inertia is the enemy of the Cart Reporter. A taco from King Burrito or a burrito from Mr… Taco is sends the Reporter to the pinnacle of pleasure. It was, therefore, by enormous willpower that the Reporter virtually ventured to southeast Asia with a visit to Thai Sky, on the Fifth Avenue Cartland.

Thai Sky is housed in a blindingly bright yellow cart (though not as blindingly bright as the University of Oregon’s failed experiment with “Lightning Yellow” football jerseys). Every day yields a seemingly different set of daily specials, although sources inform the Reporter that there is very little day-to-day rotation of specials. One item specials, served with white rice, are $4.75; two items for $5.75. Add a quarter if you want noodles instead of rice.

The Reporter had the peanut chicken curry on white rice. The portion was plentiful, and Thai Sky provides a bevy of sauces: Rosemead rooster sauce, sweet and sour sauce, and soy sauce. In front of the sauces are chili paste, chili powder, and crushed peanuts as well as a bowl of limes. This cart leads the pack in condiments—-an important criterion to the Reporter’s rankings.

The curry was delicious, satisfying, and had the right mix of veggies and meat. It’s quality is somewhat better than Suriya (housed in one of Portland’s ugliest buildings), and approximately the same as Thai Go (in the Pioneer Place food court). Since both non-cart restaurants are 5-25% more than the cart, Thai Sky has a higher value-to-price ratio than either of these two.