Sultan’s Kitchen
SW 4th Ave & College St, Portland, OR, 97201
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Address :
SW 4th Ave & College St
Portland, OR, 97201 - Phone (503) 400-8580
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Opening Hours
- Mon :9:00 am - 10:00pm
Specialities
- Takes Reservations : No
Delivery : No
Take-out : Yes
Accepts Credit Cards : Yes
Good For : Lunch
Parking : Street
Bike Parking : Yes
Wheelchair Accessible : Yes
Good for Kids : Yes
Good for Groups : Yes
Attire : Casual
Ambience : Casual
Noise Level : Average
Alcohol : No
Outdoor Seating : No
Wi-Fi : No
Has TV : No
Waiter Service : No
Caters : Yes
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Jay B.
Good food and the owner was nice. The doner that I had was great; lamb was cooked very well, the wrap was crispy and the yogurt sauce was evenly distributed so that you got some in each bite. Definitely recommended!
(5)Paulette L.
OMG. That was the BEST baklva I've ever had. Preggo me was craving lamb so I got the lamb over rice plate. Awesomely good, and not too "lamb-y" as my husband likes to say. The rice was excellent. Salad, excellent. Yogurt sauce was YUMM. And that tomato-y red sauce on top, excellent. One of the best $6 lunches I've had in a while. The owner is super friendly too, offering up all kinds of samples to try. He definitely got me good with that baklava sample. Too bad for husby, who will have to make preggo craving runs to get me more baklava.
(5)Joan C.
Owner is very nice! He gave me samples of chicken and lamb and well as the feta and parsley pie. I went with the the lamb gyro....delicious. Food was fast, delicious and perfect.
(5)Brandon B.
Took me awhile to try this place despite it's strong reviews.. I kinda felt like if you've had one Döner or Gyro you've had them all and I'd already found a great spot for gyros downtown so why try anything else? Well.. I didn't feel like going downtown today and had a craving for some lamb/beef smothered in yogurt sauce so I gave this truck a whirl despite the "ghetto" looking website and the less than appetizing food cart presentation.. Wow was I glad I finally did! I ordered the Döner/Gyro and last minute decided to get the pistachio baklava. A month ago I didn't even know what a döner was, but my girl growing up in germany educated me on that while in the Mississippi district where I had my 1st döner. Although good, it didn't seem like anything more then a gyro inside flatbread and I didn't see what the hype was about. Well fast forward to this Döner... this one was a game changer, not only was the meat perfectly cooked and seasoned, the red and white sauces combined for perfect flavors, 70% of the döner was packed tight with meat giving you a feeling of real value instead of a feeling of lettuce fillers, but... the real game changer for me was the flatbread/pita/whatever type of thing they wrap it with... it was so cripsy and delicious, like a super thin toasted pita wrap.. to be technical tho, I believe this is more of a dürüm then a döner as it was folded like a taco but wrapped more like a burrito.. but totally different then a gyro? if that makes since? lol but regardless it was the best lamb/beef sandwich I'd ever have regardless of the name.. and did i mention it was like 70% meat?!?! I did? ok just making sure you got that part!! Now onto the baklava.. see the thing is, i've had baklava a couple times before.. and I'm not big on sweets.. and I'm not big on remembering things that don't make a big impression on me... soo I kinda forgot I hated baklava. After the guy gave it too me I remembered :( I wanted to cancel the order but I'm not big on canceling something like that so i figured why not eat it anyways. The thing i discovered was.. I LOVE BAKLAVA haha well at least from Sultans Kitchen! It was so flaky, so perfectly sweet but not overly sweet, the pistachio mixed in with the other nuts and created a rather complex flavor and now I know next time I go back desert is a MUST. Service wise, the guy (owner/worker/whatever) was very friendly and I'm the type that likes to annoy asking dumb questions just out of curiosity and he was very knowledgable about authentic Turkish food. So all in all I hate giving out another 5 star to my local food POD but I can't give this place any less.. If you want a Gyro/Döner/Dürüm PLEASE try this place.. you won't regret
(5)Hungrylone W.
The food at this cart was so good! The prices are really reasonable too, the gyro I got was huge, I could only really finish half of it at a time. The owner of the cart is very friendly and we we're able to have a nice conversation. You can tell a lot of effort goes into making this food. I would eat at this cart again.
(5)John S.
Incredibly friendly service and very, very good gyro. I was in a lamb mood and when I wandered into this pod, I saw Sultan's Kitchen and knew that it was going to be my destination. Thank goodness it was. The flavors popped. The white and red sauces were delicious, and the meat itself was nicely cooked. Strong recommendation.
(5)Tony C.
Heck ya...Sultan's lamb gyro was one of the best I've had. Yogurt sauce was not overdone and seasoned nicely. Lamb/beef was melt-in-your-mouth tender. Heck, Sultan even toasted the pita. Seriously proper. And Sultan is so polite and pleasant.
(5)Randall O.
You'll be greeted with a smile and service from "my friend." The chicken/lamb gyro is awesome, but the baklava really seals the deal. Next time I come to Portland, I'll be eating here again!
(5)Rusty S.
This is a food cart located in a cluster of carts near the Portland State University campus in downtown Portland. Awesome food at great prices = WIN! I ordered a gyro ($6), baklava (2 for $3), and a Turkish tea. For $10 flat (thanks to no sales tax in OR), I enjoyed one of the best street food, or ANY food, meals Portland has to offer-- and it was quick, too! The gyro was fresh, hot and tasty. The baklava was sweet, flaky, and delicious. The tea was unlike any I've ever tried before, but something I MUST have again. I would definitely return here; only wish there was a fantastic food cart like this near my own workplace.
(5)Monica B.
This review is for the baklava only. I attended an event at Seattle Center this weekend. Sultan's Kitchen had a booth set up inside The Armory. I actually was walking by to grab pizza for my child and happened to turn my head and see the baklava. My partner went back to buy some as I was paying for my child's food. It was Sunday and the last day of the event so my partner got a bit of a discount, which we very much appreciated. Later, we really weren't expecting much. The baklava had looked good but that's often how it goes with baklava. Well, it was completely amazing! The flakey texture, the nutty flavor, the sweetness....oh, my! It was a hit! We immediately wanted to buy more but feared the worst - buying all of it. My review is only 4-stars because I've only tried the baklava and I don't feel I can give a 5-star rating based on a single dish. But I'm tempted.
(4)Artem V.
Hands down, the beat Gyro in downtown Portland. Its large and has a unique flavor the keeps you coming back for more! It's a good snack to grab if your on the go. If you don't feel like eating meat, the Sultan's new Meza plate is the delicious dish for you that will fill you up. But my favorite and most recommended food--is the chicken over rice plate. Barbecued chicken over rice, mixed with the Sultan's wonderful sauce should be the dish to get on your second trip to the cart.
(5)Melissa B.
Great, friendly service. I'm FOB from Seattle and wasn't sure what I wanted for lunch. Just walked by and he enticed me with free samples... which were so tasty. So I got a lamb gyro. YUMMY! Definitely the best 6.00 I've spent on food in a while. :-)
(4)Lisa W.
I am half Turkish and my father was a restaurant owner and great cook. I had high expectations of Sultan's Kitchen from other Yelp reviews. I wanted a lamb kabob and the guy said, "no one eats chunk lamb". Huh? So I got the chicken Iskender which consisted of watery chicken with watery sauce on soggy pita. None of the food seemed authentic to me...
(3)Oz A.
If you have never tried his BAKLAVA before, you are missing a lot ! Baklava is the best in the State! Im from Chicago, so i have tried in many Mediterranean Restaurants before, but i can tell Sultan`s Kitchen`s baklava is the best so far. Handmade and Fresh! I recommend his Chicken Plate and Spinach Pie. Clean and Neat! And Its affordable. You can park your car front of the food trucks with confidence.
(5)Aaron B.
Good eats. Tasty gyro and friendly service. The red sauce that some people are complaining about is common in Turkish cuisine, in fact it's common in many Central Asian and Russian dishes too, Manti being one where it really works. I actually liked it in the gyro as it brought something new to the table. I wish I would have tried the baklava, as the owner said he makes them from scratch. Overall a nice little food cart.
(4)Jacqueline T.
Friendly service, high quality tzadziki and baklava. Delicious food. I wouldn't say it's the best - but it is really good and satisfying.
(4)Jung K.
Friendly owner, yummy food, decent prices and pretty big portions. I ordered the gyro/doner and a lamb over rice and the owner just out of the blue offered a "bonus" to me while I wait: freshly made pistachio baklava. (there goes my diet. how could I say no to free baklava?!) Very yummy. Not overly sweet like some I've had before. (they have a rotating 2 for $2 baklava special. custard one day, pistachio another, etc etc.) The only minus point is for piling on the white cream sauce on top of the gyro/doner instead of spreading it out evenly inside. I had to later tear open the bread to spread it with a knife and that made the whole thing fall apart while I was eating it and made a big mess. The cucumbers were kinda mushy too because it was placed inside the bread/wrap before heating the whole thing. Cooked cukes = not so pleasant. But hey, it was yummy and that's a-ok by me.
(4)Dawn N.
The gyro with lamb and chicken was amazing - perfectly cooked meat and the tomatoes are soft and sweet which really adds to the overall flavor. The yogurt sauce is delicious too. The baklava had just the right amount of sweetness and great texture. And as an added bonus, the service was so friendly. This is a man who takes pride in his business, his food, and his home country. I can't wait to go back and try everything else.
(5)Nick H.
Try the lamb dish. All that olive oil on the salad is amazing. Once a week :)
(5)jina l.
My first Turkish food here in Portland (after moving from N.Jersey where it's laden w. Turkish joints). It was JUST what I was looking for. The chicken plate was delicious w. generous heap of yogurt & tomato paste....drool. It reminded me of Chicken & Rice in NYC in a strange way. (this is a huge compliment). Baklava was pretty decent also. Again, thankful this one Turkish joint keeps it real & authentic. recommend it highly!
(5)James H.
5 stars. Why? Not only is it excellent street food, it is excellent. I have had the Iskender in the past. Loved it! Lots of butter, so if you are thinking 'ew', have the Durum - which I had today. Oh wow. Crispy on the outside, moist on the inside, the 'sultans sauce' makes it. My wife and I also had the freshly made pistachio baklava, and it's about as good as it gets - flaky, sweet, not sticky, and perfect nuts. The advice I would offer to the proprietor is: call it a Durum - a 'turkish Gyros' if you must, but credit goes where credit is due.
(5)Mike A.
The proprietor of this food cart obviously has a lot of national pride, fortunately it illuminates his culinary sensibilities as well as his evident love of the architectural landscape of Istanbul. Never having been to Turkey myself, I can't comment upon the authenticity of his döner, I can only say that the lamb and beef version is saucy and delicious. The döner (or gyro or whatever you want to call it) here is unlike any I've had before. The flatbread isn't thick and bready like in Western Europe; on the contrary it's quite thin, totally unleavened and, after a turn in the panini press, somewhat crunchy. Apparently it's known as dürüm. There's some vegetables, mostly iceberg mix and tomatoes, and a lot of sauce. The "spicy" sauce is, as I've come to expect from western döner renditions, not really very spicy, more just wet and slightly earthy. The yogurt sauce is the real star of the show, tangy, tart and cool, the sandwich is both bathed in it and proudly topped with a generous dollop as if to say "bite it, heart." I can really only recommend the Lamb version, I have to agree with other reviewers that the chicken is distinctly unexciting, and a little salty. Fortunately the Iskender plate is also successful. A bunch of crackered up flatbread is spread on a plate, then baked with red sauce and döner meat. Topped, of course, with the familiar yogurt sauce, it's a satisfying meal for one. Better still is the housemade Baklava. Better than most (maybe all?) in the Portland area it suffers from none of the soggy, collapsed, "all of a mass" quality that plagues most area Baklava. Honestly, considering the chicken, it's a four star, but considering the graciousness of the proprietor and the amount of negative press it's gotten here on Yelp, I'm giving it five to, as I say, even out the hate.
(5)Ozaer N.
I hate to put down a starter cart, but OMG...this food was terrible. The cucumbers in the salad were NOT fresh (wilty, and translucent) and the chicken had absolutely NO flavor. The sauce on the chicken was merely a tomato based sauce with a lil cumin in it.....hardly what I would call authentic Turkish (as I have pranced all over Western Turkey). I believe I ordered the Doner Plate. Service was good, friendly, as with most Middle Eastern / Mediterranean carts.....however, I am afraid I won't be eating here again because of the bad first impressions.
(1)John E.
I had a lamb gyro. The meat was tender & tasty. Veggies were fresh & tasty. Wrapped and warmed on a pannini maker and finished off with a final dollop of the cucumber sauce. Tasty & delicious on a rainy Portland day!
(4)a p.
I had the chicken Durum wrap on a slow Saturday afternoon (for the carts). I'm not too familiar with Turkish food but am not picky either. This wrap looks big, but I downed it very quickly. I wish I could describe what was inside the wrap as it was just more than lettuce, tomato, and chicken. The chicken was a tad bit salty for me and I wish I had more of that tangy, creamy sauce that was doused on top of the wrap. I love to mix it up for lunch so this was a great, satisfying experience.
(3)Joey K.
Best Baklava ever!!!!! Made fresh by the owner everyday! So sweet and buttery! Youn need to try it asap!
(5)Michelle H.
I love when country pride boosts the quality of the food inside a cart. They don't dumb it down for Americans. They don't try to cater to their tastes. You're getting exactly what you'd get in Turkey, and that means a tomato paste in your gyro. Just like not all burgers are equal, neither are all gyros. I can see how the addition of tomato paste would shock your taste buds if that's not what you're expecting, but how you can you rate something down for not knowing what tradition is? It's like getting pissed at a cheeseburger spot for putting blue cheese on there standard instead of cheddar. Sorta. You get the idea. The man inside the cart makes a simple and exceptional menu of gyros and plates of lamb, chicken, or veggie varieties. Depending on the day, he might have a bunch of awesome baklava or tea or all of the above. Like Andrew C. mentions, it's kept warm to keep up with the lunch rush; so while it's not exactly piping hot, it's not exactly dismal heat lamp pizza offerings. You're still getting fresh-as-can be food, and I like it, tomato sauce and all.
(4)Brion V.
Gyro starts nice and gets better as you go on -- get it spicy! And GET the baklava!!!! Wrap for the gyro is a little toasty for crisp texture; sauce is tasty and the spice goes a long way. A little hummus in there gives texture and richness. The guy who runs this stand is super friendly and adds a lot of atmosphere to the usual food truck ethos. Good stuff, good food, good laughs. :)
(5)Andrew A.
Super Baklava, one of the best! The Breakfast Gyro is a good concept, but so-so delivered. The feta somewhat overpowered it and the red sauce is just meh, nevertheless, a value for $5. Owner is very energetic, gives good free samples. Offering some sauces would be a nice touch.
(4)Shruti P.
Falafel at this cart is some of the best I've had, but I wish they wouldn't put that tasteless red sauce on everything. Maybe it was a bad batch... And the lamb is that frozen sliced mess you generally find at food carts, so I would avoid that. But the salad they serve is wonderful and tastes fresh. And the vendor I met was very nice. Just get the falafel and salad, IMO.
(3)Melanie T.
It was too late at night to have dinner but I really wanted baklava. The owner gave me a sample and I was so happy! 2 pieces for $3.50 is a great price. We'll be back, definitely
(3)Sandra C.
Wonderful service, fun and entertaining. Fresh pita wrap cooked on the spot and all the fixing in my Gyro (like a Dürüm) fit together perfectly. I miss the Gyro of Germany, but this one had really good flavor! The free taste of Baklava was wonderful. I will be back for more!
(4)Lauren B.
Best food cart near PSU for sure! I love the owner, I love the food.
(5)Melissa E.
We had such a great experience at Sultan's. He won us over with samples of his delicious lamb, chicken, dolmas and baklava. We also tried the feta pie, so good!
(5)Sarah T.
I'm not exactly sure what all the fuss is about with this food cart. Sultan's does not actually sell Döner's its more like a Dürüm but not really that either. The owner is nice and will offer you some of his Baklava every now and then which I have to admit tastes wonderful. The Gyro/Dürüm/Döner on the other hand is not that great. It comes in a pita wrap which is good quality and fresh, the lamb meat seems well seasoned but other than that there is nothing special about this place. I lived in Germany for many many years and know what a Döner and Dürum looks and tastes like. This is definitely not it. The cucumber sauce is pretty decent but the salsa tasting red sauce in his wraps is a weird addition. Additionally, prices got raised 50 cents since the new year started but the wraps got SMALLER. I have yet to found a legit Döner in Portland and personally would not recommend this place unless you are looking for some good baklava.
(3)Ryan T.
Sultan's is part of a really solid pod of food carts at PSU. I ordered a chicken on rice plate, and they loaded it with yogurt (I think it was yogurt) and spicy sauce. I loved it and it was only $5! It was enough food for 2 meals also. Why couldn't my university have had all these great value and great quality food options?
(5)Madison W.
I love this place, I usually get lamb and chicken on rice. The sauce is great, both red and white. The rice is cooked well. The whole experience has a lot of thyme flavor, which I really like. Here's the thing, I stopped going because of the confusing price!!! It says $5.50 on the sign out front, and sometimes a girl has a limited cash flow so occasionally on campus I have exact change. I tip well when I can I swear! Okay but when I go to pay he says $6.50, I gave him the cash and he accepted it without saying anything. I felt weird about it and should have just asked what the deal was, but I didnt. Its happened twice because I though he just accidentally overcharged me. UPDATE YOUR SIGN dude, its deceiving!
(4)Annette O.
One of my favorite Food carts on PSU campus, with the best price for the large portion. I can never finish my lunch, and usually I just get lamb over rice. The guy that works the food cart is very sweet and generous. If you haven't tried something, he's willing to give you a sample, if size permits. Not many food carts do that! Is recommend this cart any day!
(5)Lindsay W.
The owner is awesome! The food is delicious. Had the baklava, lamb gyro and feta cheese pie. Will definitely be coming back next time I'm in Portland!
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