Chubby Bao House

Tacos are excellent, really brings the street tacos feel! I would recommend going earlier in the…read moreevening during the weekend before all the people that have been partying show up.

Fresh made corn tortillas. I've never had a bad meal here! Love their tacos de tripa and asada!…read moreGreat salsa bar too!! Wish it was open everyday!

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Carne asada and chicken taco

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4.3(4 reviews)

1.9 mi

Best ice cream and milkshakes you can get at the fair hands down. For $8 we got decadent peach and…read morestrawberry smoothies which was cold in the rain but so much goodness in a cup. The ladies at the front were very sweet as well.

I adore this little gem…read more I could eat here often. Ice Cream that is! Oh. My. Good golly creamy smooth like cold silk...... On a Waffle Cone! (Your Mind Blown Here) Waiting for reboot...... Ya. For real. I really like the Ice Cream here. I wish I had asked questions about the women's program but they are always busy for obvious reasons and on a 98° day, they were super busy. They use an Umpqua Dairy Refrigeration Trailer. They sell Umpqua Product's, so i assume its Umpqua Ice Cream. Either way. Delicious! I come here every time i can make it to the fair. I always get Chocolate on a Waffle Cone and its the best every year.

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This new hot dog stand can be seen in various spots around Salem. Not your usual steamed dog in a…read morebun, these babies are bacon-wrapped and grilled on the spot. Loaded with layers of yummy goodness like guacamole, fried onions...a long list. Very good. Incredibly reasonable prices. Nice folks running the cart too. Check their FB page for locations.

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Local food cart set up at Santiam Brewing on the night we tried it, but locations vary. They…read morespecialize in wood fired pizzas but also have appetizers and desserts. Order at the counter with table delivery and bussing. I had the Kilauea pizza - a Hawaiian style pizza with a pineapple-habanero sauce, black forest ham, pineapple chunks with mozzarella cheese. It came within 15 minutes of ordering and was hot and delicious. A nice sweet and spicy base mixed well with the salty ham and sweet pineapple chunks. Very well done and fresh. Definitely be back for more!

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4.5(11 reviews)

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I love this place. I love this place sooo much that I ate here 3 nights in a row! They are sooo…read moreridiculously reasonably priced. Find me a place that has $2.00-$2.50 tacos and $7 burritos that taste just as good as these! And I love the variety of salsas they make. They have four: medium (yellow. I think it was some type of mango salsa? It was on the sweeter side, mild (light green...i think verde?), mild/hot (red, this one had a kick and chipotle flavor), hot (darker green). The red chipotle and hot green salsas were my fave. They are on the corner of Lancaster Dr SE and Durbin Ave SE in a huge empty lot so parking is very easy.

Excellent prices, super delicious food, and wonderful people. The mango salsa is phenomenal. Don't…read moremiss out!

Carnitas. Lengua. Pastor

Al pastor Tacos and Torta

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Menu options. They have dollar tacos on Thursday and other specials on other days!!!

So Cheesy

4.8(5 reviews)

0.9 mi

My workplace hired So Cheesy for employee appreciation day! We all got a meal. Everyone was excited…read moreto talk about which sandwich they got. I heard general approval of them all -- you really can't go too wrong with cheesy and bread! I enjoyed the breakfast one! The folks who run the cart are also super nice!

They had their food truck as part of a volunteer appreciation party so it was a little different…read moresince it was a private event. That being said they were super friendly and as fast as they could be (there were a lot of people but it was still a reasonable wait). The sandwiches were ooey gooey cheesy goodness with perfectly crisped bread. And if that weren't enough cheese they also had their super cheesy mac n cheese as a side. It was a really nice treat and even with a limited menu of 3 options it was a tough choice, so I can image a regular menu being a much harder decision.

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El Tacazo

4.3(8 reviews)

1.9 mi

Had a couple of killer carne asada tacos here the other day. Homemade tortillas and great redhot…read moresauce. Yummy! Give them a try.

Been wanting to try the little food truck for awhile. The hubby and I decided to give it a go. He…read morehad 2 Pollo tacos. He absolutely loved them. I had the Pollo quesadilla. It was good I found the meat to be a little tough but other than that it was good. The ladies in the truck were very sweet and the service was wonderful.

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1.8(6 reviews)

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Changing the name to "The Bite and Brew" didn't make this festival get any better. 9 bucks to get…read morein, 8 for a tiny wine, overpriced food you can get anywhere, and outdated carnival rides. Sounds fun, huh? Sometimes the bands are decent (lots of cover bands), but you're still gonna get gouged on the food and drinks. Go to the Salem Art Fair instead...much cooler event, great music, you'll take in some culture, and you won't leave feeling like someone just took advantage of you. The Bite and Brew of Salem...Eat me.

Bite of Fastfood is more like it…read more This is supposed to be an event to show off local restaurants in Salem. So what's Pizza Hut and Subway doing here? They're here because good ol' City of Salem sets the price to have your restaurant be involved so high that no LOCAL business can really afford it. In addition to that, restaurants have to pay other ridiculous fees to other agencies just to buy their way into the event. What a waste, Salem. Of time, effort, and business' money.

Cary's Bakeshop

4.9(7 reviews)

0.5 mi

I heard about this place from a local food group on Facebook. Apparently they have been at the…read moreSalem Saturday Market in the past. I was stoked to hear of a Japanese bakery in Salem! And today (January 5th, 2021) was their grand opening at their new location, which is in the parking lot of an Office Depot. I ordered a Melon bread, Anpan (a sweet roll with sweet red bean paste inside), a Bacon cheese bread, and a Curry bread. The service was very friendly! The treats were all delicious, but I think my favorites were the Anpan and the Curry bread. The Anpan was soft and the red bean paste tasty with a complex sweetness. The Curry bread was filled with delicious Japanese curry and had a crunchy crust. I am so happy something like this is available in Salem and will be back to try their other offerings soon!

Tried the cream bun and pizza bread with the younger brother. The pizza bread was, and I quote…read more"100,000% good"! All the treats look amazing, we'll definitely be coming again :)

Japanese style lemon cake

Melon bread

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Bacon cheese bread

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Chef S.

7 years ago

I'll be real with you Are you with me right now? I need you to lock eyes with me. Stop screwing around and trying to do anything other than read this review right here. Tell your kids to hush, ask your partner to finish their boring work story in a second, and stop paying attention to the road. Hear me now, hear me loud, hear me proud: This food is impossible. I went in with my expectations at a comfortable "ah yeah gonna get my food on" kinda thing. I was hungry and just needing to fill that gap. I wasn't expecting to have my brain ripped out of my skull with just how unique this food is. I've eaten at a lot of places. I do a lot of cooking myself (hence the... Well, yeah). I took my first bite of the Triforce basket which was a bao street taco of sorts, and wasn't sure what to do. I kinda rejected it at first, just because I was so unsure of what I was eating. I had never had anything like it. They weren't afraid to season the whole bite, which is something I encounter a lot; chefs supplementing a more mild flavor for broader appeal to your grandma. Your Granny's food, this is not. There was a smokiness about the first bite, as well as a cheeky Tang, and a helping of heat from the accompanying pepper sauce. All packaged neatly into a soft, warm bao bun, that made me feel like a whole-dang man ripping into. The next one was the Korean pork BBQ one. I'm not a huge fan of pork. Never have been. I'm not going to kid you and say this changed my mind. But what it did do is give me a different appreciation for the approach. It was SWEET. Not like biting into a cookie sweet, but like a tangy richness that gave it a less stringy and dry texture, which is the problem I have with most pork. It was truly well done. Last. And most. That Korean fried chicken tho Insane. It was like if General Tso had an illegitimate love child with Popeye's chicken. I use Popeye's just because there's not a whole lot of relatability if I said "some really tender fried chicken." I don't want you getting the idea that the chicken is somehow derivative of Popeye's or even flavored like it. It has its own amazing profile of umami and sweetness. Perfectly balanced, coated just enough, and makes me wonder when I'm going to be able to buy it on a shelf. An amazing place that I will visit frequently. Chubby Panda and Chef Joe are destined for a sit-down restaurant eventually, and I'll be there on opening day with a bouquet and empty stomach. read more

X N.

7 years ago

Chef recommended this place to me and I absolutely loved it. Amazing food and great customer service. Great to see that people can live out there dreams and really succeed at it. read more

Shanon A.

4 years ago

We found this place on our way thru town and it was such a pleasant surprise! So much so that we stopped back thru on our way home! Highly recommend! read more

Anna C.

3 years ago

So good, got extra crab ragoons!!! Heard about these guys from Salem chambers and there food was oh so good!!! Will be back to say the least!!! read more

Carolina G.

7 years ago

Literally you cannot go wrong with this place! You have to try it for yourself to know what it's all about

Serena S.

5 years ago

They never disappoint. Always quality food and customer service. Every new thing I try is DELICIOUS.

Trevor P.

6 years ago

Love this place amazing food and people!!

Ethan W.

4 years ago

They are not open when they say they are

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