A review ten years in the making... the lamb gyro here absolutely fucks! Small Pharoah's is one of the first food cart gems I found when I moved here ten years ago and after going for the first time in awhile, I'm happy to report it's still going strong. While the lamb gyro is no longer a you-had-to-see-it-to-believe-it $5, it's still good value for money (I think it is $8-10 now). The meat is incredibly tender and it's loaded down with mix of grilled, pickled and fresh veggies, and then thoroughly sauced. Plus it's a hefty size; if you're not a big eater you could easily make two meals out of it. Long live the Pharoah! read more

Small Pharoah's - Lamb gyro - Egyptian Near Me - Portland, Oregon

Atmosphere: Food truck inside the Midtown Beer Garden, which is one of the nicer food cart pods in Portland Food: Huge gyro. Was hard to eat without a fork. Biggest and most packed gyro I've had in Portland Price: Great price for the size of the gyro Service: Great service. Was considering a different food truck, but the owner convinced me to give him a try. Parking: Street parking. May not be the easiest spot to get a spot. read more

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One word: De-li-cious!! They also accommodated my ask for a side of falafel even though it wasn't technically on their menu. thank you so much!! read more

Whoa. Best halal I've ever had! I ordered the lamb over rice and it was a huge portion with just the right amount of fresh veggies to hummus to tzatziki to delicious lamb! It even was topped with a delicious grape leaf. Lived in NYC for years and this tops all of those halal trucks. read more

Small Pharoah's - Lamb Over Rice - Egyptian Near Me - Portland, Oregon

This will always be my go to after a long night of socializing downtown Portland. They are open late and always have the best chicken Gyro.

Pharoah's Food Truck is in SW 5th and SW Harvey Milk st. It's near the Oak and 5th St Max Stop. It's really reasonable compared to other Middle Eastern Food Trucks and restaurants. The roasted Lamb and rice comes with pickled veggies and one Dolma. It was a lot of food for $12. It was Sunday, so most of the Food Trucks were closed. Plus it was super hot outside. I ducked inside the Sonesta Hotel to eat. But there are picnic tables there. read more

Small Pharoah's - Lamb. - Egyptian Near Me - Portland, Oregon

Small Pharoes was amazing - huge portions for just $12. Their produce was very fresh, meat was moist and had a lot of flavor. Came out quickly - great customer service at the counter. You can tell these guys put a lot into their dishes and i can't recommend anything better for middle eastern food at this price point. Finding a place to sit can get tricky though read more

Why post you're open 24/7 if you're closed on a Monday at 9:00am? Waste of a trip Also walked around and could see this truck here read more

I tried the shawarma and the falafel both were outstanding. The shawarma was perfectly seasoned and tender, and the falafel had that ideal crispy-outside, soft-inside texture that's hard to find. Their sauces are amazing too you can tell they put a lot of pride into their flavors. The Algerian brother who runs in super nice guy. read more

By far, the worst food truck food I've had .... Ever. The rice was gummy, barely any hummus, a dolma that was mushy and tasted off. And one of the meats was somehow dressed with some sort of spicy mustard? Skip, skip, skip. read more

This was one of the very first food carts I've tried when i visited PDX 5 years ago. When I first had it, my impression was "woah, for $5, you can get this delicious lamb gyro the size of your face!" Granted, I did not finish the whole thing by myself, despite how many more bites I want to indulge. I went back to it recently, especially how it's one of the places that opened late. Huge convenience factor there. So 5 years later, prices had increased, packaging was different (instead of just a paper plate, it's now wrapped up in foil), but it's still a sizable meal though. It's still a big messy meal, but it's easier to take it to go or just to save up the leftovers. Not recommending as a meal right before bed, that full stomach is going to keep you awake the whole entire night. Service was hit or miss. 5 years ago, there was a line but food came out quick. Last visit I had ordered my gyro with fries, had I not ask if fries are in the bag, they would have forgotten it. read more

Small Pharoah's - Lamb gyro $7 - Egyptian Near Me - Portland, Oregon

I made the mistake of ordering from the gyro place on the other side of the picnic tables in this cart pod. threw that in the garbage ($14 down the drain) and ordered another falafel gyro from here$10. So much better. Good falafel cooked right, tahini, PICKLED cauliflower and all the other fillings. So good. It was a beautiful day to sit outside and the seating area was busy but we found a spot in the shade. Lots of options but I do recommend this place for gyros. read more

Super friendly staff but mediocre gyro. Looked like it was packed with meat (too much imho) but actually all the meat is piled on top of the veges. The meat is chunks (as opposed to slices) and are fried so they are crispy and charred. Flavor ok but the sauce and veges didn't taste like much. read more

Small Pharoah's - Egyptian Near Me - Portland, Oregon

Excited to try this place especially as it's halal. We got the beef gyro which was ready in about 10 minutes. The sandwich is GIGANTIC and loaded with lots of beef, veggies, tzaziki and hummus. Sadly that's about the best part. The cut of beef used had very chewy tendon pieces in it making it not super enjoyable to eat. Flavor wise, the meat didn't bring much to the table and it was more so the sauces (which it had plenty of) that carried the gyro. I'd come again to try perhaps the lamb or chicken options since price for amount you get is incredible but will be skipping the beef. read more

Small Pharoah's - Gigantic beef wrap - enough for 2 - Egyptian Near Me - Portland, Oregon

This was one of the most amazing Gyros I have ever had. Definitely a hole in the wall or food truck in the corner (if that's a saying), but great service, fast and huge portion. I got the falafel gyro and it was so warm and the flavors complemented each other well. It was so good that I had to go back and grab another same order before my flight departed. I am not sure what sauce they use, but the falafel was made well and the gyro had plenty of veggies and flavor. read more

Honestly some of the best falafel I have ever had. The flavor was memorable, nice and crispy but still moist inside, generous portions for a great price! I strongly recommend Small Pharaoh's for locals and visitors alike. read more

My husband stopped here to get a gyro and fries while I went to grab Thai for dinner at a nearby truck. The gyro was huge and only $5!! The side of fries were also quite a large portion. Seriously more than enough for 2-3 people easy. There is side seating right by the pickup window. The fries come with ketchup for dipping and if you wanted extra salt be sure to ask. Overall my husband said the gyro was delicious and on the greasy side. So this is a great place for cheap, huge portions, delicious Greek food. read more

We got a chicken shawarma plate and it was the best thing we ate in the whole food court. Service was very friendly, too.

I had a huge portion of lamb over rice for $7.00 & an order of huge portion of fries for $4.00 for the total of $11.00 (no sales tax in Portland). How generous is that?! it filled me up to my neck. Granted that the lamb is actually not all lamb but it's mixed with falafels. But for $7.00 and comes with small salad, 2 small dolmades (grape leaves stuffed with rice), and rice? You'll be an ungrateful bastard not to give this generous 24hours food cart more than 3 stars. read more

This place is a rip off. I ordered a Greek salad, the menu said $7. I was charged $15. When asked about it, I was told it's "an old menu" so I guess they've doubled the price without telling anyone, or maybe just charge you whatever they think they can get away with. The salad was definitely not worth $15. When I got my salad, it was just shredded lettuce and tomato with no dressing. The lettuce was wilted and turning brown. The tomato looked like a tomato but had no taste, very low quality. They looked like veggies that could have come off a big mac. There was no olive, no cucumber, no feta, I'm really not sure what made it a "Greek" salad at all. read more

If you're looking for a place open 24/7, has large portions, and gives you a bang for your buck (thing $5 or less) then this is your place! My friends and I stumbled upon this place around 12AM on a Friday night and were so happy since we were starving and didn't expect any other places to be open. I'm a gyro lover so you betcha that this place was a blessing in disguise! The gyros here are ONLY $5 and is enough to feed 2 people. I repeat 2 people for under $5. Coming from the bay area where gyros average $10 for 1, this was an unbelievable deal. | WHAT WE GOT | Lamb gyro & french fries - The gyro was delicious! I love that they use thick pita bread and ensure pieces of meat are flowing out of the dish. The sauce they add on top definitely ties everything together. The only con for this dish was that they added Gardiniere to the dish as well. I'm not used to having this in my gryos so it was a little weird for me and I thought it made the sauce soggy as you got to the end. - The french fries come in a HUGE order and are enough to share between 4 people. They are perfectly fried to a crisp and they pair it with their white/red sauce that they add on the gryos. | LOCATION | - It's a corner shop that you can't miss. They have a few stools to sit on but don't expect tables to sit down on. | SERVICE | - The people inside are super awesome and great to chat with as you wait for your meal! Wish they had an SF location because I'll be missing these gyros! haha read more

Small Pharoah's - Lamb gyro $5 - Egyptian Near Me - Portland, Oregon

BEST LAMB GYRO ON THE BLOCK. It doesn't get much better than this. For $5 you can get the best lamb gyro. The meat is juicy with burn ends and tops with tons of veggies included some pickled vegetables which is awesome. Lady who works it is wizard with what she does. Never trying another cart for gyro's again. read more

This spot is located on the corner of all the other carts. I ordered and received the food with what I consider an appropriate amount of time. My husband and I ordered Shawarma Gyros and Fanta in a glass bottle. The food exploded with flavors. Sauces, meat, and veggies combined were delicious. It was not overpowering, it was just right. The docked star is for the location. We ate and many transient or homeless individuals asked for our food and money. Other than this, it was delicious food and I would visit again. read more

Best gyros and shawrma in the world. I don't write reviews but I couldn't leave without telling the world. read more

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One of the few carts that's actually open 24/7 (especially clutch given the pandemic and limited hours of operations for most establishments). Super friendly and chatty service, but above all, the food was delicious and fresh! Best falafel! Super flavorful; lots of fresh herbs and the pita had lots of different sauces. Only way the food could have been better is if there was hot sauce. Excellent and a must try spot! read more

My wife and I were hungry after an extended happy hour down the street and stumbled upon this little cart serving tasty and filling gyros. Coming from Southern California we're used to top-notch street food and we were happy to find such excellent eats while doing the tourist thing in Portland. It was great to see that they don't skimp on their servings at Small Pharoah's; my wife and I could've easily shared one of our chicken gyros. Each was packed with chicken, lettuce, tomatoes, and the magical garlic sauce. Nice touch with the added pepperoncini, too. I appreciated that there was a little counter space where you could sit and scarf down your food and I imagine this place gets packed during those late weekend nights. Well done, Portland! read more

Small Pharoah's - Chicken gyro - Egyptian Near Me - Portland, Oregon

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My brother and I shared the chicken gyro ($6) and the lamb gyro ($5). The lamb was the most tender meat I've ever tasted in a gyro. Both were very tasty and affordable. I'm truly shocked by how this place is open 24/7 and yet still serves amazing food. I can find myself visiting this place again to purchase the lamb gyro if I return to Portland in the future. read more

Small Pharoah's - Chicken Gyro - Egyptian Near Me - Portland, Oregon

One of the best late night spots in Portland. There's basically nothing bad on the menu, and you get an insane amount of food for the price. Get the special or you'll look over at your friends with envy. read more

Absolutely amazing food!!! Huge portions! Super tender, perfectly seasoned meat. The flavors are great! read more

Small Pharoah's - Egyptian Near Me - Portland, Oregon

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They are always so friendly and fast with anything I've ordered. I recommend trying a combo because their fries are really fresh and yummy! The portions are appropriate for pricing, and everything is so well seasoned and flavorful! Finding food that isn't bland in Oregon is so hard but small Pharoah's has stolen my heart. One of the cleanest food carts I've ever been to and definitely reflects the value and product you order. A MUST TRY!! read more

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I came around 7 pm and ordered falafel sandwich. The portion is HUGE. Falafel tasted good, but the pita bread is cold and hard. I would have give a 4 if the pita bread taste better but it was so sad the bread ruined the great flavor of falafel balls. read more

Small Pharoah's - Falafel Sandwich - Egyptian Near Me - Portland, Oregon

Not only is the owner for whatever reason, a trump supporter (like I get it, you're angry because business is dead from the protests, but that's not any reason to support such a toxic person) but I digress. I ordered food anyway despite this fact because I wanted to try something different from the spot I usually get it from, and they're relatively inexpensive in comparison to a lot of places around town: however this is reflected in the food. The food is bad. It's, edible? But it wasn't good at all to me and I didn't want to continue eating. The falafel was super super dry and bland and I didn't want to keep eating it because it was so unpleasant to put into my mouth. Like I'm just being honest here, it wasn't great to eat. It was very grainy, dry and burnt. The tahini (or whatever sauce they used) was pretty... meh. Not strong in flavor to me. I get Mediterranean food because I want flavor but it was just really not good to me and I'm surprised because they have a lot of positive reviews and I've sworn I've possibly tried this place before in the past and it was better, but I don't remember. Either way, it wasn't good and having that giant sign outside didn't make me feel welcomed at all either. read more

Amazing gyros, shawarma and falafel. This reminds me of great food trucks of Europe. The staff is very friendly and want to make sure that presentation is perfect. Great prices and huge portions too. read more

Small Pharoah's - Egyptian Near Me - Portland, Oregon

Ok so I legit drove from Sacramento to try this place and I did NOT leave disappointed. The only disappointment that i had was we dont have a small pharoah's in sacramento. My husband and I both had their gyro with lamb and the food was on point. You could taste the garlic and the spiciness but then had the cool refreshing cucumber in the background. Made fresh to order so the food was hot, this gyro was absolutely delicious. Small Pharoah I will be back! Your food is delicious! I would seriously pay twice what I did for the food that you saved. It was amazing!!!! read more

Small Pharoah's - Egyptian Near Me - Portland, Oregon

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Food pod that is opened 24/7, yes pls! First day in Porland, we got in around 1pm had a such late lunch and napped, that my whole schedule was whacked. Thankfully waking up at 9pm from a nap, and being located at a hotel downtown, Small Pharoah was walkable and opened 24/7. Lamb gyro looked and sounded too good to pass up, and for $5 only (no tax! Thank you Portland!) In all honesty though, $5 well spent! The gyro was pretty big and it was stuffed! I definitely would have issues finishing it on my own, so thankfully I shared it. Flavor was great and I love that they don't skimp on the lamb and lettuce etc. If you need a late night snack, I can see this being a good choice. read more

Small Pharoah's - Big lamb gyro is seriously no joke.... and only $5!! Best dinner deal - Egyptian Near Me - Portland, Oregon

Great food at a great price! I was pleasantly surprised by the portion size - I had a lamb gyro with a side of fries. Everything was hot and fresh - so good! There's a small high bar/bench seating area up against the truck that was a convenient place to wait for our food. The cook/teller was awesome too - great service! read more

I didn't expect the food to be good but it was actually really tasty and affordable for the portion size. I will come here again. In fact I was so surprised at how good it tasted I'm very curious how they made it taste and smell so much better than typical street vendor food / comfort food! Good service, nice lady, ginger beer was a brand I've never tried before and it was delicious as well. They hit all the marks when I expected the food to be mediocre. I've had some really bad gyros in Portland haha but this one tasted amazing and was sort of unique - large chunks of meat instead of the typical meat cone shavings. I normally don't appreciate when people take artistic liberties with a gyro but this time it worked out great! Don't change! I love the food! read more

Awesome place. Good food, good prices. I'll be going back again and again. Everything here is worth the time to stop in. Generous Portions. Eat somewhere else if you want expensive small portions. Love the owners. read more

So I'm still pretty irritated that I specifically came running out here to make sure I could try Chez Dodo, which said they were only open until 3, Monday through Friday, and I was only in Portland for the weekend and really wanted to try them, so I showed up around 1, and they were already closed with no note or anything... gyros aren't *nearly* as interesting as Mauritanian food, but I was hungry, I hadn't had a good gyro in forever, and it was pretty cheap, so I said sure. Turns out, wow. They're totally underselling when they say their sandwiches are "large" - more like monsterrific. Downside: they are incredibly top-heavy, and full of sauce that will get into everything, making it a. super heavy, but b. just completely fall apart. So don't wear something you'd be upset if it got food all over. But yeah - they're bonkers huge, and also, incredibly delicious. I've never seen a gyro with pickled carrots in it before, but it works super well. We tried a gyro and a kofta sandwich, both enormous, both delicious. We arrived super hungry, and left super full. So yeah - totally highly recommended... but still not Mauritanian food. :( edit: based on what I just read about the owner, I will obviously not be returning ever, unless it reopens under completely new ownership but they don't change the food quality. But I'm not going to change my rating just because the owner is apparently a completely horrible human being. I'm never going to give him any more *money*, but that doesn't change the fact that I'm *sad* about it, because those gyros were still pretty much the gold standard of gyros. read more

I ordered a falafel and then asked for a soda, and the owner said "No, minimum $5 dollars per transaction" He had already ran my card, and I said "Ok, then cancel my order please" at which point he became abusive and refused to cancel my order, and said some weird stuff about "everyone messing with me" terrible customer service. It wasn't even in the slightest busy at the time this occurred. Strongly suggest you try the other carts instead of this one. Really bad experience. I haven't been treated like this anywhere else and I eat at a bunch of food carts around Portland. read more