EL Sultan

I love this cart! The cook is always friendly to me and he makes some of the best pico de gallo and tacos I’ve had. The food is cheap, it’s quick and most importantly it’s tasty! This cart is also open way later and more often than the rest. Go check it out!

I should have gone with my first instinct and ordered a burrito, but damn it if the baby in my belly has not been craving a gyro for 3 days. A friend allowed me to stop on the way to weekly Trivia to fill this craving.
At first, I was like, «Burritos AND gyros?» and normal me would have red flagged this, and just gotten a burrito. But no. Cravings for tangy pita goodness overrode my best judgment and I got a lamb gyro.
The lamb wasn’t the tender, thin sliced lamb I’m used to, It was chunks of lamb that weren’t that tender at all-​in spices that just didn’t really ‘go’ it was kind of like a Mexican Gyro. The sauce was too tangy, maybe too much lime and tasted kind of like Italian dressing. The ‘Greek Goodness’ just wasn’t there.
Now, this last part is my fault-​but I couldn’t wait to eat it, or take it in our destination, so I ate it in the car-​juices everywhere-​all down the inside sleeve of my jacket, on my lap, on my shirt, on my face.
My friend got a kick out of this and said I looked like a whole football team had jizzed on me. I wonder if all the trivia folks got a whiff of that. I’m finding that being pregnant gets you out of a lot of stuff though-​great excuse. «Of course I have slop on my shirt, look at this belly!» «Ohhhhhh» (knowing nods)

I live a few block from the Foster food carts and this has been my favorite cart for the last two years. There has only been one guy working there and he is a delight. We greet each other «hola amigo» and he always hooks it up for me. The burritos fill me up and I can eat quite a bit. Food is always fresh, quick and made to order correctly. I recommend the breakfast burrito, regular burrito and the nachos. If there are two of you I highly recommend sharing a plate of nachos and burrito; great $ 5 meal. Not the biggest fan of their gyro (so no 5 stars) but after about 30+ trips to this cart I still get cravings. Grab some salsa verde too its great.

Had their Mexican food last night, tacos and burrito were delicious.
Service was excellent and timely.
Pretty cheap food, which is what I hope for in a food cart, so Yay El Sultan!
They mixed up our order but resolved it quickly with no fuss for us.

Not sure what I’m missing here. This Mexican/​Mediterranean (??) cart serves up a mix of tacos, burritos, shawarma and gyros.
Did I err by ordering the shawarma? Maybe. It wasn’t very good. The nice warm fluffy pita was the best part, but the small helping of shawarma, pile of iceberg lettuce, pinch of diced tomatoes, few large dill pickle slices and some weird not-​too-​creamy, and kind-​of-​grainy white sauce all combined in to a handful of mediocre «lunch». It’s a decent amount of food for $ 5 (the bulk was the lettuce) but not really all that tasty at all. The chicken had an interesting seasoning, but there wasn’t much of it. This doesn’t compare even close to the El Masry or Aybla shawarma sandwiches, which are tasty, delicious, and loaded for just $ 2 more.
The guys working this cart seem nice, and I appreciate that. But I won’t order any Med food here again. Maybe the Mex food is better? So far it’s simply meh.

Yum! I love the lamb shawarma! I keep trying to go and get something new, but I can’t help ordering it! The Mexican food is decent, but their Mediterranean selections are the real draw for me. The people working are always super friendly, and the food is awesome. Prices are very reasonable, especially for what you get. The Foster cart pod has a couple of good carts, and I really hope El Sultan sticks around!

I got drawn to this cart mainly because it has two of my favorite cuisines: Mexican and Mediterranean.
On my first visit, I got a lamb gyro ($ 6). Lamb chunks, chopped tomatoes, iceberg lettuce, tzatziki, and onion in flatbread. It was just OK. As far as gyros are concerned, I personally prefer the thicker Greek pita because the sturdiness and pliability of that pita makes it less likely that it’ll fall apart on you.
The tzatziki had a runny consistency, filled with garlic. It also tasted a bit tangier than other tzatzikis I’ve had. I found it unfortunate that Gus didn’t have feta in the cart, since I felt that would have made the gyro experience better.
A few weeks later, I came back and had the breakfast burrito. The sign there says it’s huge and uses that 14″ giant tortilla. I’ll admit, though, when I received it, the burrito wasn’t necessarily King Kong staring at me in the face. But it is a carbfest with rice, beans, AND hashbrowns inside. I picked chorizo here; you can also just get regular sausage. If you want a non-​breakfast burrito, Gus has several more meats on hand for that.
It was a good breakfast burrito. Nothing that will be drop-​dead amazeballs, but it’s friendly on the wallet and satisfies a normal human’s appetite. But it’s pretty safe to say I’m no ordinary person.
Gus has three types of sauces for your Mexican food: (1) a green one using tomatillos, jalapenos, and serranos; (2) chile de arbol with tomatoes; and (3) chipotle and chile de arbol. Needless to say, the third one has the most kick.
Gus also serves tacos and tortas, if that’s more your style. It might be on the higher spectrum of «A-​OK» in my book, but I see myself coming back in the future.

Wow is all I can say, glad most of the other carts were closed so I decided to give El Sultan a try, and found some honestly good street grub in their burrito, and it’ll only set you back a five dollar bill for a jumbo sized meal. The friendly cook asked me if I wanted it spicy or mild, and the mild option still leaves some heat in your mouth, so I bet the spicy will have you dancing on the table. All the ingredients were fresh and this was one tasty Pastor burrito. I’m giving it 5 stars for value, friendly attitude and honest to goodness food.

If you want bang for your buck Mexican food, go no further than EL Sultan. I ordered the breakfast burrito with chorizo for $ 5 (all of their burritos are $ 5). The burrito came with: eggs, cheese, hash, chorizo (or sausage), sour cream, and green chiles. It also only took about 2 minutes to make. When it came our, the friendly cook gives you a whole bottle of home made salsa to enjoy with your burrito. And WHAT a burrito! It comes divided in two, and I am convinced that the reason for this is because it is meant for two people. Come hungry. It comes with about 4 or 5 tortilla chips on the side which, given the size of the burrito, is about right.
As far as flavor, the burrito was savory, moderately spicy and the salsa just knocked it out of the park. I will be a repeat customer at EL Sultan.

Definitely one of the best burrito carts in SE Portland.

I am slowly realizing that it is better for me when I go to a cart pod with zero expectations as well as zero idea of what it is I want to eat. That is what I did on this day.
I was heading out to a meeting in this part of town and I’ve passed this cart pod many times since I’ve been attending this meeting. Today I got out here earlier than I expected and discovered that I was hungry. Why not stop at this cart pod I asked myself? Myself said, that is a damn good idea. So myself stopped. Should I mention this was the only cart open and therefore my eating decision was already made for me? I won’t mention that.
El Sultan. Didn’t know the name of it when I walked up because the name is on the back of the cart. You can see it as you are driving by on Foster. Anyway, long story short is that sometimes when you least expect it you will find a good meal. I was here just for a quick snack. A few tacos and I would be on my way.
I ordered a Carne Asada and and an Al Pastor ($ 1.25 each). They do have Lengua which is always nice to see, but I didn’t get one of those this time out. Both tacos were very good. Nice flavor to the meat as well as a nice tenderness. Will it stand out from the 1000’s of other taco carts in town? I don’t know. Should you go out of your way to stop here? Maybe. The guys were super nice and they gave me some (cart made?) salsa to take to my table as I ended up eating them there.
A good place to catch a quick snack if you are out this way.

El Sultan is definitely my go-​to burrito cart. Their burritos are reliable, large, tasty, and inexpensive. What more could you want during a Mexican food craving? The owners are also extremely nice. Pretty good setting too. I would highly recommend.

the falafel and veggie burrito were great and they have my favorite flavor (mandarin) of Jarritos.
the prices are quite reasonable and this cart pod is very nice with covered seating and beautiful potted plants all around.
i’ll be back.

Okay, I love this place. I’ve been going here for the past two days in a row because it’s so delicious. Massive, fresh burritos with everything in them, fast, courteous service, and a variety of stuff on their menu. El Sultan is awesome and is currently my favorite cart in the pod on Foster.

Huge, fresh, and awesome burritos and REALLY good hummus. The dude working there is super nice too. I’m feelin’ hopeful for the rest of the carts in this pod.