Smart Donkey
Mexican restaurant in Portland, Oregon, U.S.
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Smart Donkey Burreria, or simply Smart Donkey, is a Mexican restaurant in Portland, Oregon.[1] Chef Oswaldo Bibiano operates the food cart in southeast Portland's Richmond neighborhood, in a converted car wash. Smart Donkey has garnered a positive reception and was named one of the city's best new food carts of 2022 by The Oregonian.
| Smart Donkey Burreria | |
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 The restaurant's exterior, 2024 | |
 Interactive map of Smart Donkey Burreria | |
| Restaurant information | |
| Owner | Oswaldo Bibiano |
| Chef | Oswaldo Bibiano |
| Food type | Mexican |
| Location | 3420 Southeast 50th Avenue, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, 97206, United States |
| Coordinates | 45.4980°N 122.6110°W |
| Website | smartdonkeypdx |
Description
The Mexican restaurant Smart Donkey operates on 50th Avenue in southeast Portland's Richmond neighborhood, near Foster-Powell. Eater Portland has described the space as "something like a single-cart pod and beer garden".[2] Among burritos on the menu is the El Gordo, which has chicharron, chorizo, and potatoes, and the El Guapo, which has vegetables, pumpkin seeds, and avocado salsa.[3] The El Hipster has kale and red cabbage braised in apple cider and red wine vinegar,[4] and the Zumpango has Guerrero-style shredded beef.[5] Drink options include draught beer and cider, micheladas, wine, and cocktails such as margaritas and mimosas.[5][6][7]
History
Chef Oswaldo Bibiano[8] opened Smart Donkey in a space next to SuperDeluxe that was previously used as car wash.[3]
Reception
Writers for The Oregonian ranked Smart Donkey tenth in a list of Portland's best new food carts of 2022.[9] The newspaper's Michael Russell described a "perfect" mean at the restaurant: "A burrito with barbacoa in the style of Guerrero, Bibiano's home state, plus a tall margarita and a lawn game played on the former car wash parking lot."[10] Katherine Chew Hamilton included Smart Donkey in Portland Monthly's 2023 overview of the city's best Mexican cuisine.[5]
Nick Woo and Janey Wong included Smart Donkey in Eater Portland's 2023 overview of fourteen recommended eateries for "gargantuan" stuffed burritos in the city.[4] Brooke Jackson-Glidden and Maya MacEvoy included the business in the website's 2024 overview of "jaw-dropping" happy hours.[6] In KOIN's 2024 overview of Portland's "top-rated" burritos, Aimee Plante said Smart Donkey had a rating of 4.8 on Yelp.[11]
