2011-11-25 Quick Visit @ Fuego de Lotus

3221 SE Division Street, Portland, OR

503-753-9167

Our long day was slowly winding up.  To finish off Portland, we ended with Pok Pok, mainly for their wings.  While waiting, we took a peek at the pod across the street.  With only a few carts open, something attracted Buddha Girl's attention...pork belly.

Since we're having dinner soon, we ended up ordering only one thing, the Pork Belly in a Red Chili Maple Sauce.

Both Buddha Girl and I were blown away with this.  This wasn't greasy at all.  It had multiple levels of flavors going on.  This had a light sweetness with subtle hints of chili (without being hot or spicy).  It was topped with pickled onions, cilantro and cotija cheese.   The carb was a deep-fried cornbread, and it had a nice crisp/crunch on the outside.  We enjoyed this so much that we ordered two orders to-go (brought back and shared one with Little Lee's).