Tierra del Sol (restaurant) explained

Tierra del Sol
Current-Owner:Amalia Sierra
Chef:Amalia Sierra
Food-Type:Oaxacan
City:Portland
County:Multnomah
State:Oregon
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Country:United States
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Tierra del Sol is a Oaxacan restaurant with two locations in Portland, Oregon.[1] Chef-owner Amalia Sierra began operating the business from a food cart at Portland Mercado in 2015. A second location opened in the Montavilla neighborhood in 2020.

Description

Tierra del Sol serves Oaxacan cuisine from a food cart at Portland Mercado, located on Foster Road in the Mt. Scott-Arleta neighborhood. The menu has included enchiladas de amarillo, moles (including amarillo, coloradito, and pipián varieties),[2] [3] picaditas,[4] tetelas, tacos, tlayudas,[5] handmade tortillas, rice,[6] and aguas frescas.[7] [8] Fillings include carnitas and chorizo.[9]

The mole amarillo, described by Eater Portland's Brooke Jackson-Glidden as "mild but nuanced, thanks to the addition of hierba santa", has chayote, masa dumplings, and stewed chicken.[10] The mole pipián is green and has jalapeños, pumpkin seeds, and tomatillos. Tierra del Sol uses seeds supplied by the chef's sister in Oaxaca.

The restaurant uses Portland-based Three Sisters Nixtamal for the blue corn tacos; meatless taco varieties include cactus, mushroom, and vegetable stew, with avocado, cilantro, onions, and pico de gallo as toppings.[11] The tlayuda has avocado slices, a black bean spread, cabbage, cilantro, onion, queso Oaxaca, and queso fresco. Suzette Smith of the Portland Mercury said the tlayuda is "massive and comes in a pizza box, along with a suggestion to split it between two".[12]

History

Tierra del Sol's chef is Amalia Sierra, a former social worker who opened her first cart at the Portland Mercado in 2015. In 2020, a second location opened with a similar menu at Rocket Empire Machine, a food hall in the northeast Portland part of the Montavilla neighborhood.

Reception

In May 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Jackson-Glidden included Tierra del Sol in Eater Portland's list of the 25 "essential" Portland restaurants offering delivery or take-out service. Waz Wu included the restaurant in the website's 2021 overview of "where to find tasty vegan tacos" in the city. In 2022, Jackson-Glidden included the mole amarillo in a list of 17 "sick day delivery standbys to order in Portland". She and Nick Woo also included Tierra del Sol in a guide to the city's "most outstanding" food carts,[13] and Krista Garcia and Seiji Nanbu included the business in a list of Portland's 17 "standout" Mexican eateries. Garcia and Nanbu said the tlayuda made Tierra del Sol a "standout" over other food carts at Portland Mercado and wrote, "It might seem easy to skip the tetelas stuffed with creamy beans and rich Oaxacan moles, though it's not recommended".[14] Nanbu and Nathan Williams included the restaurant in Eater Portland's 2022 list of 22 "outstanding taco spots" in the Portland metropolitan area.

In 2018, Shannon Armour of Willamette Week called the tlayudas "excellent". In 2020, Suzette Smith of the Portland Mercury said of the tlayuda: "It's a beauty to look at and, in practice, sort of like super fresh nachos if there were only one massive chip underneath all the fixins. I loved it, but I should note that it's probably more of a summer dish. Plus, without a meat or veggie stew on top, the tlayuda came off a little dry."

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Baez . Cristina . 2019-04-17 . For This Oaxacan Food Cart Owner, Making Mole Is Nostalgic and Revolutionary . 2022-06-14 . Eater Portland . en.
  2. Web site: Jackson-Glidden . Brooke . 2020-04-22 . The 25 Essential Portland Restaurants Offering Takeout or Delivery Right Now . 2022-06-14 . Eater Portland . en . 2021-12-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211224044156/https://pdx.eater.com/2020/4/22/21230356/essential-portland-takeout-delivery . live .
  3. Web site: Nanbu . Seiji . 2015-03-18 . 22 Outstanding Taco Spots in Greater Portland . 2022-06-14 . Eater Portland . en . 2021-12-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211224044149/https://pdx.eater.com/maps/best-tacos-portland-map . live .
  4. Web site: Jackson-Glidden . Brooke . 2020-08-14 . What to Know About Rocket Empire Machine, The New Montavilla Food Hall . 2022-06-14 . Eater Portland . en . 2022-03-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220309180945/https://pdx.eater.com/2020/8/14/21366691/rocket-empire-machine-opening . live .
  5. Web site: Armour . Shannon . 2018-03-14 . Portland's Zoiglhaus Brews a Near-Perfect German Style Pilsner . 2022-06-14 . Willamette Week . en . 2020-10-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201020181223/https://www.wweek.com/bars/beer/2018/03/14/portlands-zoiglhaus-brews-a-near-perfect-german-style-pilsner/ . live .
  6. Web site: Hamilton . Katherine Chew . Patail . Marty . Seiler . Margaret . Granillo . Gabriel . 2021-02-25 . 12 Portland Food Cart Pods with Covered Outdoor Seating . 2022-06-14 . Portland Monthly . en-US . 2022-01-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220122044534/https://www.pdxmonthly.com/eat-and-drink/portland-food-cart-pods-covered-outdoor-seating-heaters-heating . live .
  7. Web site: May 3, 2019 . 8 things to do in the Portland area this weekend: May 3-5 . 2022-06-14 . . en-US . 2019-05-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190504205633/https://www.kgw.com/article/life/8-things-to-do-in-the-portland-area-this-weekend-may-3-5/283-e6ffb333-1194-4add-9d7d-94e651c67abb . live .
  8. Web site: Hamilton . Katerhine Chew . 2021-03-07 . 5 Portland Chefs on the Recipes They Learned to Cook from Their Moms and Grandmas . 2022-06-14 . Portland Monthly . en-US . 2021-11-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211129195214/https://www.pdxmonthly.com/eat-and-drink/2021/03/5-portland-chefs-on-the-recipes-they-learned-to-cook-from-their-moms-and-grandmas . live .
  9. Web site: Williams . Nathan . 2015-03-18 . Where to Find Outstanding Tacos in Greater Portland . 2024-04-18 . Eater Portland . en.
  10. Web site: Jackson-Glidden . Brooke . 2022-01-05 . 17 Sick Day Delivery Standbys to Order in Portland . 2022-06-14 . Eater Portland . en . 2022-03-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220305115636/https://pdx.eater.com/maps/portland-sick-day-delivery-covid-19-quarantine . live .
  11. Web site: Wu . Waz . 2021-05-11 . Where to Find Tasty Vegan Tacos in Portland . 2022-06-14 . Eater Portland . en . 2021-11-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211128233315/https://pdx.eater.com/maps/vegan-vegetarian-meatless-tacos-portland . live .
  12. Web site: Smith . Suzette . December 29, 2020 . Takeout Club: Montavilla's Rocket Empire Machine Is a Great Place to Distance-Hang . 2022-06-14 . . en . 2021-08-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210815174615/https://www.portlandmercury.com/blogtown/2020/12/29/31237676/takeout-club-montavillas-rocket-empire-machine-is-a-great-place-to-distance-hang . live .
  13. Web site: Woo . Nick . 2015-06-10 . A Guide to Portland's Most Outstanding Food Carts . 2022-06-14 . Eater Portland . en . 2021-09-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210918081209/https://pdx.eater.com/maps/best-food-carts-portland . live .
  14. Web site: Garcia . Krista . 2016-08-26 . Portland's 17 Standout Mexican Restaurants and Food Carts . 2022-06-14 . Eater Portland . en . 2021-11-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211119083843/https://pdx.eater.com/maps/portlands-best-mexican-restaurants-food-mapped . live .

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