The Oregonian

How 'bout this? Portland, Oregon, taco truck owners Gabina Lopez and Chencho Martinez parked their mobile kitchen on the street next to their home and then built a dining area in their front yard for customers.

Now free of debt, Martinez had borrowed from his brother to buy the truck and used a Home Depot credit card to build out his porch to the street. "My American dream is starting to take shape," he said.

Neighbors complained, but the truck is legally in a commercial zone, so there wasn't much the city could do but require the owners of El Nutri Taco to upgrade some electrical hookups.

The truck is on Southeast Woodstock Boulevard near 84th Avenue, just a few blocks east of Reed College—a natural clientele, I'd think. [via Cyrus Farivar]