Mumbo Gumbo PDX - Portland

Decided to visit with clients last night and was very impressed! Fun environment and great food. Every place has its own flair but Mumbai was my choice. Food was freshly prepared in 10 minutes and I was notified by the chef/owner who provided friendly service. I enjoyed the nipsy hustle (shrimp poboy) Which was sautéed not fried which made it even better! Then I added the shrimp and grits which was flavorful with jumbo shrimp and sausage. Will be back!

Fire!!!!!! Found this place by happenstance and soooo lucky we did. First of all it's a nice little set up, a few food truck set ups with a bar /dining hall set up. We went wayyy late and the only think left open was the gumbo truck ,which is who we went for in the first place so that worked out. We got some varied items. First of all the red beans and rice, OMG!!! SO GOOD.the shrimp sandwich was delicious. The andouille sausage and hot link ( ala carte) were very flavorful, but my only critique is that they were fired a little too long. We arrived too late to do the boil, I mean they offered, but a 30 min wait, so we opted not to get that. We got a sweet tea, that was delicious too. All in all, it was so flavorful and so we'll put together, you would swear you're sitting in a restaurant. Just a really good job of fresh, simple, delicious food. We will definitely be back!

Loved this spot!! I don't think I've ever had gumbo before and this did not disappoint for me. Lots of flavor and texture as promised. I got the Trinity which was the winning order of the day - full of chicken, sausage, and shrimp but my favorite part was the okra! It was about a 15-20 minute wait but the food was piping hot and tasted fresh when we got it. It warmed me up so nicely on a classic drizzly Portland Sunday.

Authentic affordable gumbo with a kick. Got the vegan version to try and loved how much okra they put in there. Portion sizes are pretty large so even a 'small' bowl will fill you up. You can taste the flavor so well too and it'll warm you up on a cold day.

Was craving seafood boil late this evening but unfortunately nothing was open but I saw this place was open until 11PM and on Yelp it stated that they have crab boil! So I came by hoping to get some crab boil but alas, they only serve it on Friday's, Saturday's, and Sunday's. I came on a Wednesday Still gave their other menu a try, I had the gumbo and the shrimp n grits. Both very flavorful, definitely loved the grits more. I wish I had the option to separate the rice and gumbo as I like to slowly incorporate the two. Would definitely come back to try the rest of the menu! The gentleman suggested we can always call beforehand to place to order to avoid the wait - especially for the crab boil. The stall was next to a bar and other food stalls, it was a small but cozy area.

Ok you win, this is probably the best gumbo in Portland. The kick, the spices, the whole gumbo was perfectly balanced. I'm not sure if I had better than this outside the west coast. Do yourself a favor and come here, you won't regret it

My friend and I came around 8pm on a Thursday and there was no line. Ordered the small bowl with chicken and andouille which was def enough portion for 1 person to be full. Waited about 10 min for food to be prepared. Tasted very hearty and chicken was tender, solid meal for the price!

I really wanted to like this place. I found myself making an excuse to be in this area just to gobble down some comfort gumbo and I was deeply disappointed. After all of the fantastic reviews raving about the thick gravy, I felt it lacked texture and seasoning. It was watery and just not all that flavorful. I ended up taking it home and "doctoring" it by adding my own seasoning to make it palatable.It's in a great location though! Love the FOPO food truck pod. Plenty of seating and options!

I hate doing this and I know it can be challenging to keep up a consistent "greatness." Having said that, MG has gone from a five a few years ago to a three. Good but not great. Grits we're runny as was "Nana's" pudding. It never did sit up and stayed in a liquid state -like a banana soup. The Trinity has good flavor but very soupy as well. Will be back some later time to see if this was a bad day for MG but for the $ this was not worth it today.

I'd give this place 3.5.. Simple menu and you can customize to your liking. I chose gumbo with shrimp and little rice. Food comes piping hot! Small bowl is good size for 1.5 meals I'd say, esp since I asked for little rice. I also did get a good amount of shrimp. The okra in it tasted like it was frozen or very over cooked and mushy. The gumbo flavor overall wAs decent, nothing spectacular or remarkable. I will note that is was super watery, which I was surprised? I thought it typically is thicker with the flour from the roux, but I am a gumbo expert. Maybe asking for some hot sauce would make it better?Would I come back? Possibly if I'm craving creole flavors and it's there. But wouldn't go out of my way to eat here or crave this truck in particular. It's in a lot with tons of food trucks available and seating. I parked in the neighborhood street which was a short walk.