Tacos El Patron, an Aloha food truck in a fenced courtyard off the TV Highway, is the place for weekends-only quesabirria, consomé, birria en caldo served in Tapatío instant ramen cups, and other birria de res treats on the Westside. Weekday tip: try the queukas, essentially deep-fried quesadillas that resemble empanadas. Tacos El Patron is open for takeout.

This Pearl District restaurant serves a wide variety of regional Mexican food, including Baja fish tacos and Yucatecan cochinita pibl, while also tapping into the birria trend. The taqueria uses locally nixtamalized Three Sisters tortillas filled with slow-cooked beef, sprinkled with queso fresco and served with consomé on the side. Papi Chulo’s is open for takeout and delivery.

Northeast Portland can get its birria fix at Sabor Casero, a combo taqueria-pupuseria cart in an NE MLK food pod. On weekends, the cart serves up overstuffed quesabirria with free consomé on the side, in addition to Salvadoran classics. Every once in a while, visitors may spot birria ramen and birria tamales on the menu; they’re worth nabbing when they’re there. Sabor Casero is open for takeout.

Formerly Carlos Beltran Birria, this popular truck in a gas station parking lot is out on 82nd, past Cartlandia, over the Portland border in Happy Valley. It has the full line-up of birria tacos, quesabirria, mulitas (two corn tortillas grilled with meat and cheese inside), plus curiosities like keto tacos using fried cheese in lieu of tortillas and ramen birria with consomé as a soup base. Birrieria Carlos is open for takeout.

Located in the birria nexus where Portland and Gresham meet, Birrieria La Plaza and Birrieria PDX both draw long lines with their crimson, chile-oil-soaked corn tortillas stuffed with stewed beef—and often stringy quesillo—grilled and transformed into quesabirria and other delicacies. For a little of everything, try the Plaza Plate, which includes a quesadilla, taco, mulita, tostada, plus a cup of consomé. Birrieria La Plaza is open for takeout.

A breakout star of the city’s burgeoning quesabirria scene, Birrieria PDX draws crowds from around the city who line up for a taste of the succulent beef, stewed for eight hours in a guajillo and ancho-rich broth. Its birria is employed in multiple fashions, including tortas, Instagrammable ramen, and keto tacos. Order the PDX sampler on weekends for a taste of tacos, quesatacos, vampiros, and mulitas, served with a small consommé. Birrieria PDX is open for takeout.

It makes sense that a taqueria with Tijuana in its name serves quesabirria in addition to Tijuana-style tacos, though purists might miss the side of consommé for dipping. La Tía Juana Taqueria is open for takeout, delivery, and has a drive-thru.

Anyone craving traditional birria de chivo should head to Gresham’s Birrieria Los 7 Hermanos pronto. The weekend-only special features goat meat, rendered juicy and shreddable from a long braising in a guajillo-spiked broth. Birria is available as a standalone en caldo or in tacos made with corn tortillas so soft they almost seem like flour. Birrieria Los 7 Hermanos is open for takeout.