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Is it just me, or does riding the MAX make you hungry, too? Maybe it has something to do with traveling across town at high speed (up to 55 mph). Maybe the rumbling of the tracks stimulates grumbling of the stomach. Either way, “it’s too far” shouldn’t be an excuse when it comes to eating in Portland and the surrounding suburbs. Even if you find yourself at the end of a MAX line, there are still stellar places to eat. We rounded up our favorite far-out eats at the very end (or, in some cases, the second-to-last stop) of every MAX line.

Hillsboro Central/SE 3rd Transit Center

The penultimate stop of the westbound Blue Line takes you into Hillsboro’s historic downtown, where you’ll find La Mixteca Oaxaca. This is their second location; the original is attached to a Mexican supermarket one stop further east. Oaxacan specialties are scattered throughout the menu, including picaditas, memelitas, and even chapulines (grasshoppers). But the show-stoppers are the tlayudas: massive thin, crispy tortillas built to share. They’re topped with refried black beans, lard, stringy Oaxacan cheese, cabbage, radishes, and beautifully charred charcoal-grilled meats like cecina, chorizo, and carne enchilada.

230 E Main St Suite E, Hillsboro, hours vary, lamixtecaoaxaca.com

Portland Airport

Concealing things at the airport is usually a bad idea. Thankfully, Aurora, the speakeasy bar inside the airport location of beer hall Loyal Legion, is located pre-security—and you can easily reach it on the eastbound MAX Red Line. The vibe is rainbow-meets-retro-futurism, with swooping velveteen banquettes and stools perched in front of an iridescent glowing bar. Look for a lemon drop with coconut cream, a salted honey Bee’s Knees inspired by Lauretta Jean’s pie, and an old-fashioned with chocolate, cherry, and fig. Our pick is the Milky Way Punch, a rotating milk punch that on our visit was made with smoky pineapple liqueur, mango, and orange juice—think eating a Creamsicle at a summer BBQ. To get in, you’ll need to know four little digits having to do with the Trail Blazers’ championship win.

7000 NE Airport Way, 4 pm-8 pm Mon-Fri, @drinkataurora

Clackamas Town Center Transit Center

At the southeast end of the Green Line, skip over the mall’s food court classics like Auntie Anne’s, Cinnabon, and Sbarro and head to spacious shopping center restaurant Sizzling Indian Kitchen, where curries galore, Indian pizza, and—you guessed it—sizzling tandoori chicken await. The tandoori chicken comes out on a sputtering triangular iron platter, complete with a trio of chutneys. It’s juicy and nicely charred, and the portions are generous—we counted three thighs and three drumsticks. But if you’re in a hurry to get back to shopping, you can also grab tandoori chicken and your choice of ready-made curries off the steam table, complete with naan or rice.

12130 SE 82nd, Happy Valley, 11 am-9 pm daily, sizzlingindiankitchen.com

Delta Park/Vanport

The second-to-last stop of the northbound Yellow Line, located right near the Portland International Raceway, is mostly devoid of restaurants—bad news if you’ve got plans to vroom-vroom later that day. Thankfully, a food cart pod awaits like an oasis in the desert, and the star is Ta Bueno Ne, offering a menu full of Yucatecan specialties. Get the panuchos—handmade corn tortillas stuffed with black beans and fried, then topped with cabbage, pink pickled onions, and juicy, slow-cooked cochinita pibil. Don’t miss the fiery, vinegary orange habanero salsa.

1223 N Hayden Meadows, 11 am-7:30 pm daily, @tabuenone.pdx

Gresham Central Transit Center

Just before the eastbound Blue Line’s final stop, the Gresham Central station gets you right to Gresham’s downtown (which is also located along the Springwater Trail, for all you bikers, walkers, and runners). Here, you’ll find Birrias Tamazula, one of the best spots in town for goat birria. Our personal favorite way to eat it is in a bowl of brothy goat consomé, but you can also get your birria roasted crispy with a bowl of broth on the side, get it tucked into gooey quesabirria tacos, or pair birria with chilaquiles for breakfast. Ceviches, aguachiles, and camarones zarandeados are also on offer for seafood lovers.

184 NE 2nd, Gresham, Wed-Fri 10 am-9 pm, Sat 9 am-9 pm, Sun 9 am-6 pm, birriastamazula.com

Milwaukie/Main

It’s not every day you get to sip a latte and eat pancakes in a historic former city hall. Enter Keeper Coffee’s Milwaukie location, a few blocks from the second-to-last stop of the Orange Line. The Farmer’s Breakfast arrives looking like an illustration out of a children’s picture book: three golden pancakes, a couple strips of super-crisp bacon, and a little ramekin of creamy, cheesy, soft scrambled eggs. Lattes are silky-smooth and made with Coava beans; try the not-too-sweet house syrups, from seasonal strawberry to cardamom condensed milk. The light-filled second floor of the café feels like you’re sitting among the treetops. On sunny days, park yourself on the spacious front patio.

10722 SE Main, Milwaukie, 7 am-5 pm daily (brunch and lunch 8 am-3 pm), keepercoffee.com