The pod opened in southeast Portland's Woodstock neighborhood in 2023, occupying a former bank building and its parking lot.

The Heist has hosted food carts serving various types of cuisine, including Bark City BBQ, Sammich, and Smaaken Waffle Sandwiches.

[1] According to Eater Portland the pod's design "pays homage to the bank building that it now occupies" and a bar window occupying the space that previously housed a drive-through teller offers draught beer, cocktails, and wine.

[3] Plans for the food cart pod emerged in 2023, following the closure of the U.S. Bank branch in late 2020.

Among the initial fifteen carts were Great Tang Chinese Food, Indian Rasoi,[7] Namo Buddha Himalayan Cuisine,[8] Sammich, Smaaken Waffle Sandwiches, Thai Sunflowers, and The Pit Smokehouse.