Gado Gado (restaurant) explained

Gado Gado
Street-Address:1801 Northeast Cesar E. Chavez Boulevard
City:Portland
County:Multnomah
State:Oregon
Zip:97212
Country:United States
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Gado Gado is an Asian restaurant in Portland, Oregon.

Description

The restaurant serves Indonesian and Chinese cuisine in Portland's Hollywood neighborhood; the menu includes pork-and-blood-sausage corn dogs, noodle and rice dishes (including nasi goreng with Chinese sausage and Dungeness crab), and salads, including a banana-leaf-smoked duck salad with citrus, lime leaf, and basil.[1]

Gado Gado has been described as a "casual, colorful restaurant, tucked in a nondescript strip mall".[2]

History

Thomas Pisha-Duffly and Mariah Pisha-Duffly opened Gado Gado in June 2019,[3] slightly later than initially planned.[4] [5] [6] The restaurant began serving brunch in July.[7] [8] Following a two-week closure because of the COVID-19 pandemic, in April 2020 the Pisha-Dufflys launch a menu of "stoner food" called "Oma's Takeaway";[9] the pop-up, later renamed Oma's Hideaway, became a standalone restaurant in 2020.[10]

Reception

In 2019, Gado Gado was a Restaurant of the Year finalist in Eater Portland Eater Awards.[11] Daniel Barnett included the restaurant in a 2020 list of "Portland's 10 Buzziest New Breakfasts and Brunches".[12] Gado Gado was nominated in the Best New Restaurant category at the 2020 James Beard Awards.[13]

In 2020, the restaurant was included in the Eater Portland lists "Portland's Top Pandan Treats" and "15 Delectable Dumpling Destinations in Portland".[14] [15] Brooke Jackson-Glidden also included Gado Gado in Eater Portland 2021 list of "The 38 Essential Restaurants and Food Carts in Portland".[16] The website's Nathan Williams included the restaurant in a 2022 list of "14 Standout Spots in Portland’s Eclectic Hollywood District".[17]

In 2023, Thomas Pisha-Duffly was a finalist in the James Beard Foundation's "Best Chef: Northwest and Pacific" category. [18]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jackson-Glidden. Brooke. 2019-04-23. Blood Sausage Corn Dogs Are Coming to Northeast Portland. 2021-10-18. Eater Portland. en. 2021-01-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20210109051937/https://pdx.eater.com/2019/4/23/18513110/gado-gado-menus. live.
  2. Web site: Woo. Nick. 2019-06-05. Portland's Incredible Southeast Asian Restaurant Scene, Mapped. 2021-10-18. Eater Portland. en. 2021-06-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20210615021428/https://pdx.eater.com/maps/best-portland-restaurants-thai-vietnamse-burmese-indonesian. live.
  3. Web site: Jackson-Glidden. Brooke. 2019-06-03. Inside the Colorful Dining Room and Dishes of Gado Gado, Opening Today. 2021-10-18. Eater Portland. en. 2019-06-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20190616185758/https://pdx.eater.com/2019/6/3/18649851/gado-gado-inside-opening-portland-hollywood. live.
  4. Web site: Jackson-Glidden. Brooke. 2019-01-23. Portland's Most Anticipated Restaurant Openings in 2019. 2021-10-18. Eater Portland. en. 2020-03-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20200325061112/https://pdx.eater.com/2019/1/23/18185808/portland-anticipated-restaurant-openings-2019. live.
  5. Web site: Jackson-Glidden. Brooke. 2019-03-04. Portland's Most Anticipated Bar and Restaurant Openings, Spring 2019. 2021-10-18. Eater Portland. en. 2020-03-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20200325061034/https://pdx.eater.com/2019/3/4/18246451/portland-anticipated-restaurant-openings-spring-2019. live.
  6. Web site: Jackson-Glidden. Brooke. 2019-01-16. Southeast Asian Pop-Up Gado Gado Will Open Its Restaurant Monday [Update]]. 2021-10-18. Eater Portland. en. 2021-02-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20210208234910/https://pdx.eater.com/2019/1/16/18185991/gado-gado-restaurant-hollywood-district. live.
  7. Web site: Jackson-Glidden. Brooke. 2019-07-11. Buzzy Hollywood Restaurant Gado Gado Will Serve Uni Scrambled Eggs at its New Brunch. 2021-10-18. Eater Portland. en. 2021-10-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20211018042740/https://pdx.eater.com/2019/7/11/20690675/gado-gado-brunch. live.
  8. Web site: Barnett. Daniel. 2015-06-19. Portland's 10 Buzziest New Breakfasts and Brunches, Winter 2020. 2021-10-18. Eater Portland. en. 2020-06-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20200603051038/https://pdx.eater.com/maps/top-new-portland-brunch-restaurants. live.
  9. Web site: Russell. Michael. 2020-04-06. Gado Gado team to launch new 'Asian stoner food' pop-up, Oma's Takeaway. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210521200823/https://www.oregonlive.com/dining/2020/04/gado-gado-team-to-launch-new-asian-stoner-food-pop-up-omas-takeaway.html. 2021-05-21. 2021-10-18. The Oregonian. en.
  10. Web site: Forster. Tim. 2020-07-29. Gado Gado's Popular COVID-Era Takeout Pop-Up, Oma's Takeaway, Is Getting Its Own Restaurant Space. 2021-10-18. Eater Portland. en. 2021-05-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20210521202326/https://pdx.eater.com/2020/7/29/21346821/omas-takeaway-chinese-southeast-asian-barbecue-restaurant-portland. live.
  11. Web site: Jackson-Glidden. Brooke. 2019-11-18. Meet the Finalists for Eater Portland's Best Restaurant of 2019 and More. 2021-10-18. Eater Portland. en. 2020-09-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20200904112840/https://pdx.eater.com/2019/11/18/20970882/eater-awards-2019-finalists-best-design-restaurant-food-cart. live.
  12. Web site: Barnett. Daniel. 2015-06-19. Portland's 10 Buzziest New Breakfasts and Brunches, Winter 2020. 2021-10-18. Eater Portland. en. 2020-06-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20200603051038/https://pdx.eater.com/maps/top-new-portland-brunch-restaurants. live.
  13. Web site: Jackson-Glidden. Brooke. 2020-02-26. Here Are Portland's 2020 James Beard Awards Semifinalists. 2021-10-18. Eater Portland. en. 2021-05-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20210513003434/https://pdx.eater.com/2020/2/26/21154392/2020-james-beard-award-semifinalists-portland-oregon. live.
  14. Web site: Garcia. Krista. 2020-09-22. Portland's Top Pandan Treats. 2021-10-18. Eater Portland. en. 2021-09-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20210925014606/https://pdx.eater.com/maps/best-pandan-desserts-treats-portland. live.
  15. Web site: Nanbu. Seiji. 2018-01-11. 15 Delectable Dumpling Destinations in Portland. 2021-10-18. Eater Portland. en. 2021-09-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20210925014526/https://pdx.eater.com/maps/best-dumplings-restaurant-portland-oregon. live.
  16. Web site: Jackson-Glidden. Brooke. 2018-01-09. The 38 Essential Restaurants and Food Carts in Portland. 2021-10-18. Eater Portland. en. 2021-09-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20210925020237/https://pdx.eater.com/maps/38-best-portland-oregon-restaurants. live.
  17. Web site: Williams . Nathan . 2022-08-22 . 14 Standout Spots in Portland's Eclectic Hollywood District . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220822194208/https://pdx.eater.com/maps/best-hollywood-district-restaurants-portland . 2022-08-22 . 2022-08-22 . Eater Portland . en.
  18. Web site: Pierre. Sabrina. 2023-03-30 . Here are the Oregon finalists for the 2023 James Beard Awards . 2023-12-03 . KGW-TV . en.

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