Shut Up and Eat explained

Shut Up and Eat
Logo Alt:Circular logo with the text "Shut Up and Eat" and "Sandwich Shop"
Image Alt:Photograph of the exterior of a building
Chef:John Fimmano[1]
Food-Type:Sandwiches
Street-Address:3848 Southeast Gladstone Street
City:Portland
County:Multnomah
State:Oregon
Zip:97202
Country:United States
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:13
Seating-Capacity:30

Shut Up and Eat was a sandwich shop in Portland, Oregon.[2] The business was established as a food cart in 2010 by John Fimmano and Glenn Hollenbeck, and later became a brick and mortar operation in 2012. Shut Up and Eat garnered a positive reception before closing in 2019.

Description

Shut Up and Eat was a "Philly-inspired" food cart at the A La Carts pod on Division Street,[3] [4] and later a brick and mortar sandwich shop at the intersection of Cesar Chavez Boulevard and Gladstone Street in southeast Portland's Creston-Kenilworth neighborhood.[5] [6] Portland Mercury's Ned Lannamann described the interior as containing indoor and outdoor seating, additionally noting the large kitchen.[7] Willamette Week's Martin Cizmar wrote that the restaurant's design looked similar to "a classic lunch counter", stating that the restaurant had no patio.[8] Shut Up and Eat had a seating capacity of approximately 30 people.[9]

The casual counter-service restaurant's menu included breakfast, meatball, and submarine sandwiches, as well as cheesesteaks, such as the "Broad Street Bomber".[10] [11] [12] The "Butternut Squash" sandwich had roasted butternut squash, egg, and arugula on an English muffin.[13] The mortadella sandwich had mortadella, provolone, fried egg, and caramelized onions.[14] [15] Pearl Bakery supplied the bread.[16] Shut Up and Eat also offered happy hour.[17]

History

Former Philadelphia resident John Fimmano and Glenn Hollenbeck started Shut Up and Eat as a food cart in the A La Carts pod on Southeast Division Street in 2010.[18] [19] According to Willamette Week, the duo met working for a commercial painting company.[20] The business transitioned to a brick and mortar operation in 2012.[21] [22]

In 2011, Shut Up and Eat was a vendor at the Indulge at Jupiter festival's Food Cart Land expansion. The event was held at Jupiter Hotel and highlighted local eateries.[23] In January 2014, Eater Portland's Erin DeJesus said Shut Up and Eat was planning to "open a next-door deli" with Fimmano's side dishes available by the pound. The deli opened on January 31.[24] [25] [26]

For Pizza Week in 2014, a collaboration between Shut Up and Eat and Gladstone Street Pizza resulted in a special pizza with toppings from the roast-pork sandwich.[27] In June 2017, there was a break-in.[28]

The restaurant closed unexpectedly in March 2019. A note posted on social media and the restaurant's windows said: The Japanese-Hawaiian restaurant Hapa PDX began operating in the space, opening in August 2019.[29]

Reception

In her 2014 book Food Lovers' Guide to Portland, Oregon, Laurie Wolf said Shut Up and Eat "makes great sandwiches" with "terrific and well-matched toppings". She called the meatball sub "excellent" and said the restaurant, "despite the possibly disquieting name, is inviting and worth a trip. Or two."[30] Anna Katz recommended the chicken or eggplant parmesan, seasonal salad, and shoestring fries in her 2019 book Easy Weekend Getaways from Seattle: Short Breaks in the Pacific Northwest.

Bradley Foster and Andy Kryza included Shut Up and Eat in Thrillist's 2013 list of bars and restaurants.[31] Shut Up and Eat ranked first in the Portland Mercury's 2014 search for Portland's best Italian hoagie. The newspaper's Chris Onstad wrote, "The overly deep channel of tender peppers, the olive tapenade, and the hidden vein of hammered bitter greens aren't traditional, but the volume and variety make this a sandwich you tangle with to find big new flavors in every bite."[32] [33]

In 2014, Michael Russell of The Oregonian gave the restaurant a satisfactory rating.[34] [35] He wrote, "Shut Up and Eat might seem to be at a disadvantage compared with the flavor bombs at Portland sandwich hot spots Bunk and Lardo, with their remixed Cubanos, banh mis and tuna melts. But customers can't seem to get enough of these traditional subs, especially the super-burrito-sized cheesesteak."[36] Russell included the mortadella sandwich in a 2015 overview of the city's best sandwiches, and ranked Shut Up and Eat number 9 in the newspaper's 2017 list of the city's 17 best sandwich shops.[37]

Martin Cizmar of Willamette Week recommended Shut Up and Eat over Lardo, the restaurant's rival, in 2012. Thrillist called Shut Up and Eat "a sandwich shop favorite in Southeast Portland" and praised its expansive menu.[38] The website's Drew Tyson included the Bomber in a 2015 overview of Portland's 11 best cheesesteaks.[39] Alex Frane included Shut Up and Eat in The Daily Meal's 2015 list of five "amazing" sandwich shops in Portland and said the bacon cheddar fried egg is "probably the best bacon sandwich" in the city.[40]

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Notes and References

  1. Shut Up and Eat . . December 27, 2021 . October 3, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161003181224/http://www.pdxmonthly.com/restaurants/shut-up-and-eat-april-2013 . live.
  2. Web site: August 20, 2012 . Shut Up and Eat... these delicious Italian sandwiches . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201001024201/https://www.thrillist.com/food/portland/se-portland/shut-up-and-eat_great-cocktails_american_breakfast_italian_sandwiches . 2020-10-01 . 2021-12-28 . Thrillist . en.
  3. News: Culverwell . Wendy . July 12, 2012 . Shut up and Eat Sandwich cart to open in SE Portland . Portland Business Journal . subscription . December 27, 2021.
  4. Web site: Gunderson . Laura . 2012-03-30 . Fast-food chains rev up their food trucks . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210117163841/https://www.oregonlive.com/window-shop/2012/03/fast-food_chains_rev_up_their.html . 2021-01-17 . 2021-12-28 . . en.
  5. Web site: Singer. Matthew. March 4, 2019. Southeast Portland Sandwich Shop Shut Up and Eat Has Closed. live. 2021-12-28. Willamette Week. en. 2020-08-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20200810052307/https://www.wweek.com/restaurants/2019/03/04/southeast-portland-sandwich-shop-shut-up-and-eat-has-closed/.
  6. Web site: Lannamann. Ned. March 4, 2019. Sandwich Shop Shut Up and Eat Has Shut for Good. live. 2021-12-28. Portland Mercury. en. 2021-12-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20211228043406/https://www.portlandmercury.com/blogtown/2019/03/04/26102053/sandwich-shop-shut-up-and-eat-has-shut-for-good.
  7. Web site: Lannamann . Ned . March 4, 2019 . Sandwich Shop Shut Up and Eat Has Shut for Good . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221207222440/https://www.portlandmercury.com/food-and-drink/2019/03/04/26102053/sandwich-shop-shut-up-and-eat-has-shut-for-good . 2022-12-07 . 2023-04-21 . . en.
  8. Web site: Cizmar . Martin . October 30, 2012 . Shut Up, Lardo . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211228041450/https://www.wweek.com/portland/article-19838-shut-up-lardo.html . 2021-12-28 . 2023-04-21 . . en.
  9. Web site: DeJesus . Erin . July 10, 2012 . John Fimmano on Shut Up & Eat's Upcoming B&M . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230127102252/https://pdx.eater.com/2012/7/10/6566501/john-fimmano-on-shut-up-eats-upcoming-b-m . 2023-01-27 . 2023-04-21 . Eater Portland . en.
  10. Web site: Onstad . Chris . January 30, 2013 . Shut Up and Eat . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230424194244/https://www.portlandmercury.com/articles/2013/01/30/8339932/shut-up-and-eat . 2023-04-24 . 2023-04-24 . Portland Mercury . en.
  11. Web site: Frane. Alex. 2019-03-04. A Popular Sandwich Shop Just Shuttered in Southeast. 2021-12-28. Eater Portland. en. 2020-11-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20201112023134/https://pdx.eater.com/2019/3/4/18250357/shut-up-and-eat-closed. live.
  12. Web site: DeJesus . Erin . 2013-02-05 . Onstad Says Shut Up and Eat; User's Guide to Ava Gene's . 2023-04-24 . Eater Portland . en . 2022-05-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220519010910/https://pdx.eater.com/2013/2/5/6485321/onstad-says-shut-up-and-eat-users-guide-to-ava-genes . live .
  13. Web site: March 22, 2016 . 5 Breakfast Sandwiches In Portland . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210808113312/https://www.wweek.com/restaurants/2016/03/22/5-breakfast-sandwiches/ . 2021-08-08 . 2021-12-28 . Willamette Week . en.
  14. Web site: Russell. Michael. 2015-11-03. National Sandwich Day: Where to find Portland's best sandwiches. live. 2021-12-28. The Oregonian. en. 2021-12-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20211228043354/https://www.oregonlive.com/dining/2015/11/national_sandwich_day_where_to.html.
  15. News: Russell . Michael . November 7, 2014 . Your best bets between two slices . 26 . The Oregonian . Mortadella at Shut Up and Eat: Charred mortadella, melted provolone, fried egg and caramelized onion from this Creston-Kenilworth sandwich spot. Best when you sub the house-made English muffin for the biscuit..
  16. Book: Katz, Anna . Easy Weekend Getaways from Seattle: Short Breaks in the Pacific Northwest (1st Edition) (Easy Weekend Getaways) . June 11, 2019 . The Countryman Press . 978-1-68268-391-0 . en . 2023-04-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230421151816/https://books.google.com/books?id=t0CJDwAAQBAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PT192&dq=%22Shut+Up+and+Eat%22+portland&hl=en . 2023-04-21 . live.
  17. Web site: Frane . Alex . 2016-08-10 . Try These 19 New Happy Hours in Portland, Mapped . 2023-04-21 . Eater Portland . en . 2023-01-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230127185349/https://pdx.eater.com/maps/portland-best-new-happy-hour-deals . live .
  18. Web site: Russell. Michael. 2019-03-04. Shut Up and Eat serves its last sandwich. live. 2021-12-28. The Oregonian. en. 2019-03-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20190305072633/https://www.oregonlive.com//dining/2019/03/shut-up-and-eat-serves-its-last-sandwich.html.
  19. Web site: DeJesus . Erin . 2012-06-07 . Another Cart Going Brick-and-Mortar: Shut Up and Eat . 2023-04-21 . Eater Portland . en . 2023-02-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230201195826/https://pdx.eater.com/2012/6/7/6579563/another-cart-going-brick-and-mortar-shut-up-and-eat . live .
  20. Web site: Eat Mobile Judges . 2023-04-21 . Willamette Week . April 19, 2012 . en . 2023-04-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230421154508/https://www.wweek.com/portland/article-19106-eat-mobile-judges.html . live .
  21. News: Blum . Alex . August 30, 2012 . Food carts swap wheels for a roof . . Pamplin Media Group.
  22. Web site: DeJesus . Erin . August 21, 2012 . A Look Around Shut Up & Eat, Now (Softly) Open . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220625084401/https://pdx.eater.com/2012/8/21/6553321/a-look-around-shut-up-eat-now-softly-open . 2022-06-25 . 2023-04-24 . Eater Portland . en.
  23. Web site: Beck . Byron . Byron Beck (blogger) . July 27, 2011 . Indulge Adds "Food CartLand" to Annual LoBu Food Fest . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221004225223/https://pdx.eater.com/2011/7/27/6666831/indulge-adds-food-cartland-to-annual-lobu-food-fest . 2022-10-04 . 2023-04-21 . Eater Portland . en.
  24. Web site: DeJesus . Erin . January 22, 2014 . Cheese & Crack Shop; Growlers Hawthorne Forthcoming . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220628213850/https://pdx.eater.com/2014/1/22/6293469/cheese-crack-shop-growlers-hawthorne-forthcoming . 2022-06-28 . 2023-04-24 . Eater Portland . en.
  25. Web site: DeJesus . Erin . January 31, 2014 . Opening Report . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220628211959/https://pdx.eater.com/2014/1/31/6287727/opening-report . 2022-06-28 . 2023-04-24 . Eater Portland . en.
  26. News: Russell . Michael . March 30, 2014 . The expanding marketplace is all around Portland . 11 . The Oregonian . Shut Up and Eat, the Southeast Portland sandwich shop known for its cheesesteak, recently expanded with a market and deli next door. The move was designed to increase the restaurant’s prep space, but co-owner John Fimmano said he also wanted to offer Portland a taste of his Philadelphia-area childhood. 'When we were growing up, we used to go down to the store and get 10 pounds of roast beef, a quart of au jus, some rolls and provolone and go home and make our own sandwiches and watch some football,' Fimmano says. 'We wanted to create that option here.'.
  27. Web site: DeJesus . Erin . 2014-03-18 . Introducing Gladstone Street's Shut Up & Eat Pizza . 2023-04-21 . Eater Portland . en . 2021-12-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211228042910/https://pdx.eater.com/2014/3/18/6260499/introducing-gladstone-streets-shut-up-eat-pizza . live .
  28. Web site: Bamman . Mattie John . June 23, 2017 . 8 More Restaurants Confirm June Break-Ins . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230128223150/https://pdx.eater.com/2017/6/23/15841628/more-restaurant-break-ins-june-portland . 2023-01-28 . 2023-04-24 . Eater Portland . en.
  29. News: Groff . Elizabeth Ussher . Japanese-Hawaiian cuisine follows 'Shut Up and Eat' on Gladstone Street . December 27, 2021 . The Bee . . August 30, 2019 . December 28, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211228043350/https://pamplinmedia.com/sb/75-features/436682-347466-japanese-hawaiian-cuisine-follows-shut-up-and-eat-on-gladstone-street-pwoff . live .
  30. Book: Wolf, Laurie . Food Lovers' Guide to® Portland, Oregon: The Best Restaurants, Markets & Local Culinary Offerings . January 14, 2014 . Rowman & Littlefield . 978-1-4930-0670-0 . en . Laurie Wolf . 2023-04-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230421151822/https://books.google.com/books?id=BrOsAgAAQBAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PA62&dq=%22Shut+Up+and+Eat%22+portland&hl=en . 2023-04-21 . live.
  31. Web site: Foster. Bradley. Kryza. Andy. 2013-11-12. The coolest bars and restaurants in town. live. 2021-12-28. Thrillist. en. 2021-12-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20211228043349/https://www.thrillist.com/eat/portland/where-to-eat-and-drink-in-portland.
  32. Web site: Onstad . Chris . January 29, 2014 . Who Loses an Italian Standoff? . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220925103204/https://www.portlandmercury.com/articles/2014/01/29/11615755/who-loses-an-italian-standoff . 2022-09-25 . 2023-04-24 . Portland Mercury . en.
  33. Web site: DeJesus . Erin . January 30, 2014 . Hoagies, Heroes . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220628005954/https://pdx.eater.com/2014/1/30/6288609/hoagies-heroes . 2022-06-28 . 2023-04-24 . Eater Portland . en.
  34. News: Russell . Michael . At Shut Up and Eat, consider the cheesesteak, then grab the mortadella (review) . December 27, 2021 . The Oregonian . February 26, 2014 . December 28, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211228043350/https://www.oregonlive.com/dining/2014/02/at_shut_up_and_eat_consider_th.html . live .
  35. Web site: DeJesus . Erin . March 3, 2014 . Onstad on Ava Gene's; One Star for Shut Up & Eat . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230128191514/https://pdx.eater.com/2014/3/3/6270813/onstad-on-ava-genes-one-star-for-shut-up-eat . 2023-01-28 . 2023-04-24 . Eater Portland . en.
  36. News: Russell . Michael . February 28, 2014 . You'll want to obey at Shut Up and Eat . 14 . The Oregonian.
  37. Web site: Russell . Michael . April 11, 2017 . Portland's 17 best sandwich shops, ranked . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201111233733/https://www.oregonlive.com/dining/2017/04/portlands_best_sandwich_shop.html . 2020-11-11 . 2021-12-28 . The Oregonian . en.
  38. Web site: Shut Up and Eat . 2023-04-21 . Thrillist . October 5, 2017 . en . 2021-12-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211228042003/https://www.thrillist.com/venue/eat/portland/restaurants/shut-up-and-eat . live .
  39. Web site: Tyson . Drew . Where to Get the 11 Best Cheesesteaks in Portland . Thrillist . December 27, 2021 . January 14, 2015 . November 7, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201107175930/https://www.thrillist.com/eat/portland/best-cheesesteaks-in-portland . live .
  40. Web site: Frane . Alex . December 20, 2015 . 5 Amazing Sandwich Shops in Portland, Oregon . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210403045423/https://www.thedailymeal.com/eat/5-amazing-sandwich-shops-portland-oregon . 2021-04-03 . 2023-04-21 . . en-US.

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