Evoe (restaurant)

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Evoe
Evoe (restaurant)
Restaurant information
Established2008 (2008)
Closed2014 (2014)
ChefKevin Gibson
Street address3731 SE Hawthorne Blvd.
City Portland
CountyMultnomah
State Oregon
Postal/ZIP Code97214
CountryUnited States
Coordinates 45°30′44″N122°37′31″W / 45.512167°N 122.625164°W / 45.512167; -122.625164

Evoe was a lunch counter in Portland, Oregon, in the United States. [1] [2] [3] [4] Kevin Gibson was the chef. [5] [6] Evoe operated on southeast Portland's Hawthorne Boulevard from 2008 to 2014, serving small plates such as sandwiches and salads.

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Description

The lunch counter Evoe operated next to the speciality grocery store Pastaworks on Hawthorne Boulevard. [5] [7] Matt Rodbard of Food Republic described Evoe as a "quirky room of stools and hyperseasonal worship". [8] The counter served small plates [9] such as sandwiches and Mediterranean salads. [10] Among sandwiches was the Gallego, which had sardines and fennel. [11] The Bob the Burner was an open sandwich with coppa, Calabrese salami, Calabrian chiles, and mozzarella, and the Dansk had cured salmon, horseradish, and dill. [10] The Little Bo Peep had lamb meatballs on ciabatta. [12] One of the salads had squash, balsamic vinegar, and pumpkin seeds. [13] Evoe also served a Sauvie Island beet salad. [14]

History

Evoe opened in 2008 and closed in 2014, [9] after Gibson departed in November 2013. [15] Nodoguro began operating in the space. [16] [17] Gibson carried some of Evoe's dishes over to Davenport. [18]

Reception

In 2013, Eater Portland 's Erin DeJesus called Evoe "beloved" and included the Gallego in a list of the city's "most iconic" sandwiches. [19] [20]

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References

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