Fried Egg I'm in Love

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Fried Egg I'm in Love
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Exterior of the restaurant on Hawthorne Boulevard, 2022
Restaurant information
City Portland
State Oregon
CountryUnited States
Website friedegglove.com

Fried Egg I'm in Love is a restaurant with multiple locations in Portland, Oregon.

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Description

Fried Egg I'm in Love has been described as a "music pun-themed" breakfast sandwich restaurant (the title of the business references "Friday I'm in Love", a 1992 song by The Cure). The signature sandwich is the Yolko Ono (a reference to Yoko Ono), [1] described as "oniony" sausage patties with pesto, a fried egg, and toasted sourdough. [2] [3] The Egg Zeppelin (a reference to English rock band Led Zeppelin) has two vegetable patties, a fried egg, two slices of cheddar cheese, and aardvark aioli. The Free-Range Against the Machine (a reference to American rock band Rage Against the Machine) has egg, avocado, tomato, and havarti. [4]

History

Fried Egg I'm in Love initially operated from a single food cart. [2] Jace Krause and Ryan Lynch started the business in 2012. [5] According to Eater Portland , Krause "had basically no experience running a business when he started" and he launched Fried Egg I'm in Love "for just $10,000 by getting a rent-to-own deal on an existing cart". [6]

In 2017, Krause became the sole owner and a second location opened at Pioneer Courthouse Square in downtown Portland. [7] A brick and mortar restaurant began operating on Hawthorne Boulevard in southeast Portland's Sunnyside neighborhood in 2019. [2] [8] In 2020, the business opened another cart at the pod Prost Marketplace, in the north Portland part of the Boise neighborhood. [9] [10] [11] Fried Egg I'm in Love was featured in the Netflix travel documentary series Somebody Feed Phil in 2022. [12] [13]

In 2023, the business increased prices because of the rising cost of eggs. [14] [15] Eggs were also stolen from the food cart in north Portland in January. [16] [17] In February, Fried Egg I'm in Love was the first food cart business invited to use Lovely Rita's kitchen at The Hoxton as part of a pop-up series. [18] In late 2023, Krause announced plans to close the Prost Marketplace cart in December and open a nearby restaurant at Fremont and Mississippi in January 2024. [19] The restaurant opened on January 15. [20]

Workers announced plans to organize a union in 2024. [21]

Reception

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Food cart in 2013

Michael Russell included the restaurant in The Oregonian 's 2020 list of "Portland's 40 best inexpensive restaurants". [22] Alex Frane included Fried Egg I'm in Love in Eater Portland's 2021 list of "17 Spots to Grab Amazing Breakfast Sandwiches". [23] In 2021, Portland Monthly included the business in a list of "11 Breakfast Sandwiches to Get You out of Bed". [2] The magazine included the Yolko Ono in a 2022 list of "The 12 Best Breakfasts in Portland". [24] The Daily Hive included Fried Egg I'm in Love in 2021 lists of the "5 best Portland sandwiches available for pick-up or delivery" and "7 brunch spots in Portland that won't break the bank". [25] [26] Caitlin Flynn selected Fried Egg I'm in Love for Oregon in Eat This, Not That's 2022 overview of "The Best Breakfast Sandwich in Every State". [27]

References

  1. ↑ Frane, Alex (2019-02-27). "17 Spots to Grab Amazing Breakfast Sandwiches". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2021-10-21. Retrieved 2021-11-29.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Portland's Top 11 Breakfast Sandwiches". Portland Monthly. Archived from the original on 2021-11-05. Retrieved 2021-11-29.
  3. ↑ Food Truck Road Trip--A Cookbook: More Than 100 Recipes Collected from the Best Street Food Vendors Coast to Coast. Page Street Publishing. 2014-11-11. ISBN   978-1-62414-087-7. Archived from the original on 2023-04-20. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
  4. ↑ Moore, Jenni (2020-09-09). "13 Standout Vegetarian Meals in Portland". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2021-10-28. Retrieved 2021-11-29.
  5. ↑ Schrager, Lee Brian; Sussman, Adeena (2016-04-05). America's Best Breakfasts: Favorite Local Recipes from Coast to Coast: A Cookbook. Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed. ISBN   978-0-553-44721-7. Archived from the original on 2023-04-20. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
  6. ↑ Walker, Jonathan (2022-03-07). "The Regulations That Helped Grow Portland's Explosive Food Scene". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2023-04-20. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
  7. ↑ Russell, Michael (2019-02-07). "Does Fried Egg I'm In Love make Portland's signature breakfast sandwich?". The Oregonian . Archived from the original on 2021-11-02. Retrieved 2021-11-29.
  8. ↑ Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (2018-11-05). "Absurdly Popular Brunch Cart Fried Egg I'm in Love Opened its Restaurant in Southeast". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2021-10-29. Retrieved 2021-11-29.
  9. ↑ Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (2020-02-07). "Breakfast Sandwich Stalwart Fried Egg I'm in Love Has Landed at Prost Marketplace". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2020-06-06. Retrieved 2021-11-29.
  10. ↑ Russell, Michael (2020-01-27). "Breakfast is back at Portland's best food cart pod". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2020-01-29. Retrieved 2021-11-29.
  11. ↑ Russell, Michael (2020-02-06). "Our 2017 Restaurant of the Year's imminent expansion and a Portland brunch favorite's strange saga: February restaurant news". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2020-11-15. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
  12. ↑ "Recap: 'Somebody Feed Phil' Tours Portland". Portland Monthly. Archived from the original on 2022-05-27. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
  13. ↑ Turnquist, Kristi (2022-05-25). "Portland food is the delicious focus in Netflix's 'Somebody Feed Phil' Season 5 episode". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2022-05-28. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
  14. ↑ "Portland restaurant is feeling the pressure as egg prices soar". KGW . January 18, 2023. Archived from the original on 2023-01-29. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
  15. ↑ "Egg shortage as well as soaring prices hit Portland restaurants". KGW. January 18, 2023. Archived from the original on 2023-04-20. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
  16. ↑ McCarthy, Connor (2023-01-20). "Soaring egg prices leads to theft from local food cart, owner says". KPTV . Archived from the original on 2023-01-27. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
  17. ↑ "'Fried Egg I'm in Love' food cart operation scrambled by egg poachers". KGW. January 27, 2023. Archived from the original on 2023-01-30. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
  18. ↑ "The Hoxton's Lovely Rita Is Launching a Monthly Food Cart Series". Willamette Week. 7 February 2023. Archived from the original on 2023-02-09. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
  19. ↑ Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (2023-11-10). "Fried Egg I'm in Love Will Open a Mississippi Neighborhood Restaurant". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2023-11-17. Retrieved 2023-12-09.
  20. ↑ Wong, Janey (2021-01-27). "A Guide to Portland's Bar, Restaurant, and Food Cart Openings". Eater Portland. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
  21. ↑ Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (2024-05-03). "The Workers at Fried Egg I'm In Love Are Organizing a Union". Eater Portland. Retrieved 2024-05-03.
  22. ↑ Russell, Michael (2020-03-11). "Portland's 40 best inexpensive restaurants". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2020-10-17. Retrieved 2021-11-29.
  23. ↑ Frane, Alex (2019-02-27). "17 Spots to Grab Amazing Breakfast Sandwiches". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2021-10-21. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
  24. ↑ "The 12 Best Breakfasts in Portland". Portland Monthly. Archived from the original on 2022-06-01. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
  25. ↑ "5 best Portland sandwiches available for pick-up or delivery | Dished". Daily Hive . 12 March 2020. Archived from the original on 2022-11-27. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
  26. ↑ "7 places to get a fantastic cheap brunch in Portland | Dished". Daily Hive. Archived from the original on 2022-10-07. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
  27. ↑ Flynn, Caitlin (2022-04-30). "The Best Breakfast Sandwich in Every State". Eat This, Not That . Retrieved 2023-04-20.
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