Gado Gado (restaurant)

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Gado Gado
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The restaurant's exterior at night, 2021
Gado Gado (restaurant)
Restaurant information
Owner(s)
  • Thomas Pisha-Duffly
  • Mariah Pisha-Duffly
Food type
Street address1801 Northeast Cesar E. Chavez Boulevard
City Portland
County Multnomah
State Oregon
Postal/ZIP Code97212
CountryUnited States
Coordinates 45°32′09″N122°37′24″W / 45.5358°N 122.6233°W / 45.5358; -122.6233
Website gadogadopdx.com

Gado Gado is an Asian restaurant in Portland, Oregon, United States.

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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]

Keith Lee visited the restaurant in 2025. [11]

Reception

In 2019, Gado Gado was a Restaurant of the Year finalist in Eater Portland 's Eater Awards. [12] Daniel Barnett included the restaurant in a 2020 list of "Portland's 10 Buzziest New Breakfasts and Brunches". [13] Gado Gado was nominated in the Best New Restaurant category at the 2020 James Beard Awards. [14]

In 2020, the restaurant was included in the Eater Portland lists "Portland's Top Pandan Treats" and "15 Delectable Dumpling Destinations in Portland". [15] [16] Brooke Jackson-Glidden also included Gado Gado in Eater Portland's 2021 list of "The 38 Essential Restaurants and Food Carts in Portland". [17] The website's Nathan Williams included the restaurant in a 2022 list of "14 Standout Spots in Portland’s Eclectic Hollywood District". [18]

In 2023, Thomas Pisha-Duffly was a finalist in the James Beard Foundation's "Best Chef: Northwest and Pacific" category. [19] Michael Russell ranked Gado Gado number 18 in The Oregonian 's 2025 list of Portland's 40 best restaurants. [20]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (April 23, 2019). "Blood Sausage Corn Dogs Are Coming to Northeast Portland". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on January 9, 2021. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  2. ↑ Woo, Nick (June 5, 2019). "Portland's Incredible Southeast Asian Restaurant Scene, Mapped". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on June 15, 2021. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  3. ↑ Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (June 3, 2019). "Inside the Colorful Dining Room and Dishes of Gado Gado, Opening Today". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on June 16, 2019. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  4. ↑ Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (January 23, 2019). "Portland's Most Anticipated Restaurant Openings in 2019". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on March 25, 2020. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  5. ↑ Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (March 4, 2019). "Portland's Most Anticipated Bar and Restaurant Openings, Spring 2019". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on March 25, 2020. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  6. ↑ Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (January 16, 2019). "Southeast Asian Pop-Up Gado Gado Will Open Its Restaurant Monday [Update]". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on February 8, 2021. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  7. ↑ Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (July 11, 2019). "Buzzy Hollywood Restaurant Gado Gado Will Serve Uni Scrambled Eggs at its New Brunch". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on October 18, 2021. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  8. ↑ Barnett, Daniel (June 19, 2015). "Portland's 10 Buzziest New Breakfasts and Brunches, Winter 2020". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on June 3, 2020. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  9. ↑ Russell, Michael (April 6, 2020). "Gado Gado team to launch new 'Asian stoner food' pop-up, Oma's Takeaway". The Oregonian . Archived from the original on May 21, 2021. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  10. ↑ Forster, Tim (July 29, 2020). "Gado Gado's Popular COVID-Era Takeout Pop-Up, Oma's Takeaway, Is Getting Its Own Restaurant Space". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on May 21, 2021. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  11. ↑ Bicchieri, Paolo (July 31, 2025). "Heads Up: Keith Lee's Portland Restaurant Tour Has Begun". Eater Portland. Retrieved July 31, 2025.
  12. ↑ Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (November 18, 2019). "Meet the Finalists for Eater Portland's Best Restaurant of 2019 and More". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on September 4, 2020. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  13. ↑ Barnett, Daniel (June 19, 2015). "Portland's 10 Buzziest New Breakfasts and Brunches, Winter 2020". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on June 3, 2020. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  14. ↑ Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (February 26, 2020). "Here Are Portland's 2020 James Beard Awards Semifinalists". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on May 13, 2021. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  15. ↑ Garcia, Krista (September 22, 2020). "Portland's Top Pandan Treats". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on September 25, 2021. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  16. ↑ Nanbu, Seiji (January 11, 2018). "15 Delectable Dumpling Destinations in Portland". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on September 25, 2021. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  17. ↑ Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (January 9, 2018). "The 38 Essential Restaurants and Food Carts in Portland". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on September 25, 2021. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  18. ↑ Williams, Nathan (August 22, 2022). "14 Standout Spots in Portland's Eclectic Hollywood District". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on August 22, 2022. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  19. ↑ Pierre, Sabrina (March 30, 2023). "Here are the Oregon finalists for the 2023 James Beard Awards". KGW-TV. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
  20. ↑ Russell, Michael (February 26, 2024). "Portland's 40 best restaurants for 2025". The Oregonian . Retrieved August 2, 2025.
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