| Koi Fusion | |
|---|---|
 | |
 Koi Fusion food cart at the Mississippi Marketplace pod in Portland, Oregon, 2013 | |
| Restaurant information | |
| Owner(s) | Bo Kwon |
| State | Oregon |
| Country | United States |
| Website | koifusionpdx |
Koi Fusion (styled as KOi Fusion) is a restaurant chain in the Portland metropolitan area, United States. [1] [2]
Koi Fusion operates food carts and brick and mortar restaurants in the Portland metropolitan area. [3] The restaurant serves Korean-Mexican fusion, using ingredients like bulgogi, kimchi, and mung bean sprouts, as well as pico de gallo, salsa, and tortillas. [4] Koi Fusion also serves a hot dog with kimchi sauerkraut, Japanese mayonnaise, and barbecued Korean meat. [5]
Bo Kwon is the owner. [6] [7] He was inspired by Roy Choi's Kogi Korean BBQ in Los Angeles. [8] [9] Early on, he would share where his Koi Fusion food cart was located via social media. [10] [11]
In 2010, Kwon opened K'fusion on Second Avenue in southwest Portland. [12] Koi Fusion began operating at Portland International Airport in 2014. [13] [14] A food cart was burglarized at 20th Avenue and West Burnside Street in 2017. [15] Kwon opened a Koi Fusion shop in Wilsonville in 2017. [16]
Koi Fusion has also operated on Division Street in southeast Portland and at Prost Marketplace in the north Portland part of the Boise neighborhood. [17] [18]
Koi Fusion was a runner-up in the Best Food Cart category of Willamette Week 's annual 'Best of Portland' readers' poll in 2010 and 2015. [19] [20]
