Gado Gado (restaurant)
Restaurant in Portland, Oregon, U.S.
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Gado Gado is an Asian restaurant in Portland, Oregon, United States.
- Thomas Pisha-Duffly
- Mariah Pisha-Duffly
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| Location | 1801 Northeast Cesar E. Chavez Boulevard, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, 97212, United States |
| Coordinates | 45.5358°N 122.6233°W |
| Website | gadogadopdx |
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][12] The restaurant participated in Portland's Dumpling Week in 2026.[13]
Reception
In 2019, Gado Gado was a Restaurant of the Year finalist in Eater Portland's Eater Awards.[14] Daniel Barnett included the restaurant in a 2020 list of "Portland's 10 Buzziest New Breakfasts and Brunches".[15] Gado Gado was nominated in the Best New Restaurant category at the 2020 James Beard Awards.[16]
In 2020, the restaurant was included in the Eater Portland lists "Portland's Top Pandan Treats" and "15 Delectable Dumpling Destinations in Portland".[17][18] Brooke Jackson-Glidden also included Gado Gado in Eater Portland's 2021 list of "The 38 Essential Restaurants and Food Carts in Portland".[19] The website's Nathan Williams included the restaurant in a 2022 list of "14 Standout Spots in Portland’s Eclectic Hollywood District".[20] Katherine Chew Hamilton and Jackson-Glidden included Gado Gado in the website's 2025 list of the city's best restaurants and food cart pods for large groups.[21]
In 2023, Thomas Pisha-Duffly was a finalist in the James Beard Foundation's "Best Chef: Northwest and Pacific" category.[22] Michael Russell ranked Gado Gado number 18 in The Oregonian's 2025 list of Portland's 40 best restaurants.[23] The business was included in Portland Monthly's 2025 list of 25 restaurants "that made Portland".[24]
