Koi Fusion
Restaurant in Oregon, United States
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Koi Fusion (styled as KOi Fusion) is a restaurant chain in the Portland metropolitan area, United States.[1][2]
| Koi Fusion | |
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 Koi Fusion food cart at the Mississippi Marketplace pod in Portland, Oregon, 2013 | |
| Restaurant information | |
| Owner | Bo Kwon |
| Location | Oregon, United States |
| Website | koifusionpdx |
Description
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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]
History
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]
Reception
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]
