Shut Up and Eat
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_-_155.jpg) Hapa PDX (pictured in 2021) operates in the building that previously housed Shut Up and Eat from 2012 to 2019. | |
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| Established | 2010 |
| Closed | March 2019 |
| Owners |
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| Chef | John Fimmano[1] |
| Location | 3848 Southeast Gladstone Street, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, 97202, United States |
| Coordinates | 45°29′36″N 122°37′22″W / 45.4932°N 122.62281°W |
| Seating capacity | 30 |
Shut Up and Eat was a sandwich shop in Portland, Oregon, United States.[2] The business was established as a food cart in 2010 by John Fimmano and Glenn Hollenbeck, and later became a brick and mortar operation in 2012. Shut Up and Eat garnered a positive reception before closing in 2019.
Shut Up and Eat was a "Philly-inspired" food cart at the A La Carts pod on Division Street,[3][4] and later a brick and mortar sandwich shop at the intersection of Cesar Chavez Boulevard and Gladstone Street in southeast Portland's Creston-Kenilworth neighborhood.[5][6] Portland Mercury's Ned Lannamann described the interior as containing indoor and outdoor seating, additionally noting the large kitchen.[7] Willamette Week's Martin Cizmar wrote that the restaurant's design looked similar to "a classic lunch counter", stating that the restaurant had no patio.[8] Shut Up and Eat had a seating capacity of approximately 30 people.[9]
The casual counter-service restaurant's menu included breakfast, meatball, and submarine sandwiches, as well as cheesesteaks, such as the "Broad Street Bomber".[6][10][11][12] The "Butternut Squash" sandwich had roasted butternut squash, egg, and arugula on an English muffin.[13] The mortadella sandwich had mortadella, provolone, fried egg, and caramelized onions.[14][15] Pearl Bakery supplied the bread.[16] Shut Up and Eat also offered happy hour.[17]
History
Former Philadelphia resident John Fimmano and Glenn Hollenbeck started Shut Up and Eat as a food cart in the A La Carts pod on Southeast Division Street in 2010.[8][18][19] According to Willamette Week, the duo met working for a commercial painting company.[20] The business transitioned to a brick and mortar operation in 2012.[5][21][22]
In 2011, Shut Up and Eat was a vendor at the Indulge at Jupiter festival's Food Cart Land expansion. The event was held at Jupiter Hotel and highlighted local eateries.[23] In January 2014, Eater Portland's Erin DeJesus said Shut Up and Eat was planning to "open a next-door deli" with Fimmano's side dishes available by the pound. The deli opened on January 31.[24][25][26]
For Pizza Week in 2014, a collaboration between Shut Up and Eat and Gladstone Street Pizza resulted in a special pizza with toppings from the roast-pork sandwich.[27] In June 2017, there was a break-in.[28]
The restaurant closed unexpectedly in March 2019. A note posted on social media and the restaurant's windows said:
Regretfully, after nearly ten wonderful years, Shut Up and Eat has served its last sandwich. As of 6 p.m. on Sunday, March 3rd, we have closed our doors for the final time. We are very grateful to everyone who has supported us over the past decade.[11]
The Japanese-Hawaiian restaurant Hapa PDX began operating in the space, opening in August 2019.[29]
