The restaurant servesIndonesian andChinese cuisine in Portland'sHollywood 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]
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 theCOVID-19 pandemic, in April 2020 the Pisha-Dufflys launch a menu of "stoner food" called "Oma's Takeaway";[9] the pop-up, later renamedOma's Hideaway, became a standalone restaurant in 2020.[10]
In 2019, Gado Gado was a Restaurant of the Year finalist inEater Portland's Eater Awards.[13] Daniel Barnett included the restaurant in a 2020 list of "Portland's 10 Buzziest New Breakfasts and Brunches".[14] Gado Gado was nominated in the Best New Restaurant category at the 2020 James Beard Awards.[15]
In 2020, the restaurant was included in theEater Portland lists "Portland's Top Pandan Treats" and "15 Delectable Dumpling Destinations in Portland".[16][17]Brooke Jackson-Glidden also included Gado Gado inEater Portland's 2021 list of "The 38 Essential Restaurants and Food Carts in Portland".[18] The website's Nathan Williams included the restaurant in a 2022 list of "14 Standout Spots in Portland’s Eclectic Hollywood District".[19] 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.[20]
In 2023, Thomas Pisha-Duffly was a finalist in the James Beard Foundation's "Best Chef: Northwest and Pacific" category.[21] Michael Russell ranked Gado Gado number 18 inThe Oregonian's 2025 list of Portland's 40 best restaurants.[22] The business was included inPortland Monthly's 2025 list of 25 restaurants "that made Portland".[23]
^Garcia, Krista (September 22, 2020)."Portland's Top Pandan Treats".Eater Portland.Archived from the original on September 25, 2021. RetrievedOctober 18, 2021.
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