With the weather turning a little rainy, KOi, like many of Portland’s food carts, has been branching out to make sure you get your K-taco fix.
Catering is one of KOi’s favorite ways to get out into the community and serve some K-treats for some happy occasions.
Check out some of the pics that got snapped at the last wedding KOi helped cater:
KOi has been hearing a lot lately in emails, Twitter messages, and Facebook wall posts about how much the ‘burbs could use some more K-tacos. So the truck is rolling on in to Beaverton! Come visit on Tuesdays and Thursdays for lunch at Reser’s Corporate Headquarters:
Reser's Headquarters - 15570 SW Jenkins Rd in Beaverton
Check it out! KOi is now going to be serving up K-tacos rain or shine next door to Land, the first retail store and gallery from Buy Olympia.
You asked for it North Portland, and here it is! Come visit and get your grub on every Friday from 6-8PM.
KOi Fusion had the opportunity to serve at Portland’s favorite annual Costume Ball in the one and only Funky Warehouse. If you missed this shindig, you’re going to want to snag an invite for next year.
KOi rolled up to the warehouse in style:
Check out a few of the photos KOi managed to snap:
All kinds of gouls and...leprecauns...get hungry sometime.
Even the sauce table got into the spirit!
No matter the era, KOi is always delicious.
Et tu, K-taco?
For those who still don't believe in Santa Clause...
Special thanks to the undead @dieselboi of @pdxfoodcarts for stopping by!
KOi Fusion is launching a brand new service to better feed and satisfy the cravings of hungry K-fans everywhere: KOi Catering!
Maybe you think having KOi at a wedding reception would be a little out of place, but KOi served up some delicious K-treats at Keryn Francisco and Tom Sawyer’s reception at the Hoyt Arboretum in Washington Park just last week:
Just take a walk down the aisle...for KOi!
Note the fancy glasses.
KOi was parked up the hill from the beautiful main reception area.
KOi will be at the Portland Institute for Contemporary Art (PICA) Time Based Art festival ALL WEEK LONG! The food is scrumptious, the art is lively, and there are five chances to make an appearance. Please come support local art and KOi!
KOi Fusion is super grateful to you, our customers and readers, and to the strong cart scene both here in Portland and beyond. We here at KOi appreciate all your support, and we try our best every day to bring scrumptious K-treats to a street near you. KOi Fusion also has a philosophy of sorts, looking at food carts as a positive national movement that benefits diners and cities alike.
That’s why this recent LA Times article rubs us the wrong way. It appears that Los Angeles is cracking down on mobile food cart vendors (AKA our food cart homies) in some dubious ways. According to the article:
“Some drivers said they were cited for minimal violations such as parking too close to the curb, or parking too far away. Others said they were ordered to pack up and leave.
Police officials said the crackdown Wednesday was part of a one-day operation to clear the area of illegal vendors.”
So now you’re thinking, “KOi peeps, have you inhaled too many grill fumes? Of course we don’t want illegal vendors serving us food!” But the real problem came from one of the officers quoted in the article:
“Restaurants complain because the lunch trucks are taking their business, and they don’t have [proper] permits.”
KOi’s view? Food carts don’t “take” business from non-mobile eating locals any more than the stationary folk “take” from us. We know you’re making choices based on the food factors that are most important to you – whether it’s local, convenience of location, price, or degree of deliciousness. All we (and our food cart brethren) are out to do is meet your wants the best we know how.
Picture courtesy of a Miracle Mile customer's blog post on the issue - click on the pic to read it!
This also means we know you can’t eat KOi 24/7/365 (oh that it could be so…but we digress). You’re going to support other food vendors, and we think that’s great! A strong dining scene, from high end fancy places to food carts, makes a stronger economy overall. Portland has one of the most diverse food scenes you’ll ever come across, and we want to keep the community hopping as much as anybody. The cool thing is that YOU – not the cops and certainly not us or other vendors – get to decide what to support and what to eat. It’s all about consumer choice.
So, for the record, we want you all to know that KOi Fusion supports our mobile vendor peeps in LA. They create jobs, start independently owned businesses, and bring positive and active uses to somewhat stale and empty parts of the city. Food cart vendors also provide good food that is affordable to just about everyone. The City of Los Angeles should take note.
What do you think about the role of food carts in the PDX economy? Leave a comment and let us know!
Plus, our friends over at Portland Monthly gave out some K-love:
If you’re hoping to sample one of Portland’s most recent culinary experiments, you’ll need a Twitter account.
Check it out here:
Portland Monthly feature, 8/22/09
And how could we forget about you, our adoring, tweeting fans?
"Korean tacos from @koifusionpdx are so METAL!!" @tallperson77
"Rockin' the @koifusionpdx burritos tonight. So excited. North Portland y'all!" @PDXfoodcarts
The crew says cheese for KOi! @KOifusionpdx
You see it every time you want a K-taco fix before a Beavers or Timbers game: that signature blue awning at Stadium Flowers outside PGE park.
Eduardo, the owner of Stadium Flowers, is kind enough to let us park our mobile kitchen in his front yard before every game. His family sold flowers in Mexico, and he’s been in the business ever since.
Lilies and roses
Weddings, especially in the summer season
Mondays-Saturdays 8:30 AM – 6:00 PM and
Sundays 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Give us a call at 503-944-5757, or visit online at StadiumFlowersPDX.com
Short rib taco (definitely)
First of all, everyone who stops by the cart today simply must wish our fearless leader the best on his special day. After all the truck problems that have been happening lately, he deserves an engine trouble-free day today, don’t you think?
But let’s get down to the real business of the weekend. First of all, let’s face it: you think that k-tacos are delicious. You sit at work craving your bulgogi beef taco or spicy pork burrito, always throw an order of sliders or a tasty kimchee quesadilla in with your order, and you send us your tweet love after a lunch run just like the peeps over @hopworksbrewery:
Can TwitPic handle this much delicious?
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