We are heading to Seattle on Saturday March 13, 2010 for the Seattle Mobile Chowdown III. If you feel like getting out of town for a fun little trip, Koifusion will be truckin’ caravan style up the I-5 along with our peeps Whiffies, Potato Champion, and the Burgerville Nomad Truck.
This is your chance to sample most of the Seattle carts in one location. Seattle carts include, but are not limited to:
For more information check out Mobile Chowdown III in Seattle Magazine. See you there! In the meantime, here’s a little bit of Seattle’s Finest from Koi’s Seattle Food Muse Sir Mix-a-Lot chowing down on the Dick’s Deluxe. Posse on Broadway. Word.
KoiFusion, Portland’s favorite – scratch that – Portland’s ONLY Korean Taco truck is moving on up. Well, more specifically, we are moving into a storefront space called Koifusion@1. Formerly the SOLO bar space located at 1300 NW Lovejoy in the Pearl District.
Don’t panic though, even if you can’t make it to Koifusion@1, our two Koifusion trucks will continue to provide tacos to hungry Portlanders all over the place, as usual. Ha! Scared some of you though, didn’t we?
We snaggedthe uber talented Chef Joe Anderson, formerly of Carlyle and the Portland City Grill, to run the kitchen. Mixology expert Joshua Palmer, the bar manager from Typhoon/Bo Bar, will be heading up the bar program Studio 1. Joshua, Joe and Koifusion’s Bo Kwon are working closely to create special cocktails and infusions to compliment Koifusion@1’s Korean Taco (K-Taco) influenced menu. Look for drinks such as the Studio One fresh muddled cucumber gimlet, or the Koi Storm made with house infused mango/pineapple vodka, mixed with rum and citrus served on the rocks. The menu includes many of Koifusion’s greatest hits, including our famous K-Tacos. Other items include Korean Beef Sliders, Spicy Korean Fries, the Korean Rice Bowl known as Bi-Bim-Bap, a Korean Taco Salad, and Korean Tempura Vegetables.
The biggest surprise though is that Koifusion@1 will finally be serving KFC – Korean Fried Chicken. We promise! This spicy, crunchy fried chicken in a tangy sauce has a cult following in places such as New York City and Los Angeles, with specific restaurants dedicated to the dish and even several fan websites. The LA Weekly called KFC, “an evolutionary leap forward — marinated in a cabinet full of spices, saturated with garlic, double-fried to a shattering, thin-skinned snap.” It’s off the hook addictive and we are excited to bring Korean Fried Chicken to Portland.
In the typical DIY Ninja manner you’ve grown to expect from us, Koifusion@1 will be doing things a little bit differently than other restaurateurs around town. Rather than taking full ownership, Bo’s simply taking over the day-to-day operations of SOLO. Studio 1 does the drinks, Koifusion does the food. It’s a win-win for everyone.
Koifusion@1 is currently in a soft opening phase and will open fully to the public sometime during the second week of March, 2010. This means our service, menu and hours are limited for now, so be patient with us. We are still working out the kinks and getting our food and beverage service down first and making sure things run smoothly so diners will have the best experience possible. Koifusion@1 will be open from 4PM to 12AM, every Tues-Sat. Koifusion@1 will begin serving lunch and serving a special happy hour menu in late April. We are also in the process of hiring servers and bartenders, so if you think you have the talent, experience and chops to work with our crazy crew, check out our Craigslist Ad.
Peace, Love and Taco Grease. See you in the Pearl!
Tune in this Wednesday July 15th, from 11 am-12 pm at KBOO(90.7 FM on your Portland radio dial) for a show dedicated to all things food carts. Koifusion’s founder and mad genius taco truck king, Bo Kwon will be interviewed along with other guests such as our friends over at Portlandfoodanddrink.com.
You can listen on the radio, through live streaming on KBOO’s website, or check back later in the week for a podcast archive.
A big shout out to Yelp.com and Portlandfood.org for the ongoing support! Also, many thanks to the Portland Mercury and the Open Source Bridge Conference for letting us roll on up to your playgrounds last week. Koifusion loves special events by the way, so if anyone out there wants us to come to one of yours, drop us a line here.
Thanks to all our Twitter friends and new customers as well, especially those of you who have taken so many photos and continue to send them our way. Special thanks to @Lucasd.
We’ll be posting photos later this week from the Portland Mercury event, and be on the lookout this weekend for Koifusion After Dark; photos posted from our weekly late night PGE Park escapades.
In the meantime, check out a sample of @Lucasd’s recent photos from our weekday PSU location and from the Open Source Bridge Conference held at the Convention Center last week:
Thanks everyone for coming out to try our tacos, and for supporting us during our first couple of weeks. We are blown away by the P-Town K-Taco Love! Also we are having a blast meeting so many cool people around town. Here are some recent photos from our new Twitter buddies and other outstanding customers.
What’s better than kickball? Kickball for adults in one of Portland’s best parks. What’s even better than that? KOifusion Korean Tacos at an adult kickball tournament at one of Portland’s best parks.
So…Come one, come all!
KOifusion is happy to announce we will be selling our tacos at the Big Kids Kickball Classic on Sunday May 31st, from 12pm to 6pm. Cook Park: 16638 SW 92nd Ave · Portland, OR 97224
This is a super cool event for a super cool cause, and is sure to be fun for the whole family. As a benefit for the Oregon Active Foundation, the group aims to raise funds and awareness for the foundation which is a non-profit dedicated to providing outdoor adventures for those in our community who are affected by life challenging conditions. Their main focus is placed on young cancer survivors and children who are at-risk and in challenging situations.
For More Information, Please contact BigKidsKickball@gmail.com or follow them on twitter @jumpingje
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