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Portland Boulder Rally 12/3/2011

BoKwon — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 22:06:02 +0000

December 3rd, 2011: Next Adventure and The Circuit Bouldering Gym will be hosting a rock climbing event the likes of which have never before been seen in the Pacific Northwest!

It's FREE To The Public!!!

With cash and prizes available to winners, there is sure to be a lot of excitement and competition to keep you entertained!

Admission to the public is FREE and the best part of it all is that KOi Fusion will be there to provide goodness to the masses! It’s like getting your own prize, just for showing up!!

The 8 Ball Says You Will Be Enjoying Delicious Korean Fusion On December 3rd 2011!!

You will find us outside of The Circuit Gym NE, 410 NE 17th Ave, Portland, OR 97232 on December 3rd, 2011 from 930pm-12am slingin’ tacos with smiles!!

We now accept Sanctity of Hope tokens!

BoKwon — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 10:30:04 +0000

We have partnered up with non-profit Sanctity of Hope to accept tokens given to the homeless to be redeemed for food at ALL KOi truck locations. These tokens are given out to homeless people in Portland to be used in lieu of cash for all sorts of products and services at participating businesses. Here’s an article about us and Whiffies as the first food carts to participate! At KOi Fusion, we will be accepting 1 token for 1 TACO ($2 value), and 4 tokens for 1 BURRITO ($7 value). We encourage all of our customers, fans, and anyone out there to support this cause by either handing out these tokens to the homeless instead of cash, as well as purchasing tokens to then be distributed out by the organization. There are many times we all want to help out, lend a hand or give … but we turn the other way. This is a good start. SANCTITY OF HOPE
A 501c3 charity offering tokens to local communities to give to the homeless instead of cash. Tokens can be used at local businesses and vending machines for food, clothing, laundry services, survival gear, and bicycle parts.

The Problem
Many people do not give to the homeless because of concerns over ultimate use – the ultimate use of their gift by the recipient. This adversely affects both the homeless and those wishing to help them.

Our Purpose

Helping communities take care of the most basic needs of its least fortunate members thereby offering HOPE for a better life.
Helping communities by reducing their concerns over ultimate use thereby letting them help their less fortunate members.

Visit Sanctity of Hope for more info!

Meet Our D-Street Neighbors!

BoKwon — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 00:42:01 +0000

We’re already feeling quite at home at our new food cart pod, D-Street Noshery on SE 32nd and Division. Weekends are bustling and we can already forsee some great summer nights ahead. Chill out under our heated tent, have a couple beers, eat some good food and relax. A GREAT place for families too, might I add … there’s a little something for everyone and we won’t get mad if you bring all your kids (including pets).

Thanks to the folks running this pod and the nice customers who come through, we are definitely having a good time! So here’s a quick meet & greet of our neighbors … be sure to say hi to them next time you’re here!

Probably the first cart you’ll see … Leif’s Flying Fish Company!

Leif sells some fresh seafood products! Really.

Want some Venezuelan street food? Mike from Fuego de Lotus is your guy!

Look at this fine meal he made for us! Excuse the already eaten bread … so delicious!

The friendlist people with the snazziest cart on this lot, Brian and Shannon from SLICE brick oven pizza!

Hey Brian!

Kevin from Oregon Ice Works … sells soups made from scratch in the winter! Wait til you try his ice cream. BUTTA.
Ice, soup … works for us!

Yeah, and this stuff with the broccolini and peppers … yeah. Do it.

Of COURSE pies would be coming out of this cute cart! The Pie Spot.

You will never be prepared for what is to come from Awesome Cone.

Try “The Greatest Cone Ever Conceived By Mankind.”

Have a brew at Captured by Porches beer bus!

And here is Herb making no-nonsense, good for you mac & cheese!

He will get you at “free sample”

Now just have a seat, turn up the heat and chow!!!!

Construction Zone!

BoKwon — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 10:20:54 +0000

Yep … that’s Chef Bo in a hard hat!

Hard hats and highlighter safety vests may very well be our new work uniforms as one of our new lunch spots is pretty much on top of it when it comes to safety! Andersen Construction company reached out to us to cater lunch to the hundreds (and still growing) of workers on-site at their current project for Kaiser Permanente in Tanasbourne/Hillsboro! We got a tour this past week and wow, the job site is massive! We’ll be rollin’ through here a few mornings throughout the week.

We hear Intel is nearby … can we pay you a visit while we’re out there?!!

The New York Times, Korean Tacos, and the Future of Fusion…

admin — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:24:18 +0000

Yesterday, we received some nice media coverage, courtesy of John T. Edge over at the New York Times. You can read the article here. It follows a trend of past coverage that both KOi and Korean fusion as a genre have received over the last year, and it now appears that the concept of “fusion” has become a full-on epidemic in the US. Following the original Kogi model, trucks have started popping up over the past year, spanning the country– from Midwestern locales like Indianapolis and Oklahoma, all the way to Atlanta, New York, and of course California. Our very own city, Portland, has even received some increased competition over the past year, as no fewer than four Korean barbecue competitors have rolled into town.

What does it all mean? It’s something we as a team have talked about more recently. When we started, the concept of the Korean taco was strictly the domain of Kogi and LA. We were one of the first to take Roy Choi’s pioneering vision and mold it into our own concept; using his blueprint, we ran with the idea and re-invented the recipes so that they tasted uniquely KOi. One of the reasons we’ve been successful in this new sea of competition has been a consistent adherence to our original vision.

By sticking with the homemade marinades that only Mama Kwon knows the recipe to, using locally-sourced tortillas and tacos, only buying fresh, local vegetables, and only selecting the highest quality meats to buy, we’ve been able to consistently deliver the best Korean BBQ in Portland, even as we’ve expanded over the past year.

Everything we serve is cooked to order, and when you come to KOi, you know everything you eat has been grilled, chopped, diced, and prepared that day. It’s not a marketing gimmick–it’s the only way we know how to do business, and we refuse to change our commitment to those ideals.

As the genre continues to grow and expand, we’ve prepared ourselves for the inevitable increase in competition by making sure we continue to do the best everyday. As Bo said to the New York Times, we’ve built our business not on trying to be just another Kogi, but by taking the idea of the Korean taco and “Portlandizing” it. Our marinades, tortillas, meat, and recipes are unique to KOi. We have much love for the growing legion of Korean taco trucks across the country; but for us, it’ll always be a KOi and Portland way of doing things–and we wouldn’t have it any other way.

Love, Peace, and Taco Grease,

Scott, Team KOi

Receptions, lunches, K-parties: KOi Fusion Catering!

admin — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:52:09 +0000

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: