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Gado Gado The Pisha-Duffly’s draw inspiration from their travels in Southeast Asia and their diverse culinar

gado gado
[gah-doh gah-doh]
verb – mix mix
noun - an Indonesian dish often consisting of raw & slightly cooked vegetables, soft egg and tofu, served with peanut sauce
adjective – chaotic, all mixed up

Thomas and Mariah Pisha-Duffly have drawn inspiration from their travels in Southeast Asia as well as their mixed and diverse culinary backgrounds to create their newest venture, Gado Gado. With the iconic Indonesian salad as their namesake and centerpiece for their meals, Gado Gado celebrates Thomas’ Chinese Indonesian heritage. Gado Gado is this duo’s most recent foray into the chaotic world of pop up food.

We’re a few days late but holy s**t our Culinary Director, DaMenga, turned 30 on Monday. I can’t say enough about what a...
10/15/2026

We’re a few days late but holy s**t our Culinary Director, DaMenga, turned 30 on Monday. I can’t say enough about what a great collaborator, mentor, and creative thinker Chef DaMenga is. Every year when his birthday comes around I’m shocked by how young he is. He carries himself with so much professionalism and maturity. The sky is the limit for him and we feel so lucky to be a part of his journey. Neither Oma’s or Gado would be the restaurants that they are without him. HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHEF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
📸: Carter Hiyama

How incredibly beautiful is Chef Amanda Sullivan’s legendary Bay Scallop Crudo?? With a white shoyu & kombu cure, melon ...
10/12/2026

How incredibly beautiful is Chef Amanda Sullivan’s legendary Bay Scallop Crudo?? With a white shoyu & kombu cure, melon & apricot nectar, coconut pandan cream, candied anchovy, and turmeric & squid ink krupuk it’s perfectly Gado and perfectly her.

Reminder!! We won’t be offering our regular service tonight (Saturday, 10/10) but we did hold back just a few seats for ...
10/11/2026

Reminder!! We won’t be offering our regular service tonight (Saturday, 10/10) but we did hold back just a few seats for any lucky walk in diners who want to experience our collaborative Roux dinner with Chefs Melissa Miranda and Siobhan Speirits. Were serving an insane set menu tonight and will be back to our usual shenanigans tomorrow 🩷

Here are a few snaps from this week leading up to our very special dinner THIS SATURDAY!! We’re elbow deep in prep for o...
10/06/2026

Here are a few snaps from this week leading up to our very special dinner THIS SATURDAY!! We’re elbow deep in prep for our collaboration with Chef Melissa Miranda of Musang. This dessert from Chef Siobhan Speirits sounds so fu***ng perfect. And I can’t think of a better reason to gather than the mission of Roux which is to celebrate and highlight women in the food and beverage industry.
We’ve still got reservations available so click our bio link and do your future self a favor. These Pinakbet Arancini aren’t going to eat themselves!
Can’t wait to see you there
*menu definitely subject to change but you get the idea

What an honor to be included in the The New York Times list of Best Restaurants in Portland, Oregon. Being among so many...
10/02/2026

What an honor to be included in the The New York Times list of Best Restaurants in Portland, Oregon. Being among so many colleagues we admire is a fu***ng trip!! It’s hard to explain what it feels like to be a part of a restaurant that is literally beyond what you dared to dream of.
Thank you team Gado, thank you NYT, thank you Portland. 🩷🩷🩷

Do you love women? Cake? Chicken Adobo Curry? Partying? If you answered no to all of those questions. . . I guess have m...
10/01/2026

Do you love women? Cake? Chicken Adobo Curry? Partying? If you answered no to all of those questions. . . I guess have more questions for you for another time BUT if you answered yes to ANY of those questions you should come party with us on 10/10!!!!
We’re hosting a very special dinner in collaboration with Roux
Chef Melissa Miranda of Musang will be coming to town to collaborate with the Gado kitchen team on a special menu, available for one night only. Chef Siobhan Speirits of Cafe Olli will be baking an incredible dessert. We’ll all be celebrating the women who keep the world of food, beverage, and hospitality come to life.
Reservations are available at our bio link but they’re going fast!! We’d love to see you there

Holy smokes! ONCE IN A LIFETIME! Grab your friends and lovers and head to Gado!On Saturday, October 10th we’re teaming u...
09/29/2026

Holy smokes! ONCE IN A LIFETIME! Grab your friends and lovers and head to Gado!
On Saturday, October 10th we’re teaming up with Roux to bring the incredible Chef Melissa Miranda of Seattle’s Musang for a very special dinner at Gado Gado!!!!!!!!!!
We’ll be cooking together for one night only with a sweet finish from the legendary Siobhan Speirits of Cafe Olli It’s a whole evening celebrating women in food, collaboration, and the magic that happens when we get to cook together.
October 10th, set menu, reservations are live but limited!! Grab your seat through our bio link, we can’t wait to cook for you

We are so lucky to live in the same state as Culinary Breeding Network 💗 by Lane Selman and I am beyond excited that the...
08/27/2026

We are so lucky to live in the same state as Culinary Breeding Network 💗 by Lane Selman and I am beyond excited that they’ve invited me to talk about food and family at Field Notes!!!!
This is a new one-day food symposium from the Food Innovation Center & Culinary Breeding Network 💗 by Lane Selman happening on Friday, October 23rd at The Redd in Portland!
Join us for a full day dedicated to the stories behind our food — the farmers, plant breeders, chefs, distillers, fermenters, and makers whose work shapes flavor long before it reaches the table. Expect talks, demonstrations, and tastings, plus breakfast, lunch, and a group dinner all prepared by local chefs, all shared with people who care about this work as much as you do.
Come for the deeper conversations, stay for the community — and make a weekend of it: Field Notes takes place the day before the Sagra del Radicchio e Fagioli.
Tickets available at the link in Food Innovation Center bio

I’ve had this poster from The Houston Blacklight company for about 25 years. It hung on the wall of my first apartment a...
08/04/2026

I’ve had this poster from The Houston Blacklight company for about 25 years. It hung on the wall of my first apartment and every place I’ve lived since until it came to its final resting place in the Gado bathroom. The other night in a moment of cosmic kismet the woman who posed for this illustration in 1969 happened to eat here at Gado!! She was just visiting town for a wedding and saw herself hanging in our restroom. She told us all about the teenage artist George Goode who created these iconic posters and was such a hoot. The universe is wild. I love it, I’m just so happy to be here.

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1801 Ne Cesar Chavez
Portland, OR
97202

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Monday 5pm - 9pm
Tuesday 5pm - 9pm
Wednesday 5pm - 9pm
Thursday 5pm - 9pm
Friday 5pm - 9pm
Saturday 5pm - 9pm
Sunday 5pm - 9pm

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+15032068778

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