El Gallo Taqueria facts for kids
Quick facts for kids El Gallo Taqueria |
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The restaurant's exterior in 2021
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| Restaurant information | |
| Established | 2009 |
| Closed | July 23, 2022 |
| Current owner(s) | Jake Brown |
| Chef | Jake Brown |
| Food type | Mexican |
| Street address | 4422 Southeast Woodstock Boulevard |
| City | Portland |
| County | Multnomah |
| State | Oregon |
| Postal/ZIP code | 97206 |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 45°28′44″N 122°37′01″W / 45.4790°N 122.6169°W |
El Gallo Taqueria was a Mexican restaurant in Portland, Oregon. Owner and chef Jake Brown established the business as a food cart in 2009, in southeast Portland's Woodstock neighborhood. In 2015, El Gallo relocated and began operating as a brick and mortar restaurant in 2015. The business stopped operating in 2022.
Description
El Gallo Taqueria was a Mexican restaurant in southeast Portland's Woodstock neighborhood. The menu included tacos, breakfast burritos with eggs and chorizo, burritos with pinto beans and cabbage, and the Nevada tostada (meat, beans, cabbage and cheese on frybread). Taco varieties included al pastor with charred pineapple and cilantro as well as the "gringo", a hard-shell taco. The Mexican blackbird burrito had black beans and vegetables.
The restaurant also had handmade tortillas, housemade chips and salsa, and Melt Yer Face habanero salsa. El Gallo's drink menu included Mexican bottled beers, Mexican sodas, and local beers on draft.
History
From 2009 to December 2014, owner and chef Jake Brown operated El Gallo Taqueria as a food cart in the parking lot of The Joinery on Woodstock Boulevard. According to the Bee, El Gallo was the first food cart to operate in Woodstock. The Portland Business Journal called the cart "one of the most sustainable" in the city, using energy efficient appliances and food sourced daily from nearby farms and farmers' markets.
In 2014, Brown began renovating a 420-square-foot space next to an Ace Hardware store several blocks away, making upgrades to meet the Energy Trust of Oregon's green building and sustainability standards. With the move came an expanded menu, longer hours of operation, and seating. In November 2014, Danielle Centoni of Eater Portland confirmed plans for the restaurant to open in February 2015.
The restaurant closed on July 23, 2022. Brown wrote, "While this was a difficult conclusion to come to, this is the best decision for the business and me personally. Having the privilege to cook and serve the Woodstock Community for the past 13 years has been an honor." The restaurant was replaced by Viking Soul Food.
