Jojo (restaurant)

Jojo (also known as Jojo Food Truck and Jojo PDX) is a restaurant in Portland, Oregon.[1][2]

Jojo
The food truck's exterior in 2021
Restaurant information
Owner(s)Justin Hintze
CityPortland
StateOregon
CountryUnited States
Coordinates45.4965°N 122.6268°W / 45.4965; -122.6268
Websitejojopdx.com

Description

Jojo has operated from a food cart in southeast Portland's Creston-Kenilworth neighborhood. The business specializes in fried chicken sandwiches.[3] The menu has also included biscuits and gravy and milkshakes.[4]

History

Justin Hintze, a former real estate agent,[3] opened Jojo in Sellwood in October 2018.[5] The food cart relocated to a pod on Southwest Powell in 2019.[5] Jojo became known for its social media posts in 2019.[6] In late 2019, Jojo and Vietnamese cart Matta collaborated to launch Chơi Luôn, a restaurant within the cocktail bar Lulu.[7]

In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Jojo offered free meals to children, restaurant workers,[8][9] and hospital workers.[10] In April, when Jojo reopened after a temporary closure, the business offered free sandwiches to all who asked.[11] In 2021, Hintze confirmed plans to open a sibling brick and mortar restaurant in northwest Portland's Pearl District.[12][13] The restaurant is expected to open on September 15, 2022.[14]

Reception
The restaurant's jojos in 2021

In 2019, Jojo was a Food Cart of the Year finalist in Eater Portland's Eater Awards. The website's Brooke Jackson-Glidden wrote, "Jojo stands out as a Portland icon for its social media alone, but luckily this Creston-Kenilworth cart’s hulking fried chicken sandwiches are similarly obsession-inducing. Owner Justin Hintze doesn’t hold back with spice, sauce, or smoke, topping chicken with potato salad and sambal mayo on a crisped bun, with a side of crispy-crackly jojos for gut-busting good measure."[15]

In 2020, Nick Woo and Alex Frane included Jojo in the website's lists of "14 Outstanding Fried Chicken Sandwiches in Portland" and "14 Excellent Sandwich Shops to Try in Portland", respectively.[16] Jojo was included in several additional Eater Portland lists in 2021, including Woo and Nick Townsend's "14 Real-Deal Fried Chicken Spots in Portland",[17] Krista Garcia's "10 Chicken-and-Jojo Champs in Portland",[18] Woo and Jackson-Glidden's "15 Outstanding Portland Food Carts",[19] Daniel Barnett and Garcia's "17 Mind-Blowing Burgers in Portland and Beyond",[20] and Jackson-Glidden's "The 38 Essential Restaurants and Food Carts in Portland".[21] Portland Monthly included Jojo in a 2021 overview of "The Best Fried Chicken in Portland".[22]

See also

References
  1. Russell, Michael (2019-06-20). "Southeast Portland's Jojo is a food nerd's dream of fried chicken and potatoes". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2021-07-06. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
  2. Singer, Matthew (2021-05-05). "In Just Two Years, the Jojo Fried Chicken Sandwich Has Become a Portland Classic". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on 2021-08-14. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
  3. Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (2019-11-21). "Chơi Luôn, the Banh Mi Collab from Food Carts Matta and Jojo, Opens This Week [Updated]". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2021-02-06. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
  4. "Jojo Was Already One of Portland's Heftiest Meals. What Happens When You Add Eggs?". Portland Monthly. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
  5. Leonard, Rita A. (August 30, 2019). "Noted food cart moves from Sellwood to new Powell mall". The Bee. Pamplin Media Group. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
  6. Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (2019-12-18). "Fried Chicken Cart Jojo Ruled Instagram by Fully Satirizing Itself". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2021-10-06. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
  7. Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (2019-11-21). "Chơi Luôn, the Banh Mi Collab from Food Carts Matta and Jojo, Opens This Week [Updated]". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2021-02-06. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
  8. Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (2020-03-17). "Portland Food Truck Jojo Gives Away Free Meals as Restaurant Workers Lose Jobs". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2020-08-27. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
  9. Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (2020-03-18). "Portland Food Carts and Restaurants Are Giving Out Free Meals In Response to Food Service Industry Layoffs". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2021-06-30. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
  10. Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (2020-04-01). "Funded by Donation Dollars, Portland Restaurants Start Serving Free Meals to Hospital Workers". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2020-12-31. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
  11. Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (2020-04-03). "Where to Find Passover Takeout and Delivery in Portland". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2021-03-16. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
  12. Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (2021-03-06). "Perpetually Popular Fried Chicken Cart Jojo Is Opening a Restaurant". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2021-10-11. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
  13. Singer, Matthew (2021-03-17). "Food Cart Phenomenon Jojo Is Going Brick-and-Mortar. Owner Justin Hintze Says COVID-19 Helped It Happen". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on 2021-08-15. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
  14. Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (2022-09-01). "Inside Fried Chicken Cart Jojo's New Restaurant, With Boozy Milkshakes and '70s Lounge Vibes". Eater Portland. Retrieved 2022-09-15.
  15. Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (2019-11-18). "Meet the Finalists for Eater Portland's Best Restaurant of 2019 and More". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2020-09-04. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
  16. Woo, Nick (2020-03-10). "14 Outstanding Fried Chicken Sandwiches in Portland". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2021-10-09. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
  17. Woo, Nick (2015-05-28). "14 Real-Deal Fried Chicken Spots in Portland". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2021-09-29. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
  18. Garcia, Krista (2021-02-16). "10 Chicken-and-Jojo Champs in Portland". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2021-08-10. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
  19. Woo, Nick (2015-06-10). "15 Outstanding Portland Food Carts". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2021-09-18. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
  20. Barnett, Daniel (2017-05-09). "17 Mind-Blowing Burgers in Portland and Beyond". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2021-10-11. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
  21. Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (2018-01-09). "The 38 Essential Restaurants and Food Carts in Portland". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2021-09-25. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
  22. Hamilton, Katherine Chew (2021-12-13). "The Best Fried Chicken in Portland". Portland Monthly. Archived from the original on 2021-05-05. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
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