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Description

Fried Egg I'm in Love has been described as a "music pun-themed breakfast sandwich shop". The signature sandwich is the Yolko Ono, described as "oniony sausage patties" with pesto, a fried egg, and toasted sourdough. The Egg Zeppelin has two vegetable patties, a fried egg, two slices of cheddar cheese, and aardvark aioli. The Free-Range Against the Machine has egg, avocado, tomato, and havarti.

History

Fried Egg I'm in Love initially operated from a single food cart. Jace Krause and Ryan Lynch started the business in 2012. According to ''

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'', Krause "had basically no experience running a business when he started" and he launched Fried Egg I'm in Love "for just $10,000 by getting a rent-to-own deal on an existing cart". In 2017, Krause became the sole owner and a second location opened at

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restaurant began operating on Hawthorne Boulevard in

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's Sunnyside neighborhood in 2019. In 2020, the business opened another cart at the pod

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, in the

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part of the

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neighborhood. Fried Egg I'm in Love was featured in the

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travel documentary series ''

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'' in 2022. In 2023, the business increased prices because of the rising cost of eggs. Eggs were also stolen from the food cart in north Portland in January. In February, Fried Egg I'm in Love was the first food cart business invited to use Lovely Rita's kitchen at The Hoxton as part of a pop-up series. In late 2023, Krause announced plans to close the Prost Marketplace cart in December and open a nearby restaurant at Fremont and Mississippi in January 2024. The restaurant opened on January 15. Workers announced plans to organize a union in 2024.

Reception

Michael Russell included the restaurant in ''

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'' 2020 list of "Portland's 40 best inexpensive restaurants". Alex Frane included Fried Egg I'm in Love in ''Eater Portlands 2021 list of "17 Spots to Grab Amazing Breakfast Sandwiches". In 2021, ''

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'' included the business in a list of "11 Breakfast Sandwiches to Get You out of Bed". The magazine included the Yolko Ono in a 2022 list of "The 12 Best Breakfasts in Portland". The ''

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'' included Fried Egg I'm in Love in 2021 lists of the "5 best Portland sandwiches available for pick-up or delivery" and "7 brunch spots in Portland that won't break the bank". Caitlin Flynn selected Fried Egg I'm in Love for Oregon in

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's 2022 overview of "The Best Breakfast Sandwich in Every State".

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