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Two Portland chefs will start serving fresh, local food from a refurbished gas station at the beginning of the Historic Columbia River Highway on Friday.

Sugarpine Drive-In, in the parking lot of Glenn Otto Park on the bank of the Sandy River in Troutdale, opens Friday at noon. The drive-in restaurant doesn't have any indoor seating, but it does have a patio, where visitors can drink beer and frosé in the sunshine, and across the driveway, benches overlooking the popular river spot.

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Emily Cafazzo and Ryan Domingo are Portland and New York culinary veterans, and a married couple.

Cafazzo has worked at Toro Bravo, Expatriate, and Beast. While working at Beast, she competed alongside Portland chef Naomi Pomeroy on Iron Chef.

Domingo is the former general manager of New York's Pok Pok and Ned Ludd.

The couple also own and operate Larch Provisions, a catering company that focuses on "elevated, wild and seasonal Pacific Northwest cuisine."

Their newest venture, Sugarpine Drive-In, will serve seasonal sandwiches and salads made from local ingredients, soft serve ice cream, slushies and frosé.

Here's a look at the drive in, which opens Friday.

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Sugarpine Drive-In is a family business. Both Cafazzo and Domingo's brothers are helping with the launch. On Thursday, Matthew Domingo set flowers out for a Kickstarter backer party.

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Visitors can drive through to order or walk up to the window.

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Alcoholic beverages are allowed on the patio.

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Sugarpine Drive-In has a few time limited spots in the Glenn Otto parking lot.

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The pulled pork sandwich ($10) at Sugarpine Drive-In.

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Deviled egg potato salad ($3) with the pulled pork sandwich.

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A frosé with a paper straw. Sugarpine Drive-In does not use plastic straws.

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Glenn Otto Park and the Troutdale Bridge.

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Cafazzo demonstrates the cheesiness of the waffle grilled cheese ($6).

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Prepping a Larch Mountain sundae ($6).

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The Larch Mountain sundae features a blondie brownie and blueberry-lavender sauce.

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In which I eat my third ice cream treat of the day FOR WORK. Posted by Lizzy Acker on Wednesday, July 11, 2018

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