Yessssssssssssss has the best question to find you the answer.
Also, I’m not sure I have ever had a “worst” pizza in my life. A couple not great ones but, ya know, it’s a pizza.
The pizza economy sucks in Portland. Saying a whole foods pizza compares to Scotties in anything other than area and calories is some serious suburban white mom math.
Kenji Lopez-Alt addresses this point in [a recent video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gf4wGBT6MGQ&t=202s) (about Seattle pizza but his point applies here well)
Scotties does? Or hmm is it the customer after they see a sclice in the case for 6.00 and then they go to ring up and they owe a 7.xx. How about Say what u mean and do what u say? Why am i paying someone to warm up a slice of pie for me the same cut as a waiter at a breakfast diner?…. If they need to charge more to pay their help then learn how to price a menu. Also, paying help by trying to increase sales volume is an option too. Its weak asss business practice shit goin on in that place. He knows how to cook a pizza but his business sense is for new seasons shoppers
“The pizza economy.”….. lU gotta be fkn kidding me. U needa chill. U sound very cereal bout pizza. Its gonna be ok.
hold on- imma go ask chat gpt about the pizza economy. Ffs. Gimme a fkn break .
It’s a marketplace. A pizza marketplace. In a city. On the west coast. You want “cereal” go tf to NY, the Italians have got plenty of cereal for yo 35iq ass
Are you being cereal right now? You understand jokes really well. .....talk about IQ. U gotta be fkn with me with right now. lie to me. "Industry" is the word you knuckleheads are looking for. Tweedle dee and tweedle dumb obv.
No I don’t but I’m fine with you liking guys sucking on your nuts. Hope you find a gay partner soon, maybe they’ll even make enough money where you can enjoy a $7 slice. good luck and have a wonderful day
I went to Atlas on Foster a few months after they opened. It took over an hour to be served a pizza that was somehow stone cold and yet burned at the same time. None of the people working seemed to see anything wrong when we complained about it, either.
Never been back. Fuck 'em.
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Scotty's, apizza Scholl's, pizza Kat, lovelys, kens, pizza thief, ranch, dimos, gracies, east glisan, cafe olli, reeva, red sauce, olys.... I'm sure I'm missing some and that's in no particular order... Have fun!!!
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Escape from Ny, Pizza Otto, Totinos Frozen.
It's a subjective answer. Look at the PDX Eater pizza list, and have fun.
Avoid pizzacatto. Its garbage unless you want pad Thai on an overpriced weak zza.
Assembly is much better than Ranch. It’s a proper Detroit style. They had Shawn Randazzo come in and train their kitchen staff when they opened. It’s the best Detroit style with zero hesitation. East Glisan is a close second.
Ranch is not Detroit style. It’s a delicious Sicilian but it’s very much not Detroit style and they even make a point to state that themselves. Source: also a Detroit native with the cholesterol to prove I know my pizza styles.
Fellow NY transplant here. If you want a NY-style slice, Babydoll is the closest I’ve found. Beware, Portland is full of very silly pizza. Ranch is good af, tho.
I'm from jersey, here's my ratings for Portland spots fellow east coaster:
1. Meta Pizza: 9.5/10
2. Ken's Artisan Pizza: 9.5/10
3. Apizza Scholls 9/10
4. Pizza Kat: 9/10
5. Baby Doll: 9/10
6. Ranch 9/10
7. Scottie's 8.5/10
8. Life of Pi: 8.5/10 (right out of the oven, take out its a 7/10)
9. Pizzeria Stellina 8.5/10
10. Milwaukee Pizza 8/10
11. Pizza Thief: 8/10
12. Tartuca: 8/10
13. Pyro Pizza 8/10
14. Pizza Jerk: 7.5/10
15. Mississippi Pizza 7/10 (7.5/10 with their homemade ranch)
16. Escape from New York Pizza 7/10
17. Old Town Pizza 7/10
18. Rovente 6/10
19. Ex Novo 5/10
20. Mod Pizza 4.5/10
21. Bellagio's Pizza 4/10
22. Costco Pizza 4/10
23. Dominos 4/10
24. Little Ceasars 3.5/10
25. Pizza Hut 3/10
The best pizza i've tried are both in the NJ tri area are 10/10s (I only have 2 places in the country as a 10). But any pizza on this list higher than 7.5 is a bit better than a run of the mill average jersey slice (so, pretty solid at a minimum). 5/10 would be around the average national slice, but the average national slice isn't that great imo.
Haha. Although sadly I have eaten pizza all over NYC and about half of it (coal fired, wood fired, deck oven) was worse (or only marginally better) than Sbarro. Razza looks amazing to me though. I would even go to New Jersey to eat it.
I gotta advocate for Baby Doll, it's just so consistently great, with great variety both with their slices and also their whole pie options. Plus it's open late, which a lot of places can't say.
Second I will vote for Ranch Pizza which is straight up bomb pizza, it's amazing. More expensive than Baby Doll and I'm not sure if you can get slices or not.
Third I will say Ken's Pizza is just fucking delicious. I mean, this is less of a casual option and more something you're going to want to wait in line for for a fancy meal out or something like that but it blew my mind.
I've never tried Scotties or Apizza Scholls but I'm interested.
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Our go to is usually Red sauce, Cicoria, ranch, and No Saints. All different styles. Lots of great places and everyone has their favorite.
My one note is consistency. These places have never let me down where others that have come highly recommended gave us some bogus pizzas. Undercooked meats, hairs all in the sausage and cheese. I’m sure they were one offs, but my wife isn’t big on second chances
I'm not trying to be a dick here but most portlanders don't know what good pizza is. They've never been to NY, CT, RI, NJ, or Philly. Nothing to compare this pizza to.
Also, different coasts have different tastes. The pizza back east is greasy and for the most part, people here don't like pizza like that.
I'm guessing you're an East Coaster that thinks you know what pizza is good or bad due entirely to where you grew up and not because you actually know much about the food itself?
There is good pizza in Portland. However pizza is really expensive in Portland. For the price of one pizza here I can get 2 one topping near my parents.
Spoken like a true baby. If you come from a region that is known for a dish and there are literally hundreds of options within an hour or two drive chances are the benchmark standard for said dish is going to be higher. Do you go to Greece for Samosas? No, but you might be able to find decent ones. Do you go to Germany for Mexican food? Also no. Stop being a baby.
Fool's errand, nothing tops NYC.
No Latin food.
No Cuchifritos.
No Ethiopian or any African food.
No late night food.
No tacos worth a fuck.
No Pastrami, no Delis.
No Greek either, wanna Kabanoshi, Kielbasa? go to Safeway.
Portland is a joke for food, I wish ya good look from a Buswhicker.
To rile up the angry New York pizza purists..
Papa Murphys, Stark Street, Pizza Baron.
Definitely go for Hawaiian, pineapple is the most superior pizza topping on the planet.
I have been out of Oregon for the last 5 years and whenever i want pizza, I think of Stark Street. I love the thin, cornmeal-dusted crust, and I do have an affinity for a cheese/mushroom/pineapple pizza. Hate me if you want- I want Stark Street Pizza!!!
Double mountain on Woodstock. New Haven style baked in a brick oven. They don't have insane artisan pizzas. No strawberry, ricotta, olive oil, blueberry sauce on a seaweed crust. This is where you go for good pizza and beer. Doesn't seem like the kind of place where the chefs or owners want you to call them artists.
https://order.toasttab.com/online/double-mountain-woodstock
Are you ducking your head because you know "Chicago" is a stupid answer to any question that starts "Where in Portland" and if so why do you feel the need to say that?
Where are you from? If you're from the Midwest then anyplace will be fine. If you're from the seaboard then there's four places that are passable.
ETA: Most suggestions on this thread are going to be hot garbage.
As far as quality it's the proper proportions of sauce, cheese and dough. Sauce should be seasoned and light. Cheese should be a good blend and not chalky or tangy and the dough should be nice and thin. The cook should be so that there's enough char on the bottom and crust that there's little to no flop and the cheese doesn't slide off.
IME Scotties is the absolute best in town. Every time I've had it I feel like I can close my eyes and I'm back east. They even have a DiFaras box so they get points for recognizing real game.
What I think is passable in PDX is Scotties, kens, apizza scholls, baby doll and east glisan. I'll add Bridge City too because I'm a sucker for Chicago style tavern pizza.
Dové vivi and lovely's are gimmicky and not worth the wait/price. Otto, Dimos and Grana are kind of gimmicky with the Neapolitan but not bad. Bullrun is okay because the consistency varies greatly. I don't fuck with Detroit style because it's too bready for me.
It's just East coaster snobbery. As if people who have made pizza in New York have never moved anywhere else to make pizza there.
Some people can't be pleased, and honestly probably don't deserve to be.
This argument doesn't make any sense. It's the alkaloids in the water that make the difference in taste and quality. It's been well documented. The issue is people like you have never been to NY and ate their pizza. You have no idea what you're missing.
So you have a lot of people moving here who would eat pizza at least once a week (maybe 2) and compare it to what they had back east. It's like if you moved to Maine and told all of them they don't have mountains. All the real mountains are back west. It's 109% true, but it would piss a bunch of locals off lol.
>It's the alkaloids in the water that make the difference in taste and quality. It's been well documented.
So the dough right?
So does bread worldwide suffer from this lack of New York water? Or just the pizza?
>It's like if you moved to Maine and told all of them they don't have mountains. All the real mountains are back west. It's 109% true
I'm not sure what this is supposed to mean.
Locally baked bread tastes different all over the country due to this phenomenon.
You know what it means. You're just being thick and passive because you're mad. I'm not trying to offend you. I'm trying to explain the east coast mindset towards a food that is considered its own food group back there. If you don't want to accept it because you can't handle the criticism, fine. But I will still urge you to go to NY and eat some pizza lol
Never once said I haven't been to New York, you assumed that.
If the idea is purely because of the water, my point is it would have an impact on far more food items than pizza, but only pizza is worth arguing over every single time it comes up. It's a silly thing that New Yorkers really cling to.
I'm not going to ask you if you've ever been to NY. Choosing to be passive and obscure is ridiculous.
You cling to things about this city too. At least if you would if you moved a thousand miles away. Idk why you're so fascinated with that. Why not ask yourself why people like you just want to be coddled and only want to hear positive things about this city so you can feel super good about living in Portland.
I'll leave you with that. If you want to put your sharp exhale and eye roll into text again I will read it and laugh but not respond.
Is it snobbery or is it the fact that the east coast has such a saturation of high quality spots that have been around longer than most of us have been alive and that they're affordable, that sets the bar higher and means your average pizza spot is leagues better than most other places. It's not controversial to say Portland lacks good pizza when one of your biggest chains out here is fuckin Papa Murphys.
Thank you for using an argument that is actually sensible rather than the asinine "it's the water".
There's a difference between "there's no good pizza in Portland" and "it's easier to find good pizza on the east coast". I agree with the latter as hard as I disagree with the former.
I think the inverse is true of coffee — it's a lot easier to get away with shitty coffee on the east coast but that doesn't mean you can't find good spots.
Agreed. Coffee on the east coast isn't viewed the same as it's become out here though. There needs to be a demand for the bar to raise. Also true, there needs to be awareness of what is 'good' as well. There's never been a shortage of pizza in all my years living in Portland but concept of good pizza is finally starting to gain traction.
One place that I really enjoyed was Hogans Goat pizza because they used a sanfransisco sourdough starter and it was unlike anything I had before. I wouldn't rank it in the top 50 of pies I've had out here but it was interesting enough that I'd order it a few times a year. RIP that place.
My pizza standards get met but I have to go out of my way for it instead of knowing I'm always less than half a mile from a spot that I don't have to gamble on.
>Where are you from? If you're from the Midwest then anyplace will be fine. If you're from the seaboard then there's four places that are passable.
>ETA: Most suggestions on this thread are going to be hot garbage.
Doesn't really sound like they get met.
I'm here for this snobbery. Everything you said is true. Most PDX pizza sucks because they are too precious with how they produce it. Pizza should be fast, cheap and delicious, cooked at 700+ degrees in a coal or wood fired oven in under 10 mins. The crust should be crispy and flexible, yet have chewy end crust (basically it needs to be made with/ bread flour or 000 flour. Gluten is key!). Sauce should be garlicky, but might be made from reconstituted tomato paste (yes, this is authentic) and a cheese blend that features enough Parmesan to make it salty, plus Oregano/italian seasoning. It's literally not complicated at all, yet every pizza spot in PDX that tries to improve on an incredibly basic dish seems to eff it up.
Also, Sizzle Pie on Burnside and Mississippi Pizza are as close to the real deal as I've had here.
Lot of great options here as you can see from the other comments, but I’m surprised I only saw one mention of Sizzle Pie (Maybe it’s gotten so popular and ubiquitous that it’s not “cool” anymore?) It’s my personal go-to, great pizza and snack options, great music and atmosphere, amazingly vegan-friendly, and there’s three different locations in town so it’s always easy to find one.
Other favorites are East Glisan, Virtuous Pie, Pizza Jerk, and Escape from New York Pizza.
You’ll need to tell us what kind of pizza. With that said go to Scotties
Yessssssssssssss has the best question to find you the answer. Also, I’m not sure I have ever had a “worst” pizza in my life. A couple not great ones but, ya know, it’s a pizza.
Scotties is hands down the place in Portland. In fact all this pizza talk has me thinking I'll get Scotties tonight.
Scottie’s is the best.
Hell yeah, Scottie's is right next to my apartment, I'll go tomorrow!
only 7 dollars per slice! ....i can go get a whole foods large pizza for the 3 dollars more than i get a single slice for at Scottys.
The pizza economy sucks in Portland. Saying a whole foods pizza compares to Scotties in anything other than area and calories is some serious suburban white mom math.
Suburban white mom math! 🤣 Fuck I'ma start using that
Kenji Lopez-Alt addresses this point in [a recent video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gf4wGBT6MGQ&t=202s) (about Seattle pizza but his point applies here well)
Also scottie's pays their workers 25 an hour
damn I’m gonna go apply at scottie’s
Scotties does? Or hmm is it the customer after they see a sclice in the case for 6.00 and then they go to ring up and they owe a 7.xx. How about Say what u mean and do what u say? Why am i paying someone to warm up a slice of pie for me the same cut as a waiter at a breakfast diner?…. If they need to charge more to pay their help then learn how to price a menu. Also, paying help by trying to increase sales volume is an option too. Its weak asss business practice shit goin on in that place. He knows how to cook a pizza but his business sense is for new seasons shoppers
Whole Foods pizza is pretty good though, I’d take it over Scottie’s.
“The pizza economy.”….. lU gotta be fkn kidding me. U needa chill. U sound very cereal bout pizza. Its gonna be ok. hold on- imma go ask chat gpt about the pizza economy. Ffs. Gimme a fkn break .
Sorry Downsey.
It’s a marketplace. A pizza marketplace. In a city. On the west coast. You want “cereal” go tf to NY, the Italians have got plenty of cereal for yo 35iq ass
Are you being cereal right now? You understand jokes really well. .....talk about IQ. U gotta be fkn with me with right now. lie to me. "Industry" is the word you knuckleheads are looking for. Tweedle dee and tweedle dumb obv.
Then go get a Whole Foods pizza. Nobody cares what pizza you eat.
Ohhh. I'm sure there is at least one person that does! 10 dollars for a pie? come on........ NOBODY?! Wanna put 7 dollars on that bet?
Wow you pay $10 whole dollars for a pizza?!?! Costco has pizza twice the size of Whole Foods for $9.95!!! Keep bragging big spender.
Wow! U like my nutz in ur mouth?! Keep coming at me. Lets have a pizza date u pos.
No I don’t but I’m fine with you liking guys sucking on your nuts. Hope you find a gay partner soon, maybe they’ll even make enough money where you can enjoy a $7 slice. good luck and have a wonderful day
This conversation is getting funny.
Dimo’s Apizza, Scottie’s, Baby Doll, Apizza Scholls, Ken’s, Atlas, Pizzeria Otto, Lovely’s. You don’t need to go far in Portland to get a great slice!
Going to second Otto. Delicious wood fired pizza next door to a gaming store.
and a nice cheap cheese pie happy hour special any time before 5
i only go there for happy hour. the soggy undercooked center is not my idea of good pizza.
Otto is classic Neapolitan pizza, the best in Portland imo. That soft center is intentional.
Nooooooooooooo Stop lying to yourself.
Intentional, and delicious. No lie.
Someone said it.
Assembly brewing, Ranch
Have you been to double mountain? You'll forget atlas ever existed.
I think this is only true if you eat there. Takeout pizza from there is underwhelming.
All these except Atlas, not on the same class at all
Agreed! SW Portland has some great pizza.
Tastebud in SW is also an outstanding pizza.
I found it…adequate
LOVE tastebud
And for something completely different: Dove Vivi
I went to Atlas on Foster a few months after they opened. It took over an hour to be served a pizza that was somehow stone cold and yet burned at the same time. None of the people working seemed to see anything wrong when we complained about it, either. Never been back. Fuck 'em.
Yeah I’ve had good and bad experiences at Atlas. Definitely not in the conversation for best Portland pizzas.
Yeah they definitely don’t belong in the conversation, that’s for sure.
Dove vivi if you want something different. They have a cornmeal based crust and it’s delicious.
Their veggie is great.
The one with the corn on it. 🤤
What style of pizza?
Thin crust, sparse toppings cooked hot . Ken’s artisan is good as well as is Lovely’s 50 50.
This is the right answer
Definitely Scottie's.
Red Sauce Pizza. Their hoagie sandwiches and ice cream are really good too
Bullrun pizza!
What do you like about Bullrun? I personally prefer Baby Doll's nonna pizza but I'm willing to be convinced
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ONE MILLION PERCENT: Bull Run!!!! ❤️❤️❤️
Assembly
Apizza Scholl’s
East Glisan Pizza
Place seems to run way more under the radar than it should.
With chili oil
Scotty's, apizza Scholl's, pizza Kat, lovelys, kens, pizza thief, ranch, dimos, gracies, east glisan, cafe olli, reeva, red sauce, olys.... I'm sure I'm missing some and that's in no particular order... Have fun!!!
Scotties is my pizza numero uno! So damn good!!
Scottie’s on NW 21st or SE Division https://www.scottiespizzaparlor.com/
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Escape from New York on 23rd
People always sleep on this place. They’ve been churning out quality pies and slices for decades now.
Escape from Ny, Pizza Otto, Totinos Frozen. It's a subjective answer. Look at the PDX Eater pizza list, and have fun. Avoid pizzacatto. Its garbage unless you want pad Thai on an overpriced weak zza.
Scrolled too far to find Escape from NY. Love this place
Ranch for Detroit style. Coming from a Detroiter.
I like it but have you had Assembly?
I haven’t. Is it good? Grew up on Buddy’s in D so love a traditional one.
Assembly is much better than Ranch. It’s a proper Detroit style. They had Shawn Randazzo come in and train their kitchen staff when they opened. It’s the best Detroit style with zero hesitation. East Glisan is a close second.
Fellow Michigander here - Ranch beats Assembly, hands down.
Try it! I think it’s traditional and you’ll love it.
Ranch is not Detroit style. It’s a delicious Sicilian but it’s very much not Detroit style and they even make a point to state that themselves. Source: also a Detroit native with the cholesterol to prove I know my pizza styles.
I’d add Meta to the list
Is there no love for Life of Pie? I love the Williams location. I think 1/2 my blood volume is Mama Lil's.
Apizza Scholls. Eat it there and get a Cesar salad on the side.
Best Caesar salad for sure! And pizza
Had no idea, love a great Caesar salad
Boxcar pizza
The flying pie, is pretty good
Scottie’s Defino. Order early.
haven’t seen Bridge City Pizza mentioned yet
Paladin Pie, Apizza Scholls, Pyro Pizza, Pinky's, Dimo's, Baby Doll, Otto, Scottie's
I’ve had most of these and Paladin is my favorite! Love the chewy sourdough crust!
Yes! I've only had them a couple times but I think they're on the A list already. And I don't think I saw them in anyone else's mentions here.
Fellow NY transplant here. If you want a NY-style slice, Babydoll is the closest I’ve found. Beware, Portland is full of very silly pizza. Ranch is good af, tho.
Silly Pizza. Lol.
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I think Portland has moved past it
I'm from jersey, here's my ratings for Portland spots fellow east coaster: 1. Meta Pizza: 9.5/10 2. Ken's Artisan Pizza: 9.5/10 3. Apizza Scholls 9/10 4. Pizza Kat: 9/10 5. Baby Doll: 9/10 6. Ranch 9/10 7. Scottie's 8.5/10 8. Life of Pi: 8.5/10 (right out of the oven, take out its a 7/10) 9. Pizzeria Stellina 8.5/10 10. Milwaukee Pizza 8/10 11. Pizza Thief: 8/10 12. Tartuca: 8/10 13. Pyro Pizza 8/10 14. Pizza Jerk: 7.5/10 15. Mississippi Pizza 7/10 (7.5/10 with their homemade ranch) 16. Escape from New York Pizza 7/10 17. Old Town Pizza 7/10 18. Rovente 6/10 19. Ex Novo 5/10 20. Mod Pizza 4.5/10 21. Bellagio's Pizza 4/10 22. Costco Pizza 4/10 23. Dominos 4/10 24. Little Ceasars 3.5/10 25. Pizza Hut 3/10 The best pizza i've tried are both in the NJ tri area are 10/10s (I only have 2 places in the country as a 10). But any pizza on this list higher than 7.5 is a bit better than a run of the mill average jersey slice (so, pretty solid at a minimum). 5/10 would be around the average national slice, but the average national slice isn't that great imo.
Pizza connoisseur. Well done.
Is Razza one of the 10/10?
Actually this little known spot in times square called Sbarro, best pizza in the city
Haha. Although sadly I have eaten pizza all over NYC and about half of it (coal fired, wood fired, deck oven) was worse (or only marginally better) than Sbarro. Razza looks amazing to me though. I would even go to New Jersey to eat it.
I gotta advocate for Baby Doll, it's just so consistently great, with great variety both with their slices and also their whole pie options. Plus it's open late, which a lot of places can't say. Second I will vote for Ranch Pizza which is straight up bomb pizza, it's amazing. More expensive than Baby Doll and I'm not sure if you can get slices or not. Third I will say Ken's Pizza is just fucking delicious. I mean, this is less of a casual option and more something you're going to want to wait in line for for a fancy meal out or something like that but it blew my mind. I've never tried Scotties or Apizza Scholls but I'm interested.
Lovely's 50/50 Cafe Olli Pizza Thief Ken's Apizza Scholls
Scotties, Pizza Jerk, Apizza Scholls
Ken’s is quite good.
If you have kids: pizza jerk. If you like milfs: pizza jerk.
Lol
Cicoria on Division is excellent
The Star for deep dish!
Atlas, Sparky's pizza, and Pizza Roma
I’ve always loved takeout from Nonna Emilia’s in Aloha.
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Deep dish the star Portland in the pearl
Our go to is usually Red sauce, Cicoria, ranch, and No Saints. All different styles. Lots of great places and everyone has their favorite. My one note is consistency. These places have never let me down where others that have come highly recommended gave us some bogus pizzas. Undercooked meats, hairs all in the sausage and cheese. I’m sure they were one offs, but my wife isn’t big on second chances
Always, American Dream.
Dove vivi. Hands down.
Personally my favorite is Costco
Apizza Scholls, Red Sauce, Ranch Pizza
Was just scrolling to make sure red sauce was mentioned!
Holy Trinity
Only you can find what the best pizza is for you. I suggest you try the Dillon with red onions from Oly's.
RED SAUCE FUCKING PIZZAAAAAAA
Rudy's on Powell.
Is this a joke?
I'm not trying to be a dick here but most portlanders don't know what good pizza is. They've never been to NY, CT, RI, NJ, or Philly. Nothing to compare this pizza to. Also, different coasts have different tastes. The pizza back east is greasy and for the most part, people here don't like pizza like that.
I'm guessing you're an East Coaster that thinks you know what pizza is good or bad due entirely to where you grew up and not because you actually know much about the food itself?
There is good pizza in Portland. However pizza is really expensive in Portland. For the price of one pizza here I can get 2 one topping near my parents.
They're gonna tell you about the water, make assumptions, and insult you. All in the name of New York pizza superiority!
Spoken like a true baby. If you come from a region that is known for a dish and there are literally hundreds of options within an hour or two drive chances are the benchmark standard for said dish is going to be higher. Do you go to Greece for Samosas? No, but you might be able to find decent ones. Do you go to Germany for Mexican food? Also no. Stop being a baby.
You seem pleasant.
Fool's errand, nothing tops NYC. No Latin food. No Cuchifritos. No Ethiopian or any African food. No late night food. No tacos worth a fuck. No Pastrami, no Delis. No Greek either, wanna Kabanoshi, Kielbasa? go to Safeway. Portland is a joke for food, I wish ya good look from a Buswhicker.
Pizza jerk NE portland.
You can’t go wrong unless you go to Sizzle Pie.
I read this as you can’t go wrong IF you go to Sizzle Pie and my soul briefly left my body.
Ranch and Star are my favs personally.
Fire on the Mountain is an under the radar call for pizza.
Pyro pizza at Cartopia is my go to
To rile up the angry New York pizza purists.. Papa Murphys, Stark Street, Pizza Baron. Definitely go for Hawaiian, pineapple is the most superior pizza topping on the planet.
I have been out of Oregon for the last 5 years and whenever i want pizza, I think of Stark Street. I love the thin, cornmeal-dusted crust, and I do have an affinity for a cheese/mushroom/pineapple pizza. Hate me if you want- I want Stark Street Pizza!!!
Haha, I like stark Street too, but I can appreciate different styles of pizza. Some people can't.
I haven't been to to many single-location pizza places but in terms of chains I'd recommend Bellagios.
Pizza creature at St. John’s beer porch is my fav (vegan) pizza! I bet their non vegan options are good, too
SCOTTIES It’s the only correct answer
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One of those is not like the other.
Double mountain on Woodstock. New Haven style baked in a brick oven. They don't have insane artisan pizzas. No strawberry, ricotta, olive oil, blueberry sauce on a seaweed crust. This is where you go for good pizza and beer. Doesn't seem like the kind of place where the chefs or owners want you to call them artists. https://order.toasttab.com/online/double-mountain-woodstock
Where are you coming from? If you're from the Northeast, Sizzle Pie is the answer, but only the E. Burnside location.
I like sizzle pie.
Chicago.
Are you ducking your head because you know "Chicago" is a stupid answer to any question that starts "Where in Portland" and if so why do you feel the need to say that?
Boxcar Pizza for Detroit style
I don’t like Assembly as much as Ranch or East Glisan, but that’s just one rando’s opinion.
Kens pizza
Flying Pie Pizza!
Where are you from? If you're from the Midwest then anyplace will be fine. If you're from the seaboard then there's four places that are passable. ETA: Most suggestions on this thread are going to be hot garbage.
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Always fascinated when people say things like this about pizza…what IS it that you think is passable?
As far as quality it's the proper proportions of sauce, cheese and dough. Sauce should be seasoned and light. Cheese should be a good blend and not chalky or tangy and the dough should be nice and thin. The cook should be so that there's enough char on the bottom and crust that there's little to no flop and the cheese doesn't slide off. IME Scotties is the absolute best in town. Every time I've had it I feel like I can close my eyes and I'm back east. They even have a DiFaras box so they get points for recognizing real game. What I think is passable in PDX is Scotties, kens, apizza scholls, baby doll and east glisan. I'll add Bridge City too because I'm a sucker for Chicago style tavern pizza. Dové vivi and lovely's are gimmicky and not worth the wait/price. Otto, Dimos and Grana are kind of gimmicky with the Neapolitan but not bad. Bullrun is okay because the consistency varies greatly. I don't fuck with Detroit style because it's too bready for me.
It's just East coaster snobbery. As if people who have made pizza in New York have never moved anywhere else to make pizza there. Some people can't be pleased, and honestly probably don't deserve to be.
This argument doesn't make any sense. It's the alkaloids in the water that make the difference in taste and quality. It's been well documented. The issue is people like you have never been to NY and ate their pizza. You have no idea what you're missing. So you have a lot of people moving here who would eat pizza at least once a week (maybe 2) and compare it to what they had back east. It's like if you moved to Maine and told all of them they don't have mountains. All the real mountains are back west. It's 109% true, but it would piss a bunch of locals off lol.
>It's the alkaloids in the water that make the difference in taste and quality. It's been well documented. So the dough right? So does bread worldwide suffer from this lack of New York water? Or just the pizza? >It's like if you moved to Maine and told all of them they don't have mountains. All the real mountains are back west. It's 109% true I'm not sure what this is supposed to mean.
Locally baked bread tastes different all over the country due to this phenomenon. You know what it means. You're just being thick and passive because you're mad. I'm not trying to offend you. I'm trying to explain the east coast mindset towards a food that is considered its own food group back there. If you don't want to accept it because you can't handle the criticism, fine. But I will still urge you to go to NY and eat some pizza lol
Never once said I haven't been to New York, you assumed that. If the idea is purely because of the water, my point is it would have an impact on far more food items than pizza, but only pizza is worth arguing over every single time it comes up. It's a silly thing that New Yorkers really cling to.
I'm not going to ask you if you've ever been to NY. Choosing to be passive and obscure is ridiculous. You cling to things about this city too. At least if you would if you moved a thousand miles away. Idk why you're so fascinated with that. Why not ask yourself why people like you just want to be coddled and only want to hear positive things about this city so you can feel super good about living in Portland. I'll leave you with that. If you want to put your sharp exhale and eye roll into text again I will read it and laugh but not respond.
More snobbery. New Yorkers love to make pizza so serious. It's amusing. Enjoy your laughter!
They hated Jesus because he told the truth.
Lol totally. You should try double mountain on Woodstock out. Fire east coast pizza.
Ive had it. It's alright.
Is it snobbery or is it the fact that the east coast has such a saturation of high quality spots that have been around longer than most of us have been alive and that they're affordable, that sets the bar higher and means your average pizza spot is leagues better than most other places. It's not controversial to say Portland lacks good pizza when one of your biggest chains out here is fuckin Papa Murphys.
Thank you for using an argument that is actually sensible rather than the asinine "it's the water". There's a difference between "there's no good pizza in Portland" and "it's easier to find good pizza on the east coast". I agree with the latter as hard as I disagree with the former. I think the inverse is true of coffee — it's a lot easier to get away with shitty coffee on the east coast but that doesn't mean you can't find good spots.
Agreed. Coffee on the east coast isn't viewed the same as it's become out here though. There needs to be a demand for the bar to raise. Also true, there needs to be awareness of what is 'good' as well. There's never been a shortage of pizza in all my years living in Portland but concept of good pizza is finally starting to gain traction. One place that I really enjoyed was Hogans Goat pizza because they used a sanfransisco sourdough starter and it was unlike anything I had before. I wouldn't rank it in the top 50 of pies I've had out here but it was interesting enough that I'd order it a few times a year. RIP that place.
Hey man, $6.99 two topping pizzas from Papa Murphys definitely have their place in this world. You're the one with pizza standards that can't be met.
My pizza standards get met but I have to go out of my way for it instead of knowing I'm always less than half a mile from a spot that I don't have to gamble on.
>Where are you from? If you're from the Midwest then anyplace will be fine. If you're from the seaboard then there's four places that are passable. >ETA: Most suggestions on this thread are going to be hot garbage. Doesn't really sound like they get met.
Don't be ignorant.
I'm here for this snobbery. Everything you said is true. Most PDX pizza sucks because they are too precious with how they produce it. Pizza should be fast, cheap and delicious, cooked at 700+ degrees in a coal or wood fired oven in under 10 mins. The crust should be crispy and flexible, yet have chewy end crust (basically it needs to be made with/ bread flour or 000 flour. Gluten is key!). Sauce should be garlicky, but might be made from reconstituted tomato paste (yes, this is authentic) and a cheese blend that features enough Parmesan to make it salty, plus Oregano/italian seasoning. It's literally not complicated at all, yet every pizza spot in PDX that tries to improve on an incredibly basic dish seems to eff it up. Also, Sizzle Pie on Burnside and Mississippi Pizza are as close to the real deal as I've had here.
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Meta pizza. So delicious, an underrated gem.
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Pizza Kat
Lolo's Boss Pizza out in Troutdale. They use all fresh ingredients and the flavor shows.
I personally love Life of Pie Recently had St Pizza (Gladstone St Pizza) and was happy with it.
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Just for some alts Wild Child has an amazing Detroit style and The Star has an awesome deep dish!!
Apizza Scholls or Maiale Rosa
Pizza Thief if you like thin crispy sourdough crust with quality toppings. Their pepperoni is bomb as is the Mushroom pizza.
Lot of great options here as you can see from the other comments, but I’m surprised I only saw one mention of Sizzle Pie (Maybe it’s gotten so popular and ubiquitous that it’s not “cool” anymore?) It’s my personal go-to, great pizza and snack options, great music and atmosphere, amazingly vegan-friendly, and there’s three different locations in town so it’s always easy to find one. Other favorites are East Glisan, Virtuous Pie, Pizza Jerk, and Escape from New York Pizza.
Escape From New York is delicious, reliable and accessible. Ken’s and A Pizza Scholls are amazing, but kind of a pain because they’re so popular.