Portland, Oregon: Pizza Kingdom Come

The pizza scene in Portland has been fairly stationary since the much-hyped New Year's Eve opening of East Burnside's Sizzle Pie. As we approach Sizzle's one year anniversary, a second location is preparing to open in Southwest Portland, and the overall pizza landscape in Portland has encountered a rapid growth spurt. Here's what's on the horizon...

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3 Comments | Posted by Jim Bonomo, November 30, 2011 at 4:00 PM
Tagged: Fire on the Mountain 3, Lonesome's Pizza, openings, Oregon, Oven and Shaker, Pizza Contadino, pizza roundups, Portland OR, Sizzle Pie West, Via Chicago, Via Tribunali

Daily Slice: DiPrima Dolci Italian Bakery & Café, Portland, Oregon

An Italian bakery in Portland is out of place. Curiosity got the best of me, however, when I learned that pizza made by honest-to-goodness Queens natives lurked inside of the mythical establishment. After almost two years of strolling by like an ignoramus, I can say with confidence that the bakers at DiPrima Dolci are slinging some solid pies.

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7 Comments | Posted by Jim Bonomo, June 24, 2011 at 3:30 PM
Tagged: Daily Slice, DiPrima Dolci, Oregon, Portland OR

Portland, Oregon: All-You-Can-Eat Pizza at Tastebud Farm Dining Room

Mention Tastebud to a Portlander, and they'll likely think of Tastebud's Saturday Farmers' Market stand, where they sell schmeared bagel sandwiches, pitas stuffed with lamb, and reheated, parbaked slices of pizza. Very few people know that Tastebud's pizza is available fresh from an actual bricks-and-mortar establishment, and even fewer know that you can eat as much as your belly will allow every Sunday night for fifteen dollars.

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4 Comments | Posted by Jim Bonomo, May 11, 2011 at 3:00 PM
Tagged: all-you-can-eat pizza, Portland OR, recommended, reviews, Slice reviews, Tastebud Farm Dining Room

Portland, Oregon: Gladstone Street Pizza

I was surprised to see the oft-buzzed-about Gladstone Street Pizza left off of Portland Monthly's March 2011 Portland pizza round-up. What once was a coffee shop dabbling in pizza has recently become a full-time pizzeria, and the sharpened focus has allowed the pizza quality to improve, steadily approaching Portland's top tier.

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18 Comments | Posted by Jim Bonomo, April 6, 2011 at 1:00 PM
Tagged: Gladstone Street Pizza, Oregon, Portland OR, reviews, Slice reviews

Daily Slice: Sizzle Pie, Portland, Oregon

My prime suggestion for Sizzle Pie is to pick a direction and stay focused. I enjoyed the ease and casual nature inside, the big portion, and the simplicity of everyday ingredients put together to satisfy a late-night or hungover craving. On the other side of the spectrum, it offers basil-cashew pizza with goat cheese and cracked egg. I understand the desire to have something for everyone, but the act of spreading its act so thin (41 unique pizza selections on the whole-pie menu plus "create your own") allowed my meaty slice to fall just short of excellence.

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10 Comments | Posted by Jim Bonomo, March 24, 2011 at 4:00 PM
Tagged: Daily Slice, Oregon, Portland OR, Sizzle Pie

Slice's Pacific Northwest Pizza Map

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16 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, March 10, 2011 at 8:15 AM
Tagged: maps, Oregon, pizza maps, Portland OR, Seattle, Spokane WA, Washington

Field Report: Sizzle Pie, Portland, Oregon

This could arguably be the best brick-and-mortar New York–ish slice in Stumptown. A crisp thin crust, a sauce that nicely balances sweet and savory, and a judiciously distributed blanket of dry-aged mozzarella. Its most glaring fault is the lack of life at the rim. Both slices I sampled—one plain ($3) and one pepperoni ($3.25)—catwalked an edge crust that was almost completely flat and relatively insubstantial in the flavor department. I visited on only their fifth day being open, so know that there's plenty of time for them to improve. That said, I definitely plan on returning. It's a quality greasy slice for a decent value and in a convenient location.

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Post a Comment | Posted by A Slice Field Agent, March 2, 2011 at 1:00 PM
Tagged: Field Reports, Oregon, Portland OR, Sizzle Pie, Will Fain

Portland Pizza Roundup! Links Galore!

You know how they say competition is a good for the consumer? The thinking, of course, is that it forces competitors to up their respective games. Here's an example.

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4 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, February 26, 2011 at 10:00 AM
Tagged: Oregon, Portland, Portland Monthly, Portland OR, WIllamette Week

Portland, Oregon: Lovely Seasonal Pizza at Lovely's Fifty-Fifty

The wood-fired pizzas at Lovely's Fifty-Fifty rival some of Portland's best. Our favorite was topped with wild nettles, Fontina, Taleggio, and pancetta.

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9 Comments | Posted by Jim Bonomo, February 24, 2011 at 5:00 PM
Tagged: Lovely's Fifty-Fifty, Oregon, Portland OR, Recommended, reviews, Slice reviews

Daily Slice: Hopworks Urban Brewery, Portland, Oregon

The daily option for meat lovers featured Canadian bacon with onion and red peppers. The onions were white, and chopped haphazardly, leaving bursts of raw, pungent onion flavor. The red peppers were half-cooked, giving this slice a salad-like feel. The tomato sauce was a sweet paste best suited to a glass jar on a grocery store shelf. A thick layer of mozzarella was gelatinous due to a poor reheat and contributed no flavor; the crust was buttery, crunchy, and flaky but underseasoned.

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22 Comments | Posted by Jim Bonomo, February 14, 2011 at 2:30 PM
Tagged: Daily Slice, Hopworks Brewery, Oregon, Portland OR