Pizzeria Otto
| Pizzeria Otto | |
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 Exterior of the pizzeria in southeast Portland, 2022 | |
| Restaurant information | |
| Established | 2014 |
| Owner(s) | Clark Hale |
| Food type | Italian (pizza) |
| City | Portland |
| State | Oregon |
| Country | United States |
| Website | pizzeriaotto |
Pizzeria Otto is a pizzeria with two locations in Portland, Oregon. The original restaurant opened in northeast Portland in 2014, and a second has operated in southeast Portland since 2019.
History
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Owner Clark Hale and pizzaiolo Justin Clarke opened Pizzeria Otto in northeast Portland's Roseway neighborhood in 2014, serving Neapolitan pizza within the 36-seat restaurant. In addition to pizza, the menu includes Caesar, mixed, and spinach salads.[1][2] In 2015, Jamie Hale of The Oregonian wrote, "The place was bustling on a Monday evening, but the typical 20-somethings you'd expect to find were replaced with neighborhood families, filling the tiny pizzeria to capacity."[3]
In 2016, the restaurant's team went to Naples for research.[4] Sam J. Reed began managing the pizza oven in 2016.[5]
In 2019, Hale confirmed plans to open a second, larger location in southeast Portland's Mt. Scott-Arleta neighborhood, near Foster-Powell.[6][7] Sometimes referred to as Pizzeria Otto FoPo,[8] the approximately 2,300 square-foot new space seats 80 people.[9][10]
Reception
[edit]In 2021, Portland Monthly's Benjamin Tepler said Pizzeria Otto offered the "best and only" Neapolitan pizza in the Foster-Powell neighborhood.[11] Brooke Jackson-Glidden included Pizzeria Otto in Eater Portland's 2021 list, "15 Date-Worthy Restaurants in Portland Actually Open on Mondays".[8] She also included the pizzeria in a 2022 overview of "Where to Find Exceptional Pizzas in Portland", writing, "The Neapolitan-style pizzas at Pizzeria Otto are outstanding, cooked in a rustic wood-fired oven in high heat, but the toppings are decidedly Pacific Northwestern."[12]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ Centoni, Danielle (2014-09-30). "Coming Soon to the Roseway Neighborhood: Wood-Fired Pizza". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2015-10-04. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
- ^ Centoni, Danielle (2014-10-20). "Pizzeria Otto in Northeast Portland Now Open". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2015-09-25. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
- ^ Hale, Jamie (2015-04-01). "Pizzeria Otto review -- Cheap Eats 2015". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2022-01-20. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
- ^ Bamman, Mattie John (2016-03-25). "Pizzeria Otto Goes to Italy: See the Pilgrimage in Photos". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2022-01-20. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
- ^ Bamman, Mattie John (2016-03-30). "Sam J. Reed IN at Pizzeria Otto | Nonna Launches Lunch Fridays". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2016-06-04. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
- ^ Russell, Michael (2019-04-17). "Pizzeria Otto will open a second location in Southeast Portland". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2022-01-20. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
- ^ Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (2019-04-18). "Even More Pizza Is Coming to Foster-Powell". Eater Portland. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
- ^ a b Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (2021-11-01). "15 Date-Worthy Restaurants in Portland Actually Open on Mondays". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2022-01-04. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
- ^ Russell, Michael (2019-11-06). "Pizzeria Otto's new Foster-Powell location opens Saturday". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2021-03-01. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
- ^ Frane, Alex (2019-11-06). "Panuozzo and Margherita Pizzas Are Landing in Foster-Powell this Saturday". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2021-10-29. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
- ^ Tepler, Benjamin (2021-02-25). "Neighborhood Guide: Foster/Powell". Portland Monthly. Archived from the original on 2022-01-20. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
- ^ Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (2016-08-05). "Where to Find Exceptional Pizzas in Portland". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2020-01-16. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
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