Baby Blue Pizza
Baby Blue Pizza | |
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Restaurant information | |
Established | July 2019 |
Closed | January 2022 |
Owner(s) | Odie O’Connor |
Food type | Italian (pizza) |
City | Portland |
State | Oregon |
Country | United States |
Website | babybluepizza |
Baby Blue Pizza (sometimes Baby Blue Woodfired Pizza)[1] was a vegan pizzeria in Portland, Oregon. The restaurant operated from July 2019 to January 2022, closing during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Description[]
The restaurant served seven[2] vegan pizzas with sourdough crusts and toppings like meatless pepperoni.[3][4]
History[]
Vegan chef Odie O’Connor, who previously worked at Gracie's Apizza, began operating Baby Blue as a food cart on Hawthorne Boulevard in southeast Portland in July 2019.[5] He closed the cart for approximately one month during the COVID-19 pandemic, allowing him to explore making other types of pizza and open a separate small pizzeria called Boxcar Pizza.[1][6] Baby Blue closed in January 2022.[7][8]
Reception[]
Michael Russell included Baby Blue in The Oregon's 2020 overview of Portland's five best new pizzerias. He said Baby Blue "stands out for the quality of its chewy, blistered dough" and was "leaning the charge" amongst the city's new vegan pizzerias.[9][10] Waz Wu included Baby Blue in Eater Portland's 2021 overview of "Where to Find Knockout Vegan Pizza in Portland" and said, "This successful pop-up-turned-food-cart slings some of the most exciting vegan pizza in town."[11]
See also[]
- COVID-19 pandemic in Portland, Oregon
- Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the restaurant industry in the United States
- List of defunct restaurants of the United States
- List of vegetarian restaurants
- Pizza in Portland, Oregon
References[]
- ^ a b Vinson, Ty (2020-07-14). "Vegan Detroit-style pizza joint set to open in The Zipper this August". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2021-05-08. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
- ^ "KOIN's Cart of the Week: Baby Blue Pizza". KOIN.com. 2020-02-04. Archived from the original on 2020-11-29. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
- ^ Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (2019-12-16). "A Guide to Portland's New Pizza Shops". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2021-10-20. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
- ^ Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (2019-01-09). "Beloved Japanese Bakery Oyatsupan Opens a Tiny Bakery Cafe in Tigard". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2020-09-04. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
- ^ Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (2019-07-10). "A New Vegan Pizza Cart Is Coming to SE Hawthorne". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2021-10-19. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
- ^ Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (2020-07-17). "The Portland Independent Restaurant Alliance Calls for a Boycott of Grubhub". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2021-11-21. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
- ^ Wu, Waz (2022-01-10). "Vegan Pizza Cart Baby Blue Will Close at the End of the Month". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2022-01-12. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
- ^ "Vegan, Wood-Fired Pizza Cart Baby Blue Announces It Will Close at the End of January". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on 2022-01-11. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
- ^ Russell, Michael (2020-01-30). "These are Portland's five best new pizzerias, from creative toppings to obsessed-over dough". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2020-11-15. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
- ^ Russell, Michael (2020-01-31). "Portland is in the midst of a vegan pizza boomlet, and Baby Blue Pizza is leading the charge". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2020-11-15. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
- ^ Wu, Waz (2018-10-17). "Where to Find Knockout Vegan Pizza in Portland". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2022-01-05. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
External links[]
- 2019 establishments in Oregon
- 2022 disestablishments in Oregon
- Defunct Italian restaurants in Portland, Oregon
- Defunct pizzerias
- Pizzerias in Portland, Oregon
- Restaurants disestablished during the COVID-19 pandemic
- Restaurants disestablished in 2022
- Restaurants established in 2019
- Vegan restaurants in the United States
- Food carts in Portland, Oregon