Pizzeria Otto

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Pizzeria Otto
Pizzeria Otto logo.png
Pizzeria Otto in Southeast Portland, Oregon, 2022 - 1.jpg
Exterior of the pizzeria in southeast Portland, 2022
Restaurant information
Established2014 (2014)
Owner(s)Clark Hale
Food typeItalian (pizza)
CityPortland
StateOregon
CountryUnited States
Websitepizzeriaotto.com

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[]

Interior of the southeast Portland restaurant

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]

Pizza Margherita, 2022

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[]

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[]

References[]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (2019-04-18). "Even More Pizza Is Coming to Foster-Powell". Eater Portland. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ Tepler, Benjamin (2021-02-25). "Neighborhood Guide: Foster/Powell". Portland Monthly. Archived from the original on 2022-01-20. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
  12. ^ 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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