Pizza Jerk

Pizza Jerk is a pizzeria with three locations in Portland, Oregon. Tommy Habetz opened the original restaurant in 2015.

Pizza Jerk
Exterior of the pizzeria in northeast Portland, Oregon, 2022
Restaurant information
Established2015 (2015)
Owner(s)
  • Tommy Habetz
  • Ben Hufford
  • Brandon Smyth
Food typePizza
Street address
  • 4028 Northeast 42nd Avenue[1]
  • 621 Southeast Morrison Street
  • 1708 Southwest 6th Avenue
CityPortland
StateOregon
CountryUnited States
Websitepizzajerkpdx.com

History

Tommy Habetz opened the first Pizza Jerk in 2015,[2][3] replacing a Bunk Sandwiches restaurant.[4] There were some delays to opening, following an initial announcement in 2014. Ben Hufford and Brandon Smyth have also been named co-owners.[5] The original Pizza Jerk caught fire in June,[6][7] re-opening in September.[8]

A second location opened in southeast Portland's Buckman neighborhood in 2018.[9][10]

There were three Pizza Jerk locations, as of December 2021.[11]

Reception

Bon Appetit named Pizza Jerk one of the country's "50 Best New Restaurants".[12] Thrillist named the restaurant one the best pizzerias in the U.S.[8] Portland Monthly included the pizzeria in a list of the city's best new restaurants of 2016.[13] Kara Stokes included Pizza Jerk in Eater Portland's 2021 overview of recommended eateries in northeast Portland's Cully neighborhood.[14] In 2022, the website's Janey Wong called Pizza Jerk a "punk rock pizzeria".[15]

See also

References
  1. Williams, Nathan (2021-12-03). "Where to Grab Pizza by the Slice in and Around Portland". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2021-12-04. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
  2. McCann, Fiona (2021-02-24). "Neighborhood Guide: Cully". Portland Monthly. Archived from the original on 2021-11-05. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
  3. Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (July 7, 2021). "Please Stop Calling Portland America's Best Pizza City. We Don't Care". Eater Portland. Vox Media. Archived from the original on October 19, 2021. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  4. Frane, Alex (2018-01-16). "Bunk Sandwiches on Morrison Is Closed, Here Comes Pizza Jerk". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2021-10-08. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
  5. Russell, Michael (2016-03-04). "Pizza Jerk is a worthy successor to Bunk (review)". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2022-01-09. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
  6. Bamman, Mattie John (2016-06-07). "Updated: Fire Breaks Out at Pizza Jerk". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2018-12-31. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
  7. Bamman, Mattie John (2016-06-08). "See the Extent of Pizza Jerk Fire Damage in Photos". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2020-11-08. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
  8. Bamman, Mattie John (2016-09-06). "Updated: Pizza Jerk Reopens". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2021-12-29. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
  9. Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (2018-05-16). "Pizza Jerk 2 Is Taking A Little Extra Time to Open". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2022-01-09. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
  10. Frane, Alex (2018-05-31). "Pizza Jerk 2 is Really, Absolutely, About to Open". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2021-12-15. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
  11. Brooks, Karen; Hamilton, Katherine Chew (2021-12-14). "Portland's Top 50 Restaurants | 2022". Portland Monthly. Archived from the original on 2021-12-20. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
  12. Brooks, Karen; Clarke, Kelly; Hamilton, Katherine; McCann, Fiona; Michelman, Jordan; Tepler, Ben (2021-07-08). "Modernist Pizza Authors Have Named Portland America's Best Pizza City". Portland Monthly. Archived from the original on 2021-11-19. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
  13. Clarke, Kelly (2016-10-10). "Portland's Best Pizza Spot That Almost Flamed Out: Pizza Jerk". Portland Monthly. Archived from the original on 2021-07-26. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
  14. Stokes, Kara (2019-03-25). "Where to Eat and Drink in Cully". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2023-01-12. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
  15. Wong, Janey (2023-01-03). "Portland Restaurateur Tommy Habetz Is in the Hospital After a Brain Hemorrhage". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2023-01-03. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
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