Pizzeria Otto

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.

Pizzeria Otto
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

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]

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. 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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