Gracie's Apizza is a pizzeria in
Portland, Oregon
Portland (, ) is a port city in the Pacific Northwest and the list of cities in Oregon, largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon. Situated at the confluence of the Willamette River, Willamette and Columbia River, Columbia rivers, Portland is ...
's
St. Johns neighborhood, in the United States.
Description
Gracie's Apizza is a pizzeria in
North Portland's
St. Johns neighborhood. Pizzas use Cairnspring Mills flour from Washington. The restaurant also serves house-made ice cream.
History
Owner Craig Melillo established Gracie's Apizza as a
food cart
A food cart is a mobile kitchen set up on the street to prepare and sell street food to passers-by. Food carts are often found in cities worldwide selling food of every kind.
Food carts come in two basic styles. One allows the vendor to sit ...
in 2018. The
brick and mortar
Brick and mortar (also bricks and mortar or B&M) refers to a physical presence of an organization or business in a building or other structure. The term ''brick-and-mortar business'' is often used to refer to a company that possesses or leases r ...
restaurant opened in late 2019, in a space previously occupied by 24th and Meatballs.
In September 2021, the original Gracie's Apizza location closed, and the space was replaced by Pastificio d'Oro. On May 3rd, 2023, the restaurant reopened at their current location.
Reception
''
The Oregonian
''The Oregonian'' is a daily newspaper based in Portland, Oregon, United States, owned by Advance Publications. It is the oldest continuously published newspaper on the U.S. west coast, founded as a weekly by Thomas J. Dryer on December 4, 18 ...
'' Michael Russell included Gracie's Apizza in a 2018 list of the Portland's best new food carts and a 2020 list of the city's best new pizzerias. He also said in 2018 the restaurant served Portland's best calzone. Gracie's Apizza was nominated for Food Cart of the Year in ''
Eater Portland
''Eater'' is a food website by Vox Media. It was co-founded by Lockhart Steele and Ben Leventhal in 2005, and originally focused on dining and nightlife in New York City. Eater launched a national site in 2009, and covered nearly 20 cities by ...
'' 2018 Eater Awards. In 2021, the website's
Brooke Jackson-Glidden
Brooke Jackson-Glidden is a food writer and the editor of '' Eater Portland''. In 2023, she received the Jonathan Gold Local Voice Award from the James Beard Foundation in part for her essay about Either/Or.
Career
Jackson-Glidden has been the ...
described the restaurant as "perpetually underrated". She and Alex Frane included Gracie's Apizza in a 2021 list of 17 "vital" food carts and restaurants in St. Johns.
See also
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Pizza in Portland, Oregon
The American city of Portland, Oregon has been recognized for its pizza culture and establishments.
Culture
The ''Portland Mercury'' hosts Pizza Week annually.
In 2021, ''Eater Portland'' Alex Frane said Portland underwent a pizzeria "boom" in 20 ...
References
External links
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{{St. Johns, Portland, Oregon
2018 establishments in Oregon
Food carts in Portland, Oregon
Pizzerias in Portland, Oregon
Restaurants established in 2018
St. Johns, Portland, Oregon