Scottie's Pizza Parlor is a pizzeria with two locations in
Portland, Oregon. Scott Rivera and Amy Coplen opened the original location in
southeast Portland
Southeast Portland is one of the sextants of Portland, Oregon.
Boundaries and features
Southeast Portland stretches from the warehouses along the Willamette River through historic Ladd's Addition to the Hawthorne and Belmont districts out to Gr ...
's
Hosford-Abernethy
Hosford-Abernethy is a neighborhood in the inner Southeast section of Portland, Oregon. It borders Buckman and Sunnyside on the north, Richmond on the east, Brooklyn and Creston-Kenilworth on the south, and (across the Willamette River) Downto ...
neighborhood in 2015. The second location opened in
northwest Portland's
Northwest District in late 2022.
Description
Scottie's Pizza Parlor is a pizzeria with two locations; the original restaurant is located on Division Street in
southeast Portland
Southeast Portland is one of the sextants of Portland, Oregon.
Boundaries and features
Southeast Portland stretches from the warehouses along the Willamette River through historic Ladd's Addition to the Hawthorne and Belmont districts out to Gr ...
's
Hosford-Abernethy
Hosford-Abernethy is a neighborhood in the inner Southeast section of Portland, Oregon. It borders Buckman and Sunnyside on the north, Richmond on the east, Brooklyn and Creston-Kenilworth on the south, and (across the Willamette River) Downto ...
neighborhood, and a second operates on 21st Avenue in
northwest Portland's
Northwest District. The business makes 16-inch square and 18-inch round pizzas;
varieties include
margherita
Margherita is an Italian feminine given name. It also is a surname. As a word, in Italian it means " daisy".
Given name
As a name, it may refer to:
*Margherita Aldobrandini (1588–1646), Duchess consort of Parma
*Margherita de' Medici (1612 ...
, pepperoni, and bianca (sauceless). Scottie's uses sourdough and has made
mozzarella and
ricotta in-house.
In 2015, ''
Portland Monthly'' Benjamin Tepler wrote, "You'll find poofy-rimmed, leopard-spotted
Neapolitan pies cooked in a 900-degree Swedish electric deck oven but served
New York–style, in cheap 18-inch rounds or big, foldable slices."
Ben Waterhouse of ''
The Oregonian'' described Scottie's as a "tiny,
Indiegogo-funded spot" serving
pizza by the slice or pie.
History
Scott Rivera opened the restaurant on July 29, 2015, with his business partner and then-girlfriend Amy Coplen. Previously, he had worked at
Bread and Ink Cafe,
Ava Gene's
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During the COVID-19 pandemic, the restaurant was temporarily converted into the marketplace Shipshape Goods.
History
In 2020, during ...
,
Baby Doll Pizza
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Description
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, and
Handsome Pizza.
In 2017, Rivera attempted a world record by creating the Centouno Formaggio, a 101-cheese pizza.
In September 2019, 15 employees at Scottie's decided to unionize with the
Industrial Workers of the World; Rivera recognized the union. The
restaurant's hours were reduced during the
COVID-19 pandemic, allowing Rivera to experiment with baking breads and
bombolones. He launched the
pop-up Bomba PDX in November 2020, selling donuts with cinnamon sugar or various fillings.
The second location opened on December 16, 2022.
In December 2023, the outpost hosted Bhuna Tuesdays weekly, offering pork
vindaloo pizza with mint
chutney drizzle and
raita on the side.
Reception
Benjamin Tepler of ''Portland Monthly'' said in 2015, "The best slice at Scottie's happens to be the simplest: pizza bianca, with melting heaps of creamy, fresh-made ricotta, fried basil leaves, and a dusting of crushed New Mexico chiles, all drizzled with olive oil."
In 2018,
Anthony Falco named Portland the "greatest pizza city" in the U.S., based on Scottie's,
Apizza Scholls, and
Lovely's Fifty Fifty
Lovely's Fifty Fifty is a pizzeria in Portland, Oregon.
History
The restaurant followed Lovely Hula Hands. The chef is Sarah Minnick.
Lovely's Fifty Fifty was featured on the Netflix series '' Chef's Table: Pizza'' in 2022.
Reception
Michael ...
.
''Eater Portland'' included Scottie's in several lists in 2021, including: Waz Wu's overview of Portland's "knockout " vegan pizzas, Nick Townsend's guide of 15 restaurants "worth visiting" on Division, Rachel Pinsky's "Where to Find Thick, Cheesy Square Pizzas in Portland", Zoe Baillargeon's overview of the metropolitan area's "cheesiest" pizzas, and
Brooke Jackson-Glidden's summary of the city's "exceptional" pizzas.
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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{{Restaurants in Portland, Oregon
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