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Dimo's Apizza is a pizzeria in
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Description

Dimo's Pizza is a pizzeria on East
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. The restaurant serves
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from a coal-fired oven; varieties include tomato with garlic,
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with black-pepper-
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cream, tomato
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, and zucchini, and clams with garlic, parsley, and chili flakes. 'The Father' has sausage and pickled peppers, and the 'Hail Mary' has
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, Calabrian chile, and Castelvetrano olives. The special called 'This Bacon Is Radicchio!' has bacon,
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, caramelized
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, tomato confit,
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, and
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. 'The G.O.A.T.' had tomatoes, sweet summer corn, caramelized red onions,
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,
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, parsley, mint, and basil. In addition to pizzas, the restaurant also serves sandwiches, including chicken parmesan and
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on sesame
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. 'The Beast' has whole
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seasoned like brisket, Gruyère, and
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.
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have egg and cheese with bacon or Taylor ham on
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hard rolls.


History

Chef Doug Miriello opened Dimo's in July 2020, in a space which previously housed Burnside Brewing Company and the Danish brewery
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. ''Eater Portland'''s Brooke Jackson-Glidden described the restaurant, named after Miriello's grandmother, as "a new, outdoor, potentially permanent pizza pop-up". In 2021, Dimo's hosted a
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event in collaboration with
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and the cocktail pop-up Shipwreck. A special pizza included wood-roasted Chinese eggplant, tomato
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, lemon, cumin yogurt, herbs, and fried garlic. Some proceeds from the event benefitted Last Prisoner Project, which "aims to rectify the harms of cannabis criminalization". Since April 2022, the restaurant also serves a 4-course dinner meal.


Reception

''
Willamette Week ''Willamette Week'' (''WW'') is an alternative weekly newspaper and a website published in Portland, Oregon, United States, since 1974. It features reports on local news, politics, sports, business, and culture. History Early history ''Willame ...
'' included Dimo's in a list of "Five Great New Restaurants That Opened in 2020". Karen Brooks included Dimo's in ''
Portland Monthly ''Portland Monthly'' (also referred to as ''Portland Monthly Magazine'') is a monthly news and general interest magazine which covers food, politics, business, design, events and culture in Portland, Oregon. The magazine was co-founded in 2003 b ...
'' 2021 overview of the city's best restaurants and named the pizzeria as one of three which "bolster the case that Portland is America's best pizza city".


See also

*
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

* {{Restaurants in Portland, Oregon 2020 establishments in Oregon Kerns, Portland, Oregon Northeast Portland, Oregon Pizzerias in Portland, Oregon Restaurants established in 2020