Scottie's Pizza Parlor is a pizzeria with two locations in

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, United States. Scott Rivera and Amy Coplen opened the original location in

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's Hosford-Abernethy neighborhood in 2015. The second location opened in

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'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

's Hosford-Abernethy neighborhood, and a second operates on 21st Avenue in

's Northwest District. The business makes 16-inch square and 18-inch round pizzas; varieties include

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, pepperoni, and bianca (sauceless). Scottie's uses sourdough and has made

mozzarella Mozzarella is a Types of cheese#Semi-soft cheese, semi-soft non-aged cheese prepared using the ('stretched-curd') method with origins from southern Italy. It is prepared with cow's milk or buffalo milk, taking the following names: * or mozz ...

and

ricotta Ricotta () is an Italian whey cheese made from sheep, cow, goat, or Italian water buffalo milk whey left over from the production of other cheeses. Like other whey cheeses, it is made by coagulating the proteins that remain after the casein h ...

in-house. The menu also includes

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s, and

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. In 2015, ''

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'' 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 ''

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'' described Scottie's as a "tiny,

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-funded spot" serving

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or pie. Customers can pick up pizzas to bake at home.

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,

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, Baby Doll Pizza, 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

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; Rivera recognized the union. The restaurant's hours were reduced during the

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, allowing Rivera to experiment with baking breads and

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s. He launched the

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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

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pizza with mint

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drizzle and

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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. Scottie's ranked number 43 in a 2022 "Top 50 Pizza in USA" list curated by Italian experts. Lindsay D. Mattison ranked the business fourth in

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's 2023 list of the city's best pizza. ''Eater Portland'' included Scottie's in several lists in 2021, including: Waz Wu's overview of Portland's "knockout"

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pizzas, Nick Townsend's guide of fifteen restaurants "worth visiting" on Division, Rachel Pinsky's overview of "thick, cheesy square" pizzas in the city, Zoe Baillargeon's list of the

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's "cheesiest" pizzas, and

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's summary of Portland's "exceptional" pizzas. In 2024, Jackson-Glidden and Rebecca Roland included Scottie's in the website's overview of the best pizza in the metropolitan area. Scottie's was included in the website's 2025 lists of the best affordable restaurants and mid-week lunches in Portland. Paolo Bicchieri included the Northwest District location in ''Eater Portland'' 2025 overview of the city's best restaurants for lunch.

References

External links

* {{Restaurants in Portland, Oregon 2015 establishments in Oregon Pizzerias in Portland, Oregon Restaurants established in 2015 Restaurants in Hosford-Abernethy, Portland, Oregon Restaurants in Northwest District, Portland, Oregon

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