Gracie's Apizza

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Gracie's Apizza
Restaurant information
Owner(s)Craig Melilo
Food type Pizza
Street address7304 North Leavitt Avenue
City Portland
County Multnomah
State Oregon
Postal/ZIP Code97203
CountryUnited States
Coordinates 45°35′21″N122°45′14″W / 45.5893°N 122.7540°W / 45.5893; -122.7540
Website graciesapizza.com

Gracie's Apizza is a pizzeria in Portland, Oregon's St. Johns neighborhood, in the United States. [1]

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Description

Gracie's Apizza is a pizzeria in North Portland's St. Johns neighborhood. Pizzas use Cairnspring Mills flour from Washington. [2] The restaurant also serves house-made ice cream. [3] [4]

History

Owner Craig Melillo established Gracie's Apizza as a food cart in 2018. The brick and mortar restaurant opened in late 2019, in a space previously occupied by 24th and Meatballs. [5] [6]

In September 2021, the original Gracie's Apizza location closed, and the space was replaced by Pastificio d'Oro. [7] On May 3rd, 2023, the restaurant reopened at their current location. [8]

Reception

The Oregonian 's 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. [9] [10] He also said in 2018 the restaurant served Portland's best calzone. [11] Gracie's Apizza was nominated for Food Cart of the Year in Eater Portland 's 2018 Eater Awards. [12] In 2021, the website's Brooke Jackson-Glidden described the restaurant as "perpetually underrated". [13] She and Alex Frane included Gracie's Apizza in a 2021 list of 17 "vital" food carts and restaurants in St. Johns. [14]

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References

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