Old Town Pizza

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Old Town Pizza
Old Town Pizza
Restaurant information
Established1974 (1974)
Food typePizza
Dress codeCasual
Street address226 Northwest Davis Street
City Portland, Oregon
County Multnomah
StateOregon
Postal/ZIP Code97209
CountryUnited States
Coordinates 45°31′28″N122°40′23″W / 45.52443°N 122.67302°W / 45.52443; -122.67302
ReservationsNo
Other locations5201 Northeast Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard
Website

Old Town Pizza is a pizzeria established in 1974 and located in the historic Merchant Hotel building in the Old Town Chinatown neighborhood of central Portland, Oregon in the United States. The company has a satellite location at Vanport Square in Northeast Portland that includes a brewery branded as Old Town Brewing Co. Two days before its March 2012 opening, a fire forced the restaurant to undergo reconstruction for six weeks.

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Description and history

Old Town Pizza was established in 1974 in the Merchant Hotel building in the Old Town Chinatown neighborhood of northwest Portland, Oregon. [1] The restaurant's menu includes pizzas, paninis, pastas and salads. [2]

Satellite restaurant and Old Town Brewing Co.

Old Town Pizza's satellite restaurant is located at 5201 Northeast Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard at Vanport Square in Northeast Portland. [2] [3] Historically, the location was a hub for the automotive industry. [3] The restaurant serves the same menu as the original location and features a similar "rustic-feeling atmosphere", plus a full bar. [2]

The Northeast Portland restaurant was set to launch its seven-barrel brewery, branded as Old Town Brewing Co., in mid-March 2012. [1] However, two days before the opening, a fire believed to have been started by prolonged contact between a light bulb and lampshade resulted in more than $50,000 in damage. [4] The restaurant was closed for reconstruction for more than six weeks, during which repairs costing over $300,000 were completed. [1] Following an April 27 reopening, the restaurant began serving eight beers, including an American wheat, an India Pale Ale, an Irish red, a pale ale, a porter, S.T.E.A.M., a stout and a winter ale. [1] S.T.E.A.M. was developed in collaboration with Rock Bottom Brewery during Old Town's six-week closure and was served by both companies. [1]

Reception

Old Town Pizza has been featured on Rachael Ray's Tasty Travels , [5] a series hosted by celebrity chef and television personality Rachael Ray, The Tonight Show and the Travel Channel. [1] Portland Monthly recommended the original restaurant as a good place to start or end an evening. The magazine published about the restaurant: "There's something so McCabe & Mrs. Miller about eating in a warm, wooden room. And indeed, much of the allure of Old Town Pizza is the architecture." [6] The Old Town Chinatown Community Association included the Northwest Portland restaurant in a self-guided tour of the neighborhood. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Portland's Famous Old Town Pizza Set to Reopen After Serious Fire". Old Town Brewing Co. April 23, 2013. Archived from the original on February 19, 2014. Retrieved December 21, 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 "Old Town Pizza (Vanport Square)". The Portland Mercury . Portland, Oregon: Index Publishing. Retrieved December 20, 2013.
  3. 1 2 "Old Town Brewing Co". Downtown Portland and the Downtown Marketing Initiative. Archived from the original on June 6, 2014. Retrieved December 20, 2013.
  4. ↑ Mather, Kate (March 15, 2012). "Investigators say fire at Old Town Pizza in Northeast Portland accidentally caused by smoldering lampshade". The Oregonian . Portland, Oregon: Advance Publications. ISSN   8750-1317 . Retrieved December 20, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Rachael Ray's Tasty Travels: Portland, OR". Archived from the original on August 23, 2012. Retrieved December 20, 2013. Note: Episode RY0207.
  6. ↑ "Old Town Pizza". Portland Monthly . Portland, Oregon: Sagacity Media. August 23, 2013. ISSN   1546-2765 . Retrieved December 20, 2013.
  7. ↑ "First Sunday in Old Town". Old Town Chinatown Community Association. Retrieved December 20, 2013.
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