Pan Con Queso | |
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Restaurant information | |
Street address | 2730 Southeast Gladstone Street |
City | Portland |
County | Multnomah |
State | Oregon |
Postal/ZIP Code | 97202 |
Country | United States |
Coordinates | 45°29′36″N122°38′16″W / 45.4932°N 122.6379°W |
Pan Con Queso is a pizzeria in Portland, Oregon, United States. [1] [2]
The pizzeria Pan Con Queso operates in southeast Portland's Creston-Kenilworth neighborhood. It serves "naturally leavened modernist" personal size pizzas, inspired by the owners' "combined Mexican and Pacific Islander heritage". [3] [4] The business uses ingredients like aioli with chipotle, as well as corn, cotija cheese, [5] chorizo, and pickled jalapeño. [4] The Mr. MacArthur pizza, named after one of the owner's grandfather, has onion, pineapple, and Spam. [6] Another pizza is called the Kevin McCallister, inspired by the character in the 1990 film Home Alone . Pan Con Queso's menu has also included a salad with arugula and watermelon, [4] another with chamoy vinaigrette, a canned fish plate, and desserts such as amaretto flan [7] and Mexican-spiced cookies with chili powder. [8]
Pan Con Queso started as a pop-up restaurant within the brewery Living Häus. [5] [9] Pan Con Queso is operated by Henry Martinez, who previously worked at Dimo's Apizza and Scottie's Pizza Parlor, and Makeila Magno. The first pop-up was held in April 2023, and the owners of Living Häus invited Pan Con Queso to use the kitchen full-time in June. [3]
Pan Con Queso has used an electric PizzaMaster oven. [10] In 2024, owner announced plans to open a brick and mortar restaurant in the 300-square-foot space previously occupied by The Electric Pizza Company, in southeast Portland's Creston-Kenilworth neighborhood. [11] The restaurant opened on June 1, 2024. [12]
The Oregonian included Pan Con Queso in a list of Portland's five best new pizzerias of 2023. [13] The newspaper's Michael Russell also called the business a "standout newcomer". [14]
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