Pan Con Queso

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Pan Con Queso
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Pan Con Queso
Restaurant information
Street address2730 Southeast Gladstone Street
City Portland
CountyMultnomah
StateOregon
Postal/ZIP Code97202
CountryUnited States
Coordinates 45°29′36″N122°38′16″W / 45.4932°N 122.6379°W / 45.4932; -122.6379

Pan Con Queso is a pizzeria in Portland, Oregon, United States. [1] [2]

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Description

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]

History

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]

Reception

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]

References

  1. ↑ "Pan Con Queso - Review - Creston-Kenilworth - Portland, OR". The Infatuation . JPMorgan Chase. October 3, 2024. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
  2. ↑ "SE's Newest Pizza Place Brings Spam and Salsa to Fermented Dough". Southeast Examiner. Archived from the original on April 13, 2024. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Pizza and beer? Portland brewpubs take fresh approach to classic combo". The Oregonian . Advance Publications. August 3, 2023. ISSN   8750-1317. OCLC   985410693 . Retrieved November 6, 2024.
  4. 1 2 3 Russell, Michael (August 2, 2023). "Pan Con Queso is the next Portland pizzeria you need to know about". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on June 28, 2024. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
  5. 1 2 Russell, Michael (July 31, 2023). "Join along as we search for Portland's next great pizzeria". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on September 3, 2023. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
  6. ↑ Hynum, Rick (August 9, 2023). "Spam Is Grandpa's Jam on a Pizza Called the Mr. MacArthur". PMQ Pizza. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
  7. ↑ Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (August 7, 2023). "At Pan Con Queso, Sourdough Pizzas Arrive Topped With Chorizo or Tomatillo Salsa". Eater Portland . Vox Media. Archived from the original on March 2, 2024. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Mexican-Hawaiian pizza shop Pan Con Queso opens". Axios Portland . Cox Enterprises. June 5, 2024. Archived from the original on June 17, 2024. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
  9. ↑ Graves, Mark. "Portland's Pan Con Queso pizzeria". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on June 14, 2024. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
  10. ↑ Russell, Michael (August 4, 2023). "One of Portland's finest Italian restaurants quietly opened a new pizzeria downtown. It's great". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on June 7, 2024. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
  11. ↑ Russell, Michael (May 21, 2024). "Portland's Pan Con Queso goes from pizza pop-up to brick-and-mortar pizzeria". The Oregonian. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
  12. ↑ Evensen, Julie (June 3, 2024). "Portland's pizza is some of the best in the world, a new ranking says". The Oregonian. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
  13. ↑ "Portland's 5 best new pizzerias of 2023". The Oregonian. August 5, 2023. Archived from the original on February 12, 2024. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
  14. ↑ Russell, Michael (December 27, 2023). "Portland's best new dishes of 2023". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on February 27, 2024. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
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