Old Town Pizza

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.

Old Town Pizza
Old Town Pizza
Restaurant information
Established1974 (1974)
Food typePizza
Dress codeCasual
Street address226 Northwest Davis Street
CityPortland, Oregon
CountyMultnomah
StateOregon
Postal/ZIP Code97209
CountryUnited States
Coordinates45.52443°N 122.67302°W / 45.52443; -122.67302
ReservationsNo
Other locations5201 Northeast Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard
Website

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]

See also

References
  1. "Portland's Famous Old Town Pizza Set to Reopen After Serious Fire". Old Town Brewing Co. April 23, 2013. Retrieved December 21, 2013.
  2. "Old Town Pizza (Vanport Square)". The Portland Mercury. Portland, Oregon: Index Publishing. Retrieved December 20, 2013.
  3. "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". 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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