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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| Established | 1974 |
| Food type | Pizza |
| Dress code | Casual |
| Street address | 226 Northwest Davis Street |
| City | Portland, Oregon |
| County | Multnomah |
| State | Oregon |
| Postal/ZIP Code | 97209 |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 45°31′28″N 122°40′23″W / 45.52443°N 122.67302°W |
| Reservations | No |
| Other locations | 5201 Northeast Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard |
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Description and history
editOld 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.
editOld 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
editOld 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
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e f "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.
- ^ a b c "Old Town Pizza (Vanport Square)". The Portland Mercury. Portland, Oregon: Index Publishing. Retrieved December 20, 2013.
- ^ a b "Old Town Brewing Co". Downtown Portland and the Downtown Marketing Initiative. Archived from the original on June 6, 2014. Retrieved December 20, 2013.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Rachael Ray's Tasty Travels: Portland, OR". Archived from the original on August 23, 2012. Retrieved December 20, 2013. Note: Episode RY0207.
- ^ "Old Town Pizza". Portland Monthly. Portland, Oregon: Sagacity Media. August 23, 2013. ISSN 1546-2765. Retrieved December 20, 2013.
- ^ "First Sunday in Old Town". Old Town Chinatown Community Association. Retrieved December 20, 2013.
External links
edit- Official website – Old Town Pizza
- Official website – Old Town Brewing Co.
- Old Town Pizza – Downtown at Travel Portland
- "Old Town Pizza". Tripadvisor.
