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Gladstone Street Pizza

Saint Pizza Lounge and Gladstone Street Pizza, more commonly known as simply Gladstone Street Pizza (GSP), is a pizzeria in Portland, Oregon.

Gladstone Street Pizza
The pizzeria's interior, 2022
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Restaurant information
Owner(s)John Mitchell
Food typeItalian (pizza)
Street address3813 Southeast Gladstone Street
CityPortland
CountyMultnomah
StateOregon
Postal/ZIP Code97202
CountryUnited States
Coordinates45°29′36″N 122°37′24″W / 45.4934°N 122.6234°W / 45.4934; -122.6234

Description

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GSP is a pizzeria in southeast Portland's Creston-Kenilworth neighborhood. In 2019, Willamette Week said, "Gladstone Street Pizza's temperament is split evenly between the Buckman neighborhood's bespoke parlors and a cut-rate pepperoni mill. The pizzeria crafts simply topped, thin-crusted paragons such as Italian sausage, sweet onion and arugula-topped Tri-Colour, and the house special covered in chevre, basil and Mama Lil's peppers."[1] The 'For the House' pizza has Italian sausage, mozzarella, arugula, and pecorino Romano cheese.[2]

The newspaper's Kelly Clarke wrote in 2011, "Serving big, cheesy, garlicky pies without an ounce of pretension, this bare-bones pizza chamber only proofs enough dough for 30 pizzas a night. They don't always run out, but it's not worth arriving late and missing out on the chance of wrapping your lips around a chewy-crusted slice topped with peppery arugula, sweet onions and sausage or groaning with Canadian bacon and pepperoni." The menu has also included local microbrews and a Caesar salad.[3]

History

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The pizzeria's exterior, 2022

John Mitchell is co-owner and pizzaiolo; he wanted to open a pizzeria with New Haven-style pizza.[2] Previously, he operated Gladstone Coffee and Gallery at the same address.[4]

In 2011, Steve Beaven of The Oregonian credited GSP (and the Saint Pizza Lounge) and Gladstone Street Pub for "[creating] momentum on a formerly somnolent stretch of an often-overlooked street south of Southeast Powell Boulevard".[5]

For Pizza Week in 2014, Mitchell collaborated with John Fimmano, co-owner and chef of nearby Shut Up and Eat, to re-create the latter's roast-pork sandwich in pizza form.[6]

Reception

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In his 2012 overview of "pizzas worth your dough",[7] Michael Russell of The Oregonian wrote:

Gladstone Street Pizza serves a delicious pie -- you could call it a tweaked East Coast style -- and the local spirits at their adjacent Saint Cocktail Lounge should put the bars at many so-called 'local' restaurants to shame... With a beer and cocktail list heavy with local spirits, a little Nina Simone in the air and a family-run atmosphere, this is the kind of pizzeria all neighborhoods deserve.[2]

 
Slice of pepperoni pizza, 2022

He also said Saint Pizza Lounge had a "top-notch" cocktail program with an "enviable list of local spirits" in the newspaper's 2012 overview of "the best spots to drink in Portland's cocktail scene".[8] In 2016, readers of The Oregonian named GSP "People's Choice for Portland's best pizza place".[9][10]

Editors of Slice selected GSP to represent Portland, along with Apizza Scholls, Ken's Artisan Pizza, and Lovely's Fifty-Fifty, in a 2012 list of the eight best pizzas in the Pacific Northwest. The pizzerias were chosen "despite not having regional styles steeped in history".[11] Erin DeJesus included GSP in Eater Portland's 2012 list of "The (Sweet) 16 Essential Pizzerias of Portland".[12] Nathan Williams included the business in a 2023 overview of "where to eat and drink" in the Creston-Kenilworth neighborhood.[13]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Saint Pizza Lounge & Gladstone Street Pizza". Willamette Week. 2019-08-20. Archived from the original on 2022-04-20. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
  2. ^ a b c Russell, Michael (2012-04-10). "Portland's best pizza: Dove Vivi and Gladstone Street Pizza are our favorite neighborhood pizzerias". The Oregonian. Advance Publications. ISSN 8750-1317. Archived from the original on 2022-04-20. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
  3. ^ "Cheap Eats 2011: Gladstone Street Pizza". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on 2022-04-22. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
  4. ^ Barnett, Erin Hoover (April 7, 2005). "Cover Story WiFi, Portland Style". The Oregonian. p. 14.
  5. ^ Beaven, Steve (2011-09-23). "On Southeast Gladstone Street, new businesses have spurred a renaissance". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2022-04-20. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
  6. ^ DeJesus, Erin (2014-03-18). "Introducing Gladstone Street's Shut Up & Eat Pizza". Eater Portland. Vox Media. Archived from the original on 2021-12-28. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
  7. ^ Russell, Michael (April 13, 2012). "Pizzas worth your dough". The Oregonian.
  8. ^ Russell, Michael (2012-06-16). "Diner 2012: The best spots to drink in Portland's cocktail scene". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2022-04-22. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
  9. ^ "People's Choice". The Oregonian. March 6, 2016. p. 8.
  10. ^ Gabrielson, Kjerstin (2016-03-02). "Gladstone Street Pizza wins People's Choice vote". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2016-08-04. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
  11. ^ DeJesus, Erin (2012-04-27). "Fifty Licks Opens for Season; The PNW's Top Pizzas". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2022-04-22. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
  12. ^ DeJesus, Erin (2012-05-11). "The (Sweet) 16 Essential Pizzerias of Portland". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2022-04-22. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
  13. ^ Williams, Nathan (2023-05-08). "Where to Eat and Drink in Portland's Creston-Kenilworth Neighborhood". Eater Portland. Retrieved 2023-05-08.
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