Handsome Pizza
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| Restaurant information | |
| Established | 2012 |
| Closed | August 14, 2022 |
| Food type | Pizza |
| Street address | 1603 Northeast Killingsworth Street |
| City | Portland |
| County | Multnomah |
| State | Oregon |
| Postal/ZIP Code | 97211 |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 45°33′46″N 122°38′56″W / 45.5628°N 122.6489°W |
| Website | handsomeseastar |
Handsome Pizza was a pizzeria in Portland, Oregon. Established in 2012, the business closed in August 2022.
Description[edit]
The pizzeria was located on Killingsworth Street in northeast Portland's Vernon neighborhood and shared a space with Seastar Bakery.[1][2] Handsome's pizzas were "New York-Neapolitan hybrids" and featured sourdough crusts, baked in a custom-built, wood-fired oven.[3]
History[edit]
Will Fain acquired the Pizza Depokos cart in 2011[4] and rebranded the business as Handsome Pizza in 2012.[5] The restaurant operated from a garage in north Portland, until relocating to Killingsworth in August 2015.[3][2][6] In 2020, 15 employees were laid off because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[7]
In 2022, owners announced plans to close on August 14.[8][9][10] The pizzeria No Saint moved into the space.[11]
Reception[edit]
Michael Russell included Handsome Pizza in The Oregonian's 2016 list of Portland's best new restaurants.[12] The newspaper's Samantha Bakall included the pizzeria in a list of Portland's best wood-fired pizza.[13] In 2018, Russell ranked Handsome Pizza number five in a list of Portland's top 10 pizzerias,[14] and number six in a list of the city's best pizza by the slice.[15] In 2021, Brooke Jackson-Glidden included Handsome Pizza in Eater Portland's list of "Where to Find Exceptional Pizzas in Portland" and said the "hyper-seasonal specials are often stunners".[16]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Williams, Nathan (2021-12-03). "Where to Grab Pizza by the Slice in and Around Portland". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2021-12-04. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
- ^ a b Bakall, Samantha (2015-08-06). "First look: Handsome Pizza and Seastar Bakery in Northeast Portland". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2022-01-09. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
- ^ a b Walsh, Chad (2015-08-17). "Handsome Pizza Gets a New Home; Shares Space With Seastar Bakery". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
- ^ Sawyer, Cassie (2014-03-18). "Handsome Pizza's Will Fain on Cart Life, Dough Nerdery, and Pizza Fanatics". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2015-10-16. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
- ^ Russell, Michael (2012-11-28). "North Portland's Pizza Depokos rebrands as Handsome Pizza". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2022-01-09. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
- ^ Centoni, Danielle (2015-01-23). "Handsome Pizza Teams Up with New Seastar Bakery to Open on NE Killingsworth". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2017-03-11. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
- ^ Hill, Sam (2020-03-24). "A List of Relief Funds and Resources for Portland Restaurants, Bars, and Food Service Workers". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2021-12-24. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
- ^ Wong, Janey (2022-08-03). "Portland Legends Seastar Bakery and Handsome Pizza Will Close This Month". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2022-08-03. Retrieved 2022-08-03.
- ^ "Handsome Pizza and Seastar Bakery Will Close August 14". Portland Monthly. Archived from the original on 2022-08-03. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
- ^ Wong, Janey (2021-01-20). "Portland's Restaurant, Bar, and Food Cart Closures". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2021-01-21. Retrieved 2022-08-16.
- ^ "The Hottest New Restaurants and Food Carts in Portland, April 2023". Eater Portland. 2015-04-02. Archived from the original on 2022-06-13. Retrieved 2023-04-25.
- ^ Russell, Michael (2016-05-31). "Handsome Pizza review: 2016 best Portland restaurants". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2021-05-11. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
- ^ Bakall, Samantha (2017-05-18). "Follow our search for Portland's best wood-fired pizza". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2020-11-11. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
- ^ Russell, Michael (2018-02-09). "Portland's top 10 pizzerias, ranked". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2021-05-11. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
- ^ Russell, Michael (2018-08-09). "Portland's best pizza by the slice, ranked". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2021-10-18. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
- ^ Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (2016-08-05). "Where to Find Exceptional Pizzas in Portland". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2020-01-16. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
External links[edit]
Media related to Handsome Pizza at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
