Gladstone Street Pizza Explained

Gladstone Street Pizza
Current-Owner:John Mitchell
Food-Type:Italian (pizza)
Street-Address:3813 Southeast Gladstone Street
City:Portland
County:Multnomah
State:Oregon
Zip:97202
Country:United States
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Saint Pizza Lounge and Gladstone Street Pizza, more commonly known as simply Gladstone Street Pizza (GSP), is a pizzeria in Portland, Oregon.

Description

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.

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.[2]

History

John Mitchell is co-owner and pizzaiolo; he wanted to open a pizzeria with New Haven-style pizza.[3] 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

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

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2019-08-20 . Saint Pizza Lounge & Gladstone Street Pizza . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220420035220/https://www.wweek.com/culture/2019/08/20/saint-pizza-lounge-gladstone-street-pizza/ . 2022-04-20 . 2022-04-20 . . en.
  2. Web site: Cheap Eats 2011: Gladstone Street Pizza . 2022-04-22 . Willamette Week . en . 2022-04-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220422143629/https://www.wweek.com/portland/article-17077-cheap-eats-2011-gladstone-street-pizza.html . live .
  3. Web site: Russell . Michael . 2012-04-10 . Portland's best pizza: Dove Vivi and Gladstone Street Pizza are our favorite neighborhood pizzerias . 2022-04-20 . . en . 2022-04-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220420035219/https://www.oregonlive.com/dining/2012/04/portlands_best_pizza_pizza_wee_1.html . live . 8750-1317 . Advance Publications.
  4. News: Cover Story WiFi, Portland Style. April 7, 2005. Erin Hoover. Barnett. 14. The Oregonian.
  5. Web site: Beaven . Steve . 2011-09-23 . On Southeast Gladstone Street, new businesses have spurred a renaissance . 2022-04-20 . The Oregonian . en . 2022-04-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220420035220/https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2011/09/on_southeast_gladstone_street.html . live .
  6. Web site: DeJesus . Erin . 2014-03-18 . Introducing Gladstone Street's Shut Up & Eat Pizza . 2022-04-20 . . . en . 2021-12-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211228042910/https://pdx.eater.com/2014/3/18/6260499/introducing-gladstone-streets-shut-up-eat-pizza . live .
  7. News: Russell . Michael . April 13, 2012 . Pizzas worth your dough . The Oregonian.
  8. Web site: Russell . Michael . 2012-06-16 . Diner 2012: The best spots to drink in Portland's cocktail scene . 2022-04-22 . The Oregonian . en . 2022-04-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220422180336/https://www.oregonlive.com/diner-2012/2012/06/diner_2012_the_best_spots_to_d.html . live .
  9. News: March 6, 2016 . People's Choice . 8 . The Oregonian.
  10. Web site: Gabrielson . Kjerstin . 2016-03-02 . Gladstone Street Pizza wins People's Choice vote . 2022-04-22 . The Oregonian . en . 2016-08-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160804233551/http://www.oregonlive.com/portland_cheap_eats/2016/03/gladstone_street_pizza_is_peop.html . live .
  11. Web site: DeJesus . Erin . 2012-04-27 . Fifty Licks Opens for Season; The PNW's Top Pizzas . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220422143202/https://pdx.eater.com/2012/4/27/6591807/fifty-licks-opens-for-season-the-pnws-top-pizzas . 2022-04-22 . 2022-04-22 . Eater Portland . en.
  12. Web site: DeJesus . Erin . 2012-05-11 . The (Sweet) 16 Essential Pizzerias of Portland . 2022-04-22 . Eater Portland . en . 2022-04-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220422143201/https://pdx.eater.com/maps/the-sweet-16-essential-pizzerias-of-portland . live .
  13. Web site: Williams . Nathan . 2023-05-08 . Where to Eat and Drink in Portland’s Creston-Kenilworth Neighborhood . 2023-05-08 . Eater Portland . en.

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