Pizza Jerk Explained

Pizza Jerk
Food-Type:Pizza
City:Portland
State:Oregon
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Country:United States
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Pizza Jerk is a pizzeria with three locations in Portland, Oregon. Tommy Habetz opened the original restaurant in 2015.

History

The first Pizza Jerk opened in 2015.[1] [2] The original Pizza Jerk caught fire in June,[3] [4] re-opening in September.[5]

A second location opened in southeast Portland's Buckman neighborhood in 2018.[6] [7]

Reception

Bon Appetit named Pizza Jerk one of the country's "50 Best New Restaurants".[8] Thrillist named the restaurant one the best pizzerias in the U.S.[5] Portland Monthly included the pizzeria in a list of the city's best new restaurants of 2016.[9] Kara Stokes included Pizza Jerk in Eater Portland's 2021 overview of recommended eateries in northeast Portland's Cully neighborhood.[10] In 2022, the website's Janey Wong called Pizza Jerk a "punk rock pizzeria".[11]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: McCann. Fiona. 2021-02-24. Neighborhood Guide: Cully. live. 2022-01-09. Portland Monthly. en-US. 2021-11-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20211105140619/https://www.pdxmonthly.com/home-and-real-estate/neighborhood-guide-cully.
  2. Web site: Jackson-Glidden . Brooke . Please Stop Calling Portland America's Best Pizza City. We Don't Care. . . . January 8, 2022 . July 7, 2021 . October 19, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211019142217/https://pdx.eater.com/2021/7/7/22566982/is-portland-best-pizza-city-america . live .
  3. Web site: Bamman. Mattie John. 2016-06-07. Updated: Fire Breaks Out at Pizza Jerk. 2022-01-09. Eater Portland. en. 2018-12-31. https://web.archive.org/web/20181231171204/https://pdx.eater.com/2016/6/7/11879864/pizza-jerk-fire-in-flames-tommy-habetz. live.
  4. Web site: Bamman. Mattie John. 2016-06-08. See the Extent of Pizza Jerk Fire Damage in Photos. 2022-01-09. Eater Portland. en. 2020-11-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20201108125637/https://pdx.eater.com/2016/6/8/11886120/pizza-jerk-fire-damage-photos-portland. live.
  5. Web site: Bamman. Mattie John. 2016-09-06. Updated: Pizza Jerk Reopens. 2022-01-09. Eater Portland. en. 2021-12-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20211229182602/https://pdx.eater.com/2016/9/6/12817132/pizza-jerk-reopens-portland-pizzeria-fire. live.
  6. Web site: Jackson-Glidden. Brooke. 2018-05-16. Pizza Jerk 2 Is Taking A Little Extra Time to Open. 2022-01-09. Eater Portland. en. 2022-01-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20220109014503/https://pdx.eater.com/2018/5/16/17360828/pizza-jerk-se-morrison-slice-shop-opening-date. live.
  7. Web site: Frane. Alex. 2018-05-31. Pizza Jerk 2 is Really, Absolutely, About to Open. 2022-01-09. Eater Portland. en. 2021-12-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20211215055653/https://pdx.eater.com/2018/5/31/17414992/pizza-jerk-2-really-about-to-open-date-se. live.
  8. Web site: Brooks. Karen. Clarke. Kelly. Hamilton. Katherine. McCann. Fiona. Michelman. Jordan. Tepler. Ben. 2021-07-08. Modernist Pizza Authors Have Named Portland America's Best Pizza City. 2022-01-09. Portland Monthly. en-US. 2021-11-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20211119222017/https://www.pdxmonthly.com/eat-and-drink/2021/07/portland-named-best-pizza-city. live.
  9. Web site: Clarke. Kelly. 2016-10-10. Portland's Best Pizza Spot That Almost Flamed Out: Pizza Jerk. 2022-01-09. Portland Monthly. en-US. 2021-07-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20210726183448/https://www.pdxmonthly.com/eat-and-drink/2016/10/portland-best-pizza-spot-that-almost-flamed-out-pizza-jerk. live.
  10. Web site: Stokes . Kara . 2019-03-25 . Where to Eat and Drink in Cully . 2022-06-01 . Eater Portland . en . 2023-01-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230112155520/https://pdx.eater.com/maps/where-to-eat-drink-in-cully-restaurants-bars . live .
  11. Web site: Wong . Janey . 2023-01-03 . Portland Restaurateur Tommy Habetz Is in the Hospital After a Brain Hemorrhage . 2023-01-03 . Eater Portland . en . 2023-01-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230103214407/https://pdx.eater.com/2023/1/3/23537702/portland-chef-restaurateur-tommy-habetz-brain-hemorrhage . live .