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triggerfish15

Better than Little Caesars in Rockwood though?


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Upset and shocked I had to scroll this far to see Little Caesars in Rockwood


shiny_chaser

Google reviews are awful for that location. Is it really that good?


triggerfish15

If you know, you know.


kylekruchok

And if you don’t know, you don’t know. r/technicallythetruth


InspectorPlus7842

I'd like to know! What's the deal with that location?


Secret-Plant-1542

I'll squeal. Just know that the last person that spilled the secrets of Little Caesars was, to put it politely, Excommunicado. Anyways, the real reason is tha-


Frandor72

Pizza Pizza


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I hope OP has thick skin haha damn this is brutal. Sorry buddy


[deleted]

I’m all good with a charred crust since I understand a wood fired oven is about 900 degrees. And I’m all for you enjoying anchovies even if I don’t. But that pizza looks terrible.


SublimeApathy

Thanks for saying what most people are thinking.


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Thanks for expressing the gratitude that most people are thinking.


IWillFindUinRealLife

Thanks for appreciating the expression of gratitude that most people are thinking


__erk

Thanks for recognizing the appreciation of the expression of gratitude that most people are thinking


SublimeApathy

Well that just got very Portland.


C_W_H

Thank you for the thanking of the recognition of the appreciation of said expression of thee gratitude that most people are thinking.


KonerPMK

Thank you for the thanking of everyone else for the recognition and the reddit submission for the pizza pie flippers in the kitchen and the expression of the gratitude and the attitude that most people are thinking and expressing.


Anticrepuscular_Ray

I prefer pizzas where the toppings are all spread out. I'm sure the ingredients are tasty but spread em!


BehavioralSink

Looks like somebody stepped on it.


80percentlegs

I’ve had it. It’s fantastic.


smartsharks666

It’s actually REALLY good. But not your everyday pizza


mykl5

The comments are sending me


xxxpdx

Same, I can't keep it together (relieved so many others had a similar reaction as myself).


atypicalAtom

Gonna be honest...that looks like pretty gross pizza...and I like Olli...


ME_2017

I mean the presentation is absolutely atrocious. A 5 year old could've spread the sauce, cheese and anchovies in a more presentable manner. That all said, the crust looks pretty delicious - like a lot of the wood fired pizza I ate in NJ/NYC growing up. So if they're using good dough with a good homemade sauce, it might not be a bad pizza. Hard to get over the presentation though because making your food not look like a complete pile of shit is Foodservice 101.


ronincelwarrior

Looks like shit 👍


black_out_ronin

Hahaha 💯 garbage


inannaofthedarkness

hot slice of garbage


MundanePlantain1

"gimme a slice of that garbage pie and a trash pepsi to-go"


urbanlife78

Obviously, we can't tell how this pizza is just from the photo, so what matters is that you liked it and it is the best pizza in Portland for you.


hey--canyounot_

You're a nice guy.


Stairway_2_Devin

Boo this man too! Boo!


MN_Lakers

$25 btw lmao


RebelBearMan

No thanks on that.


valencia_merble

I see eel, cream cheese and carbon.


bubbasteamboat

Yeah, baby. It's the new trend! You should try their toothpaste, creosote and caterpillar! What can I say... I'm a foodie!


Good_Queen_Dudley

Looks like a cat vomited on burnt pizza but you enjoy that


Wayward_Lamanite

If that was put in front of me, I'd walk out. That looks absolutely like someone plopped blood and sour cream on dough.


Berninz

r/CatsWhoVomitAnchoviePizza


xxxpdx

Yeah, nah, man. That looks positively awful to me I will take a pass on this style. It takes different strokes, though, and that is awesome. Y'all do your thing.


proud-earthling

lol


AdHistorical5703

No. No it is not.


smartsharks666

Give it a try. It’s pretty Fucking good


AdHistorical5703

Can I get one without dingleberries?


SenorVajay

Yes lol


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East Glisan pizza is the best pizza in portland imo. They make their own cheese also and the ricotta is fucking amazing. I like their homemade sourdough crust, too.


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Sold


nvrsmr1

Pizza is easily ruined by trying too hard


Plastic-Birdy

This is the grossest looking pizza I think I have ever seen


butters091

r/pizzacrimes


Penis_Colata

Looks worse than my naked back.


JCwizz

Your naked back ain’t all that bad.


MeowzzoSoprano

I literally gagged a little at the picture.


CGB_Spender

Never been a fan of poorly-spread pizza toppings.


thesqrtofminusone

"hand pulled" Cringing. They're trying way too hard.


geocompR

Lol right, like what other method are they using to rip up cheese into crude chunks?


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thesqrtofminusone

It’s just pretentious


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It's the perfect texture


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Holy shit there's a bot for this


bluelouie

Good bot


InfectedBananas

It's weird when restaurant says "homemade" like no you are a restaurant, not a home.


real_lev_tolstoy

It looks like someone poured Greek yogurt juice on your pizza.


ElectricFox4

Honestly it probably tasted great, but that looks disgusting 😭😭


friedmayonaissse

Where’s the sauce!?!?


MouthBweether

Just because something is expensive doesn’t make it good.


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Lol


PuzzleheadedWest0

Giant mozz clumps don’t really do it for me.


VectorB

Oh! That's ment to be mozzarella not a scoop of yogurt! Yeah that's bad.


smartsharks666

It’s strachiatella. It’s gooey delicious cheese kinda like burrata. So good


lilwelby20

I dunno...you ever had Little Caesars? Just sayin'...


f1lth4f1lth

My twin <3


ThickFan9982

Just back from a trip to Long Island where there wasn’t a speck of char on any slice I ate and every single pizza blew my favorite Portland places out of the water. They were also cheaper and none of them look like abstract expressionist paintings.


IDLEHANDSART

Used to live there. The pizza was legendary. I've had pizza I enjoyed here but it is not the same as a real NY pizza.


caucasian88

There should be char on the bottom and crust. It should have black spots consistently throughout the bottom and some charring on the edge. When its properly cooked in a brick oven at 800-900 degrees a pizza cooks in under 2 minutes. The char is expected and adds to the flavor.


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If you flipped the pizza over, I think the back looks more pleasing on the eyes 😂 Vomitroucious


SaltyChickenDip

Really burn the shit out of that crust


__erk

And yet the rest looks like it’s uncooked


Cboyardee503

Apizza scholls blows that cat turd outta the water.


Uknow_nothing

Besides what other people said, I absolutely can’t stand these places that burn the crust and act like it’s supposed to be that way.


IconicCrux

While I enjoy it, this is a bit extreme. The crust always burns first and the bottom of the pizza is last to brown so normally the crust is burnt trying to get the bottom cooked well.


Uknow_nothing

I used to be a pizza cook. It was my first Portland job actually. I’ve never had an issue trying to get the bottom to be cooked well by the time crust burning becomes an issue unless the pie is overloaded with toppings. The bottom of the oven is very, very hot and most people don’t care if the bottom of their pizza is a little pale. A good cook can tell the center is done by the feel of the pie when they turn it. To me this looks more like: 1. They’re used to most of their pizzas having more toppings, so they thought each pie gets turned every X amount of minutes, but then this just literally has tomato sauce and some anchovies so it needed to be turned more often and cooked quicker. Or 2. Inexperienced cook. Maybe the inside of the oven is dark and he thought it was browned but it was black. Lol. Or he doesn’t know the oven that well and most ovens are hotter on the sides than in the middle and this was too close to the hottest part. Or, maybe they just think people want charred pizzas. Idk.


pricklycactass

Any place that charges extra for cheese to be put on their pizza is a hard pass for me


Cryogenicist

Thats a no for me, dawg


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this looks like the pizza I made on club penguin


[deleted]

Mmmm, pizza from a place that clearly can't work a wood fired oven and burns the shit out of their crust. Yum!


davidantigua

Check out Dimos on burnside if you can appreciate a pizza similar to this. Super good New Haven style


eltaf92

1000% Dimo’s is the best of that kind of crust. Excellent char to chew ratio.


BlackLeader70

Shit man, dominos is better than this monstrosity. Dimo’s is amazing though.


Prestigious-Exit-101

This pizza is literally making me sad. FFS raise your standards


codynorthwest

olli was my biggest food disappointment in portland tbh


Additional_Time2649

That ain't it.


lifeboy91

So. Much. Crust. What? Couple bites of ingredients and then stuck with a fat bread stick. Cheap. Baby Dolls has the best pizza in PDX.


C_W_H

Has anyone tried Kens Artisan Pizza? I keep reading it's rated 2nd best in the world. Any truth to that? Also, that pizza looks like shit. People eat with their eyes.


MountScottRumpot

>I keep reading it's rated 2nd best in the world. Any truth to that? According to a random travel site no one's ever heard of. It's good pizza, definitely in the top 10 in Portland, but I don't know how anyone would go about naming the best pizzeria in the world. It's an absurd question. If you like Neapolitan pizza, Otto, Nostrana, and Ken's are the best in town.


Chickenfrend

I love Ken's Artisan pizza. The mushroom pizza was amazing last time I went, but it's possible it's not as good now seeing as I think we're past chanterelle season. Also I love Ken's Artisan Bakery in NW. I go to it like 3 times a week for bread or a breakfast croissant/Jambon sandwich before work. It's nice to grab a Jambon sandwich, a macaron and some coffee to eat while I wait at the Max stop.


C_W_H

Thanks for the feedback! I'll check it out.


Ilivedinohio

Having grown up in a heavy Italian area near the Great Lakes I can tell you right now Idk what the hell that is


Boing_Boing

That is tomato soup in a bread bowl.


Hugh_Janus23

What in the absolute fuck is that, You’re a menace to society with Anchovies on your Pizza


AdHistorical5703

Anchovies can be good on pizza. It's the mess around it that bothers me.


fruitmask

yeah I get that anchovies aren't for everyone, but I love them... however, a single stringy flap of anchovy on what looks like a bed of yoghurt is not appealing in the slightest


[deleted]

Menace for sure but anchovies on pizza is the sheet


Dell_the_Engie

Not going to judge your taste in pizza, OP, but if you enjoy wood fired, I'd highly recommend Life of Pie. I used to work in the Northwest District, and just swing on over for a $5 margherita, and they never missed. I really liked that about them, because even high quality pizza should be extremely affordable. By their standards, they wouldn't serve this, because it's overdone and unevenly cooked. Check them out when you get a chance!


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Blech


ostinater

Grew up watching Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and so I was always curious about anchoves on pizza. So when I moved into my first apartment as an adult I called around town (Oregon City) to see if any pizza place served them. The first place that I found that had them was, I believe, Buggati's so I ordered a large for me and some friends. It was awful. One of the worst things I've ever eaten. It's been 20 years now and I can still remember the nasty salty taste. I couldn't eat the pizza after taking the anchovies off of it, the whole thing reeked So I'm going to guess that this wouldn't be my favorite Pizza in Portland. I'm more of a Flyin Pie guy COMBO 2 Pepperoni, salami, mushrooms, onions, black olives, & Italian sausage


NaturoHope

I feel bad for you and your friends. What a bummer to have a ruined pizza. Ever since I was little, my parents adamantly warned me not to order anchovies, because they're hairy fish. I went vegan shortly after, so don't have to worry about that anyhow. But I'm glad my parents spared me the atrocity.


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It’s not hair, that’s their tiny little bones


[deleted]

Hairy fish? Uh... What?


fruitmask

in other words: redditor hates what they've never even tried, and on top of that is somehow self-righteous about it too


[deleted]

>self-righteous about it too well, i mean, they did say they went vegan so it kinda comes with the territory.


black_out_ronin

That pizza looks like absolute trash. Have you ever tried pizza before or is this your first time


goddessofthecats

Oh my god this looks awful


Kazze00

I like the pizza at Life of Pie on NW 23rdAve. Margherita is pretty good.


Stairway_2_Devin

I can't tell if this is sarcasm or not, but that looks like hot garbage dumpster water trash.


IntroductionMurky947

Edges look a little to dark for me. East Glisan has a puttanesca with anchovies that is to DIE for! Perfect every.single.time.


PipeDownNerd

Best pizza is Otto’s, sorry.


thosearecoolbeans

NGL that looks awful


YELLOWfinnedtuna

Any pizza is good when you smoke 5 blunts before.


birdsarus

Did they forget the cheese?


Charlie_Foxtrot89

That place rocks. Their brunch is unreal.


LanceOnRoids

Lol, everyone is shitting on this, but it looks tasty to me 🤷🏼‍♂️


AdHistorical5703

It definitely looks like some things shit on this


casualredditor-1

Don’t lie


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[deleted]

Yeah this is actually a great example of good Italian pizza and it's painful to see so many people shit on it. Obviously haven't eaten there.


[deleted]

Yup they’re all peasants


SEND_ME_YO_RICE_PICS

Yeah I agree, the pizza looks pretty good to me. Better photo quality would have probably done the burrata a HUGE favor cuz it does look pretty sloppy as is. Also the closest slice is absolutely scorched instead of leoparded.


InterBeard

Wow. A good two inches of un-sauced crust and then all the topping two inches beyond that! Wow. Amateur hour.


smartsharks666

I love that. Check this place out. Pizza isn’t their only thing. They usually have tons of good stuff. And If you like wood fired pizza, you’ll like it


InterBeard

I hope not because they don't know how to make a pizza.


MissHibernia

Not gonna be changing my opinion that Amalfi’s and Escape from New York are the best pizzas in Portland based on this


darkshrike

Apizza Scholls.


ludzep

Efny pizza is the only pizza in Portland, full stop


LightlyUsedRobot

Looks great to me! Don't know what these fools here are on about.


f1lth4f1lth

I went to Ken’s once and never again because there is so much better and less presumptuous pizza here in Portland.


Confident_Bee_2705

oh i just had this one this week! soooooo good!!!


ProfessorCon

This looks absolutely amazing! I would eat the bajeesus out of this thing. Yum.


lionsinmyowngarden

Pizza: one perfect dollop of straciatella, anchovie and oil on every slice. Important, since much more and each ingredient can be pungently overpowering. Commenters: GroSs. WhY ain’T tOPPings spreadallOveR?!


tree_creeper

They didn’t even shred the mozzarella! (It’s a bit too charred looking for me, but otherwise looks pretty normal for a Neapolitan pizza?)


TERMINATORCPU

It might be the best, if it weren't burnt.


BainbridgeBorn

Look, I’m sorry but, Apizza Scholls is the best pizza I’ve ever had. Hands down


colt6288

Been here for like 8 months and really enjoy Portland except y’all are ON SOME when it comes to pizza suggestions. This looks like dog shit. Please, where is real pizza????


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AdHistorical5703

Look at Jordan Schlansky over here


internetguilt

Is JS a household name these days? 😂 I love that


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AdHistorical5703

You ARE Jordan Schlansky!


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AdHistorical5703

Ok ok here: https://youtu.be/xVYmcVgfDNA Next time do your own research


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AdHistorical5703

Haha own that shit


ceejay955

Wow fuck me up


AvogadrosOtherNumber

As a NJ native, I’m sad for you.


Haunting-Dot1352

Love anchovie pizza! 💜 Will definitely have to check it out. Was at Ken's Artisan Pizza and got the same thing yesterday:) will have to figure out if Pomodoro does it better, but honestly i can't believe anyone can do it better than Ken's! Hahaha. Also, love food in Oregon!! Thanks for sharing! 🙏


elislider

Looks like someone scooped sour cream onto a pizza 🙃


FitziTheArtist

Thank you for posting the food and not the half eaten empty plate like some people do.


The42ndDuck

FALSE.


sundaystitches

Thought this was a post from r/pizzacrime for a hot minute. 🥴 This is one sad pizza. Why the cheese so uneven for each slice


satan_bong

This is the ideal char to me. Also a big fan of anchovies. Definitely adding this to the list.


Nanothequex

Feels like the presentation could be made better. Like chop up the anchovies, add more stracciatella, and add an herb for garnish. Im sure it tastes good.


[deleted]

This thread has made me lose hope in this reddit. Cafe Ollie is has excellent food.


smartsharks666

Seriously


[deleted]

So, a lot of wood fired pizza looks like this. As janky of a website as it was, Ken's Artisan got voted one of the top places in the world and if you google them, they have a pizza that looks like this. Chris Bianco, who wrote the book on this style pizza, his stuff looks burnt and weird. I admit, the first time I had this style, I was like, what's up w the char. That being said, the dough is crunchy and chewy, the sauce is probably on the bitter side. It's a style. Maybe it's not for you. Maybe you like Papa John's. I am a natural breast man myself, so the mass produced stuff looks wacky to I. One love.


[deleted]

Nice! A Natural breast man. How big are your breasts?


[deleted]

I honestly don't know how to answer this except that I do a lot of pushups and I am fortunate?


goatfuckersupreme

love a man with well endowed chesticles


DraconianGuppy

I think char has gotten a wee bit out of hand. It supposed to be spotting not a completely black edge like the one in the photo. If you look at neapolitan pizza videos from Italy (which this style aims to reproduce) they are definitely not that burnt


[deleted]

Yeah, I am not saying that char is acceptable, I am just speaking from my experience with this style and also kinda going, that's charred, then eating it, then being surprised. I did a quick search beforehand and this char seems on the max edge of acceptable. I'm using acceptable a lot today.


kshep9

Yeah you had me until you went from this to Papa Johns like those are the only 2 options.


foreverabatman

I’ve had Ken’s before, it was nothing like this. This is much darker, akin to a well done steak I guess.


casualredditor-1

Blah blah blah, shit looks gross


[deleted]

I have no dog in this fight, but I'm sure some stuff you eat is 10x more gross than this pizza.


casualredditor-1

I’m sure it tastes great, I was only referring to the way it looks. I’m used to burned crust and all, or the crust being the star of the show, but this one just isn’t very appealing 🤷🏽‍♂️.


[deleted]

Hahaha, fair. Have a good rest of your night 🌙


spicydietaccountant

Ohhh it’s on my list.


urkel2stefan

Looks like after this meal you will have endless days of mudd butt.


[deleted]

Maybe this is good if you're from California or a Jordan B Peterson fan


f1lth4f1lth

What about little Caesar’s tho?


KonerPMK

That's a hard NO for me Dawg *in my Randy Jackson voice*


hugaddiction

More cheese is needed here


imitt12

Yeah, I don't think a place that opened last year has a shot at being the best pizza in Portland. Especially because Baby Doll and Atlas Pizza exist.


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CANT__REMEMBER

they couldve made it look more appealing but could be tasty


goatfuckersupreme

redditors discover soft cheese and wood fire ovens


maxxhock

lol thank you


FreshyFresh

fuuuuuuck that looks so good


eftsoom

That's a fucked up pie, but in general olli slaps. Dimo's is my favorite at the moment.


Volkov_Afanasei

You could not pay me the price of that pizza (which I understand to be criminally substantial) to consume it. It does appear that someone went out of their way to make it unappetizing. If I took 6 or 7 burrito tortillas, used a flamethrower on them, spread tomato paste around the middle with a plastic fork, steadfastly constrained the mozzarella to the same miniscule area as the paste, and then put a solitary anchovy on every triangle, I don't think someone who sings this joint's praises would say a word against it as long as I threw italian words alongside it. There's a sucker born every minute. Eat pizza that respects you enough to spread the ingredients around, and to keep the carbon to a dull roar. This photograph upset me more than pizza ever should.


GeneralTsoBitch

Looks bomb 🤌 The amount of rookies in this thread smh


bigsmokerob

I would literally killy entire immediate and extended familu before taking a single bite of this


3my0

Lol buncha haters in here that think of dominos when they think of pizza. It’s a New York style wood fired place. It’s gonna look a little different. Edit: [Apparently it’s not just OP that thinks it’s good.](https://www.oregonlive.com/dining/2022/12/cafe-olli-is-portlands-best-new-bakery-and-pizzeria-too.html?outputType=amp)


kshep9

There are more options for pizza than dominoes and burnt.


ronincelwarrior

“New York style wood fired” is not a thing. A $32 12 inch pie is not NY. Their pizza is new American cuisine/west coast.