OTTO

"If we’re being honest, moving to a new city comes with one very important question: where’s the go-to pizza spot? After one visit to OTTO Pizza in downtown Portland, I can confidently say, we’ve already found ours. This may genuinely be some of the best pizza we’ve ever had. The seasonal pie right now is absolutely phenomenal. You can tell they don’t just make pizza here, they craft it. What truly made the experience memorable though was the service. Cat, our waitress, was incredible. Warm, attentive, and thoughtful. She offered great recommendations and made us feel so genuinely welcomed to OTTO and Portland. That kind of hospitality makes a lasting impression. Whether you’re grabbing a quick slice (which is a great deal, by the way) or sitting down to share a full pie, OTTO strikes that rare balance. It feels like an elevated version of your favorite childhood pizzeria, comforting, nostalgic, but undeniably high quality. Safe to say, we’re completely spoiled now. This will absolutely be a regular spot for us, and I can’t recommend it highly enough."

"Ordered Cary-out online, easy, even set my pickup time to be later than ASAP. I ordered the Ricotta and Basil, adding tomatoes because I wanted an uplifted Margherita pizza. Crust and ingredients are top. I looked back at this photo and got hungry. Worth the hype. Large will feed 3-4 for sure."

"I'm only in town for a few weeks. And of course, I brought stretchy pants so that I could try out all the great food places. I've had plenty of lobster rolls and lots of seafood, and I'm also a big breakfast guy. But I did all the right things to put me in the right frame of mind so that I could have pizza. I went for a big walk around the huge cove, spent an hour at the YMCA pushing iron. And closed out the workout by spending 30 minutes in the sauna at 118 degrees. I reached out to my landlord and asked him where I should go for pizza. Otto's was the place. To be more precise, it's actually three places. They have a special events room, and then they have a takeout area, and then they have the main dining area. Each of these has their own entrance. Leave it to me, the out of towner, to go to the first two before I got to the right one. It's got a really good feel, and they're really lucky to have such a fantastic staff. I got a pepperoni pizza and I ask for extra pepperoni with extra pepperoni, and then with extra pepperoni. I don't stutter. The pizza needs to look like it's got so much pepperoni, that you can barely see the crust. 💥 it was superb. I only know one pizza joke. At least I only know one that's clean enough to put on a restaurant review. When she brought it out, I commented that they'd made a mistake by cutting it into eight pieces of pizza. I said it was my mistake, as I meant to ask them to cut it into 4 pieces so I wouldn't sound like such a glutton when I told people how much I'd eaten. The crust on that pizza was absolutely perfect. Take a look at the pic, and just imagine how savory the first bite is. The cheese is manageable. You don't end up tugging, and pulling and trying to manage a stringy cheese mess. I'm gonna say it again.It was perfect. They've got a broad range of drinks and beers to choose from. I sneaked a peek at the other people there, and everyone looked really satiated with their meals. This is one place I'm gonna have to hit again."