American Dream Pizza is located across the street from Providence Hospital in SE Portland and has been around for as long as I’ve lived in Portland which is over 23 years.  If you find yourself in the area or anywhere near Laurelhurst/Hawthorne areas you will want to stop in.  It is even worth a special drive over from the West side of town.

Not only is American Dream serving up some great pizza but lots of local SE color too with a  bright, primary, romper room color scheme. Everything from the tennis shoe art on the ceiling…

to the hand painted school room chairs….

to the pizza box art on the walls will keep you entertained while you wait for your pizza.

Whether you want a whole pie or just a slice American Dream lets you build your own.  Each slice is cooked to order.  You can pile on the toppings as high as you want.  Their yummy crust is strong enough to support it!

Their crust is my favorite and it is given a bath of garlic and butter before being served.  I ate my crust and my husbands!

So next time you need some pizza now – check out American Dream!

Today we want to introduce you to Escape from New York Pizza – Leigh Anne’s personal favorite. 

Escape from New York Pizza is located at 622 NW 23rd.  It is a perfect place to stop for lunch during your shopping adventures on NW 23rd.  It opens at 11:30 a.m. and closes at 11:00 p.m.

Not only will the pizza taste like you are eating in NYC but the atmosphere will make you feel like you are in NYC as well!  Sitting is rather limited – there are a few tables both inside and out but I prefer a stool at the counter.

This place has good pizza.  There are usually 3-4 choices each day. 

You can check out the days offerings on the board.  Fridays are  our favorite because they always have black olive pizza!  Cheese and pepperoni are always part of the selection.

This place has character – from the wall decor to the people behind the counter to the old cash register.

In the true NY style the pizza has a thin crust and plenty of good pizza grease to go with it – yum! So next time you have a craving for good old NY style pizza take a trip down to NW 23rd.

You can sit and watch them prepare the pizza and if you are lucky you will even get to see them throw it in the air!

 So next time you are craving a yummy, greasy, cheesy piece of pizza  – Escape from New York Pizza is your place!

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We’d also love to hear where your favorite place to get pizza is in the Portland metro area – please leave us a comment and let us know!