neighborhood pizza coffee combo

Simply my favorite place to eat PDX pies.

Sure there are other good Portland pizza joints that I frequent.

Apizza Scholl's.
Ken's Artisan.
W'yeast.

(To name drop a few)

But....Gladstone Coffee & Pizza (aka "GCSP" aka "Gladstone") is the combo that suits me best.

Love the
        chill neighborhoody vibe,
   slightly worn indie decor,
                     inner SE locale,
           changing wall art,
                   graffiti anime style graphic work,
                                            stumptown coffee,
                         weekend pizza brunch,
                    affable owners,
               wonderful staff,
                    and perhaps most importantly
                                                     their pizza.


Along with their fabulous staff (Joanie's energy and laughter are infectious), John and Grace have created the sort of welcoming place that I feel comfortable kicking back in.

I love spending lazy Sundays here scarfing Margherita (tomato sauce, mozzarella & percorino cheese, fresh basil) and Basil Pesto (fresh basil pesto sauce, parmesan, mozzarella and chevre goat cheese topped with pine nuts and sun-dried tomatoes) pies. On the weekends there's even a delicious brunch pizza topped with egg! The Umbria with it's white sauce and prosciutto is nice, but lately I've been liking custom pizzas topped with fresh mushrooms and Otto's canadian bacon.

While I still need to find some authentic Italian and some Chicago deep dish, GSCP pies have the right balance of crispness, thickness, chew, taste, and toppings to satiate most of my pizza cravings-plus they serve decent coffee!

Gladstone Coffee & Pizza.

{dramatic pause to remember the smell of canadian bacon, mushrooms, and cheese from when I cracked open a just filled to go box}

Though not the overnight sensation one might suspect from all the recent buzz (the coffeeshop's been open for five years) this is a delightful hideaway well deserving of any accolades it receives.

And like I mentioned at the beginning, simply my favorite place for PDX pie.


Gladstone Coffee & Pizza
3813 SE Gladstone Street
www.gladstonecoffee.com

Take-out: 503-775-1537

Coffee Shop: Mon.- Fri. 7 a.m.--3 p.m
Sat. & Sun. 7a.m.-5p.m.

Pizza Shop: Wed.-Fri. 5-9 p.m.-later on Friday.
Sat. & Sun: Noon--9p.m

Weekend Brunch: 9:30--2p.m.