Food and Drink Mar 16, 2011 at 2:29 pm

The Pizza Matrix

Sarah Mirk
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Dove Vivi gets shafted in this matrix. Their pizza is at least twice as filling as most of those other places.
Alison Hallett on March 16, 2011 at 3:01 PM Report this
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SPARKY'S!!! $2 for a cheese slice. c'mon.
reece on March 16, 2011 at 3:03 PM Report this
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Sparky's! We forgot about them. Is the pizza any good?
s.mirk on March 16, 2011 at 3:08 PM Report this
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Whoa, a pizza poll without Vincente's? $3 cheese, $3.50 pepperoni, and nice beer and salad selection.
on March 16, 2011 at 3:13 PM Report this
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BOOM!!! Escape from New York FTW!!!
Joe Joe on March 16, 2011 at 3:20 PM Report this
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fuck beer and salad!!! Well... not the beer part. Escape from New York has Iron City 16oz stubbys for $2
Joe Joe on March 16, 2011 at 3:22 PM Report this
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Yeah Vincente's is the champ.

Mississippi Pizza has a great lunch thing, 6$ for two big slices and a fountain drink, if I remember right.
Clony Perez on March 16, 2011 at 3:24 PM Report this
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Sparky's gets no love from anybody, but for cheap eats, their pizza + breadstick (huge/dipping sauce - $0.99!!) knows no match. Just gotta make sure the dopey motherfuckers at the register let the slices reheat in the oven long enough.
zeke_denaughty on March 16, 2011 at 3:27 PM Report this
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Dove Vive has slices? GTFO of here! Nice. Lunch tomorrow set.


Second Mississipi. Good slice/salad/sodie pop deals.
TSW on March 16, 2011 at 3:29 PM Report this
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TSW, I regret to inform you that Dove Vivi doesn't serve lunch. They used to, and should start again, but currently they open at 4.
Alison Hallett on March 16, 2011 at 3:35 PM Report this
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Sizzle Pie's brunch deal beats any slice price in town: $6 for a slice + bloody mary (w/ New Deal!) or mimosa or some kind of confusing dark beer brewed with espresso.
lizzaljoelle on March 16, 2011 at 3:37 PM Report this
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Dove Vivi has slices but isn't open for lunch. Truly delicious though.

I would have cast my second vote for Pyro Pizza. Great wood-fired pizza at a truly reasonable price without the long wait and truly weird rules (I'm lookin' at you Apizza Sholls!). Oh yeah, they also don't run out of dough and offer delivery!
Beer Batter on March 16, 2011 at 3:38 PM Report this
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yup. gonna have to go with dove vivi. it may be the most expensive, but it far exceeds the quality of its listed competitors. its almost beyond pizza! but maybe i just don't settle for "cheap" pizza. cheap pizza in my opinion is red baron and sometimes thats $3 a pie!
on March 16, 2011 at 3:40 PM Report this
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Hot Lips wins for their vegan focaccia, always available by the slice.
theterminizer on March 16, 2011 at 3:48 PM Report this
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Vincente's has some of the most greasy (and not in the delicious way), sloppy, lackluster pizza I have ever shoved in my foodhole. Maybe I need to give it a second shot.

I rarely get slices and usually opt to share a pie (leftovers!), but if I'm at the office and getting a slice I usually opt for Pizzeria La Lombardia ($3.50 and gigantic) in the south parkblocks or Give Pizza A Chance.
mynamehere on March 16, 2011 at 3:56 PM Report this
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Nostrana late night happy hour pizza for $5. Highbrow style.
Babygorilla on March 16, 2011 at 3:59 PM Report this
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Flying Pie. Their "Stromboli" pizza is the best thing EVER!
McAngryPants on March 16, 2011 at 4:24 PM Report this
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Let's not forget that Dantés offers giant, suuuper-cheap slices (somewhere in the realm of $1.75?). Granted, they are typically my last-resort-too-many-drinks option when waiting for a cab option, but it's worth mentioning!
ART DEPARTMENT on March 16, 2011 at 4:35 PM Report this
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Sparky's is as underrated as Lonesome's is overrated.
cat & beard on March 16, 2011 at 5:32 PM Report this
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Pizzicato truly stands alone when it comes to quality.
on March 16, 2011 at 6:11 PM Report this
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Now, where is the beer matrix?
Keeganpdx on March 16, 2011 at 8:02 PM Report this
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What the hell is Pyro doing on here?

Shitty cheap pizza is easy and everywhere. Places like Rocco's (RIP) and Stark Naked can't even improve on Pizza Hut and Domino's. Blech.

What we need are better pizzas by the slice, not cheaper. If you want cheaper, stock up on Totino's you drunk and stoned bingers. But pizza by the slice has fallen far behind whole pizzas in Portland in quality. There are only a couple of those even worth the calories.
extramsg on March 16, 2011 at 9:24 PM Report this
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No lunch slices at Dove Vive????

ARGH! TSW SMASH!!!
TSW on March 16, 2011 at 9:38 PM Report this
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Pizza Oasis, made to order slices that are delicious. $1 PBR draft between 3-5. That's where it's at.
Tuerto on March 16, 2011 at 11:07 PM Report this
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In winter, maybe once a year, Give Pizza A Chance makes a slow roasted bbq goat cheese pizza.

It was the best pizza I have had in my entire life.
towski on March 16, 2011 at 11:19 PM Report this
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Dante's had made my mouth and belly the happy more consistently than all the otters, however it also has never been a destination pizza by any means. Stop baggin on the Totino's extramsg. You know you gots some in your freezer...
The best feel good, taste good slices are at Mississippi/Atlantis ftw!
on March 17, 2011 at 12:15 AM Report this
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When the pizza is fresh at Captain Ankeny's the slices are great.

Also, I have never had a good experience or pizza at Sparky's, I used to work next door to one and tried them over and over.
Ritchie on March 17, 2011 at 1:39 PM Report this

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