Showing posts with label iheartportland. Show all posts
Showing posts with label iheartportland. Show all posts

Thursday, July 26, 2012

worshipping a new saint



a few weeks ago i was finally able to try out gladstone pizza and the saint pizza lounge. 
i had heard about this place quite a while ago but it's a bit off the beaten path so it just was never in the forefront of my mind when trying to think of places to eat.  luckily my friends suggested it and i'm so happy they did.

gladstone pizza is made up of two storefronts at 38th and division.  one is the pizza place and the other is the st. pizza lounge.  being as though i always will sit in the lounge if that option is given, we headed into st. pizza which is like a restaurant version of my home!  anyone who knows me, knows that i collect all sorts of saint icons and frida's as well (she is practically a saint right?).

so of course i had to sit under the giant frida mural!  i'm not sure whose idea it was to paint this on a side wall in a pizza place but i LOVE it.  the lounge is clean and sparse with a bit of a retro feel to it.  i'm not sure if it ever gets very busy on this side of the restaurant, i was surprised there weren't very many people sitting in there but this is where i will head every time i dine at gladstone pizza.

oh and hey, i can't forget to mention that the pizza is phenomenal.  i generally go for a pretty simple margherita pizza but the server suggested this one with sausage and carmelized onions on it.  topped with fresh arugula it was so good and gone in minutes.  we ate every last bit and still made room for a piece of blueberry pie with vanilla ice cream.  yeah baby, it was good!  i can't wait to get back here again soon.

gladstone pizza is at:
3813 se gladstone
open 5pm-midnight
503.775.1537

and they do also have a nice outdoor sitting area in the back so if you enjoy dining alfresco, as to sit out there.

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

ahhh portland in june...


inspires me to do the things i've been putting off for the past 6 months. things like cleaning out the closets (to get ready for the annual mulberry court yard sale), long walks around the neighborhood and more writing.

so here we are today with my new blog. i have wanted to get a blog started for some time now and had even set a june 1st kick-off but things happen and it just didn't get done. so, there's no time like the present to just do it.

this blog is a tribute to all things i love but particularly, portland. i will try to post as often as i can on life here in portland and you, too, will see why i heart portland, oregon!