The Star Portland
Pizza restaurant · Pearl ·
Deep-dish & thin-crust pizza, wine, beer & cocktails served
Deep-dish & thin-crust pizza, wine, beer & cocktails served
"In a big, lofty Pearl District dining room, this Bay Area transplant specializes in deep-dish pizzas filled with things like artichoke hearts or roasted zucchini. Think of the Star’s deep-dish as a well-made pie: A crunchy, buttery crust with a dry base has a flavor almost like cornbread, filled with cheese and a sweet-not-sugary tomato sauce. The balance of textures is a true marvel, saucy and messy at its core, fluffy-not-gummy inside the crust, and satisfyingly crisp at the base and edges." - Brooke Jackson-Glidden
"In Portland, Chicago deep-dish can be found at spots like The Star and Via Chicago." - Brooke Jackson-Glidden
"Both The Star and Three Doors Down have started offering takeout cocktails, joining many other restaurants and bars around Portland that are doing the same." - Brooke Jackson-Glidden
"On Portland’s west side, The Star, a deep-dish pizzeria, is now donating 15 pizzas every Sunday to the nonprofit Outside In, which provides healthcare, food, and hygiene products to unhoused Portlanders and young adults." - Brooke Jackson-Glidden
"Down the street from Montesacro, The Star brings a Bay Area deep-dish approach to the Pearl, using a thick, buttery cornmeal crust as a shell for sauce, meats, and veggies; it’s a distinct offshoot of the Little Star/Little Star lineage (after a business split), and I’d order the All Star with bacon, meatballs, sausage, pepperoni, and provolone." - Brooke Jackson-Glidden