Pizza Jerk

Pizza Jerk is a pizzeria with three locations in Portland, Oregon. Tommy Habetz opened the original restaurant in 2015.

History

The first Pizza Jerk opened in 2015. The original Pizza Jerk caught fire in June, re-opening in September.
A second location opened in southeast Portland's Buckman neighborhood in 2018.

Reception

Bon Appetit named Pizza Jerk one of the country's "50 Best New Restaurants". Thrillist named the restaurant one the best pizzerias in the U.S. Portland Monthly included the pizzeria in a list of the city's best new restaurants of 2016. Kara Stokes included Pizza Jerk in Eater Portland's 2021 overview of recommended eateries in northeast Portland's Cully neighborhood. In 2022, the website's Janey Wong called Pizza Jerk a "punk rock pizzeria".