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Drink before you get there so you can bear the wait and not so good pizza
I know that is not the best way to start a rate it session. The wait was way too long over 90 minutes just to get seated for your order. Staff are far...
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1/6/2008
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Don't believe the hype
After waiting for 90 minutes to have our order taken, it took another 30 minutes to get the pizza. My son and I were both kidding with each other sayi...
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1/5/2008
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Best pizza and friendly servers
I just don't understand how people think these guys are rude. Yeah, they're busy and constantly turning around tables and taking names down (the waiti...
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12/18/2007
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Almost, BUT not quite
Indifferent service I can live with, but I am deadly serious about my Pizza. Pizza Scholls says all the right things, but are unable to make those thi...
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11/8/2007
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Pizza with a side of Attitude
After the long wait we felt like the pizza better be out of this world and I have to admit that it was very good if you like gourmet thin-crust pizza....
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10/31/2007
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I'd Have Waited Even Longer
Ridiculously good pizza, even after a two-hour-fifteen-minute wait. (And we even got there at 5 p.m.) Try the truffle pizza -- simple, delicious, fill...
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10/29/2007
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Superb pizza, salad, antipasta, and service!
After reading the recent review in WW, I had to try this place, since I'm new and still exploring the region. All I can say is it's likely the best I'...
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10/28/2007
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Best pizza anywhere ;)
Oh the Pizza is grand at Scholls! Just make sure you take some patient pie eating compatriots with you. If you have a party of 2 to 4 (two for a date ...
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9/15/2007
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Don't believe the hype!
So here's the deal get there early, stand in line, and watch how the line forms down the street. Next herd in inside and get seated. I was one of the ...
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8/28/2007
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Lost my business despite the tasty pizza.
I love apizza scholls. I think it's the best in town. However, they have lost my business for good. After being turned away FIVE times in a row, inclu...
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8/25/2007
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I f you like abuse, get it here
Apizza Scholls is wrong if they think their purposely gruff style adds to their appeal. Anyway, you would have to have VERY good food to pull that one...
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8/17/2007
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Won't be going back!!
good pizza,but the wait and terribly slow and rude service have regrettably made me decide not to go back even though I've been a big fan since their ...
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8/10/2007
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Best Pizza I've ever had
I saw this place on the Anthony Bourdain show and thought it'd be fun to try. The restaurant was crowded with a long wait, but so worth it. The Caesar...
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8/4/2007
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Most fantastic pizza I or any of my friends have ever had
I lived the first 18 years of my life in Croatia, next door to Italy, and I've eaten plenty of excellent pizza. I've been to New York many times, and ...
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7/26/2007
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Great place! (if you love terrible service)
Why do people go here? Does the gruff, condescending service remind them of their wonderful trip to the east coast? I'm glad that people have had good...
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7/13/2007
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Nailed It
I'm amused that the previous poster knows that dough shortage is common here, yet choses to show up 45 mins before close on a Saturday night, then giv...
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7/2/2007
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Their motto: Open at 5:00 close when they run out of dough!
My husband and I love pizza. We really love a great thin crust, high quality toppings with a fabulous dough. Unfortunately, Apizza scholls NEVER makes...
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7/1/2007
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Very good pizza. Lousy service.
Their pizza is very good, but I like Ken's Artisan Pizza better. And the horrendous, unfriendly, inattentive service (compared with awesome, friendly ...
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6/14/2007
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Great Pizza! Love it!
The pizza was as good as everyone says! The antipasta plate was very good too. We'll definitely be back to have more!...
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5/28/2007
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Best Brick Oven NY Style Pizza Out Of New York
We went there at the original location (out in the sticks in Scholls), and it's the same here but of course more convenient. You have to have patience...
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citysearch.com on
5/6/2007
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that last reviewer (veronicaone) has no taste
apizza scholls transcends normal pizza in every sense. these people take pride in their work, which is obviously wasted on someone like veronicaone. s...
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4/24/2007
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avoid the pretentious hole in the wall
I can't believe this place, they are the (the short gay waiter) most pretentious idiots on the planet, all they serve is pizza, pizza for dummies, the...
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4/19/2007
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Best Pizza I Have Ever Had!
After hearing much about this pizzeria, my wife and I decided to brave the wait that is so talked about online. We arrived at 6:30 on a wednesday nigh...
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citysearch.com on
4/2/2007
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They've Lost Their Way
I've gone there for a couple of years for what was the best pizza in Portland. Since they've expanded to what feels like a soul-less space next door w...
From
citysearch.com on
3/30/2007
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Go after 8 pm and take your chances to taste good pizza
If you love crisp light pizza dough and flavorful toppings then Apizza Scholls is place worth trying. You are limited to 3 toppings and only 1 can be ...
From
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3/20/2007
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I Don't Get It
Why is everybody raving about this place? Like many others, I was seduced into believing this would be the best pizza in town. Went there with two of ...
From
citysearch.com on
3/13/2007
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Hawthorn Hipster Chow
I'm sorry, this isn't very sophisticated pizza. I appreciate the hard work this family owned restaurant commits to this enterprise, so I feel a little...
From
citysearch.com on
3/2/2007
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Overrated
If waiting an hour for burnt pizza that lacks cheese and sauce for $20 is your idea of a pleasant night out of dining, then this is the place for you....
From
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2/27/2007
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Not the Best But Pretty Darn Good
I'm a pizza fiend! I took a friend who also loves pizza. We both had heard about how great this place is & wanted to test it out. We really liked the ...
From
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1/30/2007
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i had never noticed it driving by...
i had never seen this little pizza spot zipping up hawthorne, but was recently introduced to it by one of my good girlfriends. When we came in, we act...
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1/17/2007
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Good food, horrible service, won't go back
I brought a party of five there and signed in at 7:15pm. Spent two hours waiting at the bar ordering beer and apps while the wait staff sat those who ...
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1/15/2007
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We don't get it...
Service was very friendly. Salads were good (seasonal greens and a Caesar) and large enough for two people to split. Really nice wine list - both by t...
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1/13/2007
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good stuff
I just visited for the first time since they moved from over on my side of town. This place is great and the pizza is wonderful. The wait is a bit muc...
From
citysearch.com on
1/3/2007
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THIS is great pizza?
We recently moved to Portland. We went there our second night in town at about 5:30. They open at 5 and there was an hour wait. We decided to leave. T...
From
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12/15/2006
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Lucky to be in Portland
While the food in Portland is generally good, there is a serious lack of quality pizza. Apizza Scholls has the 2nd best pizza I've had in Portland. Th...
From
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12/14/2006
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Best pizza in Portland, but what's the new location about?
I've read through the reviews here and I generally have to agree. Apizza Scholls is the best pizza in Portland, although as a total restaurant experie...
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12/14/2006
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Best pizza in Portland Metro
Apizza Scholls is undoubtedly the best pizza place in Portland. Read the other reviews, and please go, you won't be dissapointed. I haven't had pizza ...
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11/30/2006
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Great New York Style Pizza!
Even better than New York, in fact! This is the best thin crust pizza I have had, hands down. Nice staff with a sense of humor, excellent service and ...
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10/24/2006
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worth a try but it was not what i was hoping for
i was excited when i heard that this restaurant seved thin crust pizza, but i didn't know that they served it well-baked. personally, i love the itali...
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10/14/2006
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A Pizza Scholls Is The Soup Na*i Of Portland (Seinfeld)
And I am a dedicated follower. What an addiction I tell you! Prisoners have their last meal on earth, A Pizza Scholls would be my pick! Yes, you have ...
From
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9/23/2006
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SOLID pizza, as good as it gets in Portland (from east coaster)
This is from a pizza-holic, this is pretty much as good as it gets in Portland. I haven't found pizza to be kick-butt yet in Portland, but this is fre...
From
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8/19/2006
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Great place!
This is the best pizza place in town. I have never had a bad pizza or experience. For those who want to go, get there at 4:45pm or wait a long time. T...
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7/26/2006
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Absolutely awesome
The crust is something truly special. Slightly charred, perfectly crunchy, bubbly... And the sauce is just perfect, and great service too. The patio s...
From
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7/16/2006
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Great pizza in Portland!
Some of the best pizza in Portland! I've been living in NYC and this is similar to East-coast style pizza. But be aware... this is NOT anything like t...
From
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6/8/2006
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Incredible
Just fantastic artisan pizza, if that doesn't sound too snobby. And this place is anything but snobby. Hard to get in with crowds and limited space, b...
From
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4/20/2006
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Best Pizza in Town!
There pizza is to die for! Excellent, fresh ingredients and a great beverage menu. Make sure and start off with their Caesar salad. One of the best I'...
From
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3/20/2006
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GREAT!
In regards to complaints about service at Apizza Scholls, I've never found the negative bits to be true. Respect is something that you earn at Apizza ...
From
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3/18/2006
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edited - Finally! Fabulous Pizza! - but I can not get in or get a pizza
Read below for my first review months ago - recently, I have run into longer lines, they did take away pizza, now do not. Run out of dough. Too much w...
From
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2/15/2006
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A slice of NY in Portland! Amazing!
I never thought I would see this level of pizza anywere West of the Hudson! Previous posts claim that it is burnt...well, real pizza is supposed to ha...
From
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2/12/2006
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Havn't had the pizza because...
...this place has such a "don't want or need your business attitude." I am trying every pizza place in town and I was excited to try Pizza Scholls bec...
From
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2/12/2006
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Worst good pizza
Yes its weird, but for what this place is trying to be, they suck, wrong wrong wrong, sauce is way to bitter, way over priced, over charred crust and ...
From
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2/5/2006
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Don't Believe the Hype!
I stopped by several times when this restaurant first opened, but never felt like enduring the wait. A year later, we decided to check it out today at...
From
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1/28/2006
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Goodbye Cheesy Sliced Pizza Places!
If your idea of great pizza is the best cheeses and sauces combined on a scorching hot thin crust served right out of the oven-so hot that you have to...
From
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1/20/2006
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Locally owned favorite
If your tastebuds crave Dominoes then don't eat here! This pizza is for the more matured palate. The owners also own and run Olive Mountain Baking, so...
From
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12/2/2005
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"Apizza Pooh"!
If you like burnt pizza, horrible service, screaming from the kitchen and a chatty Cathy bar keep, then this is the place for you. This train wreck of...
From
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8/31/2005
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bring back low's
don't know anything about the pizza but the barbeque was the best in the city. pulled pork was meaty instead of shredded, brisket had perfect marbling...
From
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8/24/2005
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It's all about the crust
Fabulous pizza -- simple, high quallity ingredients allow the divine, chewy crust to stand out. this is pizza that is meant to be eaten fresh, on-site...
From
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6/7/2005
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Best Pizza Outside of Italy !
I have travelled all over the world, and have eaten pizza everywhere I could. Apizza Scholls is the best pizza I have had in the USA. Honestly, even N...
From
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6/4/2005
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Just good pizza
I wouldn't go so far as to say best ever, but it is pretty darn good. The crust is really light and yes, has kind of a smoky finish, but you couldn't ...
From
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6/3/2005
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Pizza like it was meant to be
This is what one would imagine true pizza from Italy to be. Simple basic fresh toppings (no pepperoni, which is not a huge loss). They use a variety o...
From
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5/7/2005
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