The Blind Onion Pizza Pub

04/05/09

good pizza, bad housekeeping

by kanino

our pizza was loaded and delicious. the medium thick crust was a tad sweet but overall the delight to price ratio was above average.

why is it that so many restaurants in PDX are really not that clean? come on portland, you can do better.

• Pros: pizza is really pretty good - real good actually
• Cons: cleanliness

12/05/08

Super yummy and cheap!

by shiningispimp

I go to Grant and I come here for lunch a lot. The prices are cheap, $3.00 for cheese and a drink and $3.50 for pepperoni and a drink. The slices are big and really good, the crust is perfect, and the drinks are also generous. The staff can get annoyed easily, but nonetheless there's always a long line.

• Pros: delish and cheap pizza
• Cons: odd service

06/25/08

Are you kidding??

by badether

Ordered a pizza from the BO for the first time tonight. It will be our LAST. $23.25 for a 3 topping large pizza, we asked for "crispy salami, well-done pizza" My husband called on the drive home, he had taken a peek at the pie and suggested I turned on the oven. Not only was it not well done it was UNDER done. Gross. Yuck.

• Pros: yuck
• Cons: gross

02/20/08

Why cant we have more places like this

by Sirisak

I now live in west linn/lake oswego - the death zone for good resturants appearently as we've only a few decent places. While i love flying pie in SE, somehow the one in lake oswego manages to rival dominos in "are you kidding me, really??" factor.

Blind onion is almost worth the 45 minute drive from my house just for the pizza. The location is dark and cavelike, and a little on the harley davidson side for my tastes, but the staff as well as the crowd are always friendly; and lets' face it, i'm there for the pizza anyway. Arguablly the best in town, a great place to take out of town people for a 'taste of portland'

• Pros: possibly the best pizza you will ever have
• Cons: interior - you will probably love or hate it, but you will have a strong feeling

08/28/07

My favorite Pizza

by nueman33

After reading a couple of the negative reviews I went to my favorite Pizza joint (Blind Onion) and asked the staff specifically about freshness of dough and toppings, as I thought it is all fresh! When I told them about the reviews they stated that a former staff member that was fired probably wrote them.

• Pros: Pizza
• Cons: Get to go,often crowded

The perfect place for an adult pizza party.

by Contributor

In Short
College-esque décor of rickety bottle-green card tables, a shellacked-log bar, video-poker machines, and displays of regressive crayon drawings draw all types of 20-somethings. The laid-back atmosphere belies the pie. The best bet on the menu is the Popeye, a combo of mouth-watering seared chicken with onions, fresh tomatoes, pesto-alfredo sauce, and, of course, spinach.

05/04/06

great pie every time

by meachdog

I wanted to chime in on this list of all over the board reviews. This is my favorite pizza in town, and whenever I get it for guests they rave. Honestly, I would recomend take-out here as the dark, smokey, video poker chimey thing is not for me, but that's how I enjoy most of my pizzas. The crust, cheese and other toppings always seem fresh to me, maybe not pizzaasholl(sp?) fresh but better than Old Town, Flyin' Pie and American Deram, all good pies by the way. Blind Onion is just the best crust, substance and toppings in town. Never soggy, never over-done and I always eat the chewy hand twisted crust. I am a picky pizza guy and never eat the big chain pizzas and I think Blind Onion is Portland's best pie. Try a CB, pineapple, feta and garlic.

03/29/05

so-so

by rock_quarry

This was a small place, rather dingy/dirty, and made me feel a little claustrophobic. I'll give em points for the Modest Mouse on the radio when I walked in, the nice assortment of board games, and the hot sauces at each table. The micro-brew selection seemed a little limited/generic expect for one beer called Laurelwood? That was some good beer. We got the Garden of Eden pizza which I thought was pretty good. Crisp, fresh veggies I liked, but my dinner date didn't care for. The staff and locals made us feel welcome. The twisted crust was different, and a nice touch. I'd recommend this place if you live in the area, but not for the long haul.

03/23/05

Not Recommended!

by chris3151970

Don't get me started. This was the worst pizza I have ever had. (I was also concerned about cleanliness.)

01/30/05

Just Delicious

by chuzunk

The crust is sweet, textured, the right kind of chewy. If you like a thiner crust, this is perfection. All the hype is right. If even the ambiance was bad (I find it fine), the beer was bad (I dont drink) and the service was bad (seemed fine to me, if not friendly) I would still go there: THE PIZZA IS THAT GOOD. Seriously. Go.

• Pros: best, pizza, ever