08/24/09

THIS HIPPIE PIZZA JOINT S U C K S !

by epicuriousgeorge

Ha ha ha... this place is a joke. I have been here twice. Both times the pizza looked like it had been sitting there for at least 12 hours. No joke. All dried up and gnarley... not appetizing at all. The first time, I just ordered a beer and drank at one of the tables. The second time... I turned around and walked out as this older hippie dude was asking after me "Is there anything i can get for you?" Yeah... how bout some pizza that doesn't look like it's three days old? Seriously... avoid this place at all costs. Unless of course, you like eating sandpaper and cardboard with a hint of pepperoni.

• Pros: nothing at all.
• Cons: come on, man... get your s h i t together

04/15/09

dead head pizza

by boomshakalakalaka

this joint is right next to my house. go here at least once a week! good food, decorations, and music. live music some nights. pizza doesnt get reheated tho so not too tasty when the business is slow.

• Pros: location
• Cons: cold pizza sometimes

03/12/09

Pizza is not very good

by gesner

No, I am not a pizza expert, but I know what I like. The other negative reviews are spot-on. The service was O.K., but the pizza was not! I ordered a large with half cheese and the other half mushrooms and onions. It arrived in 9 minutes. Quick, perhaps too quick. The crust was not good, the bottom was both crunchy and chewy at the same time, not sure how they did this. It was not possible to eat it without utensils. I would call it a mess. Papa Murphys is better and half the price. We left around 6 o'clock, just as the place was filling up. I can't figure why this place is popular. I have had good pizza in Portland. This was the worst.

• Pros: The kids can watch 'cartoon network'
• Cons: Pizza is not good

01/22/09

Not Good

by hipgranny

I live in the neighborhood and have tried to support this restaurant, but it is just not good pizza. The owner has always been a nice guy, and it seems like the pizza was better a few years ago. But the slices are bad and often seem like they have been sitting there for a long, long time. The crust is dry, as are the toppings. Whole pizzas are a little better, but not much. The salad is terrible - anyone can open a bag of greens and dump them on a plate, which is what their salads are. It's great to live in a neighborhood where you can walk to so many restaurants, and I would love to have the only pizza place be even mediocre, but IBP isn't even close to that good. I wish the owner would read the reviews and find a way to improve the quality of the food, because it's close to home and a great space.

• Pros: Location, nice space for kids if the food was good.
• Cons: The food: bad pizza, lousy salad.

12/13/08

Made us sick, staff showed no concern!

by danknugz

My wife stopped in and picked up a 'diana ross' vegan pizza with no cheese and it made us both ill. there was deffinately something wrong with the olives, they had a mettalic taste, but since we were both starving and paid $25 for a damn pizza thats basically bread, sauce,onion, olive , pepper and pinapple, apparently mostly from a can. i was ill all night after eating 2 slices and my wife threw up hers.

i called the next day to ask what they would do about it, and the clerk said they had no other reports, so my complaint wasnt valid. (she had said he was rude to her when she picked up the pizza) and he remebered her when i talked to him from the night before. since she has dreadlocks, we OBVIOUSLY must be pulling a scam. i even offered to bring the uneaten half back so they could try it.

i will not be dining there again.

DINER BEWARE> if this many bad reviews doesnt warn you off, nothing will..

• Pros: well, its a dead head pizza joint, thats the only good thing about it.
• Cons: outrageous prices, bad food, bad staff. very rude.

10/24/08

One of the best parlors in town, if not the best.

by pdxjoe

Quite frankly, All these bad reviews on "It's a Beautiful Pizza" is a cold injustice to a great parlor, but meanwhile people on this website are giving five stars to some over rated dive like "Hot Lips".

Here's the truth about about IABP: Excellent tasting pizza that's *LOADED* with toppings, eventually you'll have to use a fork. The staff was very friendly, the interior is cool and creative, the local violinist crowd come to practice, and they sound wonderful. The belly dancers give a great performance on Wednesday nights, and it's the perfect way to end a pizza dinner (though I wish the minimum age for all performers was 18+).

I'm still in shock to see so many people badmouthing IABP. But don't take my word for it, go there yourself and see how wrong these nay-sayers are.

• Pros: Great pizza, good atmosphere, and the belly dancers on Wednesdays are excellent.
• Cons: Belmont parking (ride your bike instead!)

07/03/08

Interesting restaurant with shockingly rude employees

by vnessinpdx

I went to 'It's a Beautiful Pizza' for the first time last night. I went to meet friends to watch the live music + belly dancers that they have on Wednesday nights.

When I came in, I spotted my friends at a table and headed over there. About 10 minutes later a woman came over demanding a cover charge. I don't think I can adequately communicate how INCREDIBLY RUDE this woman was, but I'll give it my best shot.

Rude Woman: "There's a cover. You didn't pay the cover. It's five dollars."

Me: "Oh, I didn't realize there was a cover, sorry about that"

Rude Woman: "FIVE DOLLARS. There's a SIGN by the ENTRANCE", (hands on hips, glaring at me sideways and scowling as if I had deliberately snuck in)

Me: "I was just APOLOGIZING. I hadn't seen the sign"

Rude Woman: "Well it's FIVE DOLLARS" (still scowling)

At this point I'm also glaring back and hand her the money. Then, I go up to the counter to order some pizza with my friend....

The guy behind the counter (who I can smell from several feet away, by the way), explains to my friend that they can't make custom slices of pizza that night, but he can put cold toppings on a cheese pizza slice for her. Unfortuantely for her, the live music had started again and she couldn't hear completely hear what he was saying.

My Friend: "Ok, I'll take a slice with artichoke, onions..."

Stinky Guy behind counter: "You want COLD onions?" (he interrupts)

My Friend: "Oh, the toppings are cold?"

Stinky Guy behind counter: (scowling) "I just SAID the toppings are COLD. Work with me here!"

He saw my friend and I exchange looks, and made some excuse about why he was rude.

Manager at "It's a Beautiful Pizza", there is no excusing this kind of behavior in the restaurant business. I won't be back.

• Pros: Live music and dancers were good
• Cons: Unacceptable behavior from staff

05/21/08

It's a beautiful pizza

by ogan

Interesting?!? after a bad review there is a good review, could have only been written by the owner. Horrible pizza, cold and dried out, crust like cardboard......customer service WORSE rude, crude, down right nasty and offensive. will NEVER RETURN!!! One star is too good for this place!!! Appalling!!!Unpleasant experience will share this with many, it's time to close the doors.

• Pros: the place was empty
• Cons: ALL was inferior and substandard-food & service

04/14/08

Yummy Yummy Yummy!

by cupcakelove

Ok either I must be crazy or the last 5 reviewers are, I'm gonna go with the latter. ;) I love this place! From the wide open space to the delicious pizza to the beer on tap. I seriously consider myself a pizza connoisseur and there's something right on about the sauce at this place. The crust was perfectly done with a slight sweet crunch and the cheese was melted just right. I like the fact that they have slices for a good price, $2.50 for a cheese or pepperoni. The pepperoni was a little greasy... but isn't that what pepperoni is about? I come from a midwest sense of how a pizza should taste... think Chicago deep dish and gourmet sauces, so if you're into that then you'll love the pizza here. And really, does it get any better than bellydancing, beer and pizza? I think not. It's a beautiful life!

• Pros: Delicious pizza, beer on tap, entertainment.
• Cons: Parking on Belmont.

03/06/08

OMG--this place is so mis-named!

by rx8kuple

I know that pizza is a lot like sex--there's no such thing as bad. Well, anyone who's ever said that hasn't been to this place on Belmont Street. It's a nice enough place, they've got a couple of good beers on tap, but the pizza isn't edible at all. Sauce--tastes like it came out of a can. Cheese--way too thick and burnt. Crust--holy cow, you think that even Forrest Gump could have gotten 1 out of 3 right. Not this place. The crust is only a few notches above the cardboard at the bottom of a Tombstone frozen pizza from the grocery store. I take my pizza seriously. At this joint, unfortunately, no one is taking the pizza seriously.