Pizzetta from Decarli, and other pizzas too…

A Happy Hour at Decarli with a pizzetta with prosciutto, taleggio, arugula, shaved grana padano, olive oil. I have never gone wrong with any pizza that had arugula.

DeCarli, Beaverton, happy hour pizza, pizzetta, pizzetta with prosciutto, taleggio, arugula, shaved grana padano, olive oil

As a side note, boy is happy hour at Decarli popular! You have to be there, standing in line, before they open for happy hour at 4:30 or good luck finding a seat. Fortunately the bar service is very fast and friendly, the drinks are good, the food is good… so I can see why the crowd that fills up the bar area right away. Price-wise it’s not as competitive as what you could find downtown… but since we are talking about Beaverton here for the location, but with the atmosphere and offerings like it’s a chic downtown place, not having to go through the logistics of going all the way downtown is worth those extra few dollars if you live or live/work in the area. Actually compared to any other major city, the HH is more than fair price anyway, we’re a bit Portland spoiled.

If you do stop by Decarli’s, I recommend sitting at the bar for the best service and so you can watch the drink making action, and besides the pizzetta I also really like their polenta fries, as I wrote and photographed about in this previous visit. The burger I saw a coworker ate also looked tempting, though I was not as impressed with the panini I had that visit.

In other food porn, I decided to share a few photos of other awesome food memories of pizzas in my past eatings…

  • Tarte Flambee Pear, Bleu Cheese, Walnut, and Garlic Chip (“classic Alsace style pizza”) from Brasserie Jo in Chicago (restaurant closed).
  • A Mano restaurant (since closed) in Chicago’s $5 wood oven pizza of Wild Mushroom & Caramelized Onion, White Truffle Oil, Taleggio Cheese, Hazelnuts and Oregano.
  • Chicago’s Scoozi: the restaurant is famous for their white pizza, the shot is their asparagus with roasted garlic, aged parmesan, and truffle oil pizza.
  • Chicago Pizza and Oven Grinder‘s half pounder pizza pot pie… I can’t believe I don’t have any photos of any deep dish pizza from Chicago. Must be corrected next time.
  • And, all the way from Boston, Bertucci’s pizza “Carmine” I was recommended, with Fresh mozzarella balls, Romano cheese and caramelized onions with roasted tomato sauce.

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All in Portland….

  • Pyro Pizza‘s (located in Cartopia)Italian style wood oven fired (but from a food cart!) White Truffle pizza that has white truffle oil brushed on the dough and then is topped with romano cheese and a dash of black pepper. If you go, remember to ask to add as an additional topping basil or sundried tomatoes!
  • And, Nostrana’s Funghi Verde pizza with shiitake mushrooms, house mozzarella, garlic, arugula, pecorino sardo, lemon oil…. served with shears to cut your slices.
  • Gruner appetizer of tarte flambee “bonne anee”- alsatian pizza with sweet onions, maine lobster, smoky bacon, fromage blanc & chives
  • Finally, Deschutes’ Brewery Portland Pub‘s grilled washington pear and goat cheese pizza:Spent Grain Dough topped with Pears, Goat Cheese, Mozzarella and Hazelnuts. Topped with Fresh Arugula tossed in White Balsamic Dressing.

Pyro Pizza, Italian style wood oven fired pizza, food cart, White Truffle pizza that has white truffle oil ,Portland Nostrana, Cathy Whims, Funghi Verde pizza with shiitake mushrooms, house mozzarella, garlic, arugula, pecorino sardo, lemon oil, Portland Gruner appetizer of tarte flambee bonne anee, alsatian pizza with sweet onions, maine lobster, smoky bacon, fromage blanc, Portland Deschutes Brewery Portland Pub, grilled washington pear and goat cheese pizza with Spent Grain Dough topped with Pears, Goat Cheese, Mozzarella and Hazelnuts. Topped with Fresh Arugula tossed in White Balsamic Dressing, Portland

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