In 2015,Portland Monthly's Benjamin Tepler wrote, "You'll find poofy-rimmed, leopard-spottedNeapolitan pies cooked in a 900-degree Swedish electric deck oven but servedNew York–style, in cheap 18-inch rounds or big, foldable slices."[5] Ben Waterhouse ofThe Oregonian described Scottie's as a "tiny,Indiegogo-funded spot" servingpizza by the slice or pie.[6] Customers can pick up pizzas to bake at home.[7]
Scott Rivera opened the restaurant on July 29, 2015, with his business partner and then-girlfriend Amy Coplen. Previously, he had worked atBread and Ink Cafe,Ava Gene's,Baby Doll Pizza, andHandsome Pizza.[3] In 2017, Rivera attempted a world record by creating the Centouno Formaggio, a 101-cheese pizza.[8][9][10]
The second location opened on December 16, 2022.[2][13] In December 2023, the outpost hosted Bhuna Tuesdays weekly, offering porkvindaloo pizza with mintchutney drizzle andraita on the side.[14]
Benjamin Tepler ofPortland Monthly said in 2015, "The best slice at Scottie's happens to be the simplest: pizza bianca, with melting heaps of creamy, fresh-made ricotta, fried basil leaves, and a dusting of crushed New Mexico chiles, all drizzled with olive oil."[5] In 2018,Anthony Falco named Portland the "greatest pizza city" in the U.S., based on Scottie's,Apizza Scholls, andLovely's Fifty Fifty.[15] Scottie's ranked number 43 in a 2022 "Top 50 Pizza in USA" list curated by Italian experts.[16] Lindsay D. Mattison ranked the business fourth inTasting Table's 2023 list of the city's best pizza.[17]
Eater Portland included Scottie's in several lists in 2021, including: Waz Wu's overview of Portland's "knockout"vegan pizzas,[18] Nick Townsend's guide of fifteen restaurants "worth visiting" on Division,[19] Rachel Pinsky's overview of "thick, cheesy square" pizzas in the city,[20] Zoe Baillargeon's list of themetropolitan area's "cheesiest" pizzas,[21] andBrooke Jackson-Glidden's summary of Portland's "exceptional" pizzas.[22] In 2024, Jackson-Glidden and Rebecca Roland included Scottie's in the website's overview of the best pizza in the metropolitan area.[23] Scottie's was included in the website's 2025 lists of the best affordable restaurants and mid-week lunches in Portland.[4][24] Paolo Bicchieri included the Northwest District location inEater Portland's 2025 overview of the city's best restaurants for lunch.[25]
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