Straight From New York Pizza (Hawthorne)

"The pizza was pretty decent, not a ton of flavor in the sauce, but it was good enough. The music was so loud we had a difficult time hearing the questions from the lady taking our order, and she obviously had a hard time hearing our order, as the sauce on 1 pizza was not what we ordered."

"Best spot for a late night slice in Portland. The pizza isn't going to win any culinary competition prizes, But it's hot and it's fresh and it goes down great after a night out on the town."

"Pizza was good. Server was friendly. Out of ranch, out of ice, so fountain drinks were warm. Shouldn’t have been full price. Tasted like a 2L left open for 3 days."

"It's been 18 months of pandemic time since I've gone anywhere for a slice. When I was finally feeling confident-ish enough to look for a place for a weekday lunchtime visit, the searches I did for my old standbys showed that most of them are doing whole pie take-out or delivery only, and they generally don't open until 4 PM. SFNY indicated that they were open for lunch, and serving slices. I was happy to see that all the employees were masked, and that the space for visitors was well marked for customers to keep an appropriate distance from each other. As for the pizza - it was just what I hoped for. I had a cheese slice with just the right balance between sauce and cheese, as well as a pepperoni slice that was perfectly greasy, just the way it should be. Prices were reasonable, and, though I didn't opt for the '$5 slice and a beer' special, it was great to see it available. I'm still trying to avoid indoor spaces in general, but I'm glad to see that Straight From New York is available for pizza by the slice, while keeping the experience safe for their employees and their customers."