Escape From New York Pizza has held down NW 23rd Avenue in Northwest Portland for more than 40 years, billing itself as the city's first by-the-slice shop. The formula is straightforward: whole milk mozzarella with no substitutions, a sauce made fresh daily from whole tomatoes, garlic, and herbs, and dough handmade every morning, seven days a week.
Slices rotate on a set weekly schedule — mushroom, veggie, mushroom & olive, olive, and a Sunday swine & pine — alongside a cooks-choice special that changes daily. Whole pies, drinks, and beer round out the menu.
The restaurant keeps a dedicated page honoring Lauren Geffner (1957–2020), a name tied closely to the shop's history and identity. Regulars describe a casual, welcoming room and a staff that treats familiar faces like familiar faces.
Slices rotate on a set weekly schedule — mushroom, veggie, mushroom & olive, olive, and a Sunday swine & pine — alongside a cooks-choice special that changes daily. Whole pies, drinks, and beer round out the menu.
The restaurant keeps a dedicated page honoring Lauren Geffner (1957–2020), a name tied closely to the shop's history and identity. Regulars describe a casual, welcoming room and a staff that treats familiar faces like familiar faces.