tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7248466192615498443.post4802116860749158628..comments2024-03-18T06:45:18.174-07:00Comments on This Is Pizza: Impressions: FirehouseAdam Lindsleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01012112411668336019noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7248466192615498443.post-43848153937100558072011-01-11T23:30:09.904-08:002011-01-11T23:30:09.904-08:00@John: Since I'm in Seattle, getting to Portla...@John: Since I'm in Seattle, getting to Portland isn't too much of a hassle. I'll be back there at least once this year, hopefully more.Adam Lindsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01012112411668336019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7248466192615498443.post-59260886958423889672011-01-11T22:34:22.064-08:002011-01-11T22:34:22.064-08:00Firehouse ROCKS! Whenever we eat there, it just fe...Firehouse ROCKS! Whenever we eat there, it just feels right. Why don't you make traveling to Portland a goal for this year so you could eat there again? I'm sure the Margherita misses you now.John Lairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01496649471913989208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7248466192615498443.post-37799532375200078772011-01-11T18:41:08.780-08:002011-01-11T18:41:08.780-08:00@John: Isn't Firehouse great? They've real...@John: Isn't Firehouse great? They've really come a long way from their early days. I don't live in Portland anymore, so I really miss eating there.Adam Lindsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01012112411668336019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7248466192615498443.post-84958036292987424432011-01-11T18:27:11.457-08:002011-01-11T18:27:11.457-08:00Whenever we stop by Portland, we always eat at Fir...Whenever we stop by Portland, we always eat at Firehouse. Like Flushy, I'm very much in love with the crust. Actually, I eat it last! And I also like the fact that the whole restaurant was built in a real firehouse. When my cousin applied for <a href="http://www.merchantcashadvance.com/article/restaurant-loans.php" rel="nofollow">restaurant loans</a> and <a href="http://www.merchantcashadvance.com/article/merchant-loans.php" rel="nofollow">merchant loans</a> to expand his catering business to a restaurant, he also named his business after the old building where it was located. It worked well because it was something that people were already familiar with.John Lairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01496649471913989208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7248466192615498443.post-53681494883514395322009-12-23T18:56:25.789-08:002009-12-23T18:56:25.789-08:00Yeah, that is a nice oven. It's from the same ...Yeah, that is a nice oven. It's from the same company that made Nostrana's.Adam Lindsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01012112411668336019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7248466192615498443.post-34341338510216821712009-12-23T11:54:52.989-08:002009-12-23T11:54:52.989-08:00Well, it's all relative, ya? I mean, I do enjo...Well, it's all relative, ya? I mean, I do enjoy Firehouse's pizza. Their crust is better than 90% of the pizzas out there. But when it's set next to Ken's and Scholls—I mean, that's some tough competition.<br /><br />Also: that oven is pretty piece of work. I want one!Flushy McBucketpantshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09836741778817725043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7248466192615498443.post-44895491015909360972009-12-18T14:21:10.944-08:002009-12-18T14:21:10.944-08:00Hey, Flushy. Sorry to hear that you don't like...Hey, Flushy. Sorry to hear that you don't like Firehouse's crust. While it's true that Ken's definitely has the superior crust (and in fact the only crust I've ever had that beats Ken's is Pizzeria Bianco's in Phoenix), I still think Firehouse's dough recipe is delicious. It's really just a classic Neapolitan crust, so as you said, if you don't like that style of crust, you won't like Firehouse's. <br /><br />I disagree about the comparison to Pyro and Wy'east. I think they're both good for cart pizza, but neither reaches anywhere near the quality of Firehouse's pizza. I mean, it's not even close.<br /><br />I do agree that Ken's is #1 in Portland (and indeed the west coast), with Apizza Scholls a close second. For me, Firehouse is #3.<br /><br />Another thing I love about Firehouse: their pizzas are inexpensive, with not a pie over $12. Compare their $11 Margherita to the grossly overpriced version at Seattle's Serious Pie. $15 dollars for an awful pizza half the size of one at Firehouse. No thanks.<br /><br />Thanks for the comments!Adam Lindsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01012112411668336019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7248466192615498443.post-72803384394006226872009-12-18T11:50:20.877-08:002009-12-18T11:50:20.877-08:00I generally agree with you. Firehouse makes very g...I generally agree with you. Firehouse makes very good pizzas and some of the things you didn't like about it are things that I also had issues with—the tip sag, the paltry amount of basil, and that they're uncut. But I think all of those things are hallmarks of traditional Neapolitan pizzas. So it just is what it is with respect to those things. <br /><br />In general, I was not super-impressed by Firehouse's crust. It looked pretty and had great springy-spongy texture at the edges, but it lacked the savoriness of Ken's. And I'm not a huge fan of the origami-paper thinness of the traditional Neapolitan pie.<br /><br />For me Firehouse can't compete with Ken's. But then, I think Ken's is atop the Portland pizza pyramid and possibly the best pizza I've had on the West Coast. Scholls is my #2 PDX pizza, but has the advantage of playing more to my preferences in terms of style (NY thin crust). Firehouse falls in the same plane as Pyro and Wy'east. Really, truly delicious, but I'm not gonna go across town for it on the regular or wait over an hour for it (which, thankfully, none of these three require... actually, my friends and I got 6 pies from Pyro last night and it only took 15 or 20 minutes).Flushy McBucketpantshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09836741778817725043noreply@blogger.com