Escape from New York Pizza, NW 23rd
48 people recommend, 14 warn against itvia r/askportland, r/PortlandFood, r/Portland30 comments cited below
The comments cited below are a sample of the full tally across 24 threads.
What people say, in short
People recommend Escape From New York Pizza on NW 23rd Avenue, and many describe its slices as New York-style, with two calling them huge or hefty. Several mention attitude. Some find it overrated or worn out.
Address
Escape From New York Pizza, 622 NW 23rd Ave, Portland, OR 97210
At a glance
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The evidence
Every point below is paraphrased from a real public comment, ordered by how much the community engaged with it. Caveats and negatives are kept in — follow any link to read the original for yourself.
- Recommendsu/newpsyaccount32 in r/askportland · Aug 2025taste
Calls it great New York-style pizza.
- Recommendsu/Ganooki in r/PortlandFood · May 2026
Says they personally like this shop and count themselves a fan.
- Recommendsu/redandshiny in r/Portland · Nov 2025taste
Says this shop serves slices and calls them good, mentioned among several local favorites.
- Caveatu/Brave_Combination_96 in r/Pizza · Aug 2024
Calls this shop disappointing, and says not to confuse it with Straight From NY.
- Caveatu/djorion87 in r/askportland · Jun 2024service
Says the other place is mostly attitude.
- Recommendsu/How_Do_You_Crash in r/askportland · Jun 2024
Calls this the New York-style slice shop they frequent.
- Caveatu/_DapperDanMan- in r/askportland · Jun 2024taste
Says it was good in past decades but now feels worn out, with greasy, limp slices and an attitude.
- Recommendsu/WestbrookDrive in r/askportland · Oct 2024portion
Says this place has the heftiest slices.
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- Recommendsu/Tridentatus in r/Portland · Nov 2025
Includes Escape from NY in a list of pizza places to try.
- Recommendsu/sartreofthesuburbs in r/askportland · Jun 2024
Says they are a strict New York pizza fan and this place is their regular choice.
- Recommendsu/bo_bo77 in r/askportland · Aug 2025taste
Ranks EFNY far above SFNY.
- Recommendsu/DumbassNinja in r/askportland · Sep 2025
Says they're personally a fan of Escape From New York.
- Recommendsu/PDsaurusX in r/askportland · Jan 2025
Calls the place the original NY-style spot, pointing to its NW 23rd location.
- Caveatu/Uggys in r/askportland · Jun 2024
Says the place is overrated relative to its standing.
- Caveatu/suitopseudo in r/askportland · Jan 2025taste
Calls it overrated; it was likely the top NY-style slice here decades ago.
- Recommendsu/Zealousideal-Art3142 in r/PortlandFood · May 2026taste
Says the post's pizza is decent but falls short of Escape From New York.
- Recommendsu/Sheepygoatherder in r/askportland · Oct 2024service
Has been many times and defends the place.
- Caveatu/fattsmann in r/askportland · Jun 2024
Calls the place terrible and says they used to live in New York.
- Recommendsu/rambo2190 in r/PortlandFood · May 2026
Simply agrees with the Escape From New York endorsement above.
- Recommendsu/dumbledorediess in r/Pizza · Nov 2024taste
Says it is good, New York style, and near Scotty's for west-side visitors.
- Recommendsu/NeighborhoodOk182 in r/askportland · Jun 2024taste
Says the pizza there is excellent.
- Recommendsu/New-Lab7256 in r/askportland · Apr 2026taste
Lists New York Pizza among the good options.
- Recommendsu/Turbo_mannnn in r/Portland · Mar 2026taste
Calls this pizza top-tier, contrasting it with the Pizza Jerk pie.
- Recommendsu/yourmothersgun in r/Portland · Nov 2025
Answers the pizza request by naming Escape from New York.
- Recommendsu/BankManager69420 in r/askportland · Aug 2025taste
Calls EFNY the best in the city; slices can suffer sitting under heat lamps.
- Caveatu/Blueskyminer in r/askportland · Jan 2025taste
Doubts the reputation of this spot, unsure why people keep recommending it.
- Recommendsu/MountScottRumpot in r/askportland · Dec 2023taste
Calls this the only decent pizza in Portland before 2008.
- Recommendsu/rowyourboat72 in r/askportland · May 2025service
Disagrees about the attitude, praising the music and calling the slices decent.
- Recommendsu/realsalmineo in r/askportland · Sep 2024
Gives Escape From New York as a suggestion in reply to the request.
- Mixedu/probeguy in r/askportland · May 2025portion
Says the slices are huge but the place comes with a lot of attitude.
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