Hot Lips Pizza, Pearl District
30 people recommend, 2 warn against itvia r/Portland, r/askportland30 comments cited below
The comments cited below are a sample of the full tally across 24 threads.
What people say, in short
People recommend Hot Lips Pizza, a local multi-outlet brand; the one listed here is its Pearl District shop. Some say it uses fresh pineapple, and some mention its vegan options. One says reheated slices turn dry, and one advises against it.
Address
HOTLIPS Pizza - Pearl, 721 NW 9th Ave, Portland, OR 97209
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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/Tridentatus in r/Portland · Nov 2025
Includes Hotlips in a list of pizza places to try.
- Caveatu/Dbk51 in r/askportland · Jul 2024
Flatly advises against Hot Lips, offering no reason.
- Recommendsu/goomata in r/askportland · Sep 2024
Says Hot Lips carries pizza dough, answering the request directly.
- Recommendsu/GoblinCorp in r/askportland · Mar 2024
Recommends Hot Lips' dough; advises letting chilled dough rest outside the fridge before stretching it.
- Recommendsu/Calm_Ranger7754 in r/askportland · Oct 2025
Says Scotty's and Ranch are much better, but Hot Lips is the fallback if the trip is too far.
- Recommendsu/boxfannoise in r/askportland · Sep 2025taste
Says Hotlips uses fresh pineapple and the difference is very noticeable.
- Recommendsu/Puzzled_Respond_3335 in r/askportland · Nov 2026delivery
Names Hot Lips as a suggestion for the request.
- Mixedu/terra_pericolosa in r/askportland · Feb 2026consistency
Says reheated slices here turn dry, yet whole built-to-order pies come out fine.
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- Recommendsu/starrsosowise in r/askportland · Sep 2025variety
Rotating seasonal specials daily; missed the peach and bacon round.
- Recommendsu/TheeBigSmokee in r/Portland · Jun 2025
Says they eat here regularly and it is among their go-to pizza spots.
- Recommendsu/lokikaraoke in r/askportland · May 2025taste
Says Hotlips sits a little below the top group but is still good.
- Recommendsu/kazooka503 in r/askportland · Mar 2026variety
Says Hotlips typically offers multiple solid pesto choices.
- Recommendsu/Pterodactyl_midnight in r/Portland · Nov 2025variety
Says this pizzeria offers a gluten-free crust plus vegan sauce, cheese and toppings.
- Recommendsu/A55beard in r/askportland · Oct 2025taste
Ended up getting Hot Lips nearby and thought it was pretty good pizza.
- Recommendsu/Erwinism in r/askportland · Oct 2025
Simply calls Hot Lips the right pick, with no further reasoning given.
- Recommendsu/Dusterijustmether in r/askportland · Sep 2025taste
Notes Hotlips actually uses fresh pineapple.
- Recommendsu/Iris-Tenax in r/askportland · Mar 2024
Answers that Hot Lips sells dough.
- Recommendsu/jeeves585 in r/askportland · Mar 2024
Has used Hot Lips dough for an oven and found it good.
- Recommendsu/MIKRO_PIPS in r/askportland · Mar 2024
Lists Hot Lips as a dough source in reply to the question.
- Recommendsu/toma162 in r/askportland · Dec 2025
Lists Hotlips as a pick, with no further detail.
- Recommendsu/thirdeyegang in r/Portland · Nov 2025
Calls Hotlips great and says it has one drawback.
- Recommendsu/willaney in r/askportland · Oct 2025
Backs Hot Lips based on their sources.
- Recommendsu/servomusic in r/askportland · Sep 2025taste
Admits the choice may be old-fashioned, but the Ham & Pineapple here reliably satisfies them.
- Recommendsu/btsylynn in r/askportland · Aug 2025
Names this pizzeria as a direct answer to the request.
- Recommendsu/Longjumping-Cow9321 in r/askportland · Jun 2025
Recommends Hot Lips as one of its picks.
- Recommendsu/FantasticBreadfruit8 in r/askportland · May 2025
Suggests Hot Lips as a possible fit for what the asker wants.
- Recommendsu/saffytaffy in r/Portland · Feb 2025
Says eating there as a student was decent, alongside Rocco's.
- Recommendsu/Stupidityconfetti in r/askportland · Sep 2024
Names Hot Lips as the answer to the dough request.
- Recommendsu/tidalwave077 in r/askportland · Aug 2024taste
Loves the vegan supreme from Hot Lips when asked for favorite vegan pizza.
- Caveatu/jclone503 in r/Portland · Oct 2024taste
Says some people once rated Hot Lips the best, a sign local pizza was weaker back then.
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