Baby Doll Pizza

Pizza was good, no complaints...got a veggie slice and quite enjoyed it. Not quite as authentic an NYC slice as I was hoping for, but passable enough, definitely won't regret it. Seating and ambiance is nice, the wood and decor helps mute sounds and the lighting isn't too bright. My biggest complaint was distant and distracted service and lack of transparent pricing on beverages. I greatly dislike buying something I don't have a clear price for, and have enough social anxiety I certainly don't like feeling I have to ask

September 2023 update: Pandemic annoyance - most pizza places have pivoted to a 4:00 PM opening time. For me, one of life's great pleasures is a slice or two for lunch. Baby Doll is, happily, still open at midday, making me very happy when I'm driving around in inner S.E. Portland. A great deal of comfort can be found when cherished traditions do not change. Aside from lunchtime service, additional amenities include indoor seating, outdoor seating, and a highly efficient to-go operation. There is a large indoor dining space, separate from the counter area, decorated with pizza box artwork on the walls, as well as stacks and stacks of boxes waiting to be filled, which I consider to be a delightful form of art, in and of itself. Street parking in this neighborhood is much easier than other parts of the city where by-the-slice service tends to be found. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Older review: Excellent to-go experience. I called in an order, and it was available for pick-up at the time they quoted me. The lobby was well marked for a limited number of customers being inside at one time. The promptness of the order impressed me largely because they were BUSY. They had a large crew cooking and ringing up orders, and I was pleased to see the cashiers regularly checking with the people waiting outside, to make sure that nobody was standing on the sidewalk while their pizza was inside, starting to cool off. Just as it was before the pandemic, the pizza itself is delightful. We went with caramelized onions and sausage, and were very happy indeed.

For me, restaurants fall into 3 categories - never coming back, will come back if someone else wants to go, definitely going back. This falls under category 2. Nothing wrong with the place. Service was great. Friendly, cheerful staff even though they were busy. But for me the pizza was "ok"...not bad but not great either. They sell by the slice or whole pies. We had 4 slices - veggie, vegan, pepperoni & meat. Didn't like the vegan one, others were decent.