OTTO Birthday Fest: 3 Days of Music, Love & Pizza

Posted on May 19, 2023 by elshepherd

Hard to believe it’s been nearly 14 years since we opened the doors on a tiny little slice shop on Congress Street in Portland, ME. It’s been a wild ride, but none of it could have been possible without you. We truly have the best customers any business could ask for. Thank you for supporting us over the years.

To celebrate, we want to invite you to three events this June (our birthday month). We sure would love to see you.

June 4 – OTTO’s Birthday Bash on the Esplanade (Boston)
Join us from 1-4pm at Night Shift Esplanade, located right along the Charles River in Boston, MA. We’ll be descending upon the scenic Night Shift beer garden with FREE PIZZA (50 pizzas, while it lasts!) and some giveaways. Beer, pizza, and the Esplanade — what’s not to love?
No admission — open to the public. Rain date June 18.
For more information and directions, click here.

June 11 – Resurgam Music and Arts Festival Presented by OTTO (Portland)
Come celebrate Portland’s music, arts, and youth at the second annual Resurgam Festival at the Ocean Gateway and surrounding areas. We are thrilled to be the headline sponsor for this year’s event. Stop by one of our booths for slices, games, and giveaways! The festival will feature over 50 performers on 5 stages and will showcase Portland’s creativity and youth. The event will run from 11am-6pm and is FREE and open to the public!
For more information, click here.

June 20 — OTTO 14th Birthday Party (All OTTO Locations in ME, NH, and MA)
Swing by any of our locations where we’ll be serving $1.40 slices* all day long.
We’ll have some giveaways as well, while they last!

*Limit 2 slices per customer.

Thanks again for 14 great years! We couldn’t do it without you.

Pizza Powering Music Education

Posted on March 31, 2023 by elshepherd

Music has fueled what we do since we opened the first OTTO in Portland’s Arts District in 2009. We have employed, supported, and fed creative types for the past 14 years. We’ve hosted live music, sponsored live music events, and we personally program the music we play in our restaurants every day. Music is an essential ingredient for us. We’ve seen first-hand how music can foster creative collaboration, encourage the exchange of ideas, and build community, and in 2023 we are committed to making an impact, at a time when music education funding is being reduced or eliminated.

Starting April 1, $1 from every Seasonal Special pizza sold in Maine and Massachusetts will be donated to local non-profit organizations working to make quality music education available to students.

In Maine, $1 from every Seasonal Special pie sold will be donated to the Maine Academy of Modern Music, a nonprofit organization serving over 2000 students statewide – over 1600 of which access quality music programming at a free or reduced cost. Additionally, MAMM regularly provides music education programs to schools, civic organizations and other non-profit organizations throughout Maine.

In Massachusetts, $1 from every Seasonal Special pie will go to Berklee’s City Music Boston, a nonprofit program that provides music education to 4th-12th graders in underserved communities in Greater Boston (and beyond).

OTTO’s Seasonal Specials rotate on a quarterly basis, often utilizing a creative mix of fresh, in-season toppings. Many of these quarterly signature pizzas have become customer favorites over the years, eventually finding their way onto our year-round menu. Our current special is Asparagus, Prosciutto & Pesto, available through May 31, 2023, with a new special announced June 1.

We are excited to kick off this partnership with MAMM and City Music Boston. Next time you order one of our Seasonal Specials, know that you are helping to power music education, one pie at a time.

Place your order today! 🎶🍕

The OTTO Thirsty Camper Tour is headed your way with delicious Maine beer, pizza, bluegrass, and more!

Posted on July 27, 2022 by elshepherd

We’re loading up a little bit of what makes Portland special and setting up camp at a location near you. It’s a traveling pizza and beer garden on wheels — the OTTO Airstream, courtesy of Rustic Taps. Come down and enjoy beer from our friends at Maine Beer, Lone Pine, Allagash, and Orono, hear some live bluegrass, play some games, win some prizes — and of course we’ll be supplying the pizza.

Every Thursday in August, we’ll be pulling up to a different OTTO location to celebrate summer in Vacationland. (With pizza, beer, and bluegrass this good, why would you leave??)

We’ll be serving cold, delicious Maine beer from the Airstream bar, and each evening will feature the best in Maine bluegrass, including renowned mandolinist Joe Walsh, who headed up OTTO Bluegrass Nights back in the day.

Our lovely beer partners have provided us with loads of great brewery swag, and OTTO will have plenty on hand as well, so you’re likely to go home with more than a smile.

And if that wasn’t enough, there’ll be cornhole, giant Jenga, and did we say PIZZA??

Come join us at one of our stops below. This is a magical, silvery beer and pizza garden on wheels – and we can’t wait to see all of you.

The OTTO Thirsty Camper Tour:

* 5PM-close each night * Free Entry! *

Thu Aug 4 – RSVP – OTTO 159 Cottage Rd, South Portland – feat. Joe Walsh & Friends

Thu Aug 11 – RSVP – OTTO 305 US-1, Yarmouth – feat. Taylor Smith & Friends

Thu Aug 18 – RSVP – OTTO 779 Portland Rd, Saco – feat. The Snowglobe String Band

Thu Aug 25 – RSVP – Congress Square Park, Portland – feat. Joe Walsh & Friends

Our NEW Yarmouth location is NOW OPEN

Posted on March 4, 2022 by elshepherd

If you’ve driven on US-1 in Yarmouth, you’ve likely seen the sign. It’s kinda hard to miss.

After 6+ years at our Main St. location, we have closed the doors and re-opened just down the road at 305 US-1 (in the former Maine Coffee Roasters building).

Just a stone’s throw from Yarmouth High and North Yarmouth Academy, OTTO Yarmouth is now offering counter service, takeout, and delivery, with a dining room opening in the next few months (along with beer and wine!). And with dedicated parking, pickup orders are a breeze.

OTTO Yarmouth is moving!

Posted on February 14, 2022 by elshepherd

If you’ve driven on US-1 in Yarmouth, you’ve likely seen the sign. It’s kinda hard to miss.

After 6+ years at our Main St. location, we will be closing the doors and re-opening just down the road at 305 US-1 (the former Maine Coffee Roasters location).

Just a stone’s throw from Yarmouth High and North Yarmouth Academy, OTTO Yarmouth will be providing counter service, takeout, and delivery initially, with a dining room opening in the next few months (along with beer and wine!). On-site parking is also available.

Customers will be pleased to know that our phone number, and our online ordering link will not change with this move, as these will follow us to our new home. Our delivery radius will also remain unchanged.

As with any move, restaurant or otherwise, there are several moving parts, so we can’t yet share our final date for our Main Street location, or the opening date of the new US-1 location, we will be sharing more information as we get closer, and will continue to provide updates as we go!

Stay tuned! We look forward to seeing your smiling faces at 305 US-1 in Yarmouth.

OTTO Gorham is now open!

Posted on December 14, 2021 by emcspear

We are delighted to announce the opening of our new location in Gorham, ME!

Conveniently located at 109 Main Street next to Hannaford, only blocks from USM, OTTO Gorham serves by the slice or whole pie, with on-site parking and indoor seating options.

This location will offer dine-in service, as well as delivery and mobile pickup (available through the OTTO Mobile App or online via ottoportland.com).

OTTO Gorham will also be participating in our ongoing partnership with FEED Kids, an organization dedicated to ending child hunger in Maine. For every Seasonal Special pizza sold, $1 will be donated to FEED Kids!

Owner-operator Greg Ingrao states, “We’re honored to be a part of the Gorham community. OTTO Gorham will take pleasure in providing jobs to the town, students at USM, and Gorham High School. We’re excited to offer a great product to Gorham and look forward to meeting new faces!”

BOGO gift cards make holiday shopping easy (and delicious)

Posted on November 22, 2021 by elshepherd

OTTO gift cards are now BUY ONE, GET ONE free through January 7, 2022! For every $25 spent on OTTO gift cards, you will receive $5 on a bonus card!

Give them both away, or keep one (or both!) for yourself. It’s kinda putting pizza in the bank and earning interest!

To make your holiday shopping easier this year, we have made all gift cards available for purchase online. Customers may choose to have physical cards mailed or e-gift cards sent via email.

OTTO gift cards are perfect stocking-stuffers, and are great gifts for teachers, mail carriers, caregivers, or anyone who deserves a little something special during the holidays.

(Please note: Gift card ‘reloads’ are not eligible for BOGO)

Order online at www.ottoportland.com/shop or purchase at any OTTO location.

Feeding the Frontline has hit $100K!

Posted on August 27, 2021 by emcspear

At OTTO, giving back to our communities has always been a priority. In the past year, we’ve begun two ongoing programs: our monthly specials donations, in which we’ve partnered with Cooking Matters in MA and FEED Kids in ME to donate $1 from every monthly special pizza sold, and Feeding the Frontline, where we’ve turned customer contributions into countless deliveries, feeding thousands of healthcare workers on the frontlines of the pandemic.

We are so excited to announce that, as of this month, we’ve reached $100,000 in donations to our Feeding the Frontline program! We’re so grateful to our incredible customers for making this initiative so successful. Both Feeding the Frontline and our monthly donations program would not be possible without your support. We can also say firsthand how appreciative the frontline workers we’ve delivered to have been to benefit from this program.

Because of your generous donations, we’ve been able to make deliveries to over 75 healthcare facilities in Maine and Massachusetts, including:

Maine Medical Center
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston Children’s Hospital
Massachusetts General Hospital
Tufts Medical Center
Maine General Hospital
Mercy Hospital
Boston Medical Center
Fenway Health
Beverly Hospital
Mid Coast Hospital
Mount Auburn Hospital
Emerson Hospital

Although we have reached an amazing milestone, we’re not out of the woods yet. If you’re able, please consider making a donation with your next order, so we may continue to support our healthcare heroes and fuel them through their shifts as they work tirelessly to keep our communities safe.

OTTO’s BOGO gift cards make holiday shopping easy (and delicious)

Posted on December 3, 2020 by elshepherd

OTTO gift cards are now BUY ONE, GET ONE free through January 7, 2021! For every $25 spent on OTTO gift cards, you will receive $5 on a bonus card!

Give them both away, or keep one (or both!) for yourself. It’s kinda putting pizza in the bank and earning interest!

To make your holiday shopping easier this year, especially during COVID, we have made all gift cards available for purchase online. Customers may choose to have physical cards mailed or e-gift cards sent via email.

Customers may also choose to purchase gift cards at any OTTO location.

(Please note: Gift card ‘reloads’ are not eligible for BOGO)

Order online – www.ottoportland.com/shop

It’s time for Oscar Tango Tango Oscar, OTTO’s annual collaboration with Rising Tide

Posted on July 6, 2018 by elshepherd

OscarTango_Poster_V1 Our annual Spring collaboration with Portland’s Rising Tide Brewing Company, Oscar Tango Tango Oscar, is currently pouring in Maine, and will be rolling out over the coming days in Massachusetts.

Oscar Tango Tango Oscar is brewed with 2-row, flaked rice, carapils and hopped with Amarillo, Mandarina, and Cascade hops. It is fermented with Rising Tide’s house American ale yeast. Oscar Tango Tango Oscar’s citrusy snap goes perfect with an OTTO signature pie on a warm summer day.

Over the years, Oscar Tango has accumulated an overall 3.8 rating on Beer Advocate and a 3.63 rating on Untappd.

The collaboration is only available at OTTO and at the Rising Tide tasting room. Get it while you can. Check in on Untappd and let us know what you think!

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