Welcome to Papa Aldos
Papa Aldo’s, a pizza restaurant founded by John A Gundle in 1981, is credited with innovating the pizza restaurant industry by building the first commercially successful “take and bake” pizzeria. First opened in Hillsboro, Oregon, just west of Portland, Papa Aldos became a tremendous success in a short time. Gundle credits the idea of selling pre-baked pizza to his previous experience managing a traditional pizzeria; he noticed that 40% of his orders were takeout, and many of those customers complained that by the time they were able to eat the pizza, it was cold and soggy! He saw the opportunity to create pizza that customers could bake in their home oven, and quickly developed a recipe for bake-at-home crust. Read More
Newest VideoLove Barbeque? Love Pizza? Who doesn’t! Markee Dragon shows us how to make a grilled take-and-bake pizza with his Traeger grill. Grilling a pizza, especially with a wood-pellet burning grill like the Traeger imparts a great smoky flavor and that perfect crisp crust; so once you go grilled, you won’t quickly go back. View More |
