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OTTO 17: What’s Happening This June

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June is a big month around here. OTTO turns 17 this year, and we’re celebrating all month long with pizza, music, rewards, festivals, giveaways, and a few reasons to spend more time in Portland.

Here’s the full rundown of what’s happening throughout June.

MONDAYS IN JUNE

Double Rewards Points

Every Monday in June, OTTO Rewards members earn double points on qualifying purchases.

If you’re already a member, you’re automatically in. If you’re not, this is a pretty good month to join.

JUNE 13–14

Resurgam Music & Arts Festival

We’re proud to once again be the headline sponsor of the Resurgam Music & Arts Festival — a free, two-day celebration of Maine music, art, food, and community happening across Portland’s Old Port and waterfront.

This year’s festival expands in a big way.

Saturday, June 13 — Old Port

New this year: Saturday night programming throughout the Old Port, including outdoor stages in Old Port Square and on Dana Street, plus performances at venues throughout downtown Portland.

Expect a full day and night of Maine music, including:

  • The Speed of Sound
  • Forget, Forget
  • MAMM youth and adult bands
  • Local performances throughout the Old Port

Sunday, June 14 — Ocean Gateway Waterfront

Sunday returns to the waterfront at Ocean Gateway with a full day of live music, local makers, Maine craft beer, food vendors, and multiple stages overlooking Casco Bay.

Bands include:

  • Coyote Island
  • Royal Hammer
  • Midnight Breakfast
  • Raging Brass
  • The Valentine Band
  • OC and the Offbeats
  • and many more

OTTO will be onsite Sunday serving slices near the main stage, so grab pizza and spend the day by the water.

The whole festival is free and open to the public.

More info and full lineup:
www.resurgamfestival.com

JUNE 16

OTTO Birthday Celebration

On Tuesday, June 16, we’re celebrating 17 years of OTTO with an in-store birthday party at all OTTO locations.

$1.70 Slices

All day long, slices are just $1.70.

  • In-store only
  • Limit 2 slices per customer

We’ll also have:

  • OTTO swag giveaways (while supplies last)
  • A chance to enter to win a $170 OTTO gift card

It’s our way of saying thanks for 17 years of support, pizza runs, late nights, post-show slices, family dinners, road trips, and everything in between.

See you in June.

16 Years of OTTO: Here’s How We’re Celebrating

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We opened our doors in 2009 with a single goal: serve creative, crave-worthy pizza made with care, using wholesome, high-quality ingredients. Sixteen years later, we’re still doing what we love thanks to you. All month long we’re throwing a birthday bash packed with pizza deals, live music, giveaways, and even a nostalgic playlist from OTTO’s founding year. Here’s everything on tap for June:

🎉 All-Month Deal (June 1 – 30)

The Masher — 16 % Off with Code SWEET16

Our Sweet 16 Bracket Challenge pizza champion, The Masher (Mashed Potato, Bacon & Scallion), takes a well-deserved victory lap in June. Get 16 % off every whole pie Masher order—dine-in, takeout, or delivery—when you apply promo code SWEET16 at checkout.

How to redeem:

  • Online: Enter promo code SWEET16 during checkout anytime you order a Masher via order.ottoportland.com in June.
  • Phone or in-store: Just tell our team you’d like the SWEET16 promo any time you order a Masher in June, and the discount will be applied.
  • Valid June 1–30 at all OTTO locations.

🎉 Sunday, June 8

Resurgam Music & Arts Festival Presented to OTTO
12 PM – 7 PM | Ocean Gateway, Portland, ME

We’re proud to present the Resurgam Music & Arts Festival: A FREE, day-long waterfront festival from the Maine Academy of Modern Music that brings together Maine’s vibrant music scene, local artisans, and community arts organizations for Portland’s premier summer kickoff event!

Headlining this year’s festival are The Fogcutters and Genevieve Stokes.

The Fogcutters—who will be joined by special guests Kenya Hall and Gina Alibrio—are Portland’s own eclectic pop-rock big band.

Genevieve Stokes is one of alternative pop’s brightest stars. A former MAMM student herself, Genevieve has recently been named among People’s “Emerging Artists” list, and is currently signed to Atlantic Records.

Learn more at resurgamfestival.com

🎉 All June at Select OTTO Locations

Bissell Brothers Summer Rise Pale Ale (Limited Release)

Brewed annually in collaboration with Maine Academy of Modern Music in celebration of Resurgam Music & Arts Festival, this easy-drinking pale ale is perfect for a day of Maine music and merriment.
Our beer-pouring Maine shops will be serving it up as soon as it arrives, and until it’s gone.

🍺 Learn more about Summer Rise here.

🎉 Wednesday, June 18 – In-Store Sweet 16 Birthday Bash

All OTTO locations | All day

We’re turning every shop into party HQ:

  • $1.60 slices (any slice, all day)
  • Free OTTO swag (while it lasts!)
  • Enter on-site to win:
    🍕 Free pizza for a year (1 winner)
    👕 OTTO T-Shirt of your choice (10 winners)
    🧧 $20 OTTO gift card (10 winners)

No purchase necessary to enter the drawing—just swing by, grab a slice, and celebrate with us!

🎉 All June – OTTO Sweet 16 Playlist

Relive 2009 with a curated Spotify mix of the songs we blasted while throwing dough in those early days. Hit the link below to listen anytime (and be sure to follow us!):

Thank You for 16 Sweet Years ❤️

Your ongoing support and your friendly faces are what keep us going after 16 sweet years. Thank you for being a part of it! Whether you join us for a slice on June 18, catch some live music on the waterfront, or crank the playlist while ordering online, we can’t wait to celebrate with you all month long.

Here’s to many more years—and many more pizzas!

—Team OTTO

And Your Sweet  16 Champion Is…The Masher!

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Four weeks. 16 iconic OTTO pizzas. Thousands of passionate votes. Our Sweet  16 Bracket Challenge has wrapped, and the people have spoken: Mashed Potato, Bacon & Scallion —affectionately known as The Masher — has claimed the crown by a whisker‑thin 125‑vote margin!

Everyone wins!
The Masher will be available at a special price throughout our birthday month of June. Read on for details!

How We Got Here
Through four rounds, fans rallied around their favorites. Here’s a quick play-by-play:

Elite Eight:

  • Cheese
  • Hot Honey, Cup & Char Pepperoni
  • Pepperoni
  • Mashed Potato, Bacon & Scallion
  • Buffalo Chicken
  • Ricotta & Basil
  • Margherita
  • Meatball, Ricotta & Basil

Final Four:

  • Hot Honey, Cup & Char Pepperoni
  • Mashed Potato, Bacon & Scallion
  • Ricotta & Basil
  • Margherita

Championship Match‑Up:

  • Mashed Potato, Bacon & Scallion vs. Ricotta & Basil

When the final ballots were tallied, The Masher emerged victorious — no surprise to long‑time OTTO devotees — it’s the pie that put us on the map!


Celebrate All June: 16% Off The Masher

June marks OTTO’s Sweet 16th birthday, and we’re throwing a month‑long party. Grab The Masher at 16 % off throughout June — online, in‑store, or by phone.

How to Redeem

  1. Online: Visit order.ottoportland.com in June, add Mashed Potato, Bacon & Scallion (and anything else your heart desires) to your cart, and enter promo code SWEET16 at checkout.
  2. In‑Store / Phone: Just mention “SWEET16” to your server or order‑taker and we’ll apply the discount.

A Big Slice of Gratitude 🍕

Thank you to everyone who voted, shared, debated, and cheered each round. You made this bracket a blast!

Prize Drawings Announced Soon

We’re still in the process of contacting our Week  4 Winner and our Grand Prize Champion! Keep an eye on our socials; we’ll announce those lucky fans shortly!

Hungry? Order Now!

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

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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.

It’s our birthday, and we have presents for you!

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We’re 9!

On June 18, 2009, Mike Keon and Anthony Allen opened the first OTTO, a tiny slice shop on Congress Street. Nine years, 12 locations (soon to be 13!), and millions (yes millions) of pizzas later, we are so incredibly thankful for all the hard work and passion that our employees have put into making OTTO what it is today.  But none of it would be possible without you, our customers. When everyone told us mashed potatoes on pizza would never fly, you proved them wrong. You have been with us through thick and thin (not a crust joke, we swear!), and we greatly appreciate your loyalty over the past nine years.

New Menu!

As a way to say thank you for the past nine years, we have a present for you. Today, at all locations, we are rolling out a new menu, which, aside from featuring most of your OTTO favorites, includes:

  • New pie additions:
    • Mango Habanero Chicken (or Cauliflower), with House-made Pineapple Salsa
    • Arugula, Red Onion & Kalamata Olives
    • Jalapeno, Bacon & Ricotta
    • Pineapple Salsa, Bacon & Fresh Jalapeño
    • Sausage & Broccoli
    • Buffalo Cauliflower, Scallion & Blue Cheese

 

  • New salads:
    • Greek Salad
    • Chicken Cobb
  • Vegan Cheese Options
    • Violife Mozzarella-style shred may be added to any pie
    • Note: All non-meat toppings (with the exception of our butternut squash and mashed potatoes) are prepared vegan.
    • Our Mushroom and Cauliflower are now prepared vegan
  • Detroit Style Pizza (at select locations)
    • This delicious, thick, deep-dish, crispy-crust treat is now on the menu at our Brookline and Munjoy Hill locations
  • Everything Knots (at select locations)
    • Our dough baked and sprinkled with ‘everything’ seasoning
    • Available at several OTTO locations: All Portland and South Portland locations, Yarmouth, and Brookline

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Rising Tide Collaboration Beer!

Our fourth release of our Spring collaboration with Portland’s Rising Tide Brewing Company, Oscar Tango Tango Oscar, is currently pouring in ME locations, and will be rolling out to MA locations in the coming days!

Oscar Tango Tango Oscar is a crisp, snappy, and sessionable pale ale brewed with rice. The perfect thing to pair with one of our new pies.

New Box!

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Our new pizza boxes will be hitting the streets this week! The box cover design comes from Mali, a 7th grader at King Middle School in Portland. Mali competed with hundreds of students throughout New England, made it through the voting phase, and then was named the winner by our panel of judges. Mali’s school was given $1000 towards art education, and Mali and runners up received pizza parties, OTTO swag, prize packs from Artist & Craftsman Supply.

Come on out and help us celebrate nine years of OTTO!

Celebrate OTTO’s 8th birthday with 8 throwback pies throughout June!

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On June 18, OTTO turns 8! To celebrate, we will be bringing back 8 classic OTTO pies for a limited time throughout the month of June!  Each week, we will be featuring 2 throwbacks, including fan faves like our Zucchini, Spinach & Summer Squash pie, and our Apple, Bacon & Red Onion.

Each Friday at 5pm, two pies will be available for 7 days. Check out the schedule below and mark your calendars!

18893282_1706999769311946_2863031500396257067_nThrowbacks will be available at all OTTO locations.

We have lots of other good stuff planned for June, including a very special birthday beer collaboration with Rising Tide. We’ll soon be pouring OCTO, which is a potato IPA (!!!) using Maine potatoes, as well as Nugget and Cascade hops from The Hop Yard!

Stay tuned!