Bon Appetit named Pizza Jerk one of the country's "50 Best New Restaurants".[11]Thrillist named the restaurant one the best pizzerias in the U.S.[8]Portland Monthly included the pizzeria in a list of the city's best new restaurants of 2016.[12] Kara Stokes included Pizza Jerk in Eater Portland's 2021 overview of recommended eateries in northeast Portland's Cully neighborhood.[13] In 2022, the website's Janey Wong called Pizza Jerk a "punk rock pizzeria".[14]