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RESTAURANT REVIEWS, DINING DEALS & FOOD NEWS
THROW BACK SOME
PIZZA AND BEER
Luau pizza with zingy Polynesian sauce, tomatoes, ham, bacon and onions.
Family-owned pizza parlor Deschutes Junction is a flashback to the ’80s and ’90s
BY BARB GONZALEZ • For The Bulletin
R
ound Table Pizza in Bend and Redmond disappeared, and within a matter of days, signs were put up for Deschutes Junction. While the
eatery concept hasn’t changed drastically, it is no longer a corporate pizza place. It is now a family-owned pizza parlor and grill. Corey
Howland and his parents, David and Lori, have owned or been involved in the Round Table franchise here for 22 years, but they recently
took back the two locations. Corey explained, “We are family owned. We want this to be a place to hang out, to be the kind of place where a single
guy can come and get pizza and beer.
It is also a place where you can hang
out with your friends, where families
can come and hang out and let the kids
roam. It’s a design that’s been lost in
the last 20 years. We have an arcade for
kids that is in full sight of their parents’
table. We serve the kind of food that
I’d like to eat. And I bring that to the
arcade, too. I fought hard to get Mor-
tal Kombat and other games I grew up
playing as a kid in the early ’90s.”
While the food is a nod to its previ-
ous Round Table incarnation, the How-
lands have made it their own. They
have changed recipes and upgraded in-
gredients, including Tillamook cheese
on the burgers and quality beef. The
Redmond location serves a selection of
local Redmond beers. Corey Howland
calls the beers an “ode to Redmond,”
including Wild Ride and Three Creeks.
Corey, previously the kegmeister for the
Brewfest, is well versed in beer and has
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