Clockwise from top left: Apizza Scholl's just before 4 p.m. and there's only one person in line; the shop is decorated with pictures of famous pizzerias, including FAMOUS RAY'S!?!; the amatriciana, with pancetta and onion. [Photographs: Adam Kuban] Apizza Scholls 4741 Hawthorne Boulevard, Portland OR 97215 (at SE 47th Avenue; map); 503-233-1286; apizzascholls.com Pizza Style: Neapolitan-American—NOT Naples-Neapolitan Oven Type: Electric(!) Bakers Pride Notes: Expect long lines/wait time to get in. On the various blogs and boards, people grumble about this consistently. Is it worth the wait? I would say yes, but only you can decide. Tip: Round up a... More

Another installment from my recent pizza tour of parts of the western U.S. Here, a pizza report and a Street Food Profile all in one—from perhaps the best city for street-fooding in the U.S. Wy'east Pizza 3131 SE 50th Avenue, Portland OR 97206 (SE Tibbets/Kelly, parking lot of Ruthie's Weaving Studio; map); wyeastpizza.com Pizza Style: Thin-crust, almost New York–Neapolitan Oven Type: Small propane-fired brick oven The Skinny: Great pizza FROM A TRAILER. Yes. A trailer. Could use a little more flavor to the crust, but the simple and excellent toppings make up for that a bit. Good crisp-chewy crust. Caveat:... More

[Photographs: Adam Kuban] Escape from New York Pizza 622 NW 23rd Avenue, Portland OR 97210; map); 503-227-5423 Pizza Style: New York–style Oven Type: Steel-deck gas oven The Skinny: A stand-up stand-in for a New York–style slice — but in Portland! Price: $2.95 for cheese (plain) slice; $3.50, pepperoni It's long, narrow, and often crowded. The folks behind the counter are reputed to have a bit of attitude but are actually pretty nice. It's cash-only and is open late. Sound New York enough for you yet? Well, the slices deliver on the promise implied in this joint's name. Yes, Escape... More

You're probably wondering why it's been a bit quiet around here around Slice lately. Well, I'm on a crazy mission. I'm eating pizza in various western states this week on a whirlwind trip of five cities. Seriously, it's been nonstop travel with barely time to offload pics from my cameras. I'm just now catching up. Ken's Artisan Pizza (top) is in a quiet residential neighborhood in Southeast Portland, a couple blocks south of Burnside and the more hoppin' part of SE 28th Avenue. That doesn't stop people from lining up before the place opens for creations like the Bacon Pie... More

Yesterdays' Arizona pizza post and its mention of Organ Stop Pizza inspired me to do a little more digging on this surreal combination of pizza and pipes. That there were ever—and still are—pipe-organ pizzerias is something that never ceases to amaze me. But I'm also saddened that these places are quickly disappearing. Above, Dean Cook, former house musician at the now-defunct Angelino's in San Jose, California, briefly explains the history of this unlikely pairing before launching in to a rousing number. In short Cook says that around 1958, a Haywood, California, man installed a Mighty Wurlitzer organ after having... More

[Photograph: Elly Blue on Flickr] Portlanders are mad about bikes. As Bike Snob puts it, "Portland's chief export is now officially freakish cycling." From themed rides (Michael Jackson death ride, a solstice ride) to bicycle and unicycle polo, there's nothing that these folks won't do on a bike. Which is why it did not surprise me to see the Hopworks Urban Brewery (HUB) beer-and-pizza bicycle. This thing carries two kegs under a built-in inlaid-wood bar, has a rear rack that carries a stack of pizzas, and even has a wood pannier that's actually a sound system. Built by Metrofiets,... More

Earlier this week, the blog Eat Me Daily turned me on to VIDEO PIZZA, a hypnotizing one-hour video of a spinning pepperoni pizza. I initially didn't believe it was real, but it did have a webpage and a link to buy the DVD, so I bit. Yesterday the mailman dropped off my fresh, hot copy. That answered that: It's real. But I had so many more questions. I contacted Robbie Augspurger of the conceptual art trio Wolf Choir, which produced VIDEO PIZZA. Robbie was kind enough to answer.... What inspired VIDEO PIZZA? Some friends and I were watching Video... More

pdxdude*: Hello adam pdxdude: I just moved to Portland OR NYCSlice**: from where? NYCSlice: awesome city NYCSlice: good move pdxdude: brooklyn pdxdude: any places for a slice? pdxdude: I tried Ken's NYCSlice: well, you leave brooklyn for portland, you can't have it all... More

Clicking in to the Slice inbox today, we've got ... I saw this story on Yahoo! Food and thought that you might be interested. I read this story on the best pizza in america how can you say best in the US when you have not tasted the best you go to popular cities looks like all on the east coast oh ya you may have tried Calf. Well guess what there are 50 states so you should try them all before you say the best in the US Your list of states does not ever include all 50 so... More