Pyro Pizza

"Portland's best-known pizza cart is also making one of the best pizzas in town. It's located in the always-busy Hawthorne Cartopia food pod and is turning out wood-fired pies that hit every time. They're lightly charred with a fluffy, chewy crust. We like the simplicity of the margherita, though the mushroom pie with green tufts of arugula piled on top is the move for anyone bored with the usual vegetarian choices. With cozy fire pits, picnic tables, and self-serve sodas like cucumber-lime and sarsaparilla on tap with free refills, prepare to see kids running around. " - krista garcia

"Portland's best-known pizza cart is also making one of the best pizzas in town. It's located in the always-busy Hawthorne Cartopia food pod and is turning out wood-fired pies that hit every time. They're lightly charred with a fluffy, chewy crust. We like the simplicity of the margherita, though the mushroom pie with green tufts of arugula piled on top is the move for anyone bored with the usual vegetarian choices. With cozy fire pits, picnic tables, and self-serve sodas like cucumber-lime and sarsaparilla on tap with free refills, prepare to see kids running around. " - krista garcia

"Portland's best-known pizza cart is also making one of the best pizzas in town. It's located in the always-busy Hawthorne Cartopia food pod and is turning out wood-fired pies that hit every time. They're lightly charred with a fluffy, chewy crust. We like the simplicity of the margherita, though the mushroom pie with green tufts of arugula piled on top is the move for anyone bored with the usual vegetarian choices. With cozy fire pits, picnic tables, and self-serve sodas like cucumber-lime and sarsaparilla on tap with free refills, prepare to see kids running around." - Krista Garcia

"Perhaps the most underrated longstanding Cartopia cart, this neighbor to behemoths like Potato Champion, Chicken and Guns, and Bottle Rocket shines with pops of creativity and old-school technique. Tiny cubes of house-made mozzarella melt into pockets of gold on chewy-charred crusts in the cart’s wood-fire oven, with toppings like fennel sausage and blue cheese. Real ones know the true gem of the cart is its Portland Craft Soda fountain, which pours out house-made drinks unlike anything else in the city. Flavors include Cherry Phosphate, Habanero Lime, and Spiced Coffee." - Thom Hilton, Michelle DeVona

"A food cart that promises to satisfy, especially on a budget." - Vicki Denig