PDX Pizza Week 2022 - Day 6

So, Saturday's Pizza Week exploration ended up going entirely differently than I had planned.  I was thinking of doing a possible twofer today (like yesterday), but ended up only checking out one place for Pizza Week, and it was one that I had NOT planned to hit during this event.  Sometimes you just have to follow through on a recommendation...

Saturday mornings generally start early for me these days with an 8-10am volunteer shift at the Lan Su Chinese Garden, which is about 0.5 miles away from me, across the Burnside Bridge over in Old Town.  It was during my shift, chatting with the horticulturalist, that I ended up with the recommendation that I followed up on.  Turns out she also was hitting all the Pizza Week places, but hitting all the ones with vegan options (as she is vegan).  I happened to ask specifically if she had checked out the vegan pizza place (Boxcar Pizza) that's kind of near me for their Pizza Week special, and she emphatically indicated yes, and not once, but twice.

Which is funny, because I had asked because I had noted that their pizza special looked rather, gross!  Specifically, in their picture of their slice, the lines of thick green ooze that were drizzled across the pizza slice looked like... well, pond slime.

After my shift I ended up biking back to my place and ate the Old Town Brewing Pizza leftovers from the night before.  Fast forward a few more hours, including a nice long nap, and I was out doing errands and realizing I needed a small midafternoon meal -- like, maybe a pizza slice.

I decided to give the Boxcar Pizza slice a try -- I was in the area and I admit my curiosity had been piqued.  I know I like jackfruit "carnitas" and the other components in and of themselves sounded pretty good.  So I gave it a go.

And this is what it was:

Pizza Name: Porking for the Weekend

What's on it?: Jackfruit Carnitas, Pickled Jalapeno, Pineapple, Cilantro-Lime Aioli, Cheddar/ Mozzarella blend on a fluffy and crunchy Detroit style sourdough crust.

The Inspiration: A little spicy, a little sweet. This slice is a vegan treat that omnivores will love. 

Verdict was that I did, indeed, love it.  I'm definitely team bread-y Detroit style crusts as a favored option, and this pizza was a good balance of a lot of dough but also a lot of toppings and flavor to make for balanced bites throughout.  Obviously not in my traditional red sauce pizza lane that I like to stay in, but this (dare I call it a flatbread) [pizza] was really good and was done really well, including for this omnivore.

And, while I had planned to do another Pizza Week offering for dinner, I ended up losing my pizza mojo.  Ended up attending a volunteer appreciation event back at the Chinese Garden (where they also had food; enjoyed some chow mein and a couple spring rolls), left early to go grab a pint at Old Town Brewing one block away, but ended up stumbling upon a street festival that was a Latinx art & music exhibition, and also featured rides from a local car club.  I snapped some pics from checking out the cars, then backtracked the block back to grab that pint.  Single pint consumed at OTB, and decided to head back home as I was tired.  Ended up ultimately being a chicken tendies late dinner, so no more pizza.

And in closing, am posting here some of the sweet rides from today.