Serious pizza stewards know that when a recipe works, you've hit gold. Such is the case for Apizza Scholls, where the pizza masters trust their daily batch of dough will produce the best pies possible, glorified by a hansom selection of fresh, locally grown ingredients. Pulled from a 650-degree-plus oven, the pizzas suffer black blisters that remind you they are hand-made, the scorch marks not tasting of char as one would think. Other factors, like the limitations they place on toppings, are meant to bring out the best in wood-fired pizza — leading you to ponder the exact art of the process. Other Italian favorites on the menu include a dynamite Caesar salad and antipasti plates, as well as a hearty spread of micro brews both bottled and on tap. While you can't get a fresher pizza in Portland, the flip side means the dough goes faster than the line of folks waiting for a table. So don't go during that last open hour unless you're prepared to see a sign that says "closed."

Seating capacity: 0-50

Reservations: No

Smoking: No

Cuisine: Italian Pizza

Parking: Street

Payment types: Cash Visa/Mastercard

Meal price: $ (under $20)

Business hours:
Sun: Closed
Mon: Closed
Tue: 5:00pm - 9:30pm
Wed: 5:00pm - 9:30pm
Thur: 5:00pm - 9:30pm
Fri: 5:00pm - 9:30pm
Sat: 5:00pm - 9:30pm