Boxcar Pizza
37 people recommend, 4 warn against itvia r/Portland, r/askportland30 comments cited below
The comments cited below are a sample of the full tally across 28 threads.
What people say, in short
People recommend Boxcar Pizza, and many point to its Detroit-style pies and vegan options. Two commenters name the Jimmy Pesto pie, one says its gluten-free pizza is great, and another suggests it for gluten-free requests. One calls it very doughy, and some did not enjoy it.
Address
Boxcar Pizza, 2701 NE Sandy Blvd, Portland, OR 97232
At a glance
- Opinions divided
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The evidence
Every point below is paraphrased from a real public comment, ordered by how much the community engaged with it. Caveats and negatives are kept in — follow any link to read the original for yourself.
- Recommendsu/JuneJabber in r/Portland · Nov 2024taste
Ate there recently; vegan deep-dish with zesty sauce and soft sourdough crust. Says they would order again.
- Recommendsu/joeychestnutsrectum in r/Portland · Nov 2025
Names Boxcar as another pizza pick for that night.
- Recommendsu/jordanpattern in r/askportland · Aug 2024
Calls Boxcar amazing and points to its Detroit-style pies.
- Recommendsu/veganvampirebat in r/askportland · Dec 2025taste
Recommends its lunch slice deals and calls the pizza really good.
- Recommendsu/Brent_Mavis in r/askportland · Jan 2026taste
Points to Boxcar as the place to go for Detroit-style pizza.
- Recommendsu/GreenLetterhead4196 in r/askportland · Jun 2024
Suggests this place as an option in answer to the asker's pizza question.
- Recommendsu/Ok-Heart-3760 in r/askportland · Mar 2026taste
Calls the Jimmy Pesto pie at Boxcar an easy top pick.
- Recommendsu/Dude_Language in r/askportland · Aug 2024variety
Recommends Boxcar for its special pizzas.
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- Recommendsu/jshortcake in r/askportland · Jun 2024taste
Enthusiastically praises the pizza as excellent.
- Recommendsu/valencia_merble in r/askportland · May 2025
Suggests Boxcar as an answer to the gluten-free pizza request.
- Recommendsu/Outdoorsy_74 in r/askportland · Sep 2026
The author says they regularly go there for pizza and haven't tried much elsewhere.
- Recommendsu/billybobcompton in r/askportland · Aug 2024taste
Has tried their Jimmy Pesto pie and rates it among favorite Portland pizzas.
- Recommendsu/Cybruja in r/askportland · Aug 2024
Urges trying Boxcar.
- Recommendsu/pangolinbreakfast in r/askportland · Sep 2025taste
Vegan mac and cheese pizza is convincing and tasty.
- Mixedu/redhandrail in r/askportland · Jan 2026taste
Ranks Boxcar as their top vegan pizza, though last tried some time ago; found it very doughy.
- Recommendsu/Aestro17 in r/askportland · Sep 2024
Calls Boxcar solid all-round and says they have not been let down, though they have not tried the whole menu.
- Recommendsu/dogsanddecaf in r/askportland · Aug 2024taste
Recommends Boxcar for its thicker Detroit-style pies.
- Recommendsu/herpadurpanurpa in r/askportland · Mar 2026taste
Agrees with the Boxcar pick and says their pizzas are good.
- Recommendsu/Jov_West in r/askportland · Dec 2025taste
Agrees with the Boxcar pick and calls it great.
- Recommendsu/Zalenka in r/askportland · Feb 2024taste
Says the gluten-free version of its pizza is great.
- Mixedu/AndoranGambler in r/askportland · Apr 2026taste
Notes others rave about it, but it isn't the style they enjoy or were after.
- Recommendsu/EndlessLunch in r/askportland · May 2025
Agrees with the earlier Boxcar suggestion.
- Recommendsu/indoorsy-exemplified in r/askportland · Jan 2024
Recommends it and calls it amazing.
- Recommendsu/PochoCosas in r/askportland · Aug 2024
Picks Boxcar as the top choice.
- Recommendsu/Uggys in r/askportland · Jun 2024
Lists Box Car among their favorite pizza places.
- Recommendsu/Responsible-Leg-8840 in r/Portland · Feb 2024taste
Calls Boxcar the standout vegan Detroit-style pizza in the city, listing it among Portland's strong options.
- Recommendsu/BirdButt88 in r/askportland · May 2025
Recommends Boxcar's pizza at the Zipper building.
- Mixedu/judgeofjudgment in r/askportland · Jun 2024taste
Describes the pizza as very dense, seeing the texture as both a plus and a minus.
- Caveatu/winedood in r/askportland · Feb 2025taste
Found the vegan-focused pizza quite distasteful and disagrees with the praise above.
- Caveatu/SpezGarblesMyGooch in r/Portland · Aug 2024taste
Calls it barely edible, bad on its own merits rather than for being vegan.
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