Hot Lips Pizza   

Oregon is teeming with restaurants featuring organic ingredients, but few establishments have taken the idea of sustainability as far as Hot Lips Pizza. Sure, they all have food that's seasonally fresh, but how many owners have a personal relationship with the tomato grower? And who else can say they've designed a waste exchange system to heat their hot water? Green goodness of the management aside, let's not forget the creative and delicious food. In addition to innovative, mouthwatering pizza, look for sandwich specials and unique bakery items to tempt your palate. Local microbrews and juices complete the offerings. On that rare sunny day in Portland, eschew the techno interior, claim a patio table and watch life pass by in the Pearl. -- Carla Mortensen