Serious Pie
I love pizza. Crappy take-out chain store pizza, local hole-in-the-wall pizza (e.g., Bill's Off Broadway), frozen pizza, homemade pizza, you name it. I want it all. Compared to these standards Serious Pie is decidedly different but nonetheless unbelievable. The pies don't generally have sauce, they run between $11 and $18 a piece, and they're rectangles running approximately 5x12 inches. Weird, huh? Here's the thing: the wood-fired oven crusts and unheard of toppings (variations on veggies, cured meats, and cheeses that taste as though they were milked straight from the cow/goat/sheep) are so good they are beyond description. I could write of their essence, the piquant flavors, or whatever, but nothing would do justice to the experience of just eating the stuff. Eating this pizza just feels right. As an aside, Serious Pie does not take reservations which is a drag because they are frequently packed. However, they will put you on a wait list when you arrive and give you a call when a seat is available. I suggest you head across the street to the bar at Lola's (yet another Tom Douglas establishment) for a pre-pizza cocktail and wait for the call. Really, like you couldn't use another drink?
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