The Wedge:
The Truffle Shuffle
If pizzas were women,
this is the one my wife would have ample reason to hate. Roasted
chicken, cremini mushrooms, spinach, cheese and truffle oil make this a
pie you’ll have trouble sharing (which is why you go on Mondays with a
Keep It Local card, so you get two-for-one).
Danny B’s:
Pepperoni and Cream Cheese
I know we’re trying to
get off the pepperoni, but Danny B’s addition of cream cheese
complements the old standby. Now, in addition to those spicy red discs,
you’ll be treated to tiny dollops of tangy cream cheese. It’s worth your
time and effort to get one.
Jo’s Famous Pizza:
The Cowboy
Yee haw! Howdy, folks.
Do you ever wish your pizza tasted like something completely different?
This here’s the slice for you. Sure, you’ve had bacon and hamburger on a
pizza before, and onions are the norm at this point. But when you melt
Cheddar on top and coat the crust in a sweet barbecue sauce, well …
you’ve got something new and exciting. More important, you’ve got
something your mouth will enjoy.
Joey’s Pizza:
Bianca Neve
As Joey’s chefs began
putting together this pie — ladling on the Alfredo sauce, crisping the
bacon, gathering the garlic and the feta and the mozzarella — somebody
spoke up and said, “Won’t this kill somebody?” So they put on some
spinach. The end result? Incredible decadence.
Coolgreens:
The Skinny
Pizza isn’t supposed
to be healthy; it just needs to be delicious. But can it be both?
Coolgreens says, “Sure, why the hell not?” Basil pesto sets the stage
for the sweet grapes and figs, tangy sun-dried tomatoes and goat cheese,
and the bitter crunch of arugula. And throw on some walnuts, too. Why?
Because walnuts taste good.
Sauced on Paseo:
Buffalo Chicken
Seems like everybody
tries to make a Buffalo chicken pizza, but only Sauced makes a version I
love. With its blue cheese sauce and the buffalo-style chicken studded
throughout, this pie has spice and tang in the right proportions.
This article appears in Jul 4-10, 2012.