First visit: Mar 2025
It's Wednesday and I'm doing my weekly thrifting around town. Finally I was ahead of schedule and able to make it downtown for lunch. And the weather was nice for walking, just slightly chilly. Nearby where my regular downtown stop sits lies White Pie. I was starving and a pizza sounded perfect.
The restaurant definitely screams "downtown chic" and is well appointed. I sat at the bar and quickly made my order since I had researched the menu before arriving. I went for the Porky Porkorino, which you see to your below right (Sopressata man!). And they have their own branded light lager made courtesy of Station 26 (Denver), so I had one of those as well.
White Pie specializes in New Haven styled pizza, the preferred choice of those who reside in Connecticut. It's a super thin patted down crust, not tossed, and then they char the edges. Essentially it's like the knife and fork Neopolitan pizzas you might find in Italy and the rest of Europe, though the crust is stiff enough to eat with your hands. If this all sounds good, it tastes even better. One strange twist is they add hot honey to it. Not sure I prefer this, though the sweet does counterbalance the saltiness.
Service was terrific, and the crowd was light for lunch. However I was assured they have lines out the door during the weekends. I believe them. It's a splurge meal though, so definitely budget first. Also enjoyed the turn of the century chill out electronica music they had piping into the speakers. I'm thinking of gathering signatures to outlaw modern pop or rap music in restaurants. It's very disturbing while I eat. :-)
Their original location is in Denver.
3/12/25
3/13/25 (new entry)
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