Dino's Tomato Pie
Pizza restaurant · Capitol Hill
1524 E Olive Wy, Seattle, WA 98122
Highlights
New Jersey-style round & square pies with refined ingredients.
New Jersey-style round & square pies with refined ingredients.
"Dino's is technically a bar, but swinging in for a late-night round of Rainier tallboys and actively ignoring the pizza would be a huge error in judgment. We're talking mainly about the Mr. Pink. This pie is topped with sweet vodka sauce, patches of fresh mozzarella and ricotta, and basil, and it's definitively the greatest pizza within Seattle city limits. The crust is thick and crunchy, and the whole bottom is so charred that it’s almost black in some parts, which (to be clear) is exactly how you want it. For a very happy night, add on some negronis and a fistful of garlic knots." - aimee rizzo
"It’s not as centrally located near the Pike/Pine strip as a certain other late-night pizza joint, but some might argue that Dino’s offers a superior East Coast-style slice come last call, and those people will die on this hill, and by “this hill,” we mean the calf-burner that is East Olive. Hit it up until 2 a.m. Thursday through Saturday and midnight most other nights." - Harry Cheadle
"Is Dino’s the best pizza in a city blessed with an abundance of lovingly-leavened artisanal pies? Probably not — even its incredible website only claims to be the second-best in town. Is it the best pizza in the neighborhood? You could argue about that for hours if you liked. But is it the best place to grab a slice on the Hill at 1 a.m.? Resounding yes. (Note that this is a 21-plus pizza place.)" - Sophie Grossman
"There are quite a few bars in Seattle that also serve pizza, but Dino’s is our favorite spot to get a pie and a brown liquor cocktail. Unlike the “New York-Style” pizzerias in Seattle that can’t keep their promises, Dino’s Tomato Pie actually delivers. This place is run by the same people behind Delancey—the minimalist pizza spot in Ballard—but Dino’s is pretty much its opposite. Starting with the website, which is covered in flashing graphics and rainbow lettering and many exclamation points, Dino’s feels like a place you’d find in New Jersey, not Capitol Hill. Aside from the many red neon signs, the space is dark, the bar is long, the booths are big—and, most importantly—the pizza is good. There are two kinds here—round, thin-crust ones, and what you’re really here for: thick-crust square pizzas. Chewy on the inside, crisp to the point of being nearly-carcinogenic on the outside, these rectangular pies might make you rethink everything you thought about thick-crusted pizza. If you can brave an occasionally disorganized line (there’s no host, so on a busy weekend, getting a table is like getting a flat screen TV at Walmart on Black Friday), come with friends and grab a huge booth in the casino-like darkness. A hot salami Grandma-style pie with some Long Island iced teas on tap is the perfect kickoff to a Capitol Hill night out." - Aimee Rizzo
"SEATTLE When you’re looking for the best pizza within Seattle’s city limits, head to Dino’s Tomato Pie and order a Mr. Pink. This square pizza is topped with sweet vodka sauce, fresh mozzarella, ricotta, parm, and basil. The crust is thick and crunchy, and the whole bottom is so charred to a dark crisp that many Yelp users incorrectly assume it’s burnt. Let it be known that the thinner, round version of the same pie also hits just right, especially after 11pm alongside a negroni and fistful of garlic knots." - team infatuation
