Fortunate Son
Pizza restaurant · Garland ·
Coal-fired New Haven-style pizza, Italian fare, beer garden
Coal-fired New Haven-style pizza, Italian fare, beer garden
"Fortunate Son is the first place in the Metroplex to offer the crispy, fire-roasted, thin-crust New Haven-style pizza. The best move here is to go for the unexpected and try a pie with toppings that strike you as left of center. The potato and pancetta somehow mimics the taste (but not texture) of potato soup on a pizza pie; the chicken and gorgonzola and sausage and peppers pies also satisfy. Located on the Square in Downtown Garland, this isn’t the kind of place you order from to take home — it’s a place you’ll want to sit in and watch the world outside go by for a while. Large front doors and windows that look out onto the renovated green space of Downtown are often open when the weather is nice, and the patio occasionally hosts singers. This spot is owned by the folks who have Goodfriend Beer Garden and Package store, so those frozen drinks, deep and weird beer selection, and the nice wines they’re known for can be found here, too. Best for: Meeting up with friends and family, casual dates, and solo meals while reading a book at the bar. It’s multifaceted." - Courtney E. Smith
"Fortunate Son is a casual restaurant complete with a shady beer garden and New Haven-style pizza, a rarity in these parts. The thin, crispy crusts are made with sourdough and available as 12- or extra-large 18-inch pies (remember, when you pick them up, lift with your legs). Standouts include the white sauce clam pizza, a potato and pancetta banger, and the red sauce Meatzilla topped with every cured meat under the sun. Order them all and whatever the table next to you got while enjoying a crisp kölsch. It’s worth the drive to downtown Garland and a convenient location for people who live in East Dallas." - kevin gray
"Is listed as one of 30 local businesses scheduled to serve pizza at a pizza festival taking place April 6, 2025 (hosted by Eataly). The press release tied early-bird ticket pricing—$55 until February 2, with prices increasing afterward—to the event and said a portion of ticket sales will be donated to New Friends, New Life: Liberty Street Garden, described in the release as an “organization that empowers trafficked and sexually exploited teen girls, women and their children, and drives awareness of the issue and its prevalence.”" - Courtney E. Smith
"Fortunate Son is a casual restaurant complete with a shady beer garden and New Haven-style pizza, a rarity in these parts. The thin, crispy crusts are made with sourdough and available as 12- or extra-large 18-inch pies (remember, when you pick them up, lift with your legs). Standouts include the white sauce clam pizza, a potato and pancetta banger, and the red sauce Meatzilla topped with every cured meat under the sun. Order them all and whatever the table next to you got while enjoying a crisp kölsch. It’s worth the drive to downtown Garland and a convenient location for people who live in East Dallas." - Kevin Gray
"New Haven-style pizza has made its way to Dallas. Head to this spot in Garland to try this thin crust, coal-fired pie. The clam pie, a New England favorite, is already earning raves, as are the meatballs and cannoli." - Courtney E. Smith
