Slim & Husky's Pizza (North Nashville)
Pizza restaurant · Buena Vista ·
Gourmet pies with local ingredients, draft beer, hip hop vibes
Gourmet pies with local ingredients, draft beer, hip hop vibes
"Slim & Husky’s has turned their Nashville pizza joint into a veritable empire that spans a large chunk of the southeastern USA. When that kind of thing happens, it’s sometimes hard to maintain the magic that jump-started them in the first place. But we’re happy to confirm that the original brick and mortar in North Nashville still brims with community love, kind service, and good food." - Bailey Freeman
"Nashville natives Clinton Gray, Derrick Moore, and Emanuel Reed opened the fast-casual Slim & Husky’s Pizza Beeria in North Nashville back in 2017, quickly solidifying it as a popular spot to hang out, listen to hip-hop, drink beer, and, of course, eat pizza. It’s all about the flatbread-style pizzas and cinnamon rolls here — both of which lean into unexpected toppings. The company has expanded rapidly, opening several additional locations throughout Music City and Tennessee as well as Georgia and California." - Jackie Gutierrez-Jones, Eater Staff
"If pizza and R&B hooked up in the 90s, Slim & Husky’s would be their love child. This fast-casual, vibin’ pizza joint graces the edge of Germantown and serves up big personality with even bigger flavor. Neighborhood scene? Elevated. Come grab a pie—they’re all locally-sourced and made with heart. Top ‘em with one of their signature drizzles, pair ‘em with a local craft beer, and kick back to the sounds of Salt-N-Pepa, Outkast, and all your old favorite hip hop jams. As Easy-E would say, “Bored as hell and I wanna get ill, so I went to a spot where my homeboys chill”" - redpepper
"Every student needs a solid pizza joint in their back pocket. Nashville-based Slim & Husky’s fits that bill. Its flatbread-style pies earned Tennessee State alums Clint Gray, Derrick Moore, and Emanuel Reed James Beard semifinalist status in 2023. Expect some unconventional toppings (i.e. smoked salmon and Nashville hot chicken sausage), local beer on tap, and a steady stream of hip-hop amping up the scene. In addition to a standalone North Nashville location near TSU, the burgeoning fast-casual chain has food court stalls in downtown’s Fifth + Broadway and Midtown’s Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital." - Jackie Gutierrez-Jones
"The rest of Nashville’s semifinalists, who were named in January — Trevor Moran of Locust, Noelle Marchetti from Yolan, Julio Hernandez from Maiz de la Vida, and Clinton Gray, Derrick Moore, and Emanuel Reed of Slim & Husky’s Pizza Beeria — didn’t make the cut for today’s 'short list' of nominees, though their 'long list' consideration still carries its own measure of prestige." - Adam H. Callaghan
