South Town Pie

"South Town Pie is a place that we admire for putting things on pizza like pastrami with pickles and gruyere fondue, or wild boar ragu with fried sage and Funyuns. This South Park pizzeria is perfect if you live in the South End and want a few excellent New York-style pies alongside some crusty pecorino cheesy bread and meatballs with marinara delivered." - aimee rizzo

"South Town Pie used to serve New York-style pizza that we would go out of our way for. While the pizza here isn't consistently great anymore, it's still a decent place if you need a takeout slice in South Park or somewhere to sit down and have some beers and a large pie. There are pies that keep things simple with toppings like crumbled sausage or pepperoni. There are pizzas that get just a little wild with meatballs, dollops of pesto, and ricotta. And then, there’s a ragtag lineup of misfits that would normally be denied entry to a pizza party, like a breakfast pie with country gravy and runny eggs, or one with wild boar ragu, fried sage, and Funyuns. Steer toward these over the underseasoned red-sauced classics. The one pizza that truly shines here is the pastrami pie, complete with gruyere fondue, caramelized onion, pickles, and an everything bagel-spiced crust. It's been consistently our favorite pie in the house, and has stood the test of time beautifully. The other slices, not so much. If you find yourself in the neighborhood and are desperate for cheese and sauce on crust, South Town Pie will do just fine. " - Aimee Rizzo

"We were a little surprised to end up with a pizza joint on our very official list of Seattle’s Best New Restaurants of 2018 too, but this is the best New York-style pizza in the city. (We discovered this by cross-examining a lot of crusts and spot-treating a lot of San Marzano stains.) At South Town, you can always count on that friendly neighborhood feel you get in South Park, as well as excellent cocktails and pizzas that are equally as funky as they are delicious. We lie awake at night thinking about the pastrami pie with gruyere fondue, and the one with wild boar ragu, sage, and Funyuns. But you also can’t go wrong with the four-cheese slice, because everyone knows you need to follow the rules before you can break them." - aimee rizzo

"Judging by the amount of open street spots available near South Town Pie, not enough people know how good the pizza is at this slice place. It’s the closest thing you’re going to get to a New York Pizzeria, and they also have some out-there slices like one with boar ragu, sage, and Funyuns. Our personal favorite is the pastrami slice because instead of sauce, it has gruyere fondue." - Aimee Rizzo