8 1/2 Pizza, 10 out of 10

So a while ago I was writing about the staple pizza joints in Richmond when I was posting my thoughts on Bottom’s Up’s thin crust pizza pie.  Well, now I want to write about another place that should be a huge deal;  8 1/2 Pizza on Strawberry St.

You won’t see any big signs outside of this place and maybe thats why most of my friends have never heard of this place, but 8 1/2 kicks the sauce out of every non-NY style pizza place in the city.

Even before the first bite, you can almost taste the spices in the traditional Italian sauce as they fume into your mouth, and they are even more prominent after the bite.  The garlic crust is crispy without being dry, and nothing flakes off the edges.  It is a cohesive base which doesn’t allow the fresh mozzarella to slide off as you pick the slices apart and tastes downright delicious.  Spicy Italian sauce and garlic crust dominate the palette with this pizza.

I didn’t stop eating my entire 12″ pizza until it was done, and my roommate finished his twice as fast as mine.  So if you are looking to eat  alot of food on the cheap, then you might be disapointed, but I paid $9.99 for one of the most delicious and unique thin crust pizzas that you will find around here and I am very satisfied.