Jesse visits local Kirkwood resurants
Jesse Hofford
-Opinions Editor-
Students that need a pizza fix will surely find relief at Dewey’s Pizza. Set on the corner of North Kirkwood Road and East Jefferson Avenue, this pizzeria has a pie that everyone should come in and try.
Customers walk in and are greeted by the aroma of fresh pizza and a wall of awards given by local publications. They then wait to be seated or, if it is not too busy, they can seat themselves. A bar situated in the middle of the dining area provides easy access to alcohol if one chooses to have a drink, while booths along the wall, tables and chairs make up the rest of the seating. Dewey’s high ceilings and minimal but modern decor provide a relaxing atmosphere while huge windows near the entrance give pizza lovers a panoramic view of the Kirkwood streets.
Dewey’s menu is fairly simple, offering salads, calzones and, of course, pizza. The pizza is the star of the show and their “make-your-own” pizza section offers a wealth of toppings, cheeses and two kinds of sauce. Pies come in 11, 13 and 17-inch sizes and they have a variety of specialty pizzas as well as a seasonal pizza which happens to be the Rocky Balboa right now.
The pizza at Dewey’s has a light and airy quality that is very different from most other pizzas. The crust is what gives the pizza its airiness. It is thin but not too thin. The sauce adds just enough spice not to overpower the rest of the ingredients but it still lets you know it is there.
The cheese is amazingly fresh and super stringy. Toppings are hardy and just plain big. Whole slices of Canadian bacon piled on bump the pizza up from being a snack to a meal. Even the 11-inch pie could fill two people and not leave them uncomfortable.
Dewey’s Pizza offers a relaxing place for students who are trying to quench a pizza craving. With calzones, salads and their delicious pizza, they offer something for everyone. Not to mention a boatload of toppings to deck out a pizza with and their larger-than-life specialty pizzas.
Dewey’s is located on the corner of North Kirkwood Road and East Jefferson Avenue and the hours are Monday-Thursday 10 a.m. – 11 p.m., Friday – Saturday 11 a.m. – 11 p.m. and Sunday 4 p.m. – 11 p.m. Phone number is 314-821-7474.
