Espresso Pizza

Pizza is about average - Customer service is pretty terrible. I usually just avoid the place now unless I'm downtown and just want a single slice. Nearby pizza places have much higher quality pizza.

We're visiting from California and a cousin had told us that they had great pizza here but the day we went, there was a snow storm. We noticed that there was someone in there still so we knocked to asked what tkme they were open the next day. Jack said they weren't gonna be open. But instead of letting us go, he invited us in and served us the best pizza ever. Great pizza! Great service!

Dough is pretty good, pizza sauce 🍕 was OK, extras are $2.00 more.

I just called to ask how late they were open, and the guy who answered was extremely rude. I asked about a pizza and he said, "It is going to be expansive; sixty dollars." I told him never mind and before I could say thank you he hung up on me. I never experienced that kind of rudeness by simply asking a question. Never ate there and defiantly never will.

The founder of Lotus Cars, Colin Chapman, once famously said "Simplify, then add lightness". His minimalist philosophy was a differentiating factor in the automotive industry, and I think of Espresso Pizza as being the Lotus of the local pizza market. How can a minimalist approach be beneficial to pizza? I will explain by examining the three main components of a pizza - the crust, the sauce, and the toppings. The crust - This is the substrate, the foundation on top of which your pizza is built, and is crucial. Espresso Pizza's crust is genuine, lightweight, crunchy when it needs, and wonderfully soft (yet not dough-y). It's a straightforward Italian style bread recipe with tricks or gimmicks, just good bread that is baked to perfection. It's clearly not hand tossed or sheeted out in a machine but rather worked by hand, making the thickness of the pizza consistent. It's strong enough to stand rigid by holding the crust yet does not deliver a tooth-shattering experience when consuming. Perfect. The sauce - The interface layer between the crust and the toppings is vitally important, as it carries with it the undertones and secondary flavors you will be enjoying as you eat your pizza. The sauce is simple, where you can distinctly pick out individual flavors such as the taste of the tomatoes and spices, and it does not overpower the taste of the toppings. Instead, the spice blend used by Espresso accentuates the toppings, as a good sauce is meant to do. Again, perfect. The toppings - This is why we eat pizza, right? So it stands to reason to use good quality, flavorful toppings! Again, Espresso doesn't fail to deliver on this point. At the first bite of my first piece of Espresso Pizza it was obvious that simple, fresh, high quality toppings were being used. The cheese is REAL mozzarella, as in it has a distinctive taste and is not the flavorless white plastic matter used on countless other pizzas. If someone complains about the taste of Espresso Pizza, it's likely because they are expecting the flavorless white plastic and do not understand that real mozzarella cheese actually tastes like something. The pepperoni is not greasy and has loads of flavor without being overpowering. Same can be said for the sausage. Even the two together on the same do not make for a greasy mess. Sure, I wouldn't complain if there were more toppings on the pizzas, but as things are you wind up getting a really nice, well balanced pizza. The price of a single topping pizza is something like $13, which is a bargain especially when you consider what you get. The inside of the shop isn't the swankiest place you've ever been, but, it is clean, well lit, and functional. I wouldn't hesitate to take my family here to dine in. The owner is a really nice, outgoing guy who is rightfully proud of his creations. Espresso Pizza is overshadowed by some of the more fancy places on Main Street, but if you're looking for perfect, simple, straightforward pizza you can't beat it. I have eaten pizza from all over the world and strongly recommend you check them out.