Guido's Pizzeria & Tapas
5046 Shaw Ave., St Louis, MO 63110 (map link); (314) 771-4900 ; http://www.guidosstl.com/
Pizza Style: St Louis thin crust
Oven type: Stone deck.
The Skinny: Ask for Mozzarella and don't forget the Tapas!
Price: $7.50 small (9in) cheese to $20.95 family (16in) speciality pizza.
Chief Pizza eater says: Recommended.
We set out on Mothers day with a car load of mothers to get pizza, and nearly went hungry. We went to joint after joint finding them all closed, that is until we thought of Guido's Pizzeria & Tapas on The Hill (St Louis's Italian neighborhood). It turns out that a large number of restaurants are closed on Sunday's in the City of St Louis and The Hill is closed down tight with one exception, Guido's. As they say "All's well that end's well".
Lesson: if you aren't 100% sure, call ahead to find out the hours of operation.
Being the only place open on The Hill seating was scarce, so we chose to dine al fresco, which was perfect as it was a beautiful day.
Because not all of the pizza eaters are as dedicated as the Chief, we had quite the mix of food. Things we had other than pizza included: House Salad, Caprese Salad and Ensalad Mixta. from the Tapas menu we had Gazpacho Madrileno, Croquetas Caseras (chicken), and Empanadillas (tuna). By now you must realize Guido's is bilingual, a little Italian and a little Spanish.
For pizza Guido's offers traditional St. Louis style pizza, with the option to have mozzarella cheese instead of provel. We had a large with half cheese (for the youngest pizza eater) and half with pepperoni, salami, Canadian bacon and red onions. We also chose mozzarella over the provel. The pizza crust was very thin, crispy and cut on the square as one should expect from a St Louis style pie. The pizza was very good, if not a little messy. The inner squares are the messiest as the cheese has no anchor and tends to slide around. My choice of toppings wasn't the greatest, no problems on Guido's part, just my combination. I like salami on pizza's but it doesn't work great with Canadian bacon in my book, next time I will pair it with something a little less salty.
Over all the food was very good, and worth a visit. And if it's Sunday Guido's is your only option on The Hill. Recommended any day of the week.
Recommended
Chief Pizza Eater.
GAW
Lesson: if you aren't 100% sure, call ahead to find out the hours of operation.
Being the only place open on The Hill seating was scarce, so we chose to dine al fresco, which was perfect as it was a beautiful day.
Because not all of the pizza eaters are as dedicated as the Chief, we had quite the mix of food. Things we had other than pizza included: House Salad, Caprese Salad and Ensalad Mixta. from the Tapas menu we had Gazpacho Madrileno, Croquetas Caseras (chicken), and Empanadillas (tuna). By now you must realize Guido's is bilingual, a little Italian and a little Spanish.
For pizza Guido's offers traditional St. Louis style pizza, with the option to have mozzarella cheese instead of provel. We had a large with half cheese (for the youngest pizza eater) and half with pepperoni, salami, Canadian bacon and red onions. We also chose mozzarella over the provel. The pizza crust was very thin, crispy and cut on the square as one should expect from a St Louis style pie. The pizza was very good, if not a little messy. The inner squares are the messiest as the cheese has no anchor and tends to slide around. My choice of toppings wasn't the greatest, no problems on Guido's part, just my combination. I like salami on pizza's but it doesn't work great with Canadian bacon in my book, next time I will pair it with something a little less salty.
Over all the food was very good, and worth a visit. And if it's Sunday Guido's is your only option on The Hill. Recommended any day of the week.
Recommended
Chief Pizza Eater.
GAW
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2 comments:
I swear that top left picture looks like somebody's foot on the plate. Not sure if I want to eat there!!
Now that you say it, it does look a bit like a foot... but a yummy foot it was.
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