Pizza Files 2010 Summer Binge, Stop Eight.

The weekend flew past before I knew what happened and I didn't get any pizza.  So I was determined to get pizza for supper and there is one place close to my work that is only open for supper, and it had been one year since I last had there pizza, so this would be the perfect time.  That's how Erio's Ristorante became stop eight on the Binge 2010.

I started with a Dinner salad and the House dressing.  I also asked for the Anchovy fillets, as I like them in my salad (or pizza for that matter).  I was shocked when I opened the salad and found the equivalent of a whole can, all for just $.75.   It was time for me to go out side of my typical pizza so I ordered the Pizza di Palermo, it's hand tossed dough is brushed with minced garlic and extra virgin olive oil then topped with bacon, tomatoes and mozzarella cheese.  The pizza brought to me straight from oven by owner Pietro (Pete) Pulizzi, was delicious.  The ride home in the car was absolute torturer, I could barely control my self long enough to snap a few photos before digging in.

One year is just way to long to go between visits,  I have to come up with a pizza eating schedule.

The Chief Pizza Eater.
7/13/10

Erio's Ristorante

A co-worker has been telling me about Erio's Ristorante for some time, but they are only open for supper. Recently both of us were working the late shift and decided it was time to order from Erio's. Erio's Ristorante is family owned and opened for business in 1970 in Florissant, MO. They moved to St Peters in 1991. Their menu has all items you would expect at an Italian restaurant, appetizers, salads, pizza, steaks & veal, chicken & fish, pasta, sandwiches and desserts. Their hand tossed pizza's come in 12" and 14", for an extra charge you can get a thicker New York style crust. For cheese, you can choose between fresh mozzarella and provel cheese.

We started with a Erio's House Salad, it had Mixed fresh greens with artichokes, Italian Volpi salami, provel cheese, red onions, peppercinis, Sicilian green olives and Erio's House dressing (Italian vinaigrette). The salad was very good, but the salami was just a bit more than I needed. I would get the dinner salad next time, it's the same minus the salami.

For pizza we ordered a standard hand tossed large with pepperoni, hamburger, onion and yellow peppers. The crust was was similar to New York style, but of uniform thickness all the way across. The bottom had a fair bit of char (pizza lingo for the black bits on the bottom) but didn't taste burnt. The crust would droop a some when it was still hot, but was quite chewy. the pepperonis were sliced thin the way I like them, and the small nuggets of hamburger were lightly seasoned. Both the onions and yellow peppers fresh. Oh yeah there was sauce in there also. The combination worked well. I have to say that I was awestruck by the crust, it was exceptional!

Over all the food was great, the crust warrants a return trip alone. The Sicilian salad and the Pizza di Palermo are both on my list for the return visit. The downside of Erio's is that they are only open for dinner (4p.m. - 9p.m. later on weekends) and they don't deliver the delicious pizza. So if you find your self in St Peters after 4 p.m. you can't go wrong with Erio's.

Erio's Ristorante is located at 951 Jungermann Rd. in St. Peters, MO. You can reach them at (636) 928-0112, for more information check out their web-site(click on the title link).

Highly Recommended.

GAW

The Binge Part 7, unplanned Bonus.

The Pizza Files 2009 Summer Binge has taken on a life of it's own. I'm only 3 weeks into it and have already been to seven different pizza joints. My original plan was for 8 different pizza joints over a 10 week period.

A co-worker suggested that I try Erio's Ristorante in St. Peters, MO. Erio's doesn't open til 4 p.m. daily, and I work late on Fridays, thats how Erio's Ristorante became Part 7.

GAW