Week 23: Serious Pizza

There's a new pizza joint in Deep Ellum, and we had to give it a shot.  This week we had originally planned to head out to Plano, but instead picked up a medium pizza from Serious Pizza (www.seriouspizza.net) on Elm Street in Dallas.  Under most circumstances, a medium pizza would only be enough to feed our 4 year old, but with a name like Serious Pizza you can only imagine the size pies this place cranks out.  Needless to say a medium pizza is 18" which is bigger than the standard franchise pizza X-Large (16”).

The restaurant itself is exactly what you would expect from a Deep Ellum address... Brick painted walls, concrete floors, and tattooed employees.  Probably not the place you would go on a romantic date, but if you’re looking to cure a late night pizza fix, this is the place!  The restaurant was empty when we stopped by to pick up the pizza to-go around 5pm.  However, with prompt friendly service and cold beer, we were on the road in less than 15 minutes with a delicious monster pizza in the car.

It’s a very simple yet successful concept; LOTS of cold beer and HUGE pizza.  The pizza by the slice is so big it won’t fit on a standard size plate so they serve it on a pizza pan (See the picture? Yes, those are standard size utensils).  The calzones are roughly the size of a regulation NFL football, stuffed with toppings and cheese for $8.  Now most people would assume that when you create something this size you’ll have to sacrifice on the taste.... This is not the case at Serious Pizza.  The topping list was extensive with almost 30 to choose from and they offer 10 delicious “Specialty” pizzas.  This week we went for a 1/2 Buffalo Chicken and 1/2 BBQ Chicken.  Like previously mentioned, the medium special was a steal at $17.  The pizzas are made in progressively bigger sizes, including the XL which is 30"!  Even if we wanted to get the XL, it wouldn’t have fit in the Mini Cooper... 

Ok they have big pizzas you get it... But how do they taste?  To be honest, the size gimmick doesn't really impress me, unless you can back it up with taste or are feeding the neighborhood.  The Medium pizza was able to feed the entire family with leftovers and it was GOOD!  One thing that was different than other BBQ/Buffalo pizzas that we have had before is that here they combine the sauces with the red base.  It wasn’t bad, but not what we are used to tasting.  The toppings were very fresh, and covered the entire surface evenly.  The highlight of the pizza was definitely the crust.   Keeping in mind that one slice’s crust was about 8” long...  The dough was perfect.  Slightly chewy but strong enough to contain the weight of the toppings.  This may have been one of our favorite NY style crusts so far this year!

The Final Report: 7.0 out of 10

Serious Pizza is a great new addition to the DFW pizza community.  It’s not your typical dining experience, but with only a couple months under their belts Serious Pizza is making a name for itself.  So next time you’re looking for a HUGE slice of pizza, and a 40oz Beer to wash it down, cruise over to Serious Pizza and be ready for a feast!