Food Review: Your Pie Pizza
Your Pizza Pie storefront on Main Street
As a kid, My family would always throw me birthday parties and invite all my school “friends” and their families. One party I remember is when I was 6 or 7 and my parents bought around 10 or more boxes of Domino’s Pizza and all of us were lined up with our plates waiting for a slice of pizza. Now that I am a bit older and a bit more adventurous, I wanted to try new pizza types like vegan, vegetarian, or even gluten free.
After searching the internet for a pizza shop that had something unique that you couldn’t find in the grocery store and it also had to be located around downtown, I found Your Pie pizza.
Your Pie pizza was founded in April of 2008 and opened its first store in Athens, Georgia. It has a 4.5 star rating according to Yelp with 267 reviews. They cook their pizza in a wood fire oven. Pizza’s are custom made to the customers preference and they use fresh ingredients.
When I first stepped into the store it was breathtaking. I could hear the soft crackling coming from the wood-fire oven as it burned the wood. I could smell the cheese and meat melting and hear the fire crisping the edges of the pizza. The shop had a mural covering the side of a wall, and It had a beautiful drawing of the metro in the middle of downtown. They had their fresh ingredients sorted into sections ranging from veggies, meats, vegan meats, sauce, and cheese all covered by a glass.
I decided to order a pizza that was a pepperoni pizza for 10 dollars. The first look at the pizza was impressive; it had burnt crispy edges, the pepperonis were dripping oil while still having a crisp outside. When I flipped the pizza it had spotting of both brown and black colors indicating the pizza was cooked in a fire oven.
Then I took my first bite of the pizza. The crust was crispy but still had enough dough that I could taste the bland crust that didn’t overpower the toppings. One thing I enjoyed was the sauce because it wasn’t too overwhelming or loaded but just enough so that I could taste the tomatoes and oregano coming from the marinara sauce. I was worried that the oil coming from the pepperonis would make the dough soggy or make the pizza taste like oil but to my surprise it wasn’t overpowering. The pepperonis had a crisp outer layer that made a crunch when I bit the pizza. The cheese was melted in the center and crispy from the outside which made the crust crunchy.
After trying the pizza and judging it, I rated the pizza a 4.5 star because the pizza itself was amazing and it hit my expectations out of the park. The place itself was beautiful and it was designed nicely. The best part was that I waited 5-6 minutes to get my pizza. The only downside was that parking was hard to find because the location of the pizza is in a complicated part and when you did find parking the machine wouldn’t work. For that reason, I would give them a 4.5 star rating.
Your Pie information:
Website: https://yourpie.com/menu/
Address: 1625 Main St. Houston, TX 77002
Phone Number: 832-767-2544
They offer carryout and delivery.
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Judith Carrizales is a junior at CVHS. She participated as a member of the Film, Riot, and WISE clubs. Her favorite subjects are Journalism (of course!)...
Nadia Talanker • Dec 23, 2020 at 2:45 pm
I adored this article 😀 It had a huge sense of personality in a way, like I could tell you had passion for writing this. Overall, amazing job. 🙂
Talia Moghnieh • Dec 18, 2020 at 1:15 pm
I love this piece because you were able to make the reader feel like they ate this pizza with you, you provided such a beautiful description of the pizza shop.
MyTran Vo • Dec 17, 2020 at 11:00 am
I love how you described the moment you stepped in and it brings a feel to how it is to step in for the first time
Jonathon Morales • Dec 17, 2020 at 10:57 am
Great writing, the descriptions were amazing and convinced me to go there soon
Amy Maya • Dec 17, 2020 at 10:54 am
I really liked how you described the pizza and how in the beginning there was a backstory on how you found the place.
Carys Reyes • Dec 17, 2020 at 10:53 am
I like how you gave personal anecdotes to persuade the reader to try the restaurant.
Carys Reyes • Dec 17, 2020 at 10:52 am
I like how you incorporated yourself into this pizza review and gave personal anecdotes to persuade the reader to try the restaurant.
Julian Namerow • Dec 17, 2020 at 10:49 am
I loved how specific you were when you described the shop! I really like your review it was very personal.
Andres Pargas • Dec 17, 2020 at 10:46 am
Love how descriptive you are about the place and the pizza, and the overall review of the place
Thomas Briones • Dec 17, 2020 at 10:43 am
This pizza review is amazing. Your level of describing the way the pizza is cooked and served to you is expertly descriptive. I will consider visiting Your Pie Pizza during the break.
Vivian Huynh • Dec 17, 2020 at 10:40 am
I love how personalized your review is, the anecdotes and how you came across it. Will definitely try in the future 🙂
Kallisti Clemons • Dec 17, 2020 at 10:39 am
I love how you talked about how you found Your Pie, saying how you’ve always loved pizza, but the desire to branch out and be more adventurous with your food was what caused you to find Your Pie and try it.
Marcos Delgadillo • Dec 17, 2020 at 10:27 am
I will definitely be trying this place out thank you for your descriptive review; I cannot wait to taste the pizza.
Lexy Silva • Dec 17, 2020 at 10:14 am
I love the nostalgia you provide in the beginning, also how you described the air
Gabriela Rodriguez • Dec 17, 2020 at 10:13 am
I love how classic this pizza review is, yet so catered to your thought process and your ideal vision of the perfect pizza. Also, I have got to go to Your Pie to hear that fire crackling.