After many years of searching for a pan pizza in Phoenixville, I finally found it... Bravo Pizza - Kimberton (550 Kimberton Road | 610-935-2744). I've searched high and low, calling and getting laughed that at several local pizza places. What's so funny about pan pizza? NOTHING! Now I know where to go for the pan pie Chicago-style.
It was a busy Friday night at Bravo, but the guy was eager to assist everyone and give them exactly what they ordered. He was cooking pasta, putting things in ovens, and taking orders all while cracking jokes and entertaining the crowd. It was a 10-minute wait, but it didn't really bother me much.
I got my pizza and noticed it was very heavy... A good sign. I also decided to take home an order of the sausage scallopini, simply because it looked really good. Overall, the price was a little steep for all of my items but the quality was there, so I didn't care. And, afterall, it was a lot of food!
When I got home and finally had a chance to try the pizza, I was immediately taken back by the dough / crust. It was thick and chewy just like a true Chicago-style deep dish should be. It was simply awesome! I could only eat 2 slices though, which is well below the MANimum
The cheese was a nice salty variety of mozzarella, and the sauce wasn't bad. I don't think there was a whole lot of sauce on it, because the taste wasn't very prevalent. Once I isolated the sauce I could tell it was semi-sweet. Pretty solid. The pepperoni was decent, but not exquisite. However, the whole package was a really nice change of pace from your normal New York-style pie.
If you're looking for a change of pace, something different from the normal thin slice pizza, the pan pizza from bravo is your perfect solution. I'm giving it 7 out of 8 slices on the Slice-O-Meter, primarily because of it's "hard to find" nature.
It was a busy Friday night at Bravo, but the guy was eager to assist everyone and give them exactly what they ordered. He was cooking pasta, putting things in ovens, and taking orders all while cracking jokes and entertaining the crowd. It was a 10-minute wait, but it didn't really bother me much.
I got my pizza and noticed it was very heavy... A good sign. I also decided to take home an order of the sausage scallopini, simply because it looked really good. Overall, the price was a little steep for all of my items but the quality was there, so I didn't care. And, afterall, it was a lot of food!
When I got home and finally had a chance to try the pizza, I was immediately taken back by the dough / crust. It was thick and chewy just like a true Chicago-style deep dish should be. It was simply awesome! I could only eat 2 slices though, which is well below the MANimum
The cheese was a nice salty variety of mozzarella, and the sauce wasn't bad. I don't think there was a whole lot of sauce on it, because the taste wasn't very prevalent. Once I isolated the sauce I could tell it was semi-sweet. Pretty solid. The pepperoni was decent, but not exquisite. However, the whole package was a really nice change of pace from your normal New York-style pie.
If you're looking for a change of pace, something different from the normal thin slice pizza, the pan pizza from bravo is your perfect solution. I'm giving it 7 out of 8 slices on the Slice-O-Meter, primarily because of it's "hard to find" nature.
