February 17th, 2018
Cleveland, OH
After our last pizza in Buffalo, we hit the road for a 3-or-so hour drive down to Cleveland! Eric had been to Cleveland (but for a bachelor party, does that really count?) but I had never been. We had a bit of time to explore before dinner, which we planned to eat at Crust.
As much as we liked the cheesy, doughy pizza in Buffalo, it was nice to try something different in Cleveland. As you can see, we overloaded a bit on the veggies. The pizza on the left is the roasted eggplant, which also had roasted tomatoes, arugula, red peppers, and a balsamic reduction drizzled on top. The pizza on the right is the Spanish chorizo, which also was topped with red peppers and goat cheese. Crust gives you two crust options – thin or hand-tossed. We tried each. There wasn’t too much of a difference. The eggplant crust was “thin”, but it wasn’t too much thinner than the regular hand-tossed crust. We’d recommend just going with the hand-tossed. The pizzeria is called “Crust” after all.
Crust is relatively new to the pizza scene, opening only 5 years ago. It was pretty busy when we were there. Not only do they serve really interesting and delicious-sounding pizzas, but they have a good looking salad, subs, and pasta menu as well. And a nice beer selection.
They also serve what they call “Monster slices”. Unlike some other pizzerias that sell giant slices (thinking of this one, in particular), the Monster slice at Crust is actually a slice cut from a 32-inch diameter pizza. You can also customize what you want on your slice, which is cool. We didn’t go the slice route, but someone at the table next to us did. But we should note that they ordered a slice AND a pizza.
If you end up going to Cleveland, you should make a stop at Crust. We really enjoyed the pizza here. It may not be the best in the US (it does get ranked at #99 on the 2017 list) but the topping combos and fluffy crust are solid.
To visit:
Crust
2258 Professor Ave
Cleveland, OH 44113
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