February 3rd, 2019
Seattle, Washington
There were two new additions to the 2018 Daily Meal list in Seattle. We only had one night (Sunday) in town before our morning flight on Monday. That meant that we had to eat two dinners. We hit Delancey for an early-ish dinner and then made our way over to Dino’s Tomato Pie.
Dino’s website lists it as “the second best pizza in Seattle”. This would be after Delancey, of course, as the two are owned by the same couple. Dino’s makes a completely different style of pizza than Delancey does and has a very different restaurant-feel as well. Where Delancey is your traditional sit-down, artisan pizzeria, Dino’s is a bar. A bar that also serves round and square pizzas that are more like New Jersey-style pies than Neapolitans.
Please excuse the horrible lighting of this photo. We ended up getting this pizza to go for two reasons. First, it was getting late and we wanted to check into our hotel because our baby was getting a little sleepy. Second, Dino’s is actually only open to people 21 and older, so we couldn’t bring baby James in to eat, even if we had wanted to.
So, we took this picture right outside of the restaurant, under the neon sign. We think it’s actually a pretty fitting photo to represent the feeling of the place – bar first, pizza second. While we didn’t get to spend any time at the bar, we didn’t waste any time having a slice of this pizza before we packed it up to bring back to the hotel.
We ended up ordering a regular square Sicilian-style pie because that is what they are known for here. We found it to be more similar to Buffalo-style pies (like Bocce Club) than to the NJ pizza that we’ve had. It has a thick crust and LOTS of cheese. The sauce was good, but like with most Sicilian-style thick crust pizzas, you really have to be hungry and in the mood for this. We wouldn’t rank it as high as other Sicilian slices that we’ve had, but perhaps if we had been able to sit at the bar and experience it with a drink it would have made a better impression.
Also, we aren’t quite sure why they call it Dino’s Tomato Pie, if they are famous for a cheesy Sicilian, or even a Sicilian with toppings. NJ tomato pies have cheese, yes, but generally the focus is still on the sauce, which is found on top of the cheese. We do understand that we may be a bit biased as we love a good (Philly- or New Haven-style) tomato pie, but we just don’t see where the “tomato pie” comes into play here.
To visit:
Dino’s Tomato Pie
1524 E Olive Way
Seattle, WA 98122
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