Red's Savoy Pizza
St Paul, MN 55101-2433
Phone: (651) 227-1437
- Price:
- $$
- Specialties:
- Pizza
- Best of Citysearch:
- Pizza 2004
- Hours:
- Mon-Thu 11am-10pm, Fri-Sat 11am-11pm, Sun 11am-9:30pm
Editorial Review for Red's Savoy Pizza – by Annamarie Cumpston
In Short
As you walk in and your eyes adjust to the low lighting, you're greeted by a mural of a lusty Italian woman holding a pizza against the watery backdrop of Venice. Seat yourself at a burgundy pleather booth or Formica table. The most popular pie is the Savoy Special: sliver-cut onions, zesty pepperoni and sausage, green olives, mushrooms and sweet green pepper. The menu also includes roasted chicken, pasta, salads, sandwiches and American fare.
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Insider Tips
Know Before You GoYour pizza will be cut in little squares--use silverware; the toppings and cheese tend to slide off the crust.
User Reviews for Red's Savoy Pizza
08/03/2008 Posted by freedomgraphics
I couldn't believe anyone gave anything less than five stars to this place. Although I haven't eaten IN the place, I have ordered many times there. The pizzas are always fantastic. I agree that the little squares could go, but guess what? If you ask them to cut in pie shape, lo an behold, they'll do it, no questions asked. Hmmm, ask and ye shall receive.....teehee. This is by far the BEST pizza in the twin cities.
Pros: Don't ask for extra cheese, There's tons of cheese already on their pizzas.
Cons: none in my books.
05/31/2008 Posted by Wrightright
While locals may protest, the standard for great pizza is New York and Chicago. I tried Red's because so many locals swear by it. I was disappointed. A pizza is only as good as its ingredients and the care with which the sauce and dough are made. New York pizza is slightly tangy and the dough sweet. Whatever cheese is put on top - sometimes imported cheeses from Italy or France - really comes alive because the sauce acts as a compliment, not the driving factor. The dough ensures that later, after the meal has made its way through your system, you won't feel like your passing a brick. Red's bitter, spicy sauce dominates the taste of its pizza - and not in a good way. The cheese - who knows where they get it from - and the meat create grease. The dough isn't particularly sweet or light. When you bite into it, all get is an overwhelming spicey sausage taste. Why not just put an Italian sausage on a bun and leave it at that? This isn't pizza. I don't know what it is. And, it certainly doesn't come close to Chicago stuffed pizza like you get a Giordano's or Gino's East. St. Louis' Imo's trounces Red's too. But, there are a large number of positive reviews here. I would say that if you're familiar with pizza from New York, Chicago, or St. Louis, you're not going to get anything like that at Red's. And even if we're not comparing Red's to the pizza Holy Land of NYC, it's still mediocre at best. The only pizza in the Twin Cities that comes close to a good pizza is what you can get at Cosetta's - and that's assuming they actually take the time to cook the pizza properly.
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