Red's Savoy Pizza

In the last few months I've been told I have to try Red's Savoy pizza by a couple different people. Since none of the locations are very close to our neck of the woods, it takes some doing to get down to Uptown or St Paul. Recently, we decided to make the trek over to St Paul and check out the original location of Red's Savoy Pizza.

It was a rather bright day outside, and we when we first entered my initial impression was how dark the interior is. There are no windows at all, so it takes awhile for your eyes to adjust. There was a short wait for a table and we managed to find a spot at the bar to sit and wait. There is not a lot of waiting space, people just wait at the bar or stand in the aisles. And the tables were wedged in as close as possible. Cozy I guess.

We ordered the pepperoni, sausage and mushroom pizza. It was loaded with toppings and cut into those odd Minnesota-style squares. I thought the sauce was decent, it was a bit on the bland side- could use a bit more kick. After the fact, I was surprised to read on their website that the sauce is described as spicy. The sausage was good, as was the pepperoni. I think the mushrooms were just canned. I felt like there were almost too many toppings on the pizza and not enough cheese. The crust is very thin and did a passable job of holding the toppings, but it become soggy very quickly.

We became rather enthralled with watching the parking lot camera on a couple of the TVs mounted on the walls. It was oddly fascinating to watch people navigate the small parking lot, while we waited for our pizza to arrive. The service was just OK. We ordered a pitcher of pop and the waitress forgot to bring it out until I asked for it. She was rather slow to bring the check and pick up out payment as well.

While this was good pizza, I'm not sure it warranted a special trip to St Paul. It is your standard Minnesota style pizza, with thin crust and cut into squares. We both still prefer Cossetta's pizza over Red's Savoy. I think their crust, sauce and cheese is better.


Red's Savoy Pizza
421 7th St E
St Paul, Minnesota
(651) 227-1437
http://savoypizza.com/