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| - Time for a confession! Until this past weekend, I'd never heard of a Vinnie Pie. As an East Ender who grew up outside the greater Pittsburgh region, I suppose my ignorance can be forgiven--if grudgingly.
This all changed this weekend. My friends, who I was helping move to a new house in Turtle Creek, were looking for pizza to feed me and their other moving helpers. One of them mentioned she'd heard there was a pretty well-known pizza place in Turtle Creek that her boss liked. After trying unsuccessfully to look it up via Yelp (which doesn't seem to recognize Turtle Creek, PA as a distinct city), I Googled it and quickly came upon Vincent's Pizza Park. She confirmed that was the one, and I confirmed that it had a solid 4-star rating on Yelp, so we decided to order from there.
As soon as noon struck, I called and put in an order for 5 large pizzas: One cheese, one cheeseless (for someone who doesn't eat cheese), two pepperoni, and one Hawaiian ($95 total). Because Vincent's is a cash only establishment and doesn't deliver, we went to pick up the pizzas after allowing 20 min. for them to be constructed. Despite our perfect timing, they only had one pepperoni pie ready for us instead of two, so we had to wait an extra 15 min. for the second pie to be made. The pizzas came wrapped in butcher paper, rather than in cardboard boxes, which made transporting them interesting, but we managed to pull it off well.
As soon as we got the pizzas to the new home, we tore into them (both literally and figuratively) with gusto. I had three slices, encompassing everything but the cheeseless pie. The pepperoni was my favorite, followed by the Hawaiian and cheese, respectively, but all of them were piled with extremely generous helpings of cheese and toppings. Because of their sheer volume, they created a significant amount of grease, which was evident both on top of and underneath the middle of the slices. As for the crust, it was thick, chewy, and substantial on the ends, and thin in the middle, to the point that the toppings slid off in at least one case. This was definitely one of the most uniquely crusted pizzas I've ever eaten, due to the contrast between the ends and the middle, but it somehow worked. Between 10 people, we ate less than half of the pizza we'd ordered due to the substantiality of the slices and the humongous size of the pies. Despite this, all of us enjoyed it very much--it certainly hit the spot after 2.5 hours of heavy lifting and running up and down stairs repeatedly!
Vinnie pies (the name for any pie ordered from Vincent's Pizza Park--not a specific type of pie) are undoubtedly one of the most unique pizzas in greater PGH. It's crystal clear from the reviews that people either love them or hate them--fortunately, I happen to fall into the former category. Any establishment that produces such a unique product, esp. with a common item such as pizza, earns respect from me. If you happen to be in the area and are looking for something different--or are just really hungry, give one a try! It certainly beats Vocelli's, which I had at my last moving party, or the national chains, hands down.
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