I finally made it to APC after hearing so many excellent reviews on social media and was not disappointed whatsoever! They definitely live up to the hype ā„ļø
Service was outstanding: very helpful and friendly; they even brought me something delicious to nibble on while I waited for my pizza.
Speaking of pizza, this is, hands-down, one of my absolute favorite St. Louis-style pies. Letās start with that crust: just about every St. Louis pizza place churns out a terrible crust: too chewy, too bland, too burnt, too much cornmeal stuck to the bottom, too soft, too hard, soggyā¦YOU know what Iām talking about. Crust thatās merely a means of getting the toppings to your mouth, one step above chewing on a paper plate, an overlooked vital aspect of a truly great pizza. But at Affton Pizza Company? Best St. Louis thin crust Iāve ever eaten in over half a century on this planet. It was perfection. Crispy-crunchy without being hard and dry, strong enough to hold up to the toppings, so flavorful that it makes you really enjoy eating the edges. And they didnāt try to disguise a cardboard crust by adding lots of salt or seasoning like so many pizza joints do. APCās crust was almost buttery, yet not so much that youād think oh, itās a butter crust (which Iām not too fond of as it distracts from the flavor of the toppings). This crust was stacked with toppings and it still added to the flavor of the pie. Honestly, I canāt convey in words how delicious this crust is!
On to the toppings: I had a 14-inch create-your-own pie with sausage, pepperoni, mushrooms, onions, and black olives. Look at that pizza! Just LOOK AT IT! Believe it or not, I didnāt even order extra toppings, it just comes that loaded! By far, it has the largest standard topping portions of any St. Louis pizza Iāve ever had! Well, ok, I did ask for extra cheese, but honestly it didnāt even need it! Sausage with just enough fennel to give it that perfect kick of flavor without being overpowering, yet not enough to necessarily call it fennel sausage: simply perfect! Pepperoni had fantastic flavor as well, not that weird, grease-flavored reconstituted back bacon-tasting cheap stuff ubiquitous to most places. Onions were wonderful, not sharp like Iāve found all too often elsewhere. These were sliced, not diced, so it made picking up a square interesting at times. But if you arenāt a huge onion fan, ordering light onion might be the way to go. And those black olives! Soooo many!! I canāt tell you how excited I was to see how they donāt skimp on the olives! Real talk: Iām not sure what brand they use, but the black olives did have that faint metallic taste to them; that being said, it was still much less than at most places Iāve been, and it didnāt detract from the overall flavor profile. Mushrooms were thickly sliced and cooked, which is soooooo much better than throwing fresh mushrooms on a pizza because they just shrivel up and dry out so theyāre chewy if thick sliced and like chewing on a paper sack when thin sliced.
Letās talk sauce: the perfect amount, and so delicious that I think Iāll order extra next time, even though Iām not an extra sauce kinda girl. It wasnāt overly seasoned or too oniony; just the perfect complement for the crust and toppings.
Last, and definitely least important in my book, is the decor. Itās nothing fancy whatsoever but I donāt care when the pizza is good. Nice 80s music overhead, but not much to look at. I didnāt notice any decor related to their story, origin or owners, or any media interviews hanging anywhere which would have been quite nice to see, but I might have simply missed it because I was exhausted and hyper focused on PIZZA š
Overall takeaway from my visit: get yourself a pie from Affton Pizza Company NOW!! Itās seriously the most absolutely perfect St. Louis pizza around! They make the biggest name in St. Louis style pizza look like a frozen yellow-boxed Valu-Save dollar store pizza. Why have a Vienna Sausage when you can have...
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