Dewey's Pizza - Webster Groves — Restaurant in Webster Groves

I got caught in St. Louis overnight with a calzone craving. Dewey's Pizza wasn't far from where I was staying, so I gave it a shot.

The place was quite busy when I arrived, but I was seated promptly in an inviting atmosphere. I ordered a sausage, pepperoni and mushroom calzone.

It arrived fairly quickly considering how busy they were, and the thing was huge. The crust was perfect.

It was a great calzone if you were into mushrooms - it was crammed full of them. The sausage and pepperoni, not so much.

This is not a place you want to go to if you want to have a quiet conversation. There was a table with a dozen or so teenage girls across from me who spent their time taking photos of each other and screaming with delight and surprise when they passed the phones around.

They registered about 90 decibels on my sound meter (and that was just the frequenciesdetectable by the human ear. I'm pretty sure all the dogs in the neighborhood were rendered deaf.

I'll give them another shot if I'm stuck in St. Louis with the Calzone Blues again.

02/20/2024 UPDATE

I had another unexpected overnight in STL, so this time I took a friend along. When we got there in the early afternoon, I commented that it should be a lot quieter than my last visit where a table of teenieboppers gave my decibel meter a real workout. Only about three or four tables were occupied this time.

Unfortunately, several of those were taken with families with screaming toddlers. That's not the fault of the establishment, but the acoustics of the room caused the sounds to amplify and bounce around.

When our very nice server showed up, I mentioned that my sausage, pepperoni and mushroom calzone was heavy on mushrooms, but light on meat my last visit. She said she'd take care of it.

When she brought my order to the table, she said, "Sausage, pepperoni and light on the mushrooms, right?"

That should have been a clue. The calzone WAS light on the mushrooms, but it was still equally light on the meats.

I'm going to invoke my two-strike rule and give the place a pass next time. It's highly popular, and the food, what there is of it, is good, but it's not what I was...

I absolutely love Dewey's food. However, the service always seems to be spotty, no matter the location. This time, my fiancé and I each ordered a half and half pizza. We ordered online and our food was supposed to take about two hours, which is okay, because you know that before you place the order. When we got there, I called to advise that I had arrived in a curbside spot for my online order. They couldn't find my name. They then said that they'd put the order in now. I gave them my order. I then went inside to show my email confirmation. The bartender was extremely rude. She wouldn't tell me how long the food may now take or what the issue was. I ordered a glass of wine to wait for my order and sat down in a chair. The manager came over and advised that they did not have any fig jam for my porky fig (with extra jam). He advised that they were running to another location to get jam and I could wait or they could make something else and that it would take 20 minutes. I decided to wait because that's my favorite pizza on the menu. He also provided a gift certificate for the price of the meal. After 25 minutes, the manager returned and apologized and advised that they hadn't received the jam yet. He bought another glass of wine for me. While waiting, a young employee asked me to get up from my seat so that he could wipe down the windows behind me. Mind you, we're still in the middle of dinner rush so I'm not sure why it had to be done then or while someone was sitting there. This was clearly a lack of social awareness. We eventually received our pizzas and they were absolutely delicious. The experience was wildly frustrating but the manager handled it as best as he could and we...

Wonderful pizza! We tried 4 different pizzas (party of 7). I normally do not eat the edge of crust, mostly because I find it hard and bland. But this crust was yummy. I prefer thin crust, and their pizza was the perfect balance of nearly thin, with a generous, flavorful edge. We tried the Arugula Prosciutto, Edgar Allan Poe, Dr. Dre (jalapeños did not burn, but tingled perfectly to make a wonderful enhancement), 1/2 meatball and 1/2 Don Corleone, and my favorite was the Porky Fig. The Porky Fig was an explosion of flavors, and now I'm craving it!

We also shared the large Candied Walnut & Grape and Peppercorn Ranch Salads. They were both good, although I would have preferred they be a little heavier on the toppings. The dressing was just right.

The entire meal was a little pricey, but not terrible, about $34/person with tip, and each had a beer, wine, or soda.

The only disappointment was that they were out of N/A beer. I understand that N/A beer may not be very popular, but when you have someone in the party who only drinks that type of beer, and the restaurant only carries one brand, then make sure your stocked or have a second option. So that is why 4 stars...