Santarpios Pizza - East Boston MA

Bostonians know Santarpio’s as the city’s premier pizza place. We concur. Arriving on battered metal trays carried by a staff of take-no-prisoners waitresses (who are as efficient as they are brusque), this kitchen’s thin-crusted pies are a joy to eat. The outer rim of the pizza is a balance of bready crunch and chew, featuring an occasional blistered-black spot from the oven; and while the inside of the circle tends to soften and become unwieldy under a lot of toppings – leading to the heartbreak of cheese slippage – even the flexible part of the crust has a taste that makes you want to keep on eating, then ordering more. Curiously, the most powerhouse toppings (garlic, onions, anchovies) do not seem to pack a really wicked flavor wallop on Santarpio’s pizzas; these are tomato and cheese pies with plenty of soul, but with a mild, creamy disposition. In our experience, one pie, ranging from simple cheese or cheese and garlic (the latter with a hale of oregano on top) to a deluxe combos of sausage, mushrooms, etc., is just about enough to satisfy one normal appetite. READ MORE ...