MARYE’S GOURMET PIZZA PUB

BY DESIREE DUNNING

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Marye’s Gourmet Pizza Pub is an exceptional fast casual restaurant offering Italian inspired appetizers, salads, sandwiches, lasagna, calzones, gourmet pizzas, dessert, and craft beer. When you walk in, there is a counter where you can order your meal. Once you order, get your drink, find a seat, and relax while they prepare your meal.

I ordered the Kale and Brussel Sprout Salad. This outstanding salad features organic kale, shaved brussel sprouts, dried cranberries, mandarin oranges, marcona almonds, manchego cheese with their house-made lemon mustard vinaigrette. The kale and its botanical cousin the brussel sprout both have a bitter flavor, which was enhanced by the sweet notes of the cranberries and mandarin oranges. The sour and bitter notes of the lemon and mustard were enhanced by the vinegar and fruit making this overall combination spectacularly bold!

The Margherita Pizza was ahhh-mazing! It consists of olive oil, tomatoes, garlic, basil, and their house-made mozzarella cheese. The freshness of the tomatoes, mozzarella and basil worked together to make this pizza stand out in a very crowded field of pizza. The mozzarella was so thick and tasty that it didn’t feel like I was eating a vegetarian pizza.

As I was ordering I thought, what goes better with pizza than craft beer? So I asked the cashier Laurie for her recommendation. Let me just say that Laurie knows her beer! She suggested that I try the Live Oak Hefeweizen. The hefeweizen features a unique yeast strain that produces harmonious notes of clove, vanilla and banana. These flavors came together to create a tart, citrusy flavor that really blew me away!

In the end I was really happy with my experience at Marye’s Gourmet Pizza and Pub! I can’t wait to bring my friends and family in for a salad, slice, and craft beer!

PHOTOGRAPHY: DESIREE DUNNING