Friday we drove to Hartselle to try Pizza Ed. It was a nice drive from South Huntsville to Highway 36. The restaurant is easy to find. Cross over I-65 and Hwy 36 turns into Main Street. The location is small town feel with shops on both sides of the street and parallel parking in front of store fronts.
Pizza Ed is in an old brick building. Walking inside the decor and flooring look to be from the 1960's with the wooden floors probably older than the 1960's. We were greeted by smiling faces and told to seat ourselves. We were promptly given menus and our drink orders taken.
Hubs wanted to try their deep dish pizza. We ordered "The Cubby" with Italian sausage, pepperoni, meatballs and bacon. It's their most popular deep dish pizza. Having been to Chicago and tried deep dish pizzas, I was excited to taste Pizza Ed's deep dish. We also ordered Chicago Tavern Thin crust "The Supreme" with plum tomato sauce, shredded mozzarella, pepperoni, sliced Italian sausage, roasted red pepper, green pepper, mushroom, red onion and pecorino romano. We ordered our pizzas, our drinks, and promptly plates, flatware and our drinks arrived.
The Supreme came out first. Our waitress asked if we would like ranch or marinara for dipping. We decided to try both. My first bite and all I could think of was the crust was heavenly and the ingredients with the crust were unbelievably fantastic. Both of us were pleasantly happy the pizza tasted sooooo good. About 15 minutes later the deep dish pizza arrived. Our waitress brought it out in a to go box. I was glad she did. We both split a slice and we were full. The Cubby was on point with famous pizzas in Chicago. The crust on the top was crispy, the ingredients inside delicious and the overall first bite of deep dish didn't disappoint. If you are a fan of Lou Malnati's, you will love this pizza! The only difference that I recall is that Lou Malnati's pizza might be a little easier to cut with a fork and knife. I noticed a couple at a table next to us picking up their deep dish by the slice and biting it. The pizza minus 1 slice weighed 7 pounds according to our scales. That was one ginormous pizza!!!
Pizza Ed was voted the #1 pizza in Alabama by writers and staff at AL.com. They travel the state regularly trying different food establishments and compiling lists of the best pizza, best cheeseburgers, best BBQ and more. I cannot think of a better pizza place in Alabama. They serve beer and wine. There are several tv's in the restaurant and I bet they have lots of fun on football Saturdays.
If you live in Huntsville and are up for a road trip, Pizza Ed serves fantastic pizza. If we didn't live so far away, we would have enjoyed a beer with our pizzas. The food is 5 stars, service is 5 stars and the comfortable small town ambiance is 5 stars. read more