Back in Denver for a few days, and Blue Pan was a MUST because of its rare, elite pizza!…read more They rose to the occasion, as this Congress Park location has always been a favorite. Great customer service, Andrew was a terrific server, brief wait mitigated by a solid communication system. Interior loaded with positivity and a family atmosphere. Loved our one-half Brooklyn Bridge and one-half Parma. So very good. Caesar salad also rocked.

Blue Pan Pizza - Congress Park: Not Recommended…read more Unfortunately, Blue Pan Pizza did not live up to the hype for us. We spent nearly $100, but the food was surprisingly bland and under-seasoned. We started with the meatballs, which tasted as though they might have been frozen. We also ordered the spinach and artichoke dip, but it was runny and lacked flavor. Even the chips couldn't save it, lol. My partner makes a much better version at home--and hers tastes like it was made with love. There really is a difference. For our main course, we ordered a Supreme Detroit-style pizza. Since I'm from New York, it reminded me more of a Sicilian-style pizza, which I usually enjoy. Unfortunately, the cheese was extremely dry against the bread, and even the ranch couldn't help. Also, why do people eat pizza with a fork and knife? Maybe I was raised like a savage in New York, but you're supposed to pick up a slice, fold it, and eat it. The restaurant was extremely crowded, and the overall experience felt more like a process of getting people in, serving them, and getting them out than creating an enjoyable dining experience. The food didn't seem to be prepared with much care or attention; it felt more like an assembly line. We also felt somewhat out of place in the restaurant. That alone wouldn't have been an issue, but combined with the food, crowd, and overall atmosphere, it simply didn't feel like our kind of place. For nearly $100, I expected significantly better food, flavor, and service. Honestly, I've enjoyed pizza from Papa Murphy's, Cicis, Pizza Hut, Papa John's, Sam's Club, Costco, Mondo's, and Marco's more. If you're looking for great pizza, I personally wouldn't recommend Blue Pan Pizza in Congress Park. And if you're going for the ambiance, I wouldn't recommend it for that either. Bottom line: Expensive, under-seasoned, overcrowded, and disappointing. Blue Pan Pizza may be popular, but it definitely wasn't for us. NO garlic power, NO pepper, NO oregano, NO onion powder, NO Italian seasoning, NO NOTHING!!!!!

Three years ago I was in Denver to see a show at Red Rocks when me and my buddy checked out Blue…read morePan. When I returned home after that trip I was sad because I thought I'd never be back and I might never have Blue Pan again or get to see a show in Red Rocks again. Last week I was lucky enough to return to Denver to again see a show at Red Rocks but I swear I was more excited to go back to Blue Pan. It was literally my first stop when I got into town. I said it before in my review of the other Blue Pan across town but it's quite literally the best pizza I've ever had. My daughter was with me this trip and she's not a fan of thicker pizzas. She ended up eating two pieces herself. You need to go try this place it is just too good to pass up. Now I have to come up with another reason to visit Denver because I don't want this to be the last time I've had Blue Pan pizza.

Do you ever come into a place that is most likely awesome but it's just having a bad day?…read more I think that was my experience here, which is a bit of a drag since I'll probably never make it back (I live in California which is a bit of a trek) The bad - slow service, attitude from the waitress when we asked for an update on our food, wrong orders and a ton of flies buzzing around. The good - the pizza was really freaking good. Tried both the Parma Italiana and Diavola and both were outstanding (and I don't typically enjoy Detroit style thick pizza). The place has a cool ambiance, good music and plenty of beverage options. So yeah I'm gonna guess I just came here on the wrong day.

I'm not really into pizza in general. The only restaurant I really enjoy eating at is Crust Pizza…read moreback at home in Houston. However, when I saw the reviews and photos of Marco's pizza, I HAD to try it! Reading back at old reviews, it seems like 2025 was a bad year with terrible customer service, poor quality food, and uncleanliness. It seems like changes have been made since then because our experience was great! We ordered the Carne and Margherita Bufala pizzas to share amongst our family of 4 (2 adults and 2 little boys). The pizzas are pretty big, but since the crust is thin, our family devoured everything with my husband and I feeling still a bit hungry after. I think I could seriously have eaten an entire pizza by myself. This is just to help you decide on how to order; if you're hungry, get a whole pizza for yourself. Both pizzas were really good. I did like the Margherita pizza more than the Carne. The Carne tasted a bit more salty comparatively. Since I love basil, I do wish both pizzas had more of it. Side note: if price is a deterrent, then get the regular Margherita pizza. Maybe it's just me, but I couldn't tell the difference between bufala mozzarella vs regular mozzarella. Perhaps if I ate them side by side to compare then I could. Furthermore, I saw somewhere that they have a Tuesday special where the Margherita pizzas are 50% off! The price of the pizzas are a tad bit high, but I think it's worth it since the restaurant uses fresh and high quality ingredients. This place is definitely worth a try. It may not be a place where you would eat regularly with your family, but it's great for a special occasion or date night. Overall, our family really enjoyed Marco's and appreciated that they were able to bring us a little bit of Italy. (: We accidentally left our plastic bottle of water at our table and when we left, one of the waiters ran out of the restaurant to give it back to us! Honestly, he could have thrown it away, but he didn't. I still couldn't believe that he got our attention to return it to us. I love the thought and integrity of the act. Thank you!

Marco's purports to offer Neapolitan pizza. I have been to Naples. I have eaten pizza in Naples, at…read moreleast once or twice. The crust, IMHO, is the key to a good Neapolitan pizza. And let me tell you something: Marco's is better than the actual Naples pizza I ate. And it's not even close. Oh, and I now eat Gluten (sometimes pronounced Glutron) Free. When the pizza was delivered to our hotel in downtown Denver, I was skeptical. Was the crust truly Gluten (or Glutron) Free? I checked the order confirmation, and saw the handwritten note on the box claiming the pizza was Gluten / Glutron Free. Then I devoured with abandon. I cannot overstate how incredible the Glutron (or Gluten) Free pizza crust was. Even the Gluten Free model was superior to the actual Naples glutened pizza I ate those many years ago. However, the real test of a Gluten Free pizza is the aftermath. Here I am. 24 Hours later feeling great.

My favorite go-to place in Denver. This location has a smaller menu than the LoHi one, however the…read morequality is on point. Cute little restaurant with fun local events, collaborations, and happy hour deals. It can get quite claustrophobic in the entryway during rush hour, but you can always order take out! From this location, we love the White Pizza with prosciutto and the bread and butter never fails! The bread is light and airy with the perfect crust. If you're into seafood, the Seafood Conserva is amazing- don't miss the happy hour deals on it!!

Super cute location and restaurant, street parking was free around it, not super busy (went on a…read moreTuesday night, I'm guessing is really busy during the weekend). Food was great! We were too late for the happy hour, but the prices for happy hour looked phenomenal. My only thing was my drink wasn't amazing, but I like very few alcoholic drinks so I'm not mad about it NADENE - so good! All their pizza options looked amazing. I don't think you could go wrong cupped pepperoni, hot honey, ricotta, basil, mozzarella & marinara WINTER MULE - this was seasonal (obviously) I think anyone else would've liked it! aspen vodka, cranberry, ginger beer, lime, cranberries & a rosemary sprig CHARCUTERIE BOARD - so good! Loved all of it. For happy hour I think it's $10 trio of meats, cheeses & spreads, served with crostini, pretzel sticks & crackers

This is a very odd building in an odd location that has been the death of many restaurants over the…read moreyears. Actually, this spot is centrally located, on the edge of Uptown and Five Points, right between City Park and the Central Business District. There's also a nice parking lot. I ordered the Supreme with tomato sauce, mozzarella, pepperoni, Italian sausage, red onion, bell pepper, mushrooms, and kalamata olives. I found it very average. I collected it promptly at the time specified, but the crust was very soggy and too droopy to pick up a slice. The toppings were OK, but nothing special. The amount of tomato sauce was a little light for my taste and it was very bland. The same with the cheese. I had heard good things about this place, but there is far superior pizza to be had in Denver these days. I was not impressed. The area is not well-lighted and it's kind of creepy at night. So is the building. The staff was friendly and they did bring me my takeout box promptly.

Did I select Pizza 3.14 because I am a math teacher and have pi memorized to 100+ decimal places?…read more Yes, yes I did. Parking: Woah! Parking in downtown Denver! Amazing! When we arrived, we had the entire restaurant to ourselves. They spent a lot of time painting the inside of the restaurant! We got a medium pizza split with half Supreme and half The Meats. Both of us stopped after our first bite and said ... Woah! That's tasty! Honestly, I just wanted pizza that was better than Domino's. I did not expect tasty pizza that was noteworthy delicious! Two of us ate the entire pizza! Awesome!

Great food and good service!…read more Street parking so make sure you read the signs. A lot of other restaurants so you might have to go down a few streets. Went here for a friends birthday so we made a reservation. It wasn't that busy when we arrived but it is a small space so never hurts to reserve a table. Our server was very knowledgeable and was able to answer all our questions about portion sizes and what ingredients were in each item. We ordered the garlic bread and salad to share and I got the Cacio e Pepe full size. I didn't eat the salad but my friends really liked it! The garlic bread was AMAZING! Definitely the talk of the night! It's only three slices and it was a little pricy but seemed worth it. The full-size Cacio e Pepe was creamy and delicious! I didn't finish it all intentionally because I wanted to take the rest for lunch tomorrow. I would definitely suggest this one to anyone! At the bottom of the menu, it does say that a 20% service fee is added onto everyone's bill and that this is not a tip. I think it's important to point this out because some people might misinterpret it so definitely take that as you will. Overall, the food was amazing, it was a little pricey, but worth it for a friend's birthday.

Very average. The decor is cool, the place is pretty loud…read morebut lively. We ordered garlic bread, a custom pizza with sausage , ravioli with lamb and pasta with arugula pesto and asparagus all to share. The ravioli came first. It was pretty bland even for my 7 yr old. Lamb was slightly dry and bland. The pizza was average, ok. The other pasta never arrived. We waited over 30 min after we had finished dishes before we just had to cancel the order. They said they only have 10 pans for pasta and they had 41 orders...at that point we just wanted to leave plus the lightest pasta was going to be served last. On top of that, the waiter while I was talking took my drink that was 40% full and I was saving it to go with my meal as I wasn't going to order a second cocktail. That was annoying and felt deliberate to try to get us to order more drinks while we waited.

Ordered delivery from Brooklyn's Finest Pizzas after a long workday and got the Little Italy pizza…read morewith the Italian chopped salad. Everything showed up still warm, and the order was packed carefully so nothing was messy when we opened it. The pizza had a really good crust and enough toppings without feeling overloaded. I also liked that the salad tasted fresh instead of something thrown together last minute. Delivery timing was close to what they quoted online, which I appreciated since a lot of places run late on weekends. Solid experience overall and definitely better than the usual chain pizza spots nearby.

Food - really good Service - got delivery…read more Ambience - got delivery Delivery for 2 pies. Mulberry Street Bell peppers, red onions, mushrooms, black olives, tomatoes, roasted garlic, and mozzarella cheese. Awesome flavor, crust was soggy, may have been rushed out-o-de-oven. 4 Cheese Garlic Lover (Olive Oil Sauce) Olive oil, fresh garlic, roasted garlic, mozzarella cheese, fresh mozzarella, provolone, and pecorino romano Good za with a mild sauce and excellent garlic flavor.

I must have had a really bad experience my first time a lot time ago because this time, I loved it!…read more Very tiny restaurant in Tennyson with limited seating. Hard to find local parking on wknds very busy street Cheesy garlicky bread $15 (five) pieces delish esp with ranch. It wasn't really garlic bread, more just cheese pizzas lol but it was very good. Save the leftover ranch for the pizza! Detroit style sour dough with pepperoni ricotta and banana peppers: This was soooo good. Came with 4 corner pieces $42 plus tip

24JUL2026 Cheeseburger & fries…read more A very good smashburger and a ton of Lamb-Weston scientifically-designed fries. I am a fan. 10JUL2022 A delicious lunch of Detroit style pizza (chorizo, jalapeños, pineapple) with some 50¢ beers and some regular priced. Excellent service fron Ashley and Crystal. The cool air inside was soothing on this 36°C afternoon. Enjoyed using our lifetime Beer Club memberships. We all survived Covid in 2020-21. 09JUN2018 Watched my 2-year-old grandson shove most of a kid's grilled cheese sandwich into his maw. Oh, and my sando was delicious and the service was excellent. 20MAR2018 A quiet Tuesday afternoon. Enjoyed a delicious Hogshead ale. 26DEC2015 Still crowded. Still has delicious pizza. Still has a terrific beer selection. Still has friendly staff. I am still happy. 05DEC2014 It was crowded. This is why no one goes here anymore. Ordered beer and drank some whilst in vulture mode waiting for 2 seats at the bar. Five minute wait. Ate a delious pizza and drank more beer. Happy. 14NOV2013 "Artisan Sandwich of the week: Turducken - Smoked Turkey, Chicken & Duck Confit, with Cranberry Walnut Stuffing, Bacon, and Sage & Apple Cider Gravy on a House Roll" This is an awesome sandwich. 08SEP2013 Cordon Bleu Chicken sandwich of the day. This is the BEST I have ever had. Very different. Slices of chicken breast with very smokey ham chunks in a dreamy cheese sauce with pickles. Yes, pickles. 16JUN2013 Fathers' Day. Walked in at 1415 and it was packed. Enjoyed great beers (3rd beer free!) and a 9/10 Reuben. Superb mango gazpacho. Drew and his crew make the best food. Great service as usual. Two kids (along with Mom and Dad) sitting at the bar. I hope they drank some beer. Still only 2 blocks from my house. 27FEB2012 What is with the Yelpers voting Hops & Pie as "not good for kids"? 1. All kids like pizza. 2. Some kids like beer. 3. Some kids like soda. I think Hops & Pie is great for kids and I see lots of them there whenever I visit. 08JAN2012 Why isn't it named "Hops and Mac"? As in Macaroni and Cheese and bacon, ham hocks, peas, IPA. Went on a Sunday afternoon (will I be happy when the Donkeys are no longer on TV) to drink beers and eat. Decided to "step outside the box" and ordered "Mac & Cheese" instead of pizza. This is the best M&C I have ever eaten in a restaurant and it will also make me step up my efforts at home. 18DEC2011 I arrive at 1347 which is 13 minutes before they open on a beautiful warm Sunday afternoon in Denver. There are people (shall we refer to them as "alcoholics"?) who are also waiting. When the door is unlocked (3 minutes early), 14 people rush in. At 1406, it is standing room only. What makes this place so popular? Could it be the Avery Brewing tasting flight? Rumpkin beer. Could it be the slice of the day: Cheeseburger? Could it be the excellent bartender service? Could it be the perfect bar atmosphere? Well, I won't tell. You need to visit for yourself. 05OCT2011 This time, we ate there. Excellent pizza. Very good service. 13SEP2011 making progress Free Wi-Fi. Always good. 31AUG2011 Walked the 2 blocks from my house and picked up an Artisan Pizza. Excellent. Super thin crust. Bursting with flavor. $2 craft beer in cans (6 to chose from) on Wednesdays. I really need to return and just work my way thru the huge beer selection.

I'm ranking this 5 out of 5 for one reason - the garlic bread. Oh my gosh. One of the best…read moreappetizers I've ever had. It was an absolute dream! Very good pizza as well. Wasn't a long wait either. Do yourself favor and go here. Personal notes: Garlic Bread 10/10 Triple Pepperoni 8.3/10

The pizza: delicious! A gluten free delight. The staff: so…read morekind! They gave me a free dessert to try (gluten free brownie). All in all, I wish I lived closer but will absolutely be back.

We were looking for a place to take our out-of-town friends for lunch yesterday -- somewhere with…read morean outdoor patio -- and stumbled across Joy Hill. The inside of the restaurant had a mid-century modern feel that reminded me of my childhood home. After sitting down and reviewing the menu, my friends decided on the frozen rosé, while I stuck with a Coke since I was driving. The soda hit the spot, but my friends found the frozen rosé a bit bitter and weren't fans. For starters, we highly recommend the garlic bread and pepperoni rolls. The sauces served with them tasted fresh and were packed with flavor. After appetizers, we ordered three pizzas and a Caesar salad. The restaurant got busier after we sat down, and our food took a little over 30 minutes to arrive. When the pizzas finally came out, they were absolutely worth the wait. They were visually appealing, and we couldn't wait to dive in. I ordered the veggie pizza, and it was so good. Our friends got the White Tiger pizza and added prosciutto, while my husband ordered the mushroom pizza with added sausage. It took us a few years to finally try Joy, but I can confidently say they make an awesome pizza in a relaxed, chill atmosphere.

I have been here twice for work related lunches -- and I am a fan. The aesthetic is reclaimed…read morewood, live plants hanging, books on shelves. There is apparently a patio, though we stayed in. My first time, I had a salad, which was decent, but it needed something. I mean, it IS a pizza place - so probably not the best choice. My co-workers got the jalapeno pizza (or something like that - a spicy pizza) - they all raved about it. My second time I did not fail and got the mushroom pizza. I don't remember the actual name, but it was definitely delicious. And again, service was friendly and attentive. I am a fan.