EVO pizza in Park Circle North Charleston serves some of the best pizza in the Charleston area. Made with locally sourced ingredients and great combinations it remains my favorite pizza in the lowcountry. While the amazing Pork Trifecta seems like the more appropriate pie for this blog, the Pistachio Pesto is my go-to menu standard there.
I’m a freak for fresh ingredients and even more so for local fresh ingredients so when I first heard about EVO Pizza I was psyched. The owners of EVO started out with a wood fired pizza cart (yes you read that correctly) selling pizzas at the farmers market and some catering gigs. They grew a substantial following because of their fresh ingredients and serious attention to quality. They’ve moved up to a brick and mortar location taking the quality with them.
EVO is a unique pizzeria that combines classic techniques with fresh, local ingredients to produce a true Neapolitan pizza. All EVO pizzas consist of hand-made dough, hand-made sauce and hand-pulled mozzarella, freshly baked in a traditional wood-fired oven. The restaurant also features fresh menu items, such as homemade soups, salads, cured meats and sandwiches on fresh baked artisan breads, all made in-house with that great taste for which EVO is known. With local beers on tap and special European wines by the carafe, EVO Pizzeria hopes both new and returning clients will help to make it the best pizzeria in Charleston.
They weren’t lying. I went to EVO for lunch today to give it a first once over try out (I’ll go back with the wife for a full run through) and color me impressed. EVO has the feel of a hip upscale cafe when you walk in. It is in the old Downtown section of North Charleston that is undergoing a deserved and needed work over. The atmosphere is artsy but comfortable with a nice big tall wooden bar and a number of small tables in one room. The menu is small and focused, perfect for a place that specializes in one form of food. Simple can equal great in food. There are a few apps, salads, a few Panini sandwiches and then 5 pre-designed pizzas and the option to build your own. I chose the …prepare for shocker…Pork Trifecta. Here is their description
house made sweet sausage, pepperoni, maple smoked bacon, house mozzarella & sea red sauce
