Pizzeria Davide, a new take-out only pizzeria from the owners of DiAnoia’s Eatery, officially opens on Friday.
The pizzeria is the result of high demand for DiAnoia’s old-world style pizzas, currently only offered during lunch and brunch. Pizzeria Davide gives DiAnoia’s fanatics a chance at pizza six days a week.
Just as many of the new Pittsburgh pizzerias and chefs have found a niche in the city pizza scene, chef and owner of both DiAnoia’s and Pizzeria Davide, Dave Anoia, is finding his own. The pizza world is tight-knit, which Anoia says, “brings out the best in everybody.”
At the new pizzeria (2551 Penn Ave., Strip District), he’s using the dough recipe from DiAnoia’s, a three-day dough made with artisanal Molino Pasini flour. Once it’s made, the dough ferments for 24 hours, then balled and portioned before another day-long hour ferment. It's finally ready for use on the third day.
On Pizzeria Davide’s menu, Anoia features three styles of pizza: the old world, a pie covered in provolone cheese, topped with sauce, parmesan, basil, and oregano; the marinara, a no-cheese pie with sauce, garlic, oregano, and olive oil; and the margarita, based with fresh mozzarella and sauce, then finished with basil and olive oil. Pizzas are available in two sizes, 12 inch and 20 inches.
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In addition to the three pies, Anoia offers a few specials. The menu lists a white pizza, old-world style pies with toppings like Lebanon bologna and soppressata, and a New York-style pizza, inspired from his recent pizza research trip to NYC.
Philly cheesesteaks, made traditionally with fried onions, provolone, cheese whiz or hoagie-style with lettuce and tomato, will be available every day in limited quantities; Anoia will only make 50 per day.
Small plates combine pizza shop traditions with some twists, featuring items like wings, garlic knots, and a meatball bomb (a meatball wrapped in mozzarella and pizza dough).
Pizzeria Davide, for now, is take-out and delivery only, but eventually, Anoia plans to add a few picnic tables. The eatery, located right behind DiAnoia’s and marked with a red awning, is open from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., Tue.-Sun., starting May 3, and will be available for take-out and delivery through GrubHub.
