Beek's Pizza, Minneapolis, MN

Beek's Pizza, or "Beek's King of Pizza" as it is more affectionately known as, is hidden in a run-down building under large billboards and connected to a video rental shop. Locals in South Minneapolis know about it, but Beek's rarely comes up in conversation with anyone I talk with outside their delivery area. (I would believe the same is true for their Saint Louis Park location -- I hadn't heard of it until writing this piece.)

It's delivery and take-out only. On a recent trip home from Bloomington I decided to give them a shot. I called about ten minutes in advance and my pizza was just being cut and boxed when I arrived. A dude in reflective aviators ran my card and joyfully gave me a nondescript, completely unmarked and uncolored corrugated cardboard box.

I dropped in at a friend's house to share my medium pepperoni pie. Beek's Pizza is traditional Midwestern style but cut in triangles. The pieces are just a bit thicker than you might expect so they can be held without drooping. Impressive. The ingredients I had weren't bad, but having them topped with their seasoning certainly lifted the flavor of the pizza with otherwise fairly standard mozzarella cheese and sauce. I also appreciated that Beek's is notably less greasy than most of its Midwestern-style counterparts. A satisfying little indie joint.

Beek's Pizza
5336 S Lyndale Ave
Minneapolis, MN 55419
612-827-2567