Hiawatha Pizza, Minneapolis, MN
My neighborhood got a new pizza place this summer, Hiawatha Pizza. It's tucked away behind Cub Foods and Target in a strip mall near Lake and Hiawatha. I stopped in in mid-July on the week it opened and had a slice. I was disappointed to the point where I refused to write about it and decided I didn't need to go back.
Marie, another blogger in the neighborhood, visited in early-August and her experience was a lot better than mine, so I decided to go back. Bo and I stopped in early September and it was much, much better. We took out a pepperoni pizza that was a bit greasy but had good cheese, a fluffy and mildly doughy crust and tasty pepperoni slices. We hadn't had any alcohol that evening but agreed this would be a perfect pizza to sober up with. It has that filling, satisfying, no-complaints edge to it. I came back a few days later for a slice and talked with Hiawatha Pizza proprietor Hassan Abdulle a bit. He asked, like each time I've been, how it was and the slice was significantly better than my first. He added that they are constantly trying to improve their pizza and I told him I certainly noticed. The slices at Hiawatha Pizza certainly compare well to a standard Manhattan slice shop which is a mixed compliment but hey, sometimes that's exactly what you need. In that category, it's quite good. There's no posted hours on the door but he said they're open usually until 11 P.M. and they're going to try to get delivery service started by winter. This will give them another edge over the synthetic-tasting Little Caesars pies on the other side of Hiawatha which aren't delivered. Friendly people and continually better pizza. Check them out. I'll be back. Hiawatha Pizza 2740 Minnehaha Ave Minneapolis, MN 55406 612-465-8586