After a painful morning of sinus fun for the Jim and I we finally crawled out of bed and decided to venture out…the plan was to try the brand new opening of a place that I have been drooling for…HARD KNOX Pizzeria in Bearden (same center as The Fresh Market). The buzz for them was great – they have a Twitter page and let us Knoxvillians view when they received their wood burning stove (via youtube type clip). I’m a huge fan of wood-fired pizza, if not pizza in general. I love anything that also features some fresh buffalo mozzarella. So game on.
The menu is petite, but just right. There are 8 signature pizzas named after various famous boxers; and apparently there will be one or two specials each day, let alone having a standard “build your own” option. The pizzas are a “just right” 10″, which are good for a hungry adult. I chose the Marciano (fresh mozzarella, red sauce, basil); and the Jim went with one of the specials “Yo Adrianne!” (which featured red sauce, mozzarella, olives, zucchini and I think that’s it – he left of the mushrooms – darn allergies). We both ordered an appetizer of caprese salad which was yummy, however the pizza was the main attraction. In a few words, it was fabulously yummy. Crust was good and hearty, not too much and not too little. The ingredients were fresh and when your pizza is ready, one of the chefs dings the bell like you’re heading to your corner of the ring after a good bout with your appetizer.
We were glad that a lot of people showed up by the time we were leaving. I want this place to stay around. Stay!!!! So in order for that to happen my friends…GO! www.hardknoxpizza.com
2 thumbs up! this was great my only complaint would have to be I was too full to pop over to Ben & Jerry’s
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