Bottoms Up Pizza

gmulligan
First Reviewer
4 out of 5
Avg. Member Rating
3
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Bottom's Up Pizza

  • February 12, 2004
  • Rated 5 of 5 by Shaun66 from Richmond, Virginia
Bottom's Up is home to Richmond's fattest pizza pie--a deep-dish monstrosity that keeps them coming back for more. Here, you don't order a pizza... you order a slice (and trust me: one slice should do it for you!). They offer a number of specialty pizzas - the best among them are the barbecue chicken and the Meat Master. But the ultimate pie is one called the State Fair (which has caramelized onions, sausage, mozzarella and Gulden's mustard). $8 will get you a slice, a Coke and tip.

Bottom's Up reeks of atmosphere--nestled beneath the raised railroad trestle, and one of the few restaurants in America where you can wave to the conductor while quaffing a Legend brown ale on the deck. It can also reek in that bad way--when the smells of the storm drains and nearby sewage treatment plant waft towards the restaurant. It's never horrible, but just enough to give you flashbacks of downtown Boston.

One note: there's typically a long dinnertime wait on weekends (45 minutes to an hour). Though you can't make reservations, call them about 30 minutes beforehand to get your name added to the list.

From journal Richmond's Finest Cheapish Eats

Bottoms Up

  • October 20, 2003
  • Rated 3 of 5 by gmulligan from Colorado Springs, Colorado
The pizza was not nearly as good as usual. The crust was tough and there was a severe lack of sauce. Service was poor on this visit. I still like the place though and will come back and try it again.

From journal HCS meeting - 11/27/01

Bottoms Up

  • October 20, 2003
  • Rated 3 of 5 by gmulligan from Colorado Springs, Colorado
This is great pizza. Parking is difficult and finding it is difficult. I don't know if they take reservations. The wait can be long. If you sit outside it can be noisey from the passing trains, but this is part of the appeal. Sitting outside downstairs sometimes is problem with people upstairs dropping ashes on you!

From journal HCS meeting - 8/27/01

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