Review of Section Street Pizza, 108 N. Section St., Fairhope, AL

★★

Overall Rating: Good ($$)

With the departure of Papa's Pizza, Fairhope Avenue location, and it's stand-by New York style pie, Fairhope was ready for another non-franchise/non-chain pizza option.  Section Street Pizza has filled the void with a good brick-oven-New York Style hybrid pizza.  

Pizza type:

New York Style/Brick oven

Pizza ordered: Margherita (The "Original" on their menu)

Crust:  Section Street's crust is medium thin, a bit bready and displays a medium amount of charring. I see room for improvement, by making the crust thinner and letting the crust char a bit more, at a higher temperature. The crispy-chewy contrast desirable in the New York style's brick oven cousin is not quire there.  The crust was, as well, a bit flimsy in the center; however, it certainly compares favorably to similar pizza joints in the area.

Sauce: Section Street's sauce is a nice crushed tomato base. It was not over- applied, and it was relatively neutral; no extraordinarily dominant spices/flavors.

Cheese: According to the menu, the Original pie is topped with  "fresh sliced mozzarella". I found the cheese to be a bit salty for a fresh, high-moisture mozzarella.


Other Topping(s): The tomatoes were not particularly noteworthy; however; the basil, although a bit sparse, was flavorful and applied at just the right time; not over-cooked.

Atmosphere: The atmosphere at Section Street

combines clean lines with cozy, hometown pizzeria; however, the restaurant can be a bit noisy.

Service: On each visit, I have found the service to be very friendly.  I did sense some timing issues in terms of drinks, salads, pizzas, for instance, but the joint is relatively new, and these thing take some time to work out.

Utensils: Sturdy utensils and high quality paper napkins.

Overall: Section Street Pizza serves a solidly good, brick oven cousin to the New York style pizza. If you are in Fairhope, they are certainly worth a try.

Enjoy!