New York-style pizza · $$
Redeemer Pizza
Sourdough New York slices from the people behind Dio Mio
Spencer White and Alex Figura built their reputation on fresh pasta at Dio Mio, then turned the same attention to dough: a 72-hour fermented sourdough crust pushed hot enough to blister, cut New York style. You can sit in the dining room for a whole pie or take the shortcut and use the walk-up slice window around the back, which is the better move on a warm afternoon. The sauce is the part people argue about, and it is the part that most convincingly reads as New York rather than Denver-doing-New-York.
Why go. The best case in RiNo for a plain slice, from a kitchen that already proved it can handle fermentation.
Use the walk-up window at the back for slices; the dining room is for full pies and a wait.
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