TRUE Crafted Pizza

Our second visit was ok! Tried the Sausage & Pepper pizza, a couple of dry Caesar salads and beverage. Friendly staff was quick to provide more dressing once I returned to the «place your order here» counter. Early dinner so we had the place to ourselves (4:30). Menu described fennel sausage which tasted more like ground beef… with not a hint of fennel. All good, all gone but a tad bit disappointed!

The pizzas are awesome and the chicken grilled veggie salad good, though too cold.
The chocolate gelato was excellent!

I was dying to try this place and so glad I finally did. The Margherita pizza was delicious and the salads were fresh!!! The customer service was stellar!!!

Thankfully the fella and I arrived early on a Saturday night (around 5:30) because the place was absolutely packed when we got there. I didn’t realize it was an «order at the counter» place, and we were a little confused about how everything worked at first. (Am I dumb?) We stood in line for about 10 minutes, and that gave us time to debate where to sit — do we sit at the bar? If we do, do you order there, too? If not, can one of us grab a seat before we order, or is that rude? (Ok, I’m dumb.) When I got to the register, the cashier explained that we ordered everything there, and if we decided we wanted another drink, we had to go the bar and pay for it separately. Kind of annoying, but okay.
We got the meatballs to start, which were huge and meaty and saucy and delicious, and we split a pepperoni pizza. It was tasty (isn’t all pizza, really?) — a little on the thinner side with more cheese than sauce, and gooey cheese at that, and a smidge greasy, but that just added to the flavor. The fella got a NoDa Hop Drop ‘N Roll, and I settled for a soda. All of that was about $ 30.
Service was on point with a few different people checking on us, getting us napkins, refilling my drink, etc., so it was definitely good… I just felt like they weren’t quite sure what they were going for — neighborhood take out pizza joint (which a ton of people were doing) or nice, sit down Italian restaurant with a bar.
By the time we left, the line was wrapped around the restaurant, and I felt like a salmon swimming upstream just to get out!

Good pizza great service. Later in the in the evening on weekend crazy busy. Just shows you great food

Underwhelming. Confusing walk through ordering system. What do I do if I want a second beer? Pizza was average.

Stars all around for being True to their name. The pizza was fantastic! Light, crispy crust… chewy cheese… we had the broccoli raab and sausage pie and it descended to our bar seats fresh from the oven like an angel. I wish I lived closer to here to make this joint a regular. Other dishes we had were fine, tho not the star. the calamari with jalapenos had a little fire, but not a lot of bite, the Caesar salad lacked kick too. anchovies? Didn’t see them. Dressing was minimal, if any. But oh, the gelato made up for that too. fantastic, authentic, creamy love scooped right from heaven.
One other unique feature of this place… the way it works… you get in line to order your food BEFORE you seat yourself. so they’ve done away with waiters and replaced them with runners, UNLESS you choose to sit at the ample bar (which we did) in which case the bartender tends to you directly. Our approach had three advantages. — 1. Maybe the best local IPA I’ve had 2. The pizza prep and cooking show is worth viewing (from assembly to the oven or grilles to the guy that cuts them up to the runner… they’ve got it down!), and 3. No waiting in line for the bar.

While the ordering process (unless you sit at the bar) is a bit odd, and the lighting is a bit too bright, the pizza at TRUE is… AMAZING! There’s pizza and then there’s pizza that tastes like a real meal. This is that pizza. Checking in on Unilocal and getting a free gelato was the proverbial icing on the cake. (Thanks, Unilocal!)

Since the Ballantyne Wellness Fair when they had their Food Truck out passing out free samples, i’ve been craving to return. Today I finally made it in and ordered Take Out. The menu was a bit confusing if you ask me. What’s the difference between a Traditional Pizza, a Speciality Oven Baked Pie & a Signature Grilled Pizza I asked. They must get this question all of the time because I was told that technically there are only two types of pizza & he pulls out 2 pizza paddles and says one is round and has a crust, the other is square and doesn’t have the crust. Why not just put this on the menu? I’d rather that than receive a presentation every time I forget. But anyway I placed my order, Grilled Pepperoni Pizza with Extra Pepperoni, Calamari no Jalapenos and Cheese Wedges. As I waited I was offered a complimentary drink. The staff is very attentive. I was constantly checked on and assured my order was coming up. Not only by the person who checked me out, but by everyone else as well. I received my order and opened everything to check it before I left, where’s the extra pepperoni!!! One of the staff says «Are there 8 pepperoni on it?» I say no there are more than 8. They say then it’s extra pepperoni because the regular only comes with 8. ARE YOU SERIOUS??? A complete waste of my $ 2. What a scam! As I waited, I saw other pizzas go by loaded with toppings, but they skimp on the pepperonis? I checked Unilocal and it looks like I had the same amount of pepperoni as in every other picture. So either everyone only orders extra pepperoni or they are super cheap & I was robbed $ 2 worth of pepperoni! I’m going with the latter. I checked in with my Unilocal app and saw the offer a Free Small Gelato so I claimed that and chose the Vanilla flavor. Now how did everything taste? Delicious!!! No complaints. I loved everything about everything. Really the only thing that kept them from getting 5 stars was their pepperoni scam. Save your $ 2, it’s not worth it.

We have only ever done take out, but the bacon egg pizza is incredible. Pizzas are slightly larger than a personal-​sized pie. Just enough for a big eater or enough for 2 if you have a big salad along with it. Outdoor seating is OK, but just faces the parking lot. They also have a mobile unit that you can hire for catering.

Amazing Pizza! Super fresh from the oven to your table. The speciality pizzas are on point, or you can create your own. The service was excellent. They also have my favorite pumpkin ale for the fall season. We have dined in and ordered takeout, but the best is when you dine in. They salads are pretty fresh too. Their house made ranch dressing is one of the best I have ever tasted. Enjoy!

First time ordering take out here. Got our order in just under the wire before they closed. They made a great pie. I had the grilled pepperoni pizza and added sausage. It was awesome and I’ll be back. We also had the mushroom/​onion regular pie and it was tasty as well. The calamari was good but would be best eaten while dining in.

The Prosciutto di Parma is my absolute favorite — light but fragrant. The house-​made pesto is also amazing if you like pesto, but can get a bit greasy. Get the Grilled Zucchini, Eggplant & Mushrooms if you love zucchini, eggplant, and mushrooms — they were VERY generous with the toppings (esp. the mushrooms like wow I’m so used to getting like 2 mushrooms per slice). One thing I’ve noticed about the grilled pizzas is that they tend to have slightly burnt edges and bottoms — not a huge issue if you like crispy crust but can get annoying sometimes when you have to peel the burn areas off. For their specialty pizzas, the sausage and peppers and mushrooms and onions are both good choices (again, always generous on the toppings so you feel like you get your money’s worth). The Bacon and Egg is drier and has less cheese than the others. The hot oil pizza is actually very hot like very hot like my mouth was burning an hour after leaving the restaurant hot.
Basically, you can’t go wrong with anything on the menu.

This is one of the better places in the area. Prices are reasonable and the food is pretty good. The shop is really well designed and is a great place to go before the movies. We took some friends here, and one was a vegan, and they even had a pizza for her (not sure how good pizza without cheese can be but she said she liked it!).
We love sitting at the bar, the bartenders are always willing to have a conversation and the crowd is always very friendly as well. They even have gelato!

Sometimes I get frustrated with going out to eat.
It’s not because the service is bad. It’s not because the food was bad. In fact, it’s more frustration in myself, that I can’t eat everything on a menu in one sitting. And that the restaurant offers so many tempting dishes that I can afford. That is how my first experience at TRUE went.
The model is order-​at-​the-​counter, they’ll bring it to you (a-​la McAlisters or something like that), so it’s a casual environment with lots of families there. I will say that because the restaurant kind of revolves around their kitchen, it’s pretty toasty in there, but it wasn’t terrible.
I had never seen grilled pizza before, and neither had The Lady, so we both ordered one. I got the Prosciutto Di Parmi and she ordered the House-​made pesto pies. These. Were so. good.
Crispy flatbread, fresh ingredients, and really unique pizzas will keep me coming back. I can’t wait to try the other pies, and maybe a few other items too. Keep doing what you’re doing!

Great change of pace pizza place to go to. Quality ingredients and combos on the menu. I went with the bacon egg and cheese which had a perfectly fried egg, lots of bacon (always good) and shaved potato pieces which made the pie. The kids enjoyed the plain cheese and a meatball pie. Tremendous value for the $ here compared to what we normally spend at Mellow Mushroom. Local beers on tap and a rewards app and Unilocal checkin deals!

We stopped by TRUE Crafted Pizza one night after the movies. I had visited this location a few years ago when it was a different pizza place that offered pizza by the slice. The old one was just ok, so I didn’t have high expectations for TRUE. TRUE blew away my expectations. Not only do they offer WHOLE pizzas delivered quick at fantastic prices, but they’re delicious and offer unique topping combinations.
We ordered the Broccoli Rabe & Sausage and Prosciutto di Parma pizzas. Both were unique and delicious, although I preferred the former because it was hotter and the arugula kept falling off the latter.
Everyone was super friendly, and the atmosphere is very modern. TRUE will be our go-​to restaurant from now on when we’re in the Stonecrest plaza for shopping or a movie.

In the summer of 2012, three families got together with the goal of creating the best pizza restaurant in Charlotte, NC. In their quest to create the «best» pizza, they traveled from New York to San Francisco, from New Haven to Los Angeles, and virtually everywhere in between in search of the perfect pizza. At TRUE Crafted Pizza, they take an artisan’s approach to making pizza. With help from Harry Peemoeller, a renowned baker/​professor at Johnson & Wales University (one of Ella’s former instructors), they developed what they believe to be a perfect pizza dough recipe.
The menu features two distinct styles of pizza, the Traditional Oven Baked Pizza and the Signature Grilled Pizzas. This second type of pizza is unique to TRUE Crafted Pizza and is not offered anywhere else in Charlotte. We love unique flavors and if TRUE is the only place in the Queen City offering grilled pizzas then the decision on what we were going to order was pretty obvious. We started with the Crispy Risotto Fritters with creamy fontina cheese and fresh herbs, and then we split the Grilled BLT Pizza with bacon, grilled romaine lettuce, tomato with ranch dressing.
The risotto fritters were addictive, artery clogging, and smile inducing fried balls of risotto dripping with fontina cheese. The grilled blt pizza was delicious but we thought there might have been a little too much lettuce. So much lettuce that the pizza felt more like a giant salad than a grilled pizza. We loved TRUE crafted pizzas and can easily recommend you stopping by the next time you have a pizza craving in South Charlotte.

My love affair with True Craft continues. Recently I have been trying their grilled pizzas that have an awesome crispy thin crust. The Prusciutto di Parma was simply incredible; mounds of arugula, prosciutto crudo, shaved parmesan and a drizzle of balsamic fig glaze. The BLT pizza is pretty dang tasty choice too! A small salad was enough to feed four people! I loved that they put radishes, shaved carrots and peeled, diced cucumber in the house salad. The Ranch is homemade and delicious! Great staff, great food, great beer! Throw in a free scoop of gelato for your Unilocal check in and you can’t go wrong!

Wow, this place is great! The inside is small and sort of intimate. I love the bar area with the 6 or so beers on tap. This is a great place for a low-​key date, or to come crab some grub + brews with your bros.
I came here for an event and was fortunate enough to be able to try almost all of the pizzas… and I would recommend almost all of them! BUT, if I had to choose… it’d be tough.
–The bacon & egg was awesome, especially if you’re into ‘different’/non-traditional pizzas.
–The garlic & clams also had an awesome taste, although I felt the clams were skimped a tad on the piece I had. Also good for you non-​traditionalists.
The BLT, House-​Made Pesto and Sausage & Peppers pizza all tie in my book for my first choices. You really can’t go wrong with any of them.
buon cibo!