Pure Pizza

This is definitely my favorite pizza place in Charlotte. If you’re wondering if I’ve actually tried all the pizza places, the answer is yes. I’ve tried them all from University to Montford.
Pure Pizza uses fresh ingredients and the crust is cooked to perfection. My boyfriend doesn’t eat crust but Pure Pizza has converted him by serving a small cup of honey to dip your crust into after the slices have been devoured.
The staff is always friendly, quick, and my orders are always accurate.
A must try in Plaza Midwood and I definitely recommend the T-​Rex!

I love this place. Got the Salmon Pizza this time, and it was good. I think that a thinner spread of the dill sauce would have made it less salty, but I still ate three-​quarters of it before saving the rest for later.

Loved the story I read in the news;
I will be coming in during my next trip to Charlotte!

I’ve been twice to the new Central location. Knots have been good both times I have been there. Unilocal has a coupon for free knots! Pizza was great too. Try the different types of dough. Good local beer selection too.

Good food, poor service. Unfortunate that a place with a quality product struggles by employing disaffected 20-​somethings with non-​existent customer service commitment.
I called and was asked if I would hold «1 second,» I was then on hold for 5 minutes (not muted so I could hear their conversations) before hanging up and calling again. When undeterred I went to pick up my order, they pushed an iPad towards me and said «you know what to do» and then walked away.
The business owner needs to extend quality control from the food to the service. The food isn’t spectacular enough to offset the rudeness.

Loved the 7^th Street Public location and loved the Plaza Midwood one even more! Great atmosphere, great service, and great pizza! Make sure you get honey to dip your crust in! Do yourself and get seated with Katrina. She is the best!

The pros:
The vegan cheese is great which is a huge plus for my lactose intolerant self. Vegan cheese can be hit or miss and this one certainly hit.
The atmosphere is cool, sort of shabby chill in a way. It reminded me of a lot of places I went to growing up in Asheville.
The price wasn’t bad at all.
Our server was ok– she seemed busy but I could tell she really did intend for us to have a good experience.
The con:
Went I went to use the restroom I noticed only two choices: unisex and women. I looked around and just couldn’t find a men’s. Now if I missed it please let me know and I’ll edit this post; however, it didn’t seem there was one. I can understand attempting to be inclusive of all people as the sign in the unisex restroom said, but I can’t get down with being inclusive by excluding other people. If you insist on having a women’s room and a unisex room please offer men the same courtesy.

People in Charlotte go absolutely crazy for this place. I thought it was good but not on the level that I was expecting given the hype.
I got the Geno D’s deli pie. The ingredients tasted fresh and high quality. However, it didn’t have sauce on it which I thought was incredibly odd. I mean, I know certain types of pizza don’t come with red sauce but I assumed a more traditional pizza like this one would. It was still enjoyable but I like sauce so I felt like not having it really took away from the pizza.
The service at this place was really good. Our waitress was very friendly and I love that they give you honey to dip your pizza crust in (try the spicy honey!). Next time I go, I’ll specifically ask for sauce and maybe then I can bump up my rating.

Pizza was amazing, I m a connoisseur of fine pies and was not
Disappointed ! The girlie knots were Delish, service was great. Overall great experience, I will be back !

They have a vegan menu (: happiness! Got a small pizza with vegan cheese and spinach! It was delicious :) will come back if in Charlotte!

I went back to give Pure Pizza another try. It is definitely one of the best pizza joints in the area… and there are many. The Mediterranean Pizza was excellent! (Mushrooms, black olives, spinach, feta, etc). I got the Farmers Salad again and I am just not a big fan.
Service was excellent! Eric took great care of us!

The pizza is definitely worth the hype! Very tasty and clearly with high quality ingredients and amazing crust. We had a large pizza with half chorizo and half pepperoni supreme, it was so nice to try two different options on one pizza and made compromise much easier! The garlic knots are to die for with fresh garlic and plenty of Parmesan.
The service was quite slow as it was a busy night and they were short staffed but we will definitely be back. I didn’t get any pictures because we ate too quickly!

Pure pizza is a beautiful place with high ideals and high standards. I love what they stand for and what they do, especially for patrons with food allergies.
I have gotten pizza and salad from their 7^th st market location several times over the years and I’ve always been impressed.
When the new Central ave location opened we were freaking out to try it. We knew the restaurant would be mobbed the first couple weekends so we placed to go orders instead.
I got the gluten free Margherita. When I got home and opened it looked like heaven — soft crust, yummy looking cheese and sauce. One small problem — there was no «GF» sticker or other indicator so that I knew I had actually gotten the GF crust that I ordered. This is a little scary for people with allergies because you just have to hope they got it right. Which I did. I tried to call but no one picked up. Plus the pizza looked so great I really didn’t want to turn around and drive all the way back to ask.
Well, it was absolutely delicious. Very flavorful, but I got pretty sick pretty quickly. The next day was tough and I blamed myself. They just opened, staff may be making more mistakes, you should’ve double-​checked, I thought.
So I gave them another shot a weekend or two later. Again we picked up, again there was no GF sticker on my box… but this time when I opened it, it was 100% clear I got the GF crust. It looked nothing like the first pizza. The crust was very thin, small, no chew, no fluff, looked like it had been frozen maybe — it was pretty dried out. So, disappointing in a different way. Or maybe getting a non-​GF crust the first time (which was amazing even though it hurt me) set me up for disappointment when I finally got the real GF deal.
I still plan to give Pure Pizza my business in the future. They work so hard and care so much about the food they make. I’m just giving this location a bit more time. I do wish they would use GF stickers or some sort of indicator as many other restaurants do to help out the people who order specially prepared food.
***i appreciate Juli taking the time to respond, it shows a lot of care given to customer service. That said, my 3 star review was not based on getting an incorrect pizza the first time, or hopes of getting GF stickers on to go pizzas — which I did try to call them about, but got no answer. My review encompassed my experience so far with this location, but the star rating was based on the actual GF pizza I got the second time. I also don’t think that 3 stars is bad, but a rating of fair. I gave their other location 5 stars based on my experiences there, and plan to update my review of this location based on my future experiences. Just trying to help others who will eat there make informed menu selections. No free pizza needed, but thank you.

Great, low-​key pizza joint in Plaza Midwood. Fresh ingredients and fast service will make me a regular! Check in on Unilocal to get a free order of garlic knots.

Pizza was very dry and dominated by crust. I just ate it and I am not even close to full. Yes, they may have a great beer selection but so does everywhere else in plaza midwood so unfortunately that is not a differentiator anymore but more of the «price of admission» so to speak.
Tried the lulu which is the best seller. I have no clue how they even call this stuff pizza. Btw, it was $ 30 for a below average sized large pizza and knots. My first and last trip.

Pure Pizza is located an easy walk from our home in the building that housed LuLu. Ordering is done upon walking in. The nice thing is that we received free garlic knots with our Unilocal check-​in!
We ordered the five cheese pizza. It was deliciously cheesy and had a nice, mild pepper sauce on it. I wish that I had known about the hot pepper honey sauce because I would have loved trying that.
We ordered beer and wine, but needed some water. Our server seemed a bit hesitant and said that the restaurant doesn’t have ice. We told him that we didn’t mind tap water, and he promptly delivered.
We enjoyed leftovers from that nicely sized pizza the next day. Pure Pizza is a good addition to Plaza-​Midwood.

Pure Pizza is so fresh! Organic, gluten free, this is your place. My favorite pizza is the T-​Rex which is a meat lovers dream. There are also many vegetarian offerings. The roasted Brussels Sprouts were a big hit at out table as well. The veggies mostly come from Windcrest organic farms in Monroe. This place is 100% amazing.

Great selection of local beers. Food comes out relatively fast after you order. I got the pepperoni calzone. It came with mozeralla sauce and asked for some spicy honey on the side. Everything was delicious. The ricotta and mozzarella was nice and melty while the outer cal zone shell was crunchy. The pepperoni was thick and juicy.
Highly recommend trying the honey with your pizza.
I do think they should have servers instead of ordering at the door then sitting down since the line can get long and there’s not much space by the register.

Great first visit to the new Pure in PM. They did a good job upfitting the old LuLu space for a pizza joint. You walk in and immediately order at the counter (where the bar used to be). It’s a little tight… and it was hot from the open kitchen, but the staff were really friendly and welcoming.
We ordered a calzone, Mexican salad with chicken and stuffed knots. We also ordered beer and wine, which were free since they don’t have their license yet (score!) The food was brought out quickly and was generally good. Especially since it seemed to be their first day open.
I usually get the BBQ Chicken pizza and a side of regular knots when at the uptown location, but tried something new this time around. While the salad was good, it needed extra dressing and was a little heavy on the bacon, which is odd to begin with for a Mexican salad, unless they gave me the wrong one. Two of the knots were missing their stuffing. Beer was cold and fresh.
There is a patio out front (but with tiny tables… not dining tables) and a bar in the back of the space. It was a little loud (read…it’s not a quaint French restaurant anymore) but not too overwhelming.
There is no trash, just recycle and compost. That may take some getting used to (but go green)! Looking forward to visiting again soon and getting my reliable pizza on ancient grain crust.

Nice addition to Plaza Midwood. Great customer service and the food was delicious. Had the breakfast sandwiches and hash browns. Both were superb. The homemade bread on the sandwiches was really good.