I have driven past Gil's on Belair road many times and had been wanting to stop by for a while. After an exhausting trip to IKEA, we decided we needed sustenance; we needed Gil's pizza. No dining in here, this place only does carry out. They only serve pizza and one size of it. They do offer "double dough" as an additional topping. We were told that this is not Sicilian style, but an additional ball of dough added; same diameter, only thicker. We ordered a mushroom pizza. They put the topping under the cheese.
A plain tomato and cheese pie costs $9.25 with each topping costing an additional $1.25.
Gil's has been around since 1958. Sadly Gil is no longer with us. The current owner bought it about 8 years ago. It took him two months of non-stop pizza eating for it to get kinda old, I feel that pizza is one of the few foods that I could eat everyday and not get sick of it. He says he still eats pizza once a week. He has been making pizza for almost his entire life. Perhaps I am making that up, but Gil's pizza is definitely on it.
There was a comfortable balance of crust/sauce/cheese. After ordering the pizza, we stood at the counter and watched him roll out the dough, put on the topping, and put it in the oven. It really connects you to the pizza making process. This is the pizza that you imagine when you say "I just want pizza, no messing around." While the trend of Baltimore pizza tends to be on the thinner crust side, Gil's crust is of a more traditional thickness. This pizza would be perfect with soda and/or beer.
Real cheese. No nonsense.
7.5 out of 8 slices
Gil's Pizza
5132 Belair Road
Baltimore, MD 21206
410-483-4847
2 comments:
Gil's was the pizza of my youth! Kids would get together at a friend's house and the guys would drive out and pick it up. Really glad to see it still rates well.
I'm not over that way much anymore, so I think I'll have to take a drive and reacquaint myself!
Gils is still around and better than ever everyone and anyone stop by and grab some pizza
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