Slice House brings regional pies to Boulder

Driving the news: Slice House, a fast-casual pizza franchise created by 13-time World Pizza Champion Tony Gemignani, is making its foray into the Boulder area with two locations.

• The chain opened a location on the Twenty Ninth Street Mall at the end of January, and a Longmont location is coming this summer.

What to expect: Slice House offers a full lineup of regional styles, including thin-crust New York, Detroit's signature thick squares, Sicilian and Grandma pies, a thin, rectangular sheet-pan pie that originated in New York.

• You can order most of Slice House's specialty topping combos on any style, or you can make your own pie.
• Eating solo or in a rush? There are pre-made slices available for a quick toss in the oven.
• There's also a variety of pastas, salads, wings and desserts.

My thought bubble: As a Detroit-style fan, I had to try Slice House's version. It was thick but fluffy and light, with those yummy crispy edges.

If you go: Slice House Boulder, 1805 29th Street, is open 11am-8pm Monday-Thursday and 11am-9pm Friday-Sunday.

• The Longmont location will be at 725 Harvest Moon Drive, and could open at the end of May or early June.