👋 Sam here, banging the drum for Gillespie's Map Room in the Warehouse District and its delicious pizza pies.
The big picture: As trendy, pricey, Instagrammable pizza shops have mushroomed up all over town, the city's staples run the risk of being forgotten.
They shouldn't be.
Caveat: Thin and droopy pies — glamorized as "Neapolitan style" — aren't for me, so I'm predisposed to prefer Map Room's more substantial offerings.
Yes, but: I'd forgotten how good these are, served hot and bursting with flavor.
My wife ordered a Deluxe (sausage, pepperoni, peppers, onions, mushrooms) while I built my own white pizza with chicken.
Small, six-piece pies are in the $11-$14 range, a bargain.
Verdict: We hadn't eaten at Map Room since the mid-2010s.
It was a sublime August evening, and both the patio and the pizza felt like revelations.
