Tasty Tuesday: Fortunate Son
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A downtown Garland pizzeria is continuing our favorite U.S. tradition of arguing over which part of the country makes the best pizza.
The intrigue: Fortunate Son serves New Haven-style pizza — a toasted, chewy flat crust topped with a lot of sauce and not a lot of cheese. The restaurant serves a clam pizza, like a true pizzeria from Connecticut.
- The original is sauce heavy without mozzarella. It doesn't rely on dairy to delight.
What to expect: The restaurant has a large beer garden and feels similar to its sister restaurant in East Dallas.
- The wait can be long on a weekend, but there are plenty of shops to visit in the downtown square.
- Axios Dallas reader Chris W. argues it's the best pizza in Dallas. We're inclined to agree.
What to order: White Clam pizza topped with white sauce, freshly shucked clams, mozzarella, olive oil, rosemary, garlic, pecorino, pepper and lemon.
- Burrata Caprese — burrata topped with tomato and pumpkin seed pesto and served with grilled sourdough.
Where: Fortunate Son, 500 Main St. in Garland.
Cost: $15 burrata, $25 white clam pie.
Six word review: Chewy crust, flavorful sauces, perfect pizza.
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