The Grape Pizza From Pies Pints In West Virginia Is Stupendous

Does pineapple belong on pizza? It’s an old question that has the very real potential to cause a fiercely heated debate — take our advice and don’t try to bring it up at your next family get-together unless you really want to start a war. Here’s what to ask instead next time the opportunity arises: do grapes belong on pizza? Because the answer to that question, at Pies & Pints in West Virginia at least, is a wholehearted YES. Absolutely. Of course. Grapes definitely do belong on pizza!

The Grape & Gorgonzola Pizza at Pies & Pints, a restaurant chain that got its start in Fayetteville, West Virginia, has a cult following.

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Here’s how the cult cycle usually works. For starters, people are intrigued by the combination. Grapes on pizza? It’s pretty unheard of outside Pies & Pints circles.

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Fueled by curiosity, people then seek out an opportunity to try said pizza. They walk into their nearest Pies & Pints, take a seat, wave aside the menu, and say, “I actually already know what I’m having today, thanks. I’ll try one of the grape pizzas.”

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From that point on, it’s just a matter of time… the time it takes for a waiter or waitress to deliver a steaming hot, perfectly baked thin crust grape pizza to the table. The time it takes to plate the first slice and cool it enough for the inaugural bite.

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That’s it. There’s no going back. One bite is all it takes to convert any seeker into a true cult follower: Grape Pizza or bust. Unconvinced? You can always get a pizza that’s half grape, half something else if you’re unsure you want to commit to an entire pizza topped with an unusual fruit.

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Convinced and ready to track down your own inaugural bite of Grape & Gorgonzola Pizza? Pies & Pints restaurants are popping up across the country; in West Virginia, locations include the original Fayetteville flagship restaurant plus eateries in Charleston and Morgantown.

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Learn more at the Pies & Pints website. Have you ever tried grapes on pizza? Are you a Pies & Pints Grape Pizza Groupie? Chime in with some love!