Evel Pie

Evel Pie is a pizzeria in Las Vegas, Nevada in the United States. The restaurant is named after Evel Knievel and features memorabilia related to the entertainer. The motto of the restaurant is "Live hard, ride fast, eat pizza."^[1][2] Evel Pie made international news after introducing a chapulines (grasshopper) pizza.^[3][4]

Evel Pie
Evel Pie in March 2022
Restaurant information
Established	2016
Food type	Pizza
Dress code	Casual
Street address	508 Fremont St
City	Las Vegas
County	Clark County
State	Nevada
Postal/ZIP Code	89101
Country	United States
Coordinates	36°10′09.3″N 115°08′24.3″W
Reservations	No
Website	evelpie.com

Evel Knievel memorabilia above the bar at Evel Pie.

History

Evel Pie opened in 2016 on Fremont Street in Downtown Las Vegas. It took over the site of the former Radio City Pizza and F. Pigalle restaurants. In 2019, Evel Pie was named "Best Pizzeria" by Las Vegas Weekly and VegNews named the restaurant one of the best places for vegan pizza in the United States.^[5][6]

Design

A slice of cheese pizza at Evel Pie

The restaurant and bar is a tribute to Evel Knievel. It is based on a pizzeria built in 1979 and features Evel Knievel memorabilia, the majority of which is from the collection of the Knievel family.^[1] Memorabilia includes a pinball machine, skateboards, bicycles, photographs, and a bust of Knievel.^[1][7]

Cuisine and beverages

Evel Pie serves New York-style pizza. The menu includes classic cheese and pepperoni pizzas, and speciality pies, including "Balls to the Wall" made with meatballs and gravy, a pizza with rattlesnake jalapeńo sausage, and Hog Heaven, a pizza with barbecue sauce, smoked mozzarella, fontina, pulled pork, bacon, and red onions.^[8][7] There is also a white pizza, without tomato sauce, named after Barry White. The restaurant also offers housemade meatballs topped with tomato sauce.^[8] In 2019, Evel Pie introduced a chapulines (grasshopper) pizza named "The Canyon Hopper." The pizza was created after countless grasshoppers swarmed Las Vegas, triggering the weather radar to report it as a storm.^{[9][10][11][12]}

The restaurant has a full bar and serves inexpensive beer, including Schiltz and Hamm's.^[1]

References

1. Stapleton, Susan (16 December 2016). "Go Behind the Evel Knievel Inspiration of Evel Pie". Eater Vegas. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
2. Jones, Jay (8 December 2016). "Guzzle beer from a motorcycle helmet, try rattlesnake-sausage pizza at new Evel Knievel-themed pizzeria". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
3. Riley, Raychelle. "The new topping at this pizzeria could make you jump for joy or hopping mad". Good Morning America. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
4. Pavia, Will (6 August 2019). "Roast grasshopper pizzas go down a swarm in Las Vegas". The Times. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
5. "Readers' Choice—Best Pizzeria: Evel Pie - Las Vegas Weekly". Las Vegas Weekly. 25 July 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
6. Flink, Tanya. "America by the Slice: 9 Must-Try Vegan Pizzerias in the US". VegNews.com. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
7. Corsa, Sarah (23 November 2016). "Evel Knievel-themed pizza joint on Fremont Street is for 'the daredevil in us all'". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
8. Myers, Dan (31 July 2018). "Las Vegas' Evel Pie: A Funky Joint Serving Great Pizza on Fremont Street". The Daily Meal. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
9. Komenda, Ed. "Chicken of the desert: Grasshopper pizza in Las Vegas is taking the world by swarm". Reno Gazette Journal. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
10. Madani, Doha. "Slice of hopperoni: Las Vegas pizzeria serves up grasshopper pie after giant swarm". NBC News. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
11. Komenda, Ed. "Grasshoppers on pizza? New menu item at Las Vegas pizzeria is taking the world by swarm". USA TODAY. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
12. Wilson, Chris (6 August 2019). "Scorpion Pizza Is Here, Whether You Like It Or Not". Maxim. Retrieved 3 January 2020.

External links

• Evel Pie from Atlas Obscura