Pickaxe Pizza

The food was fine but that’s pretty much the extent of it. Pizza—not sure what kind of style they wanted to go for with it but if it was New York it was a decent attempt for Colorado. It was a little small for $18 but I guess inflation is running its course. Crust was flaky and pretty thin for my personal tastes. Cheese was slightly burnt, and the sauce was fine but nothing special. Wings—I appreciated the whole wing concept. The inside was pretty tender and moist. The skin was a little dry and hard to take apart the wing—also on first look it was lacking a good coating on sauce. Burger—we ordered the barbecue cheddar burger medium, and it was a safe bet. The fries were on the worse side of okay—somehow burnt but I still kind of soggy, a little greasy. Pretty standard in terms of burger and fries but nothing to write home about. Overall pretty standard fare and a little on the expensive side (kind of expected as you get deeper into the mountains. Service was good and friendly—not wowing.

Visited this little town in my travels and decided to give this little place a whirl. Parking is conglomerated for the whole town to a large degree in parking areas that back up the interstate. This is a wait to be seated kind of place with table service, and you pay your server when done. Service was friendly and fast work s rustic atmosphere. The pizza, on the other hand, was well below average. Nothing stood out except the lack of toppings. Nothing tasted extraordinary and more like a frozen pizza. The salad was mediocre, and the tomatoes were nearly green, horrible. I don't recommend this place, and if you try it, I hope your experience turns out better than mine, 3/4 of a thumbs up.

Only tried the build your own Calzone. The Calzone was good from the firewood oven. The service was attentive and polite. The atmosphere was mellow, we were the only ones eating at that time around noon. I'm sure Pickaxe gets rowdy on the weekends. The surroundings were dated with a hodgepodge of things all around. I'm not a picky or snobby person it's just an observation. I did like the historical pictures in the hallway just outside the restrooms. An interesting place to try.

Overall: 4.50-Delectable, oven baked pizza made-to-order & speciality pizzas. Variety of appetizers & beer/alcoholic spirits. Friendly service & charming atmosphere for lunch or dinner. Locals love to eat here, too. Lots of options to special order to dietary needs and/or restrictions. Importantly, clean bathrooms with creative barrels for the sink basin (POC included). Also, added pictures of visitor center with gift store and small museum.

The food is a 5 but the service is not great. Waited almost 30 mins before my beer was out. The pizza is excellent but pack your patience, it took 40 mins for 1 medium pizza to come out. After we ate, it took too long to get our check so I had to go to the bar to request my check and pay there. Just my observation on the night I ate there…workers are too busy socializing and not focused on serving diners. Just to end on a positive note, the pizza was absolutely spectacular so I would order take out everyday if I lived closer!