Sliceworks

Founded in 2012 by the Scileppi family of Long Island, this 17th Street joint is 1 of 4 SliceWorks locations in Colorado including Castle Rock, Thornton & another spot on Colfax Ave in Denver. They serve what they call “NY style” pizza, which is essentially traditional football pizza in the Rockies. Basically Denver’s version of a decent NYC dollar slice, this is a classic, standard pizza. Very doughy, heavy & mostly soft with minimal char but surprisingly tasty. With a firm undercarriage & virtually no floppage, the pie lacks crisp & the crust is missing crunch; but the dough has better than average flavor. Melty, oozy & gooey, the shredded mozzarella cheese blend is deliciously creamy with fantastic flow to go along with above average quality texture & taste. The grease is nicely contained and more than manageable. The sauce is somewhat sweet, with a touch of tang & moderate zip. Not a particularly special tomato sauce blend but very acceptable middle-of-the-road flavor. Overall, this is a classic round cheese pizza, tried & true, solid & reliable, a Coors Field fastball down the pipe. In New York, this probably comes in around a 6.8 rating; but in Denver this could easily be an edible-induced 8.1 depending on dosage. Nonetheless, this is a pretty good “anytime pizza,” regardless of sobriety coming in at a more than fair 7.4 score.