3 Rivers 6 Pack and Eatery - May 5, 2023

With some guests coming for Derby and BBQ the following day, our Friday night pizza excursion needed to be quick and nearby. We opted to go to 3 Rivers, a 6-pack shop (where you can put together your own 6 packs) 5 minutes from us that also has quite a few beers on tap and pretty decent bar food. I'd had the pizza once before, but neither Chip nor Avery had so we counted it as a "new" pizza place.

We ordered a large pie with half mushroom and sausage, and half pepperoni and bacon. I also ordered a 4-cut spinach and feta white pizza. 3 Rivers only has high top tables - which as a short person I really dislike - so we got the pizza to go. It only took about 20 minutes.

I was pleasantly surprised when we got home and opened the pizza boxes. The toppings were plentiful, and the meat and shroom pizza didn't appear overly saucy. 



There was more cheese than many of the pizzas we've tried, which makes me incredibly happy because as I've explained before, I'm all about the cheese. I snapped this photo of the cheese pull as I grabbed a piece with pepperoni.


Not only was it plentiful, but the cheese tasted delicious. I'd guess that it was a mix of mozzarella and provolone, as it had the nutty notes that provolone often lends.

There were plenty of other toppings also. The pepperoni was slightly better than the sausage. It was a bit spicy and perfectly crispy around the edges. The sausage chunks were large and prone to falling off the pizza. There was a generous amount of real bacon. The crust was good - it was hand tossed, and adequately supported the toppings.



The spinach and feta pizza was also loaded with the cheese blend, while a little light on the actual spinach and feta. However, the white sauce was delicious, with just the right amount of garlic. 


Overall, we were impressed with the pizza from this strip mall bar. I wouldn't count it in my top 5, but it's tasty and the price was right. And it's close enough that the pizza is still hot when it gets home - which is a big benefit.



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