What I Learned Spending a Day at Ohio's Best Pizzeria
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0:00 - The Story Behind Ohio's Best Pizza
1:12 - Mixing the Dough
5:49 - Discussing Consistency and Keeping the Work Interesting
8:22 - Bulk Fermentation (Stretch and Folds)
9:35 - Discussing Limitations of the Restaurant
11:12 - Finishing the Dough
14:12 - Stretching Dough and Baking Pizzas
Written, Filmed, and Edited by: Charlie Anderson
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Hey all! I am Charlie's biggest fan in whatever he does since I am his Mom. I am so excited for both Charlie & Alex that this video is almost up to 30,000 views. Wahoo!! I can't wait to try Saint Francis Apizza (love the name by the way) when we are passing thru Cincinatti on our way to Nashville where Charlie's sister lives with her new husband. When I first started watching this video, Alex reminded me of someone with his mild demeanor, passion, expertise, knowledge and love for pizza. Then, it came to me- it was Charlie!! This relationship is a Win/Win for everyone. Cheers to Alex & his team and to Charlie!!
Completely wholesome post. Go mom! lol
Awesome!
Congrats mama ! Your boy takes his passion seriously ! My son lives in the Cincy area so I'll have to put this place on the "go to" list when I head up there from Nashville next month.
Thanks Kathy! We will be "performing" at Pizza Fest in Nashville this October if your daughter and her husband want to come try it as well!
Hi Kathy, Alex at St. Francis here. This comment made by day. Thank you so much for your kind words. Charlie is such a thoughtful, knowledgeable person and I'm so glad to call him a friend!
Loved having you, thanks Charlie!
Thanks for having me, it was great meeting all of you!
I don't know, if you know... b/c you brought up tendonitis..
But dough ball rolling machines do exist:
"The Atwood Round O Matic dough rounder will reduce hours of hand rounding dough balls. This machine will round dough over a broad range of sizes, from one to 32 ounces, producing a round of unequaled quality. No adjustments are necessary for any size variation."
I would give a link but YT will hit me with a "spam" hit...
Anyways I worked at a pizza place that had to roll doll balls by hand... it got old quick!
Anyways, good luck.
Read my comment on the posts 😁😂
As a Cincy transplant, this is the best pizza in the state and I cannot rave enough how good it is. I recommend it to anyone looking for a great pie around here!
Thanks Charlie for shining a light on what Alex and his team are doing for the city of Cincinnati!!
This and trophy are pushing out quality pies
@@MaxC-rf5ssare you dense? Nobody is talking about Detroit or NY.
It’s sad there are so many great pizza makers/shops that don’t get the recognition they truly deserve. Those pizzas look fantastic.
Their ultra thin crust pizzas they make on Mondays only is to die for. Insanely delicious
Very interesting. Alex is obviously a craftsman AND a teacher.
Always cool seeing local hometown businesses being repped in videos.
Love this dude's attitude/philosophy towards business and honing his craft! The attention to detail really shows in the end product!
Excellent interview, thank you! Love this style of video. Informative and captivating for dough nerds!
Love this place! The chewy crust is so heads above other area options.
Love watching artisans who love what they do, do their work!
"for the sake of not being psychotic" was my favorite quote of this... because it's easy to go overboard and seem psychotic in the precision.
As someone with restaurant experience, you gotta find a very fine balance so you can hone your craft to perfection without being a psychopath about it
Love this style of film, thanks Charlie and really interesting to showcase their thought and passion too
This is great! Love the behind the scenes stuff.
Top notch content, and a proper pizzamaker who takes his craft very seriously. He should be very proud, I would be happy to work under him, you can see the drive in his team and he has the right mindset as a business owner on how he treats them, it clearly shows in the product that they are producing. I would travel and go out of my way to give this one a try. Thank you for your time Charlie, cheers.
Great video as always, Charlie. Could you try to make this style of pizza in a video? Looks like a hybrid of a classic neopolitan and a NY-style pie.
What a cool joint, that's true passion when you allow your workers to travel and learn.
Thank you. Gotta treat people like pros if they're going to be expected to be pros every day. We have a great team.
Amazing video! Great to hear their story starting out and the variability they have to account for each day 😮, pizza is definitely an art form
Super interesting. Thx for making this video.
Excellent video. Passion and high attention to detail is essential… you see this in the video. Cool that they take staff around the country for pizza tours. Highly recommend taking Scott’s Pizza Tour if they haven’t already. Scott’s a literal encyclopedia. Interested to see a follow up with this place in a year or two. Best wishes Queens, NYC.
Bro, awesome job on the video!
This one is on another level
Thank you!! I’m glad you liked it
Super cool that you went there, and what an awesome owner and staff! 🍕 🍕
Definitely giving this place a visit. I live in Indy, so Cincy is about ~1.25 hours away. Thanks for putting the spotlight on them Charlie!
I grew up eating at apizza scholls regularly. The pie there is exceptional, truly world class. This is the best insight into that place that exists on the internet.
Your videos are always amazing! Very useful tips and tricks.
Thank you, I’m glad you like them!
Great video, I wish you could go around the country doing a spot light on small places like this.
I’ll definitely try to do more if people like them!
This video got me to try it out, and it was absolutely delicious! Will definitely be our go-to pizza place in Cincy now!
Great video, fantastic place and people!
I e been making pizza in my backyard for a few years. Thank you for the video. I’ve learned a few new tricks. ❤
Cheers Charlie. Another great video
very nice ! i love the whole setup !! and especially how polite and friendly they are !!! i almost want to go to Ohio just to try it ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! my first job as a cook i worked as a line cook with 3 others ( i opened the dough patta down then sauced ) i pass it to the toppings man then off to the cook/cutter ! we did 9k-12k pizza EVERY fri/sat/sunday i learned a LOT from Yani and its lasted a lifetime. ( i also cleaned/oiled the pans !!!! :) ) i like HQ and one thing that goes hand in hand with the pizza is a wonderful salad :) thanks for the inspiration ! you made my weekend happy memorial day !
fa... love your videos man, keep up with great work🥰
Charlie, I bet you were geeking out big time while there! This is right up your alley. This is pizza science.
Yeah it was awesome talking to someone as passionate about pizza as I am!
SO interesting! Really some “unorthodox” insight to dough production, that many people need, if they’re aspiring to do pizza business, as a line item in a small menu setting. Like… pizza, gyro, and salads.😊😊 more vids from this perspective please!!!
I’m in Cincinnati this weekend and totally had this place on my list to go to for dinner tomorrow.
I love going here!! It’s 5 mins from my house, that’s crazy
ulf .... :P
I’ll give a shot but strong pizza over in Newport is phenomenal as well.
Love this, I have a outdoor pizza oven, and on the weekend I make pizzas and sell them to a very close group of friends and people. I was blown away by the response, I do about 50 pizzas a weekend. I feel like the man in this video really is doing what I dream of doing as a living.
I’ll be in Cincy later this year. I definitely need to check this place out
On my list for my next trip to Cincy! All that attention to detail, it has to be delicious.
This guy sounds like he's going through what Adriatico's Pizza (in Clifton) went through for a generation. They had very limited space forever on the corner of Jefferson and Nixon Streets. No dining in / all carry out. Adriatico's is the BEST New York style pizza in Cincinnati but I can't wait to try St. Francis' Apizza in Hyde Park. (I looked them up from the video description.) Adriatico's eventually moved to McMillan Street closer to the University where they have a dining room and a bar. It's a very nice place.
I live about 35 minutes from this place and have been trying to find a place precisely like this one! I'm going to get a pie from this place this weekend! I'm so excited to try this place! So happy I recently found your channel!
Just tried this place the pizza is simply amazing.
We tried the Monday thin crust special highly recommend, very friendly people too that definitely care about what they're doing.
giving it a shot today, you are the reason I am giving it a try! thanks
Looking forward to your next iteration.
Best looking pizza I have ever seen!!! Hats off to them!!
Wow that crust looks fantastic. If you make a lot of pizzas, you know how special that pizza must be. So cool that they are as passionate about pizza as I am. If I am driving past Cincinnati, definitely going to stop there.
Thanks for doing this!
If you like bagels, try the Bagelry. I’m one of the bakers!
Big fan of your bagels
Very well done! I wish i lived closer to patronize this fine pizzaria.
huh, I should be making a trip to Cincinnati sometime this summer so looks like I'll have to try to it out
As soon as I saw the polish and the red rose bag I knew it was a Spangler inspired product. Looks AWESOME
Will be in Cincinnati this week Thursday and Friday for travel baseball, oh u better believe myself and the team will be ordering some pies!! Looks amazing and not a chain store, huge props sir.
This is absolutely awesome! Good stuff.
If you’re ever up in Cleveland area you HAVE TO try Vero.. it’s the best pizza in Ohio in my opinion but never ate here!
Good content! Thank you!
And the average person walks in and has no idea how much work goes into it.
Looks delicious. Nice and well done
I am right by Cinci and I’ve never heard of this place…I’m definitely about to go check it out!
Well thanks for letting me know this exists. Gonna check it out this week. Love small places that want to be the best at one thing.
Nice! Would love to see a video on how they make their pizza sauce and other toppings
There's a place here in Phoenix AZ called Pinos. Guy makes fresh bread loaves to sell along with his pizza and Italian food. The pizza crust is like fresh bread like this guy was talking about
Very Cool Video Charlie, Very interesting to hear their opinions....
This place is close to me, but have never heard of them before. I will definitely stop by in the next day or two.
I would also love to start my own pizza shop one day.
It's a hard business esp if you rent a storefront. I worked at a pizza shop for about a year and they had been in business 20 years. Rent kept going up but you can only get so many customers. First $1000 a day went to pay rent, the next $500 for labor. Weekends were slammed but they lost money Sunday to Wednesday
Spinning dough is hard work. Like doing pushups for four hours.
I think I’ll give this place a go. Don’t live too far from them. Thanks for sharing!
I was born and raised in the general Cincy area and I've never heard of this place. I've always thought Roc-a-Fellas in Sharonville was the best (it's good, everybody should try it). I'm definitely going to have to try St Francis now! Honorable mentions if you're in the Dayton area (where I live now), check out one of the many Marion's Piazza locations and a little hole in the wall called Veli's Pasta and Pizza in Bellbrook.
Try Tony’s corner Deli & Pizzaria in Mason. I’m from NY and he’s from Jersey. We know pizza. This guy does 20” pizzas with fresh ingredients. It’s a must have.
Best pizza in Cincinnati hands down
Great looking stuff
I need to try this!
This is definitely the best pizza in Cincinnati. The dough is the crown for real.
Looks like a great pie
It definitely was!
it's amazing how much thought and effort he puts into the dough. one thing though, need more sauce on the pizza!
Being in chus im definitely gonna uave to make w trip doen to Cincinnati for this awsome video!
Gonna try this place soon!
Always been a fan but they’ve really gone to the next level since hiring Eric. Can’t recommend highly enough! 😊
I’m a long time cincy resident and st Francis apizza is top tier! I’m a slight snob when it comes to wood burning ovens so I can’t rate them up there with others like fireside and atavola but definitely worth a visit
Awesome video as always Charlie! I'm curious to know what percentage of the Sir Lancelot High Gluten flour is used in the dough? Would you say its roughly 25% high gluten flour + 75% rose artisan flour + pre-ferment? Maybe I missed something... Love seeing this!
They actually don't use that one in their dough. Alex told me they were just using that for testing other styles of pizza.
@@CharlieAndersonCooking What he said
I’m visiting friends just outside the city at Christmas. I’m totally coming for a pizza.
Wow this place is only 10 miles from me and I've never heard of it. Will check out soon!
I'm heading down to cinci tomorrow for military stuff, I'll definitely be going there and trying it out!!!
Lived in Portland, never loved pizza enough to spend a half a day standing inline for Apizza Scolls. Plus there always the chance there be no pizza when you go to the head of the line.
i am in cincy!, going have to visit here soon
The most important elements of this video are the artistry and judgment required to make a great dough.
So much frustration for home cooks about it not turning out the same with windowpaning etc...when using same ingredients down to the gram and same mix time etc.
These guys acknowledge that the dough is alive and it behaves differently every day and the process changes every day and needs constant tweaks.
Important lesson.
I’m hesitant to try any pizza outside the big 5 cities (NYC, Buffalo, Chicago, Detroit, New Haven) but this looks great too.
Best pizza in Cincinnati!
Definitely need to give this place a try. My favorite Ohio pizza is Cocci House in Wooster. The supreme is the best, 1 slice is a meal in itself.
I think you are the only person to mention Coccia House ❤❤
I truly miss Cincinnati solely for St Francis. It’s literally New Haven pizza in Ohio. I hope Barstool pays them a visit someday for their pizza review series
I'm in Dayton so not far. I'm going to come and try it. Hope to cya there.
Great video man, one good thing about the Internet is that it’s helping people really master pizza making
I’m from cincy. Gotta try this when I visit hone
Great video!
Thank you!
what shorts are you wearing @ 2:40 ? The blue ones?
That pie looks bonkers
I'm not even sure how I ended up on this video. Your pizza looks amazing. I live around 1 mi from you. Oakley. If I don't order a pizza tonight it'll be next weekend.
You gotta try Ramundos in Hyde Park. And if you had a time machine youd need the OG Trottas
What’s happened to Trottas? It’s not even as good as it was five years ago. First time I had it was around 2016. The cheese doesn’t taste the same to me.
Scott needs to check this place out.
Great vid again dude!
Thank you, glad you enjoyed it!
Random question, but have you ever tested using MSG in the dough and sauce? Maybe 1/3 of the salt weight using MSG.
Colucci’s Pizza in Jefferson Ohio is the best Pizza I have EVER eaten. Hometown favorite. I have tried a lot Pizza in NYC and Giordano’s in Chicago. Still Colucci’s is my fave.
I get a Cullen almost every Saturday sometimes twice a week 😂 Best pizza in the city hands down!