Pepperoni
A hoppy IPAPepperoni renders out a lot of fat and a fair amount of heat. Hop bitterness scrubs the fat off your palate between bites, so the last slice tastes like the first one did.
Ask Sal
What should I
What should I
drink with this?
Tell Sal what you’re ordering, who’s at the table, or just what kind of night it is. You’ll get a drink that actually fits — not a list of everything we pour.
Meet Sal
He knows what goes with what.
No account, no app, no waiting on a sommelier. Tell him what you’re eating and he’ll tell you what to drink — and why that one.
Ask him right here
Sal is an assistant, not a sommelier with a tasting note for every bottle. Pours vary by location; your server has the current list.
Try asking
However you’d say it out loud
- What should I drink with a pepperoni pizza?
- We’re splitting a white pizza and wings — one bottle for the table?
- Something that isn’t beer, but isn’t sweet either.
- First date. Don’t let me order wrong.
- What goes with the fried eggplant?
- I like bourbon. Build me a dinner around that.
House rules
Six pairings we stand behind
You don’t need an app to get these right. This is most of what we’d tell you at the table anyway.
Margherita
A dry Italian red, or a dry roséA simple pie lives or dies on the tomato. You want acid to meet acid — a wine with some bite keeps the sauce bright instead of flattening it out.
A white pizza
A crisp, unoaked whiteNo tomato means no acid on the plate, so the glass has to bring it. Something lean and cold cuts through the cream and cheese rather than piling richness on richness.
Anything with chili or hot honey
An off-dry white, or a cold lagerA touch of sweetness takes the edge off capsaicin. High alcohol does the opposite — it makes heat burn hotter, which is why a big red is the wrong move here.
Wings
A cold lagerCarbonation and cold are doing the work. You want something that resets your mouth and gets out of the way, not a beer that competes with the sauce.
Handmade pasta
A medium-bodied redEnough structure to stand next to a long-cooked sauce, enough acidity to keep a heavy bowl from turning into a nap.
How it works
Three steps, no account
- Tell Sal what’s on the tableA pizza, a pasta, a whole order for four. However you’d say it out loud.
- Get a real recommendationOne or two options, with the reason behind them — not a wine list dumped on your lap.
- Order itBring the answer to your server, or start an order online and work from there.
Found your drink?
Everything on the bar is better with something out of the oven next to it.