David and I celebrated Valentine’s with a day trip to Denton. After spending the day hiking on the Ray Roberts Lake State Park greenbelt, we decided to head to the Denton County Courthouse Square for some ice cream at Beth Marie’s. While walking there, we were lured by the scent of freshly baked pizzas at J&J’s Pizza on the Square. We often make decisions through our stomachs, and being true to ourselves, we decided to make a stop at the pizzeria. It proved to be a very wise decision!
The establishment is a narrow, eclectically decorated room with a basement downstairs that features live music. You can enjoy your pizza indoors at a table, at the bar or at a few tables outside. We originally thought about ordering a pizza, but the price was a little higher than we wanted and we were not that hungry. We moved on to ordering pizza by the slice, but then saw a calzone being delivered to a table and that sealed the deal. A calzone it would be. We ordered one and split it. For $10, you can build your own calzone with as many toppings as you want. Our master plan included cheese, sauce, pepperoni, basil, jalapeños, and sausage. The staff at J&J’s Pizza was really friendly, helpful, and shared with pride that their sauce and sausage is made in-house! All homemade!
Oh my gosh! It was delicious. Everything was perfect! The crust was topped off with a little butter and salt, the sauce was fresh, full of flavor and the sausage. The sausage! You could tell it was homemade. I just wanted to pick out all the sausage for myself, but I shared with David. I could have eaten a whole calzone myself. Thank goodness we already had self control in ordering one and splitting it.
We were also impressed that J&J’s Pizza had a handful of beers on tap, many of them local craft beers and very reasonably priced. We shared a Rahr Ugly Pug, leaving just enough room for some ice cream at Beth Marie’s.
If you want to try J&J’s Pizza, they are closed on Sundays, so plan accordingly.
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