We should preface this by saying that we are really picky about our pizza. We eat healthy foods most of the time so we usually just make our own pizza with a whole wheat crust and healthy toppings. However, awhile back, we got an email inquiry about the pizza at New Bethel Ordinary in Wanamaker so we thought that we owed it to our blog reader to go there. Frankly, Wanamaker sounded vaguely familiar in that heard-of-it-on-TV-during-tornado-season kind of way. It turns out that it is not that far to the east of Indy on Southeastern Avenue. It is a cute, modest place that you can tell the residents of Wanamaker feel like is a second home. There is a lounge side and a family dining room side. We sat on the family side on a recent Saturday and ordered a 10" pizza with ham, black olives, and mushrooms. The pizza was served straight from the brick oven. The pan had that old charm; you could tell it made a lot of meals for a lot of people. The pizza was covered in mozzarella, the heat from the pizza oven caused some of the cheese to get brown in spots (we love that). The cheese was so generous, we had to pick up a slice and dig in to check out the other ingredients. There was ham in virtually every bite. The mozzarella was so fresh that it formed this creamy sensation in our mouths. We were embarrassed to have that string of cheese hanging from our mouths to the slice, until we noticed all of the other diners were sharing the same experience. It was a really satisfying non-homemade pizza. Of course, about half the pizza came home in a to-go box. The only way to really judge a pizza is to see how it tastes cold the next day and it made a wonderful breakfast.
We'll have to go back on another mission in the future since they have Turkey and Beef Manhattans- almost impossible to find unless you are in a hospital or middle school. (click menu picture for larger image)
New Bethel Ordinary Restaurant & Lounge
8838 Southeastern Ave. Wanamaker, IN 46239 317.862.5020
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4 comments:
I like a place with a humble name. Very Hoosier.
Wanamaker used to be known as New Bethel, hence the name for the pizza place.
Have you had the roast beef MacHattan at MacNiven's?
Thanks for clearing up the name of the place. We meant to ask our server but forgot to (and didn't want to look too touristy by asking). We don't get to any one restaurant real frequently (since we only eat out about once a week at most)even our favorites so, when we go to MacNiven's, we can't help but get their haggis. Good to know that they have that though. We'll have to give it a try.
wow thanks for the entry on New Bethel.
it looks yummy
I have been at this restaurant and this pizza is far from ordinary. Really great pizza.
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