Courtesy of Bono's Pizzeria
Courtesy of Bono's Pizzeria
- Bono’s Pizzeria: The Southampton pizzeria serves thin-crust or hand-tossed pies for delivery or pickup and is happy to make a heart-shaped pizza anytime. Sweeten the deal with some cheesecake or tiramisu. 4500 Hampton, 314-644-6666.
- Fortel’s Pizza Den: The mom-and-pop pizzeria will make a 16-inch, heart-shaped pizza on any day, for any occasion, just for the asking. Fortel’s offers three deluxe options with classic Italian sausage, pepperoni, or both, as well as bacon, mushroom, and onion. Or choose from several specialty pizzas. (And consider ordering the half-baked option for a DYI.) 7932 MacKenzie, 314-353-2360.
Courtesy of GIO Modern Italian
Courtesy of GIO Modern Italian
- GIO Modern Italian: At the restaurant formerly known as Vito’s in the Valley, guests can order a 10-inch heart-shaped pie from February 14-16 for dine-in, pickup, or delivery. A gluten-free crust is also available. In addition, GIO offers a take-and-bake kit for kids to make their own heart-shaped pizza at home. 138 Chesterfield Town Ctr, 636-536-3788.
- Happy Joes Pizza & Ice Cream: The St. Louis outpost (located in St. Peters) is offering heart-shaped pizzas with any flavors and toppings from the Happy Joe’s menu, including the Taco Joe, the Happy Joe’s Special, the Super Max, BLT, and Bacon Chicken Ranch. The pizzas are available for dine-in, online, or through the App through February 14. 905 Jungermann, 636-317-1134.
- Imo’s Pizza: From February 7 – 16, a 14-inch, 2-topping heart-shaped pizza will be offered in all stores. Heart-shaped pizzas can also be made part of a Square Deal Meal or a Great Tastes of St. Louis meal. (Note that Imo’s gets requests for heart-shaped pizzas all year long–for birthdays, anniversaries, weddings, etc.–and most stores usually accommodate.) Multiple locations.
- Jet’s Pizza: You can “flavorize” the crust six different ways. The chain offers heart-shaped pan pizzas on February 14 only, along with heart-shaped Jet’s Bread and Cinnamon Stix. Four metro area locations.
- Mama’s on The Hill: The 14-inch, heart-shaped St. Louis–style pizza is only available February 14 and must be pre-ordered the day before. (The restaurant’s legendary toasted ravioli—where the dish was supposedly invented—is available everyday.) 2132 Edwards, 314-776.3100.
- Pizzarelli’s Pizzeria: Options abound at the Ellisville pizzeria, where you can dine-in, carry-out, or have a 14-, 16-, or 18-inch pizza delivered in thin- or New York-style crust on February 14 or 15. 15858 Manchester, 636-394-0094.
When discussing heart-shaped pizzas, a manager at long-time local favorite Farotto’s (9525 Manchester) was brutally honest. “If you ask and we’re not terribly busy,” he said, “we’ll do our best, but I’ve seen some pretty sad heart-shaped artistic interpretations over the years.”
