Jockamo Upper Crust Pizza

I know I tend to give Irvington and the east side a hard time because it seems like all we have going on around here are hookers and pit bulls and In God We Trust license plates polluting the landscape, but it ain’t all a low-rent vice squad wet dream.

No, something I hope will be good is about to happen out here in Irvington, and it’s the opening of a new pizza place on the northwest corner of Washington and Audubon. The place is called Jockamo Upper Crust Pizza, and it’s owned by two couples who live here in Irvington. One of the guys, Mick McGrath, has spent the last sixteen years as the general manager at the Bazbeaux in Broad Ripple - and those cats know a thing or two about pizza.

They had a little table at the Irvington Farmer’s Market this past Sunday and were handing out menus and talking up their new establishment, and I got a menu but dodged the small talk. There’s a lot to remark on the menu, including a number of sauces you won’t find at your standard dumb fuck delivery chain - pesto sauce, house special creamy parmesan, and even hummus! - and specialty toppings including Kalamata olives, chorizo sausage, goat cheese, and ricotta cheese. They also tout a basil and garlic crust that is made in-house.

The Star had an article about the new joint about a month ago. They open on Monday, October 22nd - full report to follow once we’ve had a chance to try them out.

(Aside: I’ve been blogging for a bit over a year now - and this is my 200th post. Thanks to all of you who stop by the Blog-O-Rama from time to time to read my idiotic ramblings and look at pictures of my kid.)