Shelly Pie

Usually very good but this place is hit or miss with the freshness of their dough. Two out of Six times I have gotten a bad pie to the point where I though I was going to chip a tooth on the crust. Anyone who ever worked in a pizza place can tell when dough is not fresh or over proofed. Sometimes it dries out on top and creates a pudding skin type effect on the raw dough. They roll it out anyway and think that by putting the hard pieces on bottom that it will change when cooked. It does change to the point of having little oyster cracker shaped hard bits all over the bottom of your pie. One time they were as hard as pieces of eggshell. In my opinion this is not satisfactory when you are play 12 plus dollars for some bread and cheese. The last one I got had an over proofed crust made out of old dough and did not taste anything like what it normally does. I will give it another try but I hope someone who works there reads this and makes some changes and addresses these problems. If it keeps happening I am going to have to start going to Vincents.

Awesome unique style pizza. If you ever had a vinnie pie from Vincents pizza on rt30 then you know what you’re getting. If not make the trip to try it out. You’ll be hooked! This place has the pizza from what used to be Vincents. There’s none other like it. Biggest pizza with the most toppings I’ve seen.

I got take out on a Friday night. Cajun chicken and grilled chicken sandwichs with fries. Both were good. Other reviewers noted the noise level, yes it is noisy there when full. Parking was tricky as you have to turn at the light by Citizens Bank then circle behind it.

Delicious! Friendly staff, really wonderful food and nice atmosphere. One of our favorite spots. Also love the BYOB!

Not a bad pie. I got a small pepperoni pizza. I prefer a more spicy sauce. Theirs is mild to sweet. There is a lot of crust, which tastes good. You WILL get a lot of toppings! This made for a greasy pie (pepperoni will do that). The place seems good and the staff is good. There is more on the menu than the pizza. I saw folks with burgers, sandwiches and pasta. I had my expectations too high for the pie. See my pictures for more.

Despite the fact that this isn’t my favorite style of pizza I’m giving it 5 Stars. It deserves more. Let me also be clear that I’ve never met Shelly and this is in no way a reflection of the woman.
But, oh that pie…
This is the kind of pie you come across late at night and can’t believe she’s from your town. That’s probably because she’s not the perfect beauty that everyone shares on their Facebook page. There is nothing about her that conforms with society’s normal conventions of beauty. But she is gorgeous, and irresistible. You get a glance of this voluptuous goddess and catch one whiff of her sweet/​savory scent and are instantly in love. Or lust? I never can tell.
You take her home and there’s just so much to her that you wonder how you can handle it. There’s no way you can just dig in without making a huge gooey mess. The discipline to go get a fork and knife and a plate are necessary, but you can’t wait… You cannot help but dive right in. And it’s everything you’ve imagined that it could be. It’s so damn messy, but the flavor dripping down your chin is heaven and you no longer have the ability to care about how dirty you get.
After finishing that first piece, you shouldn’t go back for more. But you do, because you can’t help yourself— and you keep going back until you physically are unable to take another bite.
Now, here’s the great thing: your Shelly Pie be there tomorrow! Oh, you won’t start off the day with a slice. No, you’re too good for that. You’ll decide to be the good little scout and choose something a little more «nutritious.» Something that you won’t be ashamed to be seen with if your family drops in unexpectedly.
But she’s still there, and all day you can’t stop thinking about her.
So later that night, when you can’t control yourself any longer, you call to her and she’s instantly there for you: in all her heavy, tasty, thick, luscious decadence. Within minutes, she’s hot and steamy, you light headed and hungry, and it begins all over again. Just like the night before when you brought her home; you can’t get enough, you go back for more and more until you’re so ecstatic and fulfilled that you pass out in a love-​drunk haze thinking of nothing but Shelly Pie.
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Post-​Script:
Life is beautiful. Life is sweet. But the laws of physics say that what goes up, must come down and likewise the calendar says that work week eventually comes back around. You valiantly go about your business with only limited daydreaming of your crazy weekend.
The clock spins ’round, it’s dark and you’ve done your time. So you get out the door, it’s late Monday night, and then it hits you in the face like Sonny Liston wearing brass knuckles:
Shelly Pie closes at 10 PM!
You’ll be going home alone.
But that’s ok. Because if you had Shelly Pie every day, you’d be dead within a year.

They changed something, pizza was terrible. The sausage was not the same, crust was not the same. I will go back to Vincent’s. They have to go back to original, or they may lose a lot of customers.

this place is alright. big face pizzas to say the least. like a vinny pie but not wack like a vinny pie.

A very nice experience for lunch. We shared a medium pizza — and brought half back with us. It has a great flavor — the crust is delicious and the sauce is slightly sweet. It’s nice that it’s hand-​tossed so the crust is irregular — some of the pie has a thin crust while other slices have a nice wide crust. I also got my favorite: a well-​done oven-​baked Italian hoagie. The hoagie could have been left in the oven for a few minutes longer but the flavor was terrific. It was also nice to be waited on by Carly — Shelly’s niece. What an interesting, friendly and nice young gal. Thanks for the great food and the great service !!

This has truly become one of my favorite places to eat.
The atmosphere is great: lots of TVs, very well lit, awesome pictures of Pittsburgh from back in the day, great lighting, and best of all, the staff is very friendly and provides great service!
But absolutely the best thing about this place is the food! The quality is outstanding and you get so much with each portion ordered. You can tell the owners of this place are truly Italian. I have been here several times & everything I have ordered has been absolutely delicious! The pizzas are huge & packed with toppings. The stromboli — wow — LOL big and packed with goodness! Most likely you will have leftovers to take home with you. Oh, and you have to try the wedding soup — mmmm, so delicious!
One thing to note, they do not sell alcohol. You can BYOB if you would like. I have to be honest, I like this aspect because it adds to be family atmosphere.
Give «Shelly Pie» a try!

SHELLY PIE!!! The real deal! The pizza is AWESOME, DELICIOUS, FRESH and the restaurant is very nice and clean! The staff is friendly and personable! This is almost as important as the food and I think these people understand that! So many restaurants need to take a lesson! Keep it up SHELLY PIE!
I would just like to mention that. I grew up going to Vincent’s Pizza Park. It was like no other pizza, that is a fact… As others have noted, it was sad when they closed. We all waited as they worked in the building and finally reopened. The pizza was BACK! I have been there about 5 times since it reopened. It was good. BUT I FOUND SHELLEY PIE and I prefer it over Vincent’s. I found it while I was driving past the former VFW where Shelly Pie is and I saw someone walking out with a pizza wrapped in butcher block paper on cardboard… I quickly looked it up and had to try it!!! We get it once a week!

Just as good as, if not better than, the other place. Nice staff and reasonably priced. Even though it made my gallbladder angry for two days, I“ll still give them 5 stars.

Shelly Pie is definitely worth the trip. Our group tried three different types of pizza and liked them all. The prices are very moderate.

I make it back to Pittsburgh to see family about once a year and have always tried to visit Vincents to get a real pizza fix. The last two years we were unable to get into Vincents. I read about Shelly Pie on Facebook and made reservations for family on our most recent visit.
The pies are very similar to Vincents with the same wonderful crust, huge size, and all around goodness with a bit less grease. All the family loved the Shelly pies.
The next time I come back to Pgh, I won’t hesitate… back to Shelly Pie.

So I grew up as you can say cutting my pizza teeth on Vincent’s in Forest Hills. Being so fortunate was both a blessing and a curse as no pizza can live up to the lofty standards set by the Vinnie Pie Master and Creator himself.
As I grew older I learned to quite frankly not like pizza because none of it ever was as good as a Vinnie Pie. As I moved through life and my 20s and now into my 30s I have gotten to a point where I can tolerate most pizza and even kind of like Chicago staples like Geno’s East but still none can hold a pie cutter to Vincent’s.
As the issues at Vincent’s came about and closure it was a sad day in my life and I can say many other Vincent Pizza Park fans. Then magically Shelly Pie signs appeared at the old VFW in Turtle Creek and after opening we decided to try it … HOLY SMOKES did they knock it out of the park here.
Its like they took took a Vinnie Pie, fine tuned the process, and came out with WHAM the best pizza ever! Crisper crust, high quality ingredients, clean experience and you have the finest pizza in the land. Even after Vincent’s has reopened I find myself dialing the Shelly Pie number instead.
While my heart will always belong to Vincent’s, Shelly Pie has my taste buds.

Last night we had a surprise birthday party for my Mom in Shelly Pie’s Hayward Jackson room. Everything about the party was amazing! The room was set up beautifully. We had the pizza buffet with appetizers (hot banana peppers and wings). It was absolutely delicious and there was plenty of food for all of our guests. They used nice plates and silverware and really made it nice for us. Our friends and family who have not been here raved about how great the pizza was! Our waitress, Gina, was very efficient, sweet, and accommodating. When preparing for the party, Shelly and the other owners were kind and accommodating. I would highly recommend Shelly Pie’s Restaurant for a party or just to go get a pizza!
Thanks for everything, Shelly, Gina and the Shelly Pie team!
Gina Rudolph

So the family and I were in the car trying to figure out where to eat and my wife says Let’s try Shelly Pie. So we made our way there. I had heard a lot about this once VFW hall turned Pizza restaurant so we were excited to see what all the hype was about. Upon arriving the parking lot confused me as you have to enter of the street in the rear.
As we walked in I was pleasant surprised as the space is open and very modern compared to the building’s exterior. I must say that this placed reminded me of Gateway Grill and Rivertowne Pour House in Monroeville. It was pretty loud too. They do have several flat screen TVs to catch a game though.
Once inside we seated ourselves and were greeted by Patty. She was very funny as we told her it was our first time there. A couple minutes later our waitress Sara C came and took our drink orders.
For our appetizer we went with the fried Zucchini Planks. You get six to an order and they come with either ranch dressing or marinara sauce. They were very, very good.
For our entrees my wife and I both went with ShellZones (Shelly’s version of the calzone) For topping my wife got pepperoni, cappicola ham, banana peppers and mushrooms and I got steak, bacon and mushrooms. Our daughter got the ½ pound angus burger with American cheese, grilled onions, bacon, lettuce and tomato with a side of fries. Looking at other meals being served while we were waited for ours I must say that their portions are pretty huge for the price.
Our daughters burger arrived first so she dug in. I did try a couple of her fries and I must say they were very good.
A few minutes later our calzones came, but mine was wrong. Mine came filled with steak, mushrooms and banana peppers instead of being filled with what I had ordered. I had our waitress take it back and have a corrected calzone made. Not to mention they gave me my same marinara sauce that came with the first calzone and by then it was ice cold so I had to flag the waitress down to bring me fresh and hot marinara sauce.
By the time my corrected calzone and hot marinara sauce came my wife and daughter were done and pretty much ready to go so I only ate a couple of small pieces and had the rest wrapped to go. What I did taste was delicious though.
It wasn’t our waitresses fault as she took down the right calzone toppings as it was notated correctly on our check when we paid. She did take the drinks off our bill which was better than nothing…

I’m giving it 2.5 stars because I’m just not a huge fan of their pizza. It tasted ok but didn’t make me feel well for a day or two. I like it when pizza isn’t sloppy. I felt that it could have been crafted in a better manner.
If you’re a fan of huge pizza portions and lots of cheese, then this is your place. Just not for me. Updated a previous post to be fair to the owners. Wish them luck. Turtle Creek doesn’t have much going on so this place should dominate the area.

A honest & worthwhile trip to guilty pleasure paradise!
So my amazing parents, B&B, brought me here for some guilty pleasure! Amazing pizza… a piece is a meal!
Better than Vincent’s!

Perogie Lasagna is wonderful!
Large portion, very filling with tons of butter.
If you are crazy about pirogies like me, yet somehow can never figure out how to spell the word correctly, you will love this. By the way, who cares how to spell it
Oh cannot finish the portion because it’s too big. Served with side of sour cream and also served with onions on top. I needed to add a little salt but was in heaven with this comfort food!!! Thank u team Shellie.
By the way, the place is nice and simple. I love the tribute on the wall as u walk in — dedicating the former VFW location to all who served (printed on a poster with the flag as background). You cannot miss this when u walk in
Next time I’m taking my own bottle of wine. The byob policy is right in the menu — see pic attached.