When UW SWAP moved from near the Madison College Truax Campus to Verona, I remember driving out to the new location thinking I was in the middle of nowhere. Since then, Wisconsin Brewing Co. opened nearby, and now Sugar River Pizza Company recently launched its third location, on the other side of County M.
The menu is not unlike other pizza places, as you’ll find pasta dishes, appetizers such as bread sticks and cheese bread, salads and sandwiches. Sugar River also has a full bar in its large space.
Lots of specialty pizzas: It’ll take you a long time to eat your way through the list of 19 specialty pizzas served here. You may order them in 10″, 12″, 14″ or 16″ sizes, with your choice of thin, hand-tossed or whole-wheat crusts. Prices range from $13.20-$22.95. I loved the pizzas I tried, and I can’t wait to come back for more.
- The Kicking Horse Four Alarm is topped generously with pepperoni, sausage, jalapenos and red onions. I couldn’t discern much spice from the habanero cheese, but there was still a nice spice level from the jalapenos.
- The Concord Chicken Bacon is a like a chicken club sandwich on a pizza. You’ll like the bacon and ranch sauce that goes with the tender pieces of chicken.
- In future visits, I’ve got my eye on the steak pizza (chunks of T-bone and porterhouse with steak sauce) and the MacDaddy (ground beef, pickles and Big Mac-like sauce).
Hope you like carbs:
- The calzone ($9.95 with two toppings) is moist, packed with flavor (especially the buttery, soft crust) and exploding with cheese. However, after several bites of the calzone, I could have used some marinara sauce, which the staff forgot to give me in my carryout order.
- The Po River Italian sandwich ($9.95) may remind you of an Italian hoagie combined with a Cuban sandwich, with its Usinger’s salami, ham and pepperoni topped with honey mustard.
Sugar River Pizza Company is open every day for lunch, dinner and carryout. Delivery is available, too.
