501 Brick Oven Pizza

Buckle up, this is going to be a long one. I've been a customer of Ed & Murphys since I moved to Merrimack about 3 years ago. They've always been one of my favorites and I highly recommended them to anyone who asked. Staff was consistently friendly and thankful every time I ordered. I unfortunately had no knowledge of them being under new ownership. So last night when I went to order my usual pizza from them, I was confused when I opened up the website and couldn't log into my loyalty account. I assumed maybe they did the website over. I proceeded to order my usual, large stuffed crust chicken, bacon, ranch pizza, side of fries, and the garlic butter dipping sauce (which I could no longer find on the menu), so I ended up ordering the sweet chili sauce instead. I put the order in at 7:20

New ownership so I stopped in. Totally cleaned up, nice brick ovens. About 7 tables. Food was great. Pizza was really good, as was the eggplant parm. His falafel are the best in NH so don’t sleep on it!

The crust struck a perfect balance: sturdy enough to handle the generous toppings without being overly thick, with a satisfying chew and a nicely crisp edge. The red sauce was robust and savory, and the mozzarella was melted to perfection. The quality of the steak tips, which were tender and well-seasoned, truly elevated the entire pizza, confirming that 501 Pizza doesn't cut corners on ingredients.

Amazing! Pizza was cooked perfectly. So much flavor. The staff were friendly too. Worth the trip.

Pizza and Chicken Fingers That Hit Different Seriously, if you haven't been to 501 Pizza in the past couple months since the new owners took over, you are missing out. This is now my go-to spot, and they earned it with two things that absolutely blew me away. First up, the pizza. It's the stone oven, and whatever they're doing with the dough, it's magic. Hands down, this is the best pizza I've had. Period. The crust has that amazing puff and char, and it tastes fresh, not like some frozen disc. It’s the kind of pizza you crave the next day. But here is the real shocker: their chicken fingers. I know, I know—we're in Southern New Hampshire, and we have serious, world-class chicken tenders around here. I was not expecting much from a pizza place, but these are better than all of them. Seriou