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Fuel Pizza Cafe
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Neighborhood: Plaza Midwood
1501 Central Ave
Charlotte, NC 28205
(704) 376-3835
1501 Central Ave
Charlotte, NC 28205
(704) 376-3835
- Price Range:
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$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Take-out:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Alcohol:
- Beer & Wine Only
8 reviews for Fuel Pizza Cafe
Cool place. Great to be able to get slices in Charlotte. Friendly staff.
My only complaint is that they don't really heat the to go slices up enough before giving them to you. This is a technical issue. At New York and Chicago slice joints, you order the pizza, and they place the slices in a big pizza oven and close the door. You might have to wait a while, but the slice comes out right.
At fuel, they have one of those conveyor-belt ovens, open at both ends. It's like the toaster in a dorm cafeteria. It's just not hot enough!
Also, some of the multi-topping pizzas looked old on the shelf when I was there.
Despite all that, I will give them another chance. You know what they say about bad pizza . . . .
Fuel looks so great from the outside, but the first time I went here and had a slice from their display case, I was very disapointed. You could tell that the slice had been sitting in the case for awhile and was just not hot enough, even after they warmed it up. Notsogood. This second time at Fuel, I learned from my earlier mistake and had them make an entire pie for my friend and me. Bingo! A much better experience. The sauce was quite good as were the toppings. I really like the novel concept of the place (a old timey gas station turned pizza place), and it has a cheery interior as well as free refills on fountain drinks. I don't think it will be a destination place for me, but now that I know how to order, I could see myself returning. Again, as a word of advice: avoid the slices.
This location of Fuel is in one of my favorite parts of town, and I love the building it's in. The pizza isn't the greatest I've ever had, but it's not bad, either. I'm a fan of the veggie slice, which is on a really good whole wheat crust. Fuel also has excellent cookies, and they'll warm them up for you in the pizza oven.
The Central Ave location has the usual tattooed, hip crowd. The staff are all casual and friendly, and I like the kids' art on the walls. The outdoor area is in a fantastic part of town for people-watching, so I usually opt to sit outside. While the Trade St. location is nice for lunch breaks, the Central Avenue spot isn't too far away from the center of town, and it boasts its own parking lot, which is often the tipping point for me.
You can't go wrong with Fuel, in my opinion. What they lack in pizza perfection, they make up for in warm cookies, cool staff, and parking convenience.
When we heard about Fuel Pizza Cafe we took the drive to Central Ave to give it a try. It could have been because it was a weekend but we were a little disappointed. However, we did find out that the owner was yet another Central New Yorker moving south.
However, the Fuel Pizza on Trade Street has been a god send for lunch time dining choices.
Good and local, but ask them to run your slice through the oven twice - otherwise it doens't come out hot.
The slices in the window can get a little sketchy if you come in at an off-time, but if you order a whole pie it's golden.
I enjoyed my veggie slice here, it was decked with tomatoes, onions, and bell peppers. Although it could have been a little hotter, and I also like a more sauce on my pizza. I haven't been to the Park Rd. location but just by the reviews on this webpage alone, I think that the Central Ave. location has it beat by a long shot. The employees are all pretty cool; one even commented on my MSTRKRFT flyer and said that he was attending the show as well. I love places that don't require their staff to shave and allow tattoos, it helps keep them fresh and independent. I thought that the establishment could have been a little cleaner, but it seems like grunge is the theme for a lot of the businesses on this block.
As far as pizza in the south goes, this is pretty good. It has cornmeal on the cust, but the slices are big and the toppings are killer, esp the sausage. Neat "gas station" motif.
