Pizza 9 – Albuquerque, New Mexico
My first review of Pizza 9 was written after my inaugural visit in January, 2009 at its original location in Albuquerque’s International District. Three years later, there are nine Pizza 9 restaurants strewn throughout Albuquerque and Rio Rancho with a Pizza 9 planned for Santa Fe and “sky’s the limit” growth planned beyond that. Even before Pizza 9 became a ubiquitous Duke City presence, my review engendered a significant number of visits and comments. Today, this review is the tenth most frequently launched from among nearly 700 reviews on this blog. More than 20 comments–some favorable and some almost inflammatory in nature–seem to indicate Pizza 9 evokes passion. What’s in a name? According to an English bard and playwright of…