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Troup’s Pizza in Cahaba Heights is the perfect neighborhood hangout for food and fun
The meatball appetizer is large enough to share.
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Troup’s dishes out cheesy, meaty pizzas, scrumptious salads, specialty sandwiches, and even a Sunday brunch
BY STEPHANIE GIBSON LEPORE
It’s really no wonder that Troup’s Pizza in Cahaba Heights hashtags their motto: #GetFullOnPizza. It’s impossible not to leave full. With specialty pies like Old Cahawba—red sauce, house cheese blend, Arnone Italian sausage, pepperoni, caramelized onions, mushrooms, and pepper rings—and Hogthrob—red sauce, house cheese blend, Arnone Italian sausage, bacon, speck ham, capicola, pepperoni, smoked tomatoes, shaved red onions—there’s no creativity missing from the pizza offerings. Meatless choices include the Woodstock (truffled whitesauce, a variety of mushrooms, spinach, roasted garlic, caramelized onions, goat cheese) and the Happy Hippie (pesto, spinach, mushrooms, Roma tomatoes, artichoke hearts, shaved red onions, blue cheese crumbles).
On a recent visit, my husband and I opted for a BYOPizza: house-made crust, red sauce, and our topping choices of pepperoni and mushroom. It came out quickly, perfectly cooked, with plenty of ooey-gooey cheese, just the way we like it. The crust was tender in the middle, with a tangy sauce, and crispy and slightly charred in the best way on the edges.
We also tried the meatball, which came out piping hot in a cast-iron skillet. There was a friendly fork competition for the last bite, even though it was generously sized and we were already full. Our Italian family motto is Never Leave a Meatball on the Plate. The rest of the appetizer choices are classic—cheese bread, mozzarella bites—and unexpected, like the hummus trio with a black bean flavor.
To cover lunch the next day, we ordered Nana’s Meatball to go. The large sandwich comes topped with marinara, provolone, and pepper rings on house bread and a choice of sweet potato chips or house-made pork skins. Other choices include the Hot Cahaba, a twist on an Italian beef sandwich, and a muffuletta. If you’re able to swing by any Tuesday through Saturday between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m., take advantage of the $10 lunch special: a slice of cheese or pepperoni pizza, a drink, and a
